Re: Chronicles of Narbik - Reloaded 2011

No sir and I've been to enough people to know... Some people have "expert"
in their title... now if it were conveyed it would be excellent. Maybe one
day.

Darby

http://www.darbyslogs.blogspot.com

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Nadeem Rafi <nrafia_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> never seen any one better than Narbik when it comes to OSPF :)
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Darby Weaver <darby.weaver_at_gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> The Narbik OSPF Certification Lecture begins!!!
>>
>> Kewl stuff.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Darby Weaver <darby.weaver_at_gmail.com
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > I spent a little time yesterday helping a couple of class-mates
>> > yesterday...
>> >
>> > Good stuff.
>> >
>> > Lots of bright people in the room.
>> >
>> > On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Darby Weaver <
>> darby.weaver_at_gmail.com>wrote:
>> >
>> >> That's how we learn - trial and error... a few times - sometimes.
>> >>
>> >> You are there and the guy who scored 97... he's there!!!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 9:56 AM, ALL From_NJ <all.from.nj_at_gmail.com
>> >wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> You are the man Darby! Fantastic questions and answers you provide!
>> >>>
>> >>> True about the course ... day one of Narbik's course was amazing.
>> Narbik
>> >>> makes it 'look easy' and explains everything with much enthusiasm,
>> >>> entertaining and informative; love it!
>> >>>
>> >>> Wowsers ... I did not know there was so much I did not know
>> >>>
>> >>> ;-))))))
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> .
>> >>> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 8:32 AM, <darby.weaver_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Well back on GS once again courtesy of our host Paul Borghese. He's
>> in
>> >>>> class
>> >>>> with me this week evaluating, assisting, and may even take to the
>> >>>> whiteboard
>> >>>> later in the week... as part of the Cisco 360 Program Evaluation
>> >>>> Process.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> http://darbyslogs.blogspot.com/2011/04/narbik-chronicles-reloaded-2011-edition.html
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I got my graded lab back and have updated with blog with my current
>> >>>> score.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> It's not perfect but for me - It's been a while since I took a graded
>> >>>> lab -
>> >>>> 2006 or so...
>> >>>>
>> >>>> So my first score is some ~13 points above my average back in the day
>> >>>> and I was
>> >>>> trying something new for me in using notepad as a lab configuration
>> >>>> technique.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I just scored 20/22 tasks on the Cisco 360 Beta Troubleshooting Lab
>> only
>> >>>> about
>> >>>> 1.5 weeks ago and it had ~30 Routers and was very similar to what I
>> >>>> expect to
>> >>>> meet in the CCIE v4.0 Lab.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I get another TS Lab on Thursday followed by another full 8-hour lab.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> The Cisco 360 has revamped their labs and these graded labs are
>> similar
>> >>>> but are
>> >>>> not the old labs either...
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Lots of tasks, twisters, redistribution is still in there, allong
>> with
>> >>>> mostly
>> >>>> all the other "gotcha" type topics which are really par for the
>> course
>> >>>> anyway...
>> >>>>
>> >>>> It's a lot of fun and...
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Being in a class with a pair of illustrious Triple CCIE
>> Instructors...
>> >>>>
>> >>>> FYI - Paul Borshese took to the whiteboard and quite cl early and
>> >>>> consisely
>> >>>> delivered a masterful demonstration of Frame Relay to one of the
>> >>>> attendees...
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I think I am in the class with one Cisco employee who has been to
>> more
>> >>>> different bootcamps that even I've been too....
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Hah!
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Lots of people who have been to the lab and there are at least 2 guys
>> in
>> >>>> the
>> >>>> class who have caught my eye as immenent CCIE-2-BE's already...
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Nice!
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Andrew Lissitz is here and he has "The Eye of The Tiger" for sure.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Good stuff!
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Visit my blog this week if you have time and care to check in on how
>> >>>> things are
>> >>>> going.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I'm going to submit the final and whole report for the CCIEflyer May
>> >>>> Edition
>> >>>> after I tally the whole week.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Narbik is still doing his thing and is the CCIE Instructor to beat...
>> >>>> Umm....
>> >>>> There are 17 students in the room...
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I've been to classes with as few as 4... Feast or Famine, this
>> industry
>> >>>> is
>> >>>> rough.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Darby Weaver
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> http://darbyslogs.blogspot.com/2011/04/narbik-chronicles-reloaded-2011-edition.html
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
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>> >>>>
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>> >>>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> Andrew Lee Lissitz
>> >>> all.from.nj_at_gmail.com
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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>> >>
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