Re: Over configuration

To add to what Scott said .
The proctors are a lot smarter than they look feel free to ask them anything :)

On 1/4/11, Scott M Vermillion <scott_ccie_list_at_it-ag.com> wrote:
> Just a little humor there - time management nearly sunk me in the lab
> and remains a challenge even for the written. Typing with a cane is
> more difficult that it might at first appear!
>
> I doubt seriously that you'd lose points in your specific example. I
> think the collective intelligence gleaned from lunch hour with the
> proctors over the years has led us to an understanding that grading
> scripts will look for certain things in your configs and probably
> various 'show' output. It would be very difficult, IMHO, to extend
> those scripts to analyze additional config beyond what minimally
> needed to be there. Having said that, it might be a valuable exercise
> to consider whether or not your additional config could somehow
> conceivably change the output of some 'show' command in such a way as
> to trip up a grading script. I wouldn't stress it too much one way or
> the other but don't be too shy about letting your proctor know that
> you can think of n number of ways to solve a given task. He/she might
> give you some gentle (read: vague) guidance or they might not. Just
> luck of the draw as to who you get and what kind of mood they're in on
> that given day - you'll probably be able to gauge that for yourself
> pretty quick-like...
>
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> On Jan 4, 2011, at 1:45 , Nathan Pease wrote:
>
>> I certainly would not do this for every task or even very many
>> tasks. But in certain situations it would be faster to just do both
>> rather than go ask the proctor or think about it for to long.
>>
>> I guise the bottom line is can you loose points for over
>> configuration assuming that you also got the task done correctly.
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Scott M Vermillion
>> <scott_ccie_list_at_it-ag.com
>> > wrote:
>> I'm jealous of anyone fast enough to even able to contemplate such a
>> thing! ;-)
>>
>>
>> On Jan 4, 2011, at 11:46 , Nathan Pease wrote:
>>
>> What is everyones thoughts on over configuration. If I have a task
>> and I see
>> two possible config options should I just turn on both if it doesn't
>> hurt.
>>
>> Example task: Do not allow the other hosts on the segment to intercept
>> routing protocol updates between R1 and R2.
>>
>> Solution: Unicast updates or MD5 authentication.
>>
>> Would it hurt to just do both knowing that one of them will be
>> correct and
>> the other won't hurt anything?
>>
>> Nathan
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