Re: Just taken the lab

From: CCIE-Newbie <ccie_ka_at_gmx.de>
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 08:23:38 +0200

NArbik you are right...
but the last few month I only work for preparing with secure crt...to
learn and to handle all the shortcuts

but in real world by our customer I love putty ...;-)

Am Samstag, den 27.03.2010, 12:06 -0700 schrieb Narbik Kocharians:
> Bradley,
>
> I hope that the results come with a 5 digit number next to your name.
>
> If you guys are that excited/worried about Putty versus Secure CRT, i hate
> to see you guys in the test with a slightly tough or tricky question. You
> guys should be worried about the topics in the blueprint and NOT
> putty/SecureCRT or even Hyper terminal. Please correct me if i am wrong.
> On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 11:46 AM, Bradley Freeman <
> bradley_at_communitystring.com> wrote:
>
> > Its all on the screen nothing is printed out in the R&S track, some of the
> > other tracks had printed workbooks. No options for tabs, literally click
> > the device and it opens in a single window. Only thing worth mentioning is
> > that I couldn't paste with Ctrl + V and had to right click and paste. Don't
> > worry about practising with putty its nothing to worry about just type :)
> >
> >
> > On 27 Mar 2010, at 15:57, Robert Robert wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > How the tickets coming.... I mean on computer screen or on paper (hard
> > copy).
> > > Other Q... As u said Each device have different screen, Same is on
> > Troubleshooting and Configuration....
> > > Robert
> > >
> > > > Subject: Just taken the lab
> > > > From: bradley_at_communitystring.com
> > > > Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:17:12 +0000
> > > > To: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
> > > >
> > > > Hey,
> > > >
> > > > I took the CCIE R&S lab yesterday in Brussels and had a couple of
> > comments that you might find interesting, now some of this came from the
> > proctor over lunch and I may have misheard him, got confused so please don't
> > take it as gospel;
> > > > - All the CCIE labs are graded remotely at other CCIE lab locations
> > with the exception of Voice which requires the person who marks it to be
> > physically there. This is how they can mark the exam out of hours.
> > > > - I asked the proctor about the exams at the Person professional
> > testing centers and he said that the idea would be that they are not mobile
> > labs and you will connect to equipment remotely and they are intended to
> > eventually run proctorless, although he mentioned that a proctor would be
> > available in the early stages while they test the exam in these locations if
> > needed, I asked if this would be via telepresence and it was a no.
> > > >
> > > > Comments on the lab;
> > > > - The proctor was brilliant, I asked quite a few questions and at one
> > point thought I had a bug and he said "I think this is something you need to
> > fix yourself" which was when I realised they were trying to play mind tricks
> > on me.
> > > > - There was 8 candidates taking a variety of tracks
> > > > - For both the troubleshooting and configuration you are presented with
> > a topology diagram which when you click on the device icon opens up a Putty
> > window to the device
> > > > - I had enough space, the big monitors were just enough for me organise
> > and I could easily view 3-4 putty windows and the relevant items of the
> > topology. Although 2 smaller monitors may have suited me better if I could
> > snap the topology diagram and questions on one side
> > > > - I read about candidates taking ear plugs in the past so I took some
> > but they weren't needed it was a quiet environment as the equipment was in
> > another room.
> > > >
> > > > Other comments;
> > > > - The food at Cisco is amazing, I had a steak with chips and veg,
> > cooked how I liked it while I waited, although continental Europeans looked
> > at me strangely when I mentioned I was looking for vinegar to put on my
> > chips.
> > > > - Not really associated but when a continental European hotel says they
> > do a cooked breakfast, its nothing like an Englishman's idea of a cooked
> > breakfast. Bacon should not be cut up into 1inch squares..
> > > > - I stayed at the NH Brussels Airport hotel, its directly outside the
> > Diegem train station and just the behind Cisco. Expensive at 155 Euros
> > advance rate for B&B but worth every penny as its so close.
> > > > - Brussels has a great train network if your in Europe on a Eurostar
> > line I highly recommend travelling with them, as a single change at Brussels
> > Midi takes you directly to the hotel/testing center, so no worrying about
> > Shuttles/Taxis/Buses/Trams.
> > > >
> > > > Personal note;
> > > > I havn't got the marks back yet but I think I just missed out on the
> > Configuration section, will definitely nail it next time its just a mind
> > game.
> > > >
> > > > Hope this helps, and please don't bother unicasting me asking for the
> > material on the lab.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > >
> > > > Bradley
> > > >
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