Re: R&S 4.0 review

Ivan,

Too bad you failed man!
Keep up the spirit and don't give up!

-- 
Regards,
Iwan Hoogendoorn
CCIE #13084 (R&S / Security / SP)
Sr. Support Engineer  IPexpert, Inc.
URL: http://www.IPexpert.com
On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 9:15 AM, Ivan <ivanzghr_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, I have just finished yesterday my R&S v4.0 and I have nothing
> positive to say about it except proctor was OK, which I cannot say for
> the other guy last time I took an exam couple months ago. Who took a
> lab in Brussels, knows what I'm talking about.
> I have to agree with people who gave us reviews here so I don't have
> nothing special to add. My opinion is that this new 4.0 is good way
> for torturing people. OEQ was really easy and I think I'll pass that
> part. Troubleshooting? Lovely stuff :)  I've managed 8 of 11. I was so
> into it that didn't have time to watch the countdown...after 2h system
> just dumped me out of it. So, just for managing between those tasks in
> electronic form and that lovely diagram...hmm...at least 15 minutes
> take from 2 hours just on that. If the time was at least 2,5 hours it
> will make some difference.
> And finally, configuration part.  Hmm, those nice people from Cisco
> really don't won't some new R&S CCIE people :) Totally stupid point
> graduation. Just an example: triple redistribution between 3 protocols
> - 3 points. BGP implementation - 3 points and the other task which is
> literally ONE command under interface mode - 3 points. One easy
> command. So, no more philosophy you have to know very well core topics
> (SW, FR, IGP, BGP and MCast) and if you know them very well you are
> good to go and DocCD can help you with other questions which didn't
> have that much points. That was before. Now, you have to now
> everything. Maybe two or three task with one command solution can get
> you 6 points. Maybe you don't have to know BGP or IGP very well cause
> question about DHCP can compensate it. And, not to mention managing in
> those diagrams and tasks, moving windows around the screen, etc. etc.
> So, in config part I've managed to finish BGP and maybe 2 questions
> from QoS. Nothing on IP services and security.
>
> Well, I'm very disappointed. I'm pretty sure that I will fail. If the
> exam was like the one last time and with this level of knowledge, I'm
> pretty sure that I would pass.
>
> P.S.
> I just checked the result and, of course, I failed.
>
> Regards
>
>
> Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net
>
> _______________________________________________________________________
> Subscription information may be found at:
> http://www.groupstudy.com/list/CCIELab.html
Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net