Re: CCIE V4 lab failed yesterday

Because you had to score 59 on the lab to pass :)

On 11/5/09, Gary Duncanson <gary.duncanson_at_googlemail.com> wrote:
> Atlanta,
>
> Can you please clarify why you think the CCIE's who passed between Feb and
> Oct in 2009 had a free ride?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Atlanta CCIE" <atlantaccie_at_gmail.com>
> To: "Stefan Geutjes" <stefan.geutjes_at_gmail.com>; "Cisco certification"
> <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 2:26 PM
> Subject: Re: CCIE V4 lab failed yesterday
>
>
>> Tough luck. Goodluck on your next attempt.
>>
>> I will say it again that no workbook can prepare you for TS. It comes
>> with experience in the field.
>>
>> I remember folks saying that they don't want a # over 25k. I think you
>> want a RNS# over 25680 or so now so ppl know you did v4 :) no more
>> free rides aka CCIE# between feb-oct 19 :)
>>
>> Good luck you can do it .
>>
>> On 11/4/09, Stefan Geutjes <stefan.geutjes_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> I'm gonna join the unlucky ones who failed the v4 lab exam r&s.
>>> Yesterday i took my first attempt in Brussel.
>>>
>>> The oeq's was fairly easy.
>>>
>>> Then the hell began........troubleshooting section..
>>> Ive read a lot of reviews concerning "time management" before i went to
>>> the
>>> lab. I said to my self before i took the lab that i must spent at max 15
>>> minutes on a troubleshooting ticket. I wouldnt be that stupid to spent
>>> more
>>> time on a ticket..............?
>>> First ticket, 15 minutes past, i found no solution but i thougt im almost
>>> there.........25 minutes still not working but i'm almost there, 40
>>> minutes
>>> damn then i realised it that i was stupid!!!! still not working and lost
>>> 33%
>>> of my time..... then a couple was easy and i fixed them in 10-15 minutes
>>> each. But ofcourse there were still 3 tickets open at the end of the 2
>>> hour
>>> section (plus the first so i realised that that was the end of my lab).
>>>
>>> But ok i wouldnt give up and thought lets do my best on the config
>>> section
>>> so i be prepared better next time im gonna take the lab. (and YES i will
>>> do
>>> that soon...)
>>> L2 was easy.
>>> IGP's werent that difficult also, but was a lot of work for just a couple
>>>
>>> of
>>> points............ In the test labs i did for internetworkexpert i could
>>> earn 3 times 3 points for the same as on the real lab 1 time 3
>>> points.......
>>> Its look like the put different questions all in one question and just
>>> for
>>> that damn 3 points..
>>> Next BGP.............also practised a lot before entering the lab
>>> ofcourse,
>>> and i also has read a lot of tips that they say that you must read first
>>> the
>>> whole question before start typing.,..... And yes ofcourse i didnt do
>>> that
>>> also. I had configured the whole section (at least 3 different questions
>>> on
>>> a internetworkexpertlab again put in 1 question) then i read the last
>>> line
>>> of the question..........and yes i had to make some changes to all
>>> routers
>>> again...
>>> Advanced services wasnt that hard if you had time to read on the doccd. I
>>> knew the technics and the commands but ofcourse the asked something
>>> special
>>> so you had to look it up and that takes time. Some 3 point questions in
>>> here was just 2 lines in config (that are easy points......) next time
>>> skip
>>> BGP en add static routes en focus on the easy quick points ;-). The time
>>> was
>>> far too less (i needed at least 1,5 hour extra to complete everything) so
>>>
>>> i
>>> couldnt do all the tasks.
>>>
>>> To make the story finishing i past the oeq and failed on the other 2.
>>> If i stick to the rules i had learned before the lab maybe i made it i
>>> dont
>>> know. But it was a good lesson for me.
>>> I know i can succesfully beat the exam if i dont give up and study
>>> harder..
>>> So thats what i'm doing right now.. I started today again with reading
>>> doccd..
>>> I'm planning to do the exam again in jan of feb 2010. And that time i
>>> dont
>>> **** up!
>>>
>>> Stefan
>>>
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