Re: My First $1.750 Lunch (Finally, but it's not Final)

I think one of the biggest challenges for students in this area is
they misinterpret some of the "interesting" diagrams that Cisco will
present. Being ready and capable of investigating the physical network
and re-diagram as necessary is an important skill.

Warmest Regards,

Anthony J. Sequeira, CCIE #15626
http://www.INE.com

Test your Core Knowledge today!
Q: What protocol is used to encapsulate Auto-RP messages?
A: User Datagram Protocol
More Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_Multicast#Protocols_and_applications

On Sep 24, 2009, at 2:50 PM, John Wayne wrote:

> What are the issues? A lot of people have them and it seems we hear
> it from
> a lot of candidates. It is consistently a reason people say they
> failed.
>
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 2:10 PM, Anthony Sequeira
> <asequeira_at_ine.com> wrote:
>
>> All of the respected CCIE Training Vendors are now teaching
>> Troubleshooting
>> if they were not before. Properly troubleshooting Layer 2 and Layer 3
>> connectivity to the backbone is a fundamental part of our training
>> courses.
>>
>> Warmest Regards,
>>
>> Anthony J. Sequeira, CCIE #15626
>> http://www.INE.com <http://www.ine.com/>
>>
>> Test your Core Knowledge today!
>> Q: If you run MVR and see IGMP states appearing in the source
>> router, what
>> MVR mode is used?
>> A: Dynamic Mode
>> More Info:
>> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst3550/software/release/12.2_25_see/configuration/guide/swigmp.html
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sep 24, 2009, at 1:54 PM, Johnny B CCIE wrote:
>>
>> A lot of people have this problem. Who is teaching us how to fix it.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 10:10 AM, ospfv2 <ospfv2_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Finally i did the lunch, the most expensive ever in my life
>>>>
>>>> hope i don't break the NDA
>>>>
>>>> proctor was nice and friendly, very helpful
>>>> we were on the same desk, its mobile lab, no cubicles
>>>>
>>>> first the core questions
>>>> it was four of them
>>>> u need to make three of them right
>>>>
>>>> my core was so easy, it was ccna level, my report for this was
>>>> excellent
>>>>
>>>> pressed submit button
>>>>
>>>> then the real big thing, it was there on the binder
>>>>
>>>> for L2, i thought it was easy, until it waste me an hour to found
>>>> the
>>>> error.
>>>>
>>>> so make sure you read your L2 diagram carefully
>>>>
>>>> what you see is not what you think
>>>>
>>>> Just do INE mocklabs (all of them), u will know what i mean
>>>> do the mocklab on rack, dont just read the lab and type the
>>>> answer in
>>>> your notepad
>>>> do it like a real lab, u will find problems
>>>>
>>>> finally i'm done with L2, but some of my BBs is not reachable
>>>> i'm still have no idea how to fix it
>>>> so when your L2 is not right yet, it will cause you loosing
>>>> points for
>>>> the next Qs.
>>>> make sure you understand what problems those BBs could give u
>>>> and how to handle it
>>>>
>>>> next, with BB headache still in my head, i try to move on with RIP
>>>> the RIP gave me headache as well
>>>> using debug ip rip i know my config isn't right yet
>>>> RIP waste more time than i thought
>>>> finally my debug ip rip is right
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> EIGRP was not tought, but due to my BB problem, i know my EIGRP
>>>> wont
>>>> fulfill the requirement.
>>>>
>>>> i went back to L2 technology
>>>> a lot of them, easy but it test your accuracy & details
>>>>
>>>> OSPF was easy (in my opinion,not in cisco report)
>>>>
>>>> Redistribution
>>>> not so hard, but...
>>>> again with BB problems, my redistribution solution will not satisfy
>>>> the requirement.
>>>>
>>>> BGP
>>>> i think you know why i cannot get full point for BGP
>>>>
>>>> so i really lost a lot of points due to dependancy at L2/BB
>>>>
>>>> non core topic, make sure u repeat your lab to gain speed and
>>>> accuracy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> unfortunately the docs was not working as i expected
>>>> Jesus Christ,i clicked the link and it take almost a century to
>>>> load
>>>> i think cisco better provide the DVD to avoid this kind of problem
>>>> so make sure u don't rely too much on the doc, in case u have the
>>>> same
>>>> problem
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> i just remember that i always have problem with BBs reachability,
>>>> even
>>>> in INE mocklab
>>>> so i need to get those BB things right first before my next v4
>>>> but i dont know what is the the problem anyway
>>>> Scott i think i will need your help on this, if u dont mind :)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> total damage = $1.750+$1000 ++ (for travel expenses) , almost $
>>>> 3.000
>>>>
>>>> i hope my next lunch with proctor will be the last one
>>>> lunch with number offcourse
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> wish you all the best with v3
>>>> see u all in v4
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ok Mr President, u make me feel better with those words...
>>>> ( plenty of
>>>> failure along the way)
>>>>
>>>> Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody
>>>> would
>>>> do
>>>> it.
>>>> But it's not. It takes patience, it takes commitment, and it comes
>>>> with plenty of failure along the way. The real test is not
>>>> whether you
>>>> avoid this failure, because you won't. It's whether you let it
>>>> harden
>>>> or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether
>>>> you
>>>> choose to persevere. (Barack Obama)
>>>>
>>>> did he really say that ?
>>>>
>>>>
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