All, thanks for the well wishes - it I s appreciated.
There is good news and bad news. The good news is that I pass the OEQs. Somehow. I was worried that I might have missed 2 again as one of the questions was in my opinion way out of line and most certainly not answerable in four to five words. The bad news is that I didn't pass the test. I didn't get enough points in troubleshooting and I knew that coming out of the section since I knew I didn't have 80%, I calculated more like 72% (1 task short). My score report however says something significantly lower which is very unnerving to me. I felt like the troubleshooting section was very straightforward and attainable, I just ran out of time. With my low score, much lower than I expected though I feel like I must have missed something very significant. I walked away from what I thought were a lot of very clearly broken items now fixed and working as requested. I don't think a reread of the test would be completely out of the question. The lab was a very attainable thing too - just not for me today I guess. I didn't do as well this time as last time, I guess you could say I had a bad day and I pretty much felt like that all while I was taking the test. Everything that could go wrong did almost. It was more demoralizing than my first attempt. I hate failing at this and I clearly need to take a step back, evaluate my strategy and press forward deliberately. I need to get some things in order before I can consider going again. I need to spend more time with the new topics - I got exactly what I hoped I could get from them so that was good. It was an extremely interesting experience overall but I really wish I had passed. The lab portion was probably doable in the time frame they give you. Plus, if you finish the OEQ and TS sections early, you get that extra time for the configuration bits. I'll compose something more regarding my whole experience and sent it to the list separately. Again, thanks for all the support. -Mike From: Joe Astorino [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:01 PM To: pra pa Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Countdown to your lab! Anxiously awaiting ... : ) On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 7:43 AM, pra pa <[email protected]> wrote: Mike Karma is based on hard work. Rewards always come after hard work. Keep up hard study. You can do it!!! > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:21:44 -0700 > Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Countdown to your lab! > > Of course nobody can say what their OEQs were without breaking NDA. The ones > I got were hard for me because I was weak in those areas. I did not feel > that all of them were 'CCNP' level questions but that is my opinion. I'm not > weak in those areas any longer. I sat for my test back on August 26th. I > failed because of the OEQs, I am pretty sure I passed the lab portion based > on the percentages in my score report. > > I wish I had given myself a little more time for this test; I did not > anticipate how demanding my work schedule would be over the last 3 months - > as such I am a little further behind the ball than I would like to be. > Still, I am far more prepared than I was last time. The problem is, there > are more variables now than there were last time too. So it could be that I > am in just as bad a shape now, even though I know more as I was back in > August. It just depends on my karma I guess. > > =-) > > Whatever happens - happens, I'll give it my best shot and we'll see how it > works out. > > I should be sleeping. =-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 11:07 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Countdown to your lab! > > Mike, > > How long ago did you make your last lab attempt? I took mine on the 31st > of August and my OEQs were very fair - just as advertised. If you had > been actually studying for the lab, they weren't a big deal. I managed > to botch up my lab attempt in a whole other bunch of ways...hahaha I am > still trying to figure out what those ways were, but that is a whole > different story! > > Regardless, good luck and STAY CALM! :) > > -Erik > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Lipsey > Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:56 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Countdown to your lab! > > Thanks guys, I appreciate the support. > > It was a decent drive up to San Jose from LA - a little windy but not > bad. I listened to my IP Expert lectures focusing on the things that I > felt I needed to. I think it was helpful. > > Overall, I know what I know pretty well but being that they had added > what they added to the blue print - well I'm worried about 'CCIE Lab > Karma' in that I'll get tested on that which I know the least. =-) > > Plus, I'm still completely freaked out about the OEQs which are what got > me last time. > > I have not heard a single passing story yet which is not encouraging. > All of the feedback we have seen so far - none of it has made me feel > more confident. > > Such is life. I'll let you know how it goes after. =-) > > -Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 12:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: CCIE_RS Digest, Vol 45, Issue 153 > > Send CCIE_RS mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://onlinestudylist.com/mailman/listinfo/ccie_rs > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than > "Re: Contents of CCIE_RS digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Countdown to your lab! ([email protected]) > 2. Re: Countdown to your lab! (Joe Astorino) > 3. Re: Countdown to your lab! (Kim Pedersen) > 4. R&S Lab8 Question 8.8 (Jay Zitcovich (jzitcovi)) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:04:06 +0000 > From: [email protected] > Subject: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Countdown to your lab! > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Message-ID: > > <373451874-1256662798-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-111356415 > 7...@b > da694.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> > > Content-Type: text/plain > > Countdown! Hey Michael I know tomorrow is the day of your lab. go nail > it! I just realized you could be in another time zone...but still go get > it! > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:32:45 -0400 > From: Joe Astorino <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Countdown to your lab! > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected], [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Ditto! We will all be thinking of you dude...I hope you are the FIRST > we hear about passing CCIE v4.0 : ) Best of luck, and can't wait to > hear about your experience. > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 1:04 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Countdown! Hey Michael I know tomorrow is the day of your lab. go nail > it! > > I just realized you could be in another time zone...but still go get > it! > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > > > _______________________________________________ > > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, > > please visit www.ipexpert.com > > > > > > -- > Regards, > > Joe Astorino CCIE #24347 (R&S) > Sr. Technical Instructor - IPexpert > Mailto: [email protected] > Telephone: +1.810.326.1444 > Live Assistance, Please visit: www.ipexpert.com/chat > eFax: +1.810.454.0130 > > IPexpert is a premier provider of Classroom and Self-Study Cisco CCNA > (R&S, Voice & Security), CCNP, CCVP, CCSP and CCIE (R&S, Voice, Security > & Service > Provider) Certification Training with locations throughout the United > States, Europe and Australia. Be sure to check out our online > communities at www.ipexpert.com/communities and our public website at > www.ipexpert.com > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://onlinestudylist.com/pipermail/ccie_rs/attachments/20091027/ecef2f > a0/a > ttachment-0001.htm > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:06:11 +0100 > From: Kim Pedersen <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Countdown to your lab! > To: Joe Astorino <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected], [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Good Luck Michael, > > Will be rooting for you! > > Kim > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 7:32 PM, Joe Astorino > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Ditto! We will all be thinking of you dude...I hope you are the FIRST > > > we hear about passing CCIE v4.0 : ) Best of luck, and can't wait to > > hear > about > > your experience. > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 1:04 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Countdown! Hey Michael I know tomorrow is the day of your lab. go > >> nail > it! > >> I just realized you could be in another time zone...but still go get > it! > >> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, > >> please visit www.ipexpert.com > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Joe Astorino CCIE #24347 (R&S) > > Sr. Technical Instructor - IPexpert > > Mailto: [email protected] > > Telephone: +1.810.326.1444 > > Live Assistance, Please visit: www.ipexpert.com/chat > > eFax: +1.810.454.0130 > > > > IPexpert is a premier provider of Classroom and Self-Study Cisco CCNA > (R&S, > > Voice & Security), CCNP, CCVP, CCSP and CCIE (R&S, Voice, Security & > Service > > Provider) Certification Training with locations throughout the United > > States, Europe and Australia. Be sure to check out our online > > communities > at > > www.ipexpert.com/communities and our public website at > > www.ipexpert.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, > > please visit www.ipexpert.com > > > > > > > -- > // Freedom Matters > // Follow my progress on http://kpjungle.wordpress.com > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://onlinestudylist.com/pipermail/ccie_rs/attachments/20091027/b5e0de > 20/a > ttachment-0001.htm > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:25:14 -0400 > From: "Jay Zitcovich (jzitcovi)" <[email protected]> > Subject: [OSL | CCIE_RS] R&S Lab8 Question 8.8 > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > > <8aad339f916a4a40ba3b0c11fdf67b54088dd...@xmb-rtp-206.amer.cisco.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > All, > > > > Per the question, it ask to build keys between R2-R4, R2-R5, R2-R6 and > R567. > > > > The final config on R5 and R6 has the following key: > > > > key chain R2R5R6 > > key 2 > > key-string 7 08285C4B1109000506343E563E24167E > > accept-lifetime 00:00:00 Jan 1 2008 infinite > > send-lifetime 00:00:00 Feb 1 2008 infinite > > > > and has key R2R5R6 key used on R5 and R6 and not R2 > > > > interface Serial0/1/0 > > ip address 150.100.100.5 255.255.255.0 > > ip rip authentication mode md5 > > ip rip authentication key-chain R2R5R6 > > > > The proctor guide has no explanation for the use of the key or has it > configured: > > > > My debug ip rip shows on R5 /* and similar relative to R6 */ > > ct 10 09:08:08.478: RIP: received packet with MD5 authentication > > .Oct 10 09:08:08.478: RIP: ignored v2 packet from 150.100.100.6 (invalid > authentication) > > > > > > Since there is a PVC between 5 and 6 then we would need to create a > similar configuration on 5 & 6 as we have in R2 since you can't have > multiple key on the same RIP interface(per the question). > > > > Any clarification would be appreciated! > > > > Thanks, > > Jay > > > > > > Jay Zitcovich > Consulting Systems Engineer > Data Center Sales > > Cisco Systems, Inc. > Pittsburgh, PA > United States > Cisco.com <http://www.cisco.com> > Phone: 412 237 6265 > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > > Think before you print. > > This e-mail may contain confidential and privileged material for the > sole use of the intended recipient. 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