Re: One step ahead of Hurricane Earl...

Brian

Congrats, thats great news

Kind regards,

Maarten Vervoorn
http://ccie.forumotion.com

2010/9/3 Larry H <larryh12203_at_gmail.com>

> Brian
> Congrats on #2!!!
>
> Thanks
> Larry Hadrava
> CCIE #12203
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Sep 2, 2010, at 11:23 PM, Brian Landers <brian_at_bluecoat93.org> wrote:
>
> > The proctors in Beijing have kindly informed me that I passed CCIE
> > Security in RTP today. In a bit of irony, this week includes trips to
> > both RTP and Miami: you'd think it would be obvious on which trip I'd
> > have to worry about a hurricane. Guess again!
> >
> > Some random notes
> >
> > - Kelly (the *awesome* proctor in RTP) said that Roman R. has already
> > taken SP Operations at least once. Pretty soon he's going to be
> > tripping over the CCIE ribbons on his Cisco Live badge.
> >
> > - still plain old SecureCRT w/o tabs for Security (console server or
> > individual windows). Hint: bind F6 to \036x to switch between
> > console sessions
> >
> > - the candidate PC bogs down quite badly if you have a ton of IE
> > windows open. I was having to close/re-open quite a bit. Loading
> > very large pages like the ASA error message guide took at least 60
> > seconds to render.
> >
> > - no more CCIE Storage exams in RTP. As soon as San Jose finishes
> > testing their pod, the equipment will be removed (which would have
> > been nice today since it's right next to the Security cubicles and
> > quite loud).
> >
> > - CCIE Wireless is live in RTP. The only local equipment is a 7921
> > phone and its AP. Everything else is in SJC.
> >
> > - according to Kelly, they do NOT reload your gear before grading.
> > They grade it exactly as you leave it at the end of the day. Only
> > would be reloaded for a re-grade.
> >
> > - In the past, if you dared to denigrated the Green Bay Packers, you
> > would either automatically fail or Howard would sneak onto your pod at
> > lunch and change things. Kelly is a NC State Wolfpack fan. Fair
> > warning.
> >
> > - if it's not obvious, the previous was a joke!
> >
> > My preparation
> >
> > - IPX and INE volume 1 technology labs. Mostly reading and re-reading
> > the solutions
> > - IPX volume 2 full labs
> > - IPX video walkthroughs. Brandon did an incredible job with these,
> > especially vol. 2
> > - IPX audio bootcamp
> >
> > also
> >
> > - Yusuf's practice labs from Cisco Press, plus the one he gave at
> > Cisco Live. Very, very highly recommended that you use these. They
> > definitely give a feel for how the actual exams are written.
> >
> > - for OEQ and general knowledge, the Cisco Press flashcards are solid
> > but I didn't like that they're online-only. I played around with
> > creating an iPad version using Mental Case, but never finished it. I
> > also spent quite a bit of time reading Yusuf's "Network Security
> > Technologies and Solutions" book.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > B*
> >
> >
> > --
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> > CCIE #23115 (R&S + Security)
> >
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