RE: Pearson Lab Review

That's a good question. Inside Cisco you are now "remote". That could be in
the next room or building or the other campus on the other coast. I'm not
sure how the Pearson setup is different. I'd love to see a writeup on how
it is set up but I'm not holding my breath. Right now all I know is that
I'm going to wait before even considering Pearson. Beta.

PS: I can hit my dynamips lab at home from anywhere in the world with no
issues as well. You know that crazy "Internets". :)

Charles Henson

                                                                                                                
  From: "Jack Router" <pan.router_at_gmail.com>
                                                                                                                
  To: "'Cisco certification'" <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
                                                                                                                
  Date: 04/19/2010 11:16 AM
                                                                                                                
  Subject: RE: Pearson Lab Review
                                                                                                                

Just curious how something like that can happen ? As far as I know even
when
you are at Cisco the Lab is remote also. What is then the difference when
you sit at non Cisco site ?

BTW, I access my home lab from anywhere in the world with no issues :)

-----Original Message-----
From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Anthony Sequeira
Sent: 19-Apr-10 11:52
To: Charles.Henson_at_regions.com
Cc: Steve Rossen; Cisco certification; nobody_at_groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: Pearson Lab Review

Unfortunately, I had one of my students attempt a Pearson center for their
exam about two weeks ago now.

It was a disaster. Not "little bumps" as someone pointed out here. It was a
pure disaster.

There was no access to any of the promised tools; DOC-CD, notepad,
calculator, but the worst part was the fact that the four switches were not
accessible. There was a flaw in the Graphical User Interface for their
access.

While it was a shame to see Cisco beta test this on live candidates, it was
nice to see them refund his money, extend his written expiration, and
provide him with a free voucher for a retake. Perhaps the most stressful
thing about it for him during the entire experience, was hearing the
resident non-CCIE proctor repeat over and over again "it is by design"
whenever he pointed out these fatal flaws. :-( The fact that he did not
completely lose his cool is a testament to his strong psychology for
passing.

Warmest Regards,

Anthony J. Sequeira, CCIE #15626
http://www.INE.com

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On Apr 19, 2010, at 10:16 AM, Charles.Henson_at_regions.com wrote:

> Steve,
> Did you ever respond with an update? Some of us are very
curious
> about your case you opened and getting your full (NON NDA VIOLATING)
> feedback. What's the rest of the story? Something good I hope. Silver
> lining maybe?
>
> Charles Henson
>
>
>
>
>
>
> From: Steve Rossen <steve.rossen_at_gmail.com>

>
> To: Cisco certification <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>

>
> Date: 04/08/2010 05:17 PM

>
> Subject: Pearson Lab Review

>
>
>
>
>
>
> Its horrible. I expect everyone at my center to get a free retake, not
> sure about others. One guy left half way through because of so many
> issues. Be glad you did not sign up for it. I am going to hold back
> until I hear back about the case I opened. The test engine was slow
> and kept crashing. I had a 20" monitor but a resolution that looked
> 1024x768 (stretched because it was wide screen) so you could not view
> what you wanted to. Also tools/resources you are used to accessing you
> did not have access to. (That one is HUGE!!!!) I want to say more but
> not sure whats covered but the NDA. I already have opened a case, will
> update you after I hear more.
>
>
> The good:
>
> Security, that place is security, its nothing like VUE. Its also far
> more secure then RTP. They even looked in my pockets. You could not
> leave for lunch during the config section as it looked at first.
>
> OEQ's are a non-issue. I don't want to say more here then if your
> prepared don't worry it. I mean it, if your ready your going to be
> 100% fine. No reason to get a waiver now. The promo to 360 students is
> now worthless.
>
>
> Did I pass? No result yet but I was very very close so I might get a
> number soon. If I had access to all the promised tools I still would
> have passed even with all those issues.
>
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