Re: Route to #26385

Awesome, great achievement, I knew from the way you sounded after the
lab that you were gonna make it, really proud of you man.....way to go
man!
No free time dude, CCIE is the beginning of the journey ;)...
Congratulation once again.

Hash #16818 RS/SP

On Wednesday, July 7, 2010, Akhilesh Pandey
<akhilesh.pandey_at_nihilent.com> wrote:
> Dear Kabir
>
> Congratulations..............
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com]On Behalf Of
> Kabir Ibrahim
> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 10:41 AM
> To: Groupstudy
> Subject: Route to #26385
>
>
> I am over the euphoria of passing the CCIE R&S V4 lab on my First Attempt
> in dubai. (I cannot Believe I actually cried after getting my result =:) ).
> Well Here Goes. I am Going to start at the end of the story thou. :).
> The Venue was Cisco dubai, the date was july the 6th. There where four
> of us for the lab. 3 for R&S and one for Sec. The Overall testing area
> was confortable and very condusive. To my surprise there was a resting
> area just outside the testing area where one could step out at any
> time during the lab for drinks and refreshment.
>
> TS SECTION
>
> As mentioned by many guys on this group one gets a number of tickets
> to solve within 2 hours. Most of the tickets were pretty straight
> forward and obvious as long as one has done his homework very well. I
> would say the TS section shouldnt be a problem for someone that is
> ready for the lab.
>
> CONFIG SECTION
>
> To my surprise I dddnt need to draw stuff because the diagrams
> provided by Cisco were pretty clear adding to the fact that I was
> viewing the diagram on a large Monitor.
>
> Finished 30 mins before time and rechecked my work. I was pretty
> confident after the whole experience that I would pass or would be
> thereabouts.
>
> From what I have experienced a certain amount of the exams has to do
> with psychology and how well an individual handles stuff under
> pressure.
>
> Overall I would say do not take the lab until you are 100 % prepared
> for it both technically and psychologically.
>
> THE JOURNEY
>
> I started my journey in 2007 and passed the written qualification test in
> february 2008. After passing the Written Qualification exams I Read the
> Following Books
>
> 1. Routing TCP/IP Vol 1 atleast 3 times.
> 2. Internet Routing Architecture 2 times
> 3. Developing IP Multicast Networks 2 times
> 4. MPLS and VPN Architectures (Vol 1)2 times
> 5. CCNP BCMSN Study Guide 5 times
> 6. Cisco Qos
> 7. CCNP ISCW Study Guide (For Security)
>
> After Studying the aforementioned books i used INE CODs and WBKs vol 1 and
> 2. Both Ver 4 and ver 5. I would say the INE advanced Technology class COD
> is the best study material I had used For my Lab Prep. The content of the
> workbooks covers more than one needs for the CCIE labs. I think most of the
> WB labs are at a higher difficulty level than the actual thing. Overall the
> Evil guys at INE have a great product that really helped me in my pursuit
> for the CCIE. Thanks Guys.
>
> I spent most of my time on my home rack practising and drawing up
> scenarios. I am glad all those long nights have payed off.
>
> Finally a big thanks to alot of guys on GS. Hash, Scott, Narbik,
> Marko, Larry, Anthony, the list goes on thou.
>
> Still tryn to figure out what to do wit all the free time.
>
> Happy Labbing.
>
> Thanks
>
> Kabir Ibrahim
> #26385
>
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