Re: 2 days to go....

David:
Sorry to hear about your ordeal. You do set a good example of working to
make the best of a bad situation.
I would feel good about the fact that you felt confident and judging by your
post, you will make it next time.

Thanks
Larry Hadrava
CCIE #12203
Check Out My Blog http://ccie12203.wordpress.com

> From: "MURRAY, David" <David.MURRAY_at_deta.qld.gov.au>
> Reply-To: "MURRAY, David" <David.MURRAY_at_deta.qld.gov.au>
> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:53:11 +1000
> To: Brad Ellis <brad_at_ccbootcamp.com>, <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
> Subject: RE: 2 days to go....
>
> Hard luck story #4000001
>
> You wouldn't believe what happened to me!! I arrived 45 minutes early,
> and the receptionist told me I was in the wrong building so sent me down
> to another suburb to the main cisco headquarters. There was no one there
> when I arrived, I asked the lady in the coffee shop was this building
> name the forum and she told me it used to be...I checked the address
> against the one I had and it was wrong, I was at 81 Pacific Highway.
>
> At this stage it was 7:59 (1 minute to go) so I jumped into cab and
> asked for 201 pacific highway, building name the forum. And he took me
> there. Went in, only 2 minutes late.....confirmed with reception that
> this was the forum building....wrong building again....turns out there
> are 2 different 201 Pacific Highways, both buildings are called the
> forum, both in different suburbs and the original building I was in was
> right.
>
> Ran around looking for a cab, and by the time I arrived I was 30 minutes
> late, badly sweating and my mind was all over the place! I was 45
> minutes into the TS and I hadn't even fixed one thing, I just couldn't
> concentrate, but then I seemed to click and got through 9 of them, but
> didn't have a chance to do any verification.
>
> When I looked at the lab, there was nothing I thought I couldn't do, but
> the 30 minutes that I was after losing was in the back of my head all
> the time. By the time I had finished reading it and doing some diagrams
> I was an hour into it, and my mind was still everywhere!!
>
> I did complete every section except maybe 1 or 2 questions, but I was
> afraid of spending too much time verifying, and I knew I would have to
> be really lucky for it all to work, which it didn't.
>
> But the good news was, there was no task that I looked at that I
> couldn't do. Compared to the mock labs, it was actually easier. The IP
> addressing did throw me a bit at the start with all the similar looking
> /30 networks, especially in the TS.
>
> But I definitely would not want people to use my story as another
> percentage (in the fail column) so they shouldn't take it because it is
> impossible.... I would rather the opposite. This thing is passable,
> without a doubt. The main thing I took from it, was all of the INE
> advice to keep calm. After I got over the initial 45 minutes, the rest I
> was able to think clearly and keep my thoughts.
>
> Even though I knew in the back of my head I failed when leaving, I
> actually left happy. Because when I sat down and read the lab, nothing
> fazed me at all(except the EEM!!), so I knew there was a number with my
> name on it somewhere!
>
> I am heading back to Ireland next week (book/laptop in hand), when I get
> back I will definitely be heading to Sydney to have another tackle off
> the monster. Hopefully the next time I will win, and even if I don't
> win, I will just ring INE again and buy a bigger sword for the 3rd
> battle!!!!
>
> Mark my words....I will be splashed on INEs front page and be the reason
> they are offering discounts to new customers!!!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Ellis [mailto:brad_at_ccbootcamp.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, 14 July 2010 3:29 AM
> To: MURRAY, David; ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: 2 days to go....
>
> And???
>
> thanks,
> Brad Ellis
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> MURRAY, David
> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2010 2:52 PM
> To: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
> Subject: FW: 2 days to go....
>
> P.S
>
> I knew there was something else I will put this in the (Not so
> technical, technical question section)
>
> ... does anyone have a hard and fast rule for what a fragmentation and
> bc size should be when prioritising (and ensuring interleaving) VOIP
> packets in FRTS. I know they will be different depending on the CIR of
> the interface but I seemed to have read conflicting articles, and want
> to ensure I am doing it right.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MURRAY, David
> Sent: Sun 7/11/2010 7:50 AM
> To: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
> Subject: 2 days to go....
>
> In to the final stretch now of my preparation for the R&S lab.
>
> There are a few niggling questions I have my head, and I would
> appreciate it if anyone could help. They may be answered somewhere so I
> apologize for doubling up, but I have only had time for a really brief
> look as I need to get back to the labs!!
>
> I will break them up.
>
> Technical
> - What is the default window scaling size? I know the tcp window size
> is 4128, but I was asked a question about enabling the window scaling
> size up to twice the maximum of the default. The answer was 131072, but
> I was never able to find anything on the default size to see how the
> answer was derived.
>
> - If a subnet is not part of an IGB, but the start of the lab always
> asks for full reachability at the end, should I redistribute is as
> connected? I do as a rule, but I would like to be 100% sure so I dont
> lose points.
>
> - If I put non intrusive acls/no ip route-cache on for testing, do I
> lose points if I dont remove them?
>
> Not Technical
> - Do they provide an adequate amount of colored pens/pencils and paper?
> I seem to go through about a tree for every mock lab so I want to make
> sure they will give me enough.
>
> Not so Technical (I think I have OSPF on the brain!!)
> - Does anyone have any tips to help me in the lab? I have used
> everything INE have thought me so far, but was just wondering if anyone
> done(does) anything that helped them, especially around note taking. I
> seem to have trouble with reading through the full paper and documenting
> how one question affects another, by the time I get to about section 6
> and above I always forget what the lab asked for in the opening parts!!
>
> Thanks very much, any help is much appreciated. I have been greatful for
> all the assistance so far, special thanks to Anthony Sequeira(Your mock
> lab thought me so much), and Narbik. I just hope I pass now, I am
> heading home to Ireland for a much needed holiday and I dont want to
> have to bring the books.
>
> Please unicast replies as I am out of the office and I can access the
> folder my groupstudy mails go directly into.
>
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