Re: RS lab 10 2 10

Furthermore, I've realized you had the correct date written out in
your original post. I need more coffee.

On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Joe Astorino <jastorino_at_ipexpert.com> wrote:
> Bahahahhahahha, I think I just realized you meant FEBRUARY 10th, not
> October 2nd. Darn European dates : ) Oh well. Good luck!!! Now let
> me give you some last minute prep haha
>
> 1) Your last week, get off the routers and switches. You aren't going
> to learn the stuff in the last week
> 2) Brush up on your weak areas. Know where to find them in the documentation
> 3) Brush up on your book theory for OEQ. DocCD + Odom's book
> 4) Get to the city you are taking the exam a day early and get plenty
> of rest the night before
> 5) Do NOT be afraid to utilize the proctor. He is there to help you.
> I don't care how irritated he may seem or how silly you THINK you
> look. Ask him. You are paying $200 / hr for the privilege
> 6) Make sure you VERIFY every single thing you configure in the lab
> 7) Don't wast your time in TS trying to "put together the big
> picture". No one ticket will effect another ticket so just do what
> you are asked. You could have 20 routers or 30 routers. There is no
> point wasting your time trying to do more than what you are asked.
> Just go to the segment you are being questioned on, and take care of
> the issue.
> 8) Time management -- 10 min per ticket in TS. If you can't solve a
> config task in 15 minutes or so, you must move on
>
> Good luck!!!
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Joe Astorino <jastorino_at_ipexpert.com> wrote:
>> Hey Ashwin!
>>
>> Dude, you have PLENTY of time to tweak things out. Let me know if I
>> can help you in any way along your path to success. Here are some
>> general tips I would recommend
>>
>> 1) Hit the individual technologies hard first -- You need to master
>> each individual technology before you can hope to put together an
>> entire puzzle that is an 8 hour mock lab. This is not a commercial,
>> but one way you can do that is with IPexpert's volume 1 workbooks +
>> video solutions guide
>>
>> 2) Get into full mock labs using a vendor with a good reputation --
>> Plenty to choose from. Ours would be our volume 2 and volume 3 mock
>> lab workbooks
>> 3) Come to a class to fine tune and patch up any holes and questions
>> 4) Hit the lab hard after the class to apply what you have learned
>> 5) Take some graded mock labs from a good vendor and see where you
>> stand. Make sure that at this point you can get a respectable score
>> and finish in a fair amount of time
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 12:25 PM, ashwin s <hello_ashwin_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Guess what 10 2 10 is ? my RS lab date in Sydney (10 Feb 2010). I should have asked in HEX to make it tougher ... LOL..
>>>
>>> Its been challenging so far and believe would remain till I get ver4 CCIE tag. So that I can use that tag to get extra preference in interviews causing no confusion or (routing) loops as I would be tagged with CCIE number.
>>>
>>> Well its too close to ask anything, but if you have any suggestions or gotchas or have been burnt lately, please send me an email. I will gather courage to face my first battle with Monster.
>>>
>>> Rest all good, Thanks for meaningful posts and info.
>>>
>>> Cheers !!!
>>> Ashwin
>>>
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>>
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>>
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>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Joe Astorino CCIE #24347 (R&S)
> Sr. Technical Instructor - IPexpert
> Mailto: jastorino_at_ipexpert.com
> Telephone: +1.810.326.1444
> Live Assistance, Please visit: www.ipexpert.com/chat
> eFax: +1.810.454.0130
>
> IPexpert is a premier provider of Classroom and Self-Study Cisco CCNA
> (R&S, Voice & Security), CCNP, CCVP, CCSP and CCIE (R&S, Voice,
> Security & Service Provider) Certification Training with locations
> throughout the United States, Europe and Australia. Be sure to check
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Joe Astorino CCIE #24347 (R&S)
Sr. Technical Instructor - IPexpert
Mailto: jastorino_at_ipexpert.com
Telephone: +1.810.326.1444
Live Assistance, Please visit: www.ipexpert.com/chat
eFax: +1.810.454.0130
IPexpert is a premier provider of Classroom and Self-Study Cisco CCNA
(R&S, Voice & Security), CCNP, CCVP, CCSP and CCIE (R&S, Voice,
Security & Service Provider) Certification Training with locations
throughout the United States, Europe and Australia. Be sure to check
out our online communities at www.ipexpert.com/communities and our
public website at www.ipexpert.com
Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net