RE: 2 days to go....

What can you do Larry? If you don't laugh, you'll cry. Crying and feeling sorry for myself will not do me any good, at the end of the day, 5.5 hours was enough to do that exam and verify it correctly, I should have been quicker, and I will be the next time.

I told the proctor on the way out that he beat me, but I told him not to get too smug because I will be back for his crown shortly!

-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Hadrava [mailto:larryh12203_at_gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, 14 July 2010 10:14 AM
To: MURRAY, David; Brad Ellis; ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
Subject: 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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