Re: Preparing for my 3rd attempt

Daniel,

Speed is not your problem, what i would do is perform lots of protocol
specific labs, sometimes when you know most of the options about a given
protocol it adds to your speed.

You must be a good engineer and that is the reason that you read too much
into a given task, you are thinking too deep, but remember preparing for
the lab and passing it are two different things, to pass the lab, you need
to know how to play the game.

The trick is to pick the low hanging fruits first, and focus and nail the
stuff that you are comfortable with, and remember not to get stuck on a
problem, unless other sections depend on that task. for example, if i can
not resolve the redistribution part, i will do that task anyway i can, so
my BGP or other items in the blue print that depend on redistribution for
NLRI can work, the most points i can lose is probably 3 to 5 and NOT more.
As far as IP services, and/or Advanced Features, just lab up what ever you
see in the blueprint, if you know where to find them on Doc-CD and if you
know how to configure them in a basic to intermediate level, you should be
fine.

You need to know the core VERY well, the core being Frame-relay, Switching,
RIPv2, Eigrp, OSPF, BGP, Redistribution, IPv6, Multicasting, QoS (Both
Layer 2 and layer 3), Security (Both layer 2 and layer 3), and MPLS.

As far as Mock labs, i recommend a maximum of 5 and nothing more, and i
would recommend doing these 5 mock labs 5 days before the actual exam, the
6th day is your actual lab, this way you will be preparing yourself to sit
there for 6 to 8 hours and keep the concentration level crisp.

You have been there twice and you know that the configuration part of the
lab is NOT that tough, so don't go after some crazy Ninja 007 stuff, and
focus on relevant items.

I hope this helped, but remember that FAIL stands for First Attempt In
Learning, and don't let this get you down, it looks like you are very
close, focus on items that count.

Good luck my friend.

On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 7:03 AM, <daniel.dib_at_reaper.nu> wrote:

> Hey guys,
>
> I know there have been some people passing lately which is great! I have
> been to the lab twice, on my first attempt I did not pass either section. I
> got a bit too nervous as many candidates on first try and didn't even
> approach the proctor for anything. I felt it was difficult but not in any
> way impossible.
>
> For my 2nd attempt I breezed through the TS and started on the config
> about 20 minutes early. I ran into some advanced topics that I had some
> issues with. After a while I decided to continue and I had all tasks done
> with about 1h to go. I started veryfing some stuff and went back to the
> advanced topics. I felt I was close but the result was not as close as I
> had anticipated.
>
> I felt I knew almost all the technology at the lab but I made some stupid
> minor mistakes and sometimes I think I read too much into tasks.
>
> I probably need to build some more speed. If I have 2h for verification I
> should be in a much better position. So I want to be faster and also I need
> to verify even more. Maybe I should do some more mock labs? I have only
> done two previously.
>
> I'm looking for any advice on how to prepare better for my next and
> hopefully last attempt. For the recent passers how much time did you use to
> go through the config?
>
> Thanks.
>
> /Daniel
>
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