Re: Tshoot or Not?

Umm..

Maybe I am not that clear.

I am in favor of using the Cisco Troubleshooting CCNP exam as an excellent
aid in preparing for the CCIE RS Lab.

No it may not have all of the issues that the CCIE RS Troubleshooting has,
however:

- Reachability
- Services
- Connectivity
- L2 versus L3 Troubleshooting
- Adjacency
- Etc.

Yep... I got an idea all of this is probably on the CCIE RS Lab and so... I
do favor spending $200.00 to find out how well a guy of my own skill level
measures up under the pressure of such an exam.

I'm re-taking the BGP, QoS, and MPLS exams for much of the same
reasons. Adding CCNA Security and Secure v1.0 to that list as well.

So by the time I complete all the exams - in the span of 1 day per set - the
pressure will be on and of course it is not a CCIE Lab but having to
concentrate for a period of 3 to 4.5 or 5 hours at a shot taking 3 or more
exams in a row... it can present a reasonable challenge to a CCIE
Candidate.

Anything else might sound a bit arrogant.

After all there are many tasks on the CCIE RS Lab that many candidates
should not find... UN-NATURAL... after all they are merely a series of
CCNA/CCNP tasks after all... with a twist.

It's a good run and it is cheaper than a real lab by far. Why not?

Darby

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