Re: Preparing for my 3rd attempt

 Hi,

 I just want to thank everyone for sending such great replies. Very
 motivating. I did loose points in areas which I felt comfortable in
 which is something I will address for my next attempt. CCIE is tough but
 if it was easy then why do it? I have learned a lot and will continue to
 learn a lot and hopefully next time I'll have a good story for you.
 Thanks again.

 /Daniel

 On Wed, 23 May 2012 17:37:50 -0700, Narbik Kocharians wrote:
> 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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