Re: Anthony Sequeira's CCIE Security Lab Challenge

U r the dude Anthony. I like ur spirit big time.
U never give up man.
U know u have a great talent within u and u back them bigtime with some
great amount of confidence.

U will nail watever version of Security man. I bet 1000k $ man. next time u
r nailing it man.

Share ur thoughts on the mindset before the exam honestly

I saw ur pictures before the exam with Scott and Ryan . Physically draining
urself after draining mentally for training . Is that a strategy ?

Did u feel a bit overconfident after the exam or else it just a matter of
time management in the exam.. Want to hear it from u .

Once again, loving ur attitude man.

U made my india.

On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 11:50 AM, Anthony Sequeira <terry.francona_at_gmail.com
> wrote:

> Yeah - great stuff.
>
> Notepad can be worth its weight in gold here.
>
> This is what I plan on doing next time.
>
> Grab the "perfect practice" configuration example from the DOC-CD and place
> it in Notepad. Then grab the configurations from the devices and place them
> in Notepad. Organize side by side with the Doc-CD and several of Cisco's
> misconfigurations are going to stick out like a sore thumb.
>
> Now that is the easy part. Once complete, you need to read the task very
> carefully and modify the configurations so they accomplish the desired
> objective. Here is where the "rubber meets the road" for your knowledge of
> VPNs.
>
> Anthony Sequeira, CCIE, CCSI, VCP
> http://www.stormwind.com
> Twitter: @compsolv
> Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/compsolv
>
> From: Jay McMickle <jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: Jay McMickle <jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com>
> Date: Saturday, October 27, 2012 7:38 PM
> To: marc abel <marcabel_at_gmail.com>
> Cc: Steve Di Bias <sdibias_at_gmail.com>, ccie99999 <ccie99999_at_gmail.com>,
> Anthony Sequeira <terry.francona_at_gmail.com>, "ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
> certification" <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
> Subject: Re: Anthony Sequeira's CCIE Security Lab Challenge
>
> Good questiono Marc. Anthony and I talked about this on the phone earlier
> this week and how important it is to KNOW, I mean really know the DocCD for
> any lab. You and I (Marc) know these links front and back for the RS lab.
> For Security however, it's actually one of the worst navigation paths to
> try
> to find. It's almost like the DocCD was written for R&S and Voice, with
> all
> other technologies mixed in. The fact that "Security" can live in
> different
> platforms is the reason for this. Cisco Security documentation on the
> DocCD
> LIVES in most of the ASA links. But, with the Security lab, you must be
> able to perform it on just about anything. Even your Mom's toaster (it
> seemed like, at least). ;)
>
> If you haven't found it, about 40% of the Security documentation (that I
> used) is found in the same place that you and I used for R&S.
> Cisco.com, documentation, Products, IOS..., IOS, 12.4, 12.4T, Configuration
> guides, scroll to Security-
>
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6441/products_installation_and_configu
> ration_guides_list.html
>
> Clicking on "Secure Connectivity...." is where I lived for most of my VPN
> issues, but that's only for an example guideline.
>
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios-xml/ios/security/config_library/12-4t/se
> con-12-4t-library.html
>
> For technologies I wasn't well versed in, I would compare a working example
> to see where something was missing. This is NOT the advised approach as it
> took me waaaaay too long for a simple issue (that was self imposed). Don't
> forget to live in the simple stuff. As IE's, we tend to live where we look
> for the complex. However, that's where I get hung because I forget to look
> for the easy fruit!
>
> Now for the kicker-
> The most common VPN troubleshooting link is found in the ASA section.
> However, for routers, this will only partially help you.
>
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6120/products_tech_note09186a00807e0ac
> a.shtml
>
> For straight IPSEC troubleshooting, I use this one at work on a daily
> basis-
>
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk583/tk372/technologies_tech_note09186a0080
> 0949c5.shtml
>
> If you need something further, give me a call, Marc.
>
> Cheers.
>
>
> Regards,
> Jay McMickle- 3x CCNP (R&S,Security,Design), CCIE #35355 (R&S)
>
>
> From: marc abel <marcabel_at_gmail.com>
> To: Jay McMickle <jay.mcmickle_at_yahoo.com>
> Cc: Steve Di Bias <sdibias_at_gmail.com>; ccie99999 <ccie99999_at_gmail.com>;
> Anthony Sequeira <terry.francona_at_gmail.com>; "ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
> certification" <ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 5:13 PM
> Subject: 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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