Re: CCIE#25481

Great David.... job well done. time to enjoy now.

On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 3:15 AM, Iwan Hoogendoorn <iwan_at_ipexpert.com> wrote:

> David,
>
> Congratulations!!!!
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Iwan Hoogendoorn
> CCIE #13084 (R&S / Security / SP)
> Sr. Support Engineer IPexpert, Inc.
> URL: http://www.IPexpert.com
>
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 7:12 PM, David Hunter
> <davidhunterccie25481_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
> > All,
> >
> >
> >
> > I've been reading GroupStudy archives for the last 6 years. I have never
> > subscribed before. I've been waiting for the opportunity to post my
> story,
> > like hundreds of others have done when they passed, so here's my chance.
> >
> >
> >
> > I passed the R&S test at RTP on Monday, Sept. 21. My 8th attempt. It has
> been
> > a long and grueling journey. I passed the Written in August 2003. I've
> learned
> > a lot about humility, perserverance, forgetting mistakes in the past,
> > self-sacrifice, suffering, sleep deprivation, frustration and hard work
> along
> > this journey. But now I also know the real feeling of personal
> achievement!
> >
> >
> >
> > To sum up the reasons for my eventual success in one sentence, the Bible
> says
> > somewhere: 'in the multitude of counselors, there is wisdom.'
> >
> >
> >
> > Well, I have definitely had a GREAT multitude of 'counselors', and I
> would
> > like to thank them all now.
> >
> >
> >
> > First, to God, Elena, my family and friends, who have all accompanied me
> on
> > this journey of ups and downs, a huge thanks! I couldn't have done it
> without
> > your faith in me!
> >
> >
> >
> > To NetMaster: an excellent school. Thanks Bruce, Val and John - you are
> > excellent teachers, and the labs are brutal. I studied every technology
> > thoroughly. I also learned so much about considering all of the options,
> > spotting the issues, and "owning" each technology by labbing each one up.
> > NetMaster definitely pushed me up to the top of the CCIE hill when I was
> close
> > for so long.
> >
> >
> >
> > To CyscoExpert: I learned so much from CyscoExpert. Their labs were also
> > brutal. Thanks Bahram, Naren, Mitch, Bacho, Peter and Tom. You taught me
> so
> > much. Besides the technologies, I learned from them the value of
> configuring
> > accurately, verifying everything, reading slowly to catch all of the
> details,
> > and that passing the test depends on understanding, not typing speed.
> >
> >
> >
> > To my friends John and Dewan, who are also going for the lab next week:
> Thanks
> > for your constant encouragement and for drilling me with questions. You
> guys
> > helped enormously.
> >
> >
> >
> > To my first CCIE teacher Pete Koulouris: Thanks for your help also. What
> I
> > remember most from Pete is that the CCIE requires sacrifice, for some
> people
> > enormous sacrifice. After flunking the test so many times, this advice
> helped
> > me to keep going to the end.
> >
> >
> >
> > To my friend Miguel: Thanks. Miguel's advice was to read the doc CD and
> the
> > blueprint closely. I read through each command on the doc CD and analyzed
> all
> > relevant commands very thoroughly, including configuring them and typing
> ?
> > after to see all of the available keywords. Also, I found some surprises
> on
> > the blueprint, like DVMRP and no IPv6 BGP!
> >
> >
> >
> > To Mike Dongvillo, a quad-CCIE I used to work with: Thanks. I learned the
> > value of details! Details really make the difference between passing the
> test
> > and failing.
> >
> >
> >
> > Last but definitely not least: Thanks so much to GroupStudy! I owe so
> much to
> > people like Scott Morris, Brian McGahan, Brian Dennis, Wayne Lawson,
> Narbik
> > Kocharians, and so many others who have generously contributed to this
> website
> > over the last 6 years by patiently answering questions.
> >
> >
> >
> > My journey is finally complete, and it was well worth it!!
> >
> >
> >
> > To all of those who have failed a few times, my advice is:
> >
> > I have felt your pain. Even as recently as last week. But now that I am
> on the
> > other side of the line, I feel such enormous relief that I didn't give
> up.
> > Don't ever give up! Like Scott Morris said before: What do they call a
> doctor
> > who passes the medical exam after failing a few times? A doctor.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> >
> >
> > David Hunter
> >
> > CCIE#25481
> >
> >
> >
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