Re: R&S #28459

Congrats Man !

On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 10:25 PM, Steve Di Bias <sdibias_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Very cool Gavin, you are in the 1337 CCIE status now!! Congrats!
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> On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 3:53 AM, Gavin Schokman <g_schokman_at_yahoo.com.au
> >wrote:
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> > Hi GS'ers,
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> > Sat the R&S lab yesterday and results this morning came up aces - I've
> got
> > my digits!
> > It's been a long, long road to get this far and boy it feels good :-)
> >
> > I thought I'd share some quick notes on my preparation in case anyone
> else
> > on the hunt finds it useful:
> > - Completed written in Aug 08
> > - Started studying for lab properly in Feb 09 (realised later on that I
> was
> > only pretending to be studying between Aug-08 and Feb-09)
> > - Study materials were (reading each end-to-end at least twice, usually
> > more):
> > + DocCD - every book that touches on topics within the R&S blueprint
> > + Routing TCP/IP Volume I and II (Doyle)
> > + Cisco LAN Switching (Clark/Hamilton)
> > + MPLS Fundamentals (Ghein)
> > + MPLS Configuration on Cisco IOS Software (Lobo/Lakshman)
> > + CCIE R&S Exam Certification Guide 3rd ed (Odom/Healy)
> > + Various Cisco validated design documents e.g. Transport Diversity:
> > Performance Routing
> > + Cisco ASET practise labs
> > + Internetwork Expert workbooks (Vol 1, 2 + some of Vol 3 and 4)
> > + Various other books/blogs/technical-notes/etc for specific bits and
> > pieces I had trouble with
> > + GroupStudy - of course
> > + Attended the IPExpert R&S bootcamp in London, Feb-11 (I thought this
> was
> > very helpful in terms of getting a different perspective on it)
> > - Countless hours of constant reading/re-reading and labbing/re-labbing
> (5
> > hours each night after work, all weekends, etc, etc)
> >
> > In terms of attempts:
> > - First attempt was in Nov-09 (v4.0)
> > - Second attempt was in Mar-10 - this one hurt.. a lot!
> > - I've been lucky and had sabbatical leave available, so I have been
> solely
> > studying since first week of Feb-11 until yesterday. Other than the
> > bootcamp
> > I did, no work, no going out, not really seeing girlfriend/friends/etc -
> > just studying.
> > - My last & final attempt was yesterday
> >
> > Finally, thanks to everyone who has posted questions or replies here on
> > groupstudy. This is a brilliant training resource and I've learnt a load
> of
> > different things just by reading responses to questions I wouldn't have
> > thought to ask. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on the list because I
> > know
> > there's still a load I don't know... and to post replies on the few bits
> > that I do :-)
> >
> > Time to go outside!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Gavin
> >
> > CCIE #28459 (R&S) :-)
> >
> >
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