Re: Anthony Sequeira's CCIE Security Lab Challenge

Jay or Anthony,

Do either of you have a good read on troubleshooting VPN's? I get by, but
I would like to get better.

Thank you,

Marc

On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 1:06 PM, Jay McMickle <jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com>wrote:

> Rock on, Anthony. I'll be following and studying with you for Security v4.
>
> Regards,
> Jay McMickle- CCIE #35355 (RS), 3x CCNP (RS,Security,Design)
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 27, 2012, at 10:42 AM, Steve Di Bias <sdibias_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Anthony i Echo CCIE99999 and I'm very proud of you. You gave it your all,
> > and you're a great inspiration to others Thanks for sharing!!
> >
> > On Saturday, October 27, 2012, ccie99999 wrote:
> >
> >> Wow. Such a great spirit man!
> >>
> >> @ccie99999
> >> Il giorno 27/ott/2012 15:26, "Anthony Sequeira" <
> terry.francona_at_gmail.com<javascript:;>
> >> ha scritto:
> >>
> >>> Hello everyone! Thank you so much for following my CCIE Security
> >> Challenge.
> >>> I sat the CCIE Security Lab Exam Version 3.0 in RTP North Carolina, USA
> >>> yesterday.
> >>> Overall - what an amazingly enjoyable experience. I hit the Angus Barn
> >> the
> >>> night before with David Blaire, the RTP proctor. What an amazingly
> >> awesome
> >>> person he is. You will be very fortunate if you test at RTP - VERY
> >>> FORTUNATE. He will make you feel relaxed and well cared for, and is
> very
> >> up
> >>> front and clear about the ways in which he can help you try and pass.
> My
> >>> only complaint was that the night before at Angus Barn - he made me try
> >>> ostrich. Those poor giant birds. Even they could not escape our hunger
> >> for
> >>> meat! I am complaining because the meat was really good. I am thinking
> >>> about
> >>> heading to the Lowry Park Zoo here in Tampa Florida with a really big
> >>> knife.
> >>> I figure I can get away with it since we are celebrating Halloween in
> the
> >>> USA this weekend.
> >>> So if you are reading this, it is at this point where you are probably
> >>> wondering if I am ever going to speak about my results...well - here
> >> goes:
> >>> I must have failed - by a few points - probably 8 to 10 points. I was
> not
> >>> able to complete three 6 point tasks, so my chances of passing are slim
> >> to
> >>> none. Yes, I fell into the classic case of needing just one more hour
> and
> >>> being able to pass the exam with relative ease! As you will see from my
> >>> rating scale below - it was indeed my technical knowledge (lack
> thereof)
> >>> that failed me.
> >>> So now I am on to my new challenge! I will be one of the first to pass
> >> the
> >>> new Version 4 blueprint. I am so incredibly excited. So excited in
> fact,
> >>> that I started studying on the flight back! (FlexVPN).
> >>> By the way - here is how my four Cornerstones of Success held up for
> me.
> >>> This is my self rating of how I did on those on a 10 point scale.
> >>> 1 - Technical Knowledge - 4 (yes, this was indeed my big issue)
> >>> 2 - Strategy - 8 (I almost passed the lab when I was truly ready
> >>> technically!)
> >>> 3 - Psychology - 9 (my head was "on straight" for this attempt - again
> it
> >>> drove me to almost pass)
> >>> 4 - Physical Wellness - 10 (I slept like a baby the night before - and
> >> felt
> >>> amazing throughout the exam!)
> >>> It was so flattering to be recognized for my Cornerstones of Success
> >>> lecture
> >>> at Cisco Live by many of the candidates in the lobby waiting to test!
> >>> Another candidate was thanking me vigorously for teaching him QoS. I
> >> never
> >>> cycled back with him after to see if he actually got those points! :)
> >>> So - you are going to watch me here at the blog (blog.ipexpert.com )
> as
> >> I
> >>> prepare for Version 4. And watch how technical we dive. Get your scuba
> >> gear
> >>> ready my friends! I am going to get crazy technical (for me) and
> present
> >>> challenges that are in the spirit of how Cisco would present them. I
> >> have a
> >>> better sense for that than ever!
> >>> I am so glad that there will be plenty of seats for Version 4 in the
> near
> >>> future at RTP- now I can go back to the strategy that works best for
> me -
> >>> booking the lab the week before I am ready to crush it. I realized time
> >> how
> >>> much I dislike the approach of booking and then trying to prepare for
> >> that
> >>> date. Yuck. Not my style.
> >>> Here are some nuggets for those preparing for their version 3 still:
> >>> * The exam consists of 3, 4, 5, and 6 point tasks
> >>> * Task value does an excellent job of conveying difficulty or
> conveying
> >>> the
> >>> time it will take you if it is easy
> >>> * Troubleshooting is EVERYWHERE - it is crazy - trust the lab paper -
> do
> >>> not
> >>> trust your initials; the TS is NOT restricted to the tasks that are
> >> titled
> >>> TS.
> >>> * I do not think you can solve this lab doing the tasks in order and
> pass
> >>> (but you knew that I am guessing)
> >>> * When you get a task or two that seems really bizarre with a
> technology
> >>> you
> >>> have never heard of - do not panic - everything was really easy to find
> >> in
> >>> the Doc-CD; also that task will most likely only be worth few points.
> The
> >>> task was laid there to check you on the DOC-CD and to mess with your
> >>> strategy.
> >>> Thank you to all of the incredible people around the world that
> followed
> >> my
> >>> challenge and gave me great mojo. And to the haters - please consider
> >>> therapy.
> >>> Anthony Sequeira, CCIE, CCSI, VCP
> >>>
> >>> http://www.stormwind.com
> >>>
> >>> Twitter: @compsolv
> >>>
> >>> Facebook: <http://www.facebook.com/compsolv>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Steve Di Bias
> > CCIE #32840
> >
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