Hi Jared,

Yes, I do agree with you.

Thanks
Suresh

On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Jared Scrivener <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That's a great point, Suresh.
>
> Asking the proctor during your lab whenever you are in doubt about your
> chosen strategy is a good idea. The worst they can do is say no, but the
> process of trying to formulate a good question actually helps you to think.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jared Scrivener CCIE2 #16983 (R&S, Security), CISSP
>
> Technical Instructor - IPexpert, Inc.
>
> Telephone: +1.810.326.1444
> Fax: +1.810.454.0130
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Suresh Mishra
> Sent: Thursday, 3 July 2008 5:19 PM
> To: Marvin Greenlee
> Cc: OSL CCIE Routing and Switching Lab Exam
> Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] VOL2-LAB9-task-4.2
>
> Hi Marvin,
>
> That make sense. I think it would be very difficult for any CCIE
> candidate to pass CCIE without asking some clarification questions to
> proctor.
>
>
> Thanks
> Suresh
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Marvin Greenlee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>> "situational awareness" - 'awareness of the situation', knowledge and
>> awareness of the environment.
>>
>> For the scope of the lab, beyond the task itself, you should be aware of
>> what section you are in and what you are asked to do.
>>
>> Since this task is specifically in the BGP section, the conclusion that
>> should be drawn is that this is referring specifically to BGP, not OSPF to
>> OSPF information.  Asking the proctor for clarification would be
>> recommended, if you are unsure is always recommended.
>>
>> Had this section been under OSPF, then possibly filtering between the two
>> routers would be the direction to take.
>>
>> Marvin Greenlee, CCIE #12237 (R&S, SP, Sec)
>> Senior Technical Instructor - IPexpert, Inc.
>> Telephone: +1.810.326.1444
>> Fax: +1.810.454.0130
>> Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>> Progress or excuses, which one are you making?
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Suresh Mishra
>> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 3:56 PM
>> To: OSL CCIE Routing and Switching Lab Exam
>> Subject: [OSL | CCIE_RS] VOL2-LAB9-task-4.2
>>
>> Hell all,
>>
>> In this section R2 is redistributing OSPF into  BGP and is advertising
>> it to R6. At the same time, R2 and R6 are ospf neighbors and are
>> advertising ospf routes to each other.  Now there is a question in
>> this section that reads as follows.
>>
>> "R6 should not receive any routes from R2 that are from the ospf
>> domain. No network statements are allowed.".
>>
>> After reading this question, I used "ip ospf database" filter command
>> and filtered all the LSA's that were send to R6 from R2 as I was not
>> allowed to use network statement that would allow me to disable OSPF
>> on the interface.
>>
>> However, P.G uses a solution where it filtered OSPF routes that were
>> redistributed into BGP. I think this question wants us to not have the
>> ospf routes propagated to the OSPF neighbors  via BGP routes.
>>
>> I think this question needs one simple modification. Instead of saying
>> "any ospf routes" that includes OSPF routes only (as per the English
>> language understanding), Instead it should say BGP routes. That means
>> it should read something like this.
>>
>> "R6 should not receive any BGP routes from R2 that are from the ospf
>> domain. No network statements are allowed"
>>
>>
>> I know there will always be a language issue with CCIE. But I think
>> making something difficult by using a language twist makes it more
>> confusing than technically challenging.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>> Suresh
>>
>>
>
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