Mike, Sorry to hear that you came so close to passing it. It would have been a good idea using the asii notation e.g.
*Hold down ALT key and type 124 at the same time gives you |* *Hold down ATL key and type 92 at the same time gives you \* I wish you lots of luck on your second attempt. From the looks of things you should pass it without any problem. Best regards, Hilton On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Michael Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > Honestly I'm not sure what the other candidate's keyboards were like, as I > didn't want to appear to cheat in any way. By the end of the day, I was so > burnt out that my only thought was to go back to my hotel. I have e-mail > addresses of some of the others, and might follow up to ask, though. > > Thanks, > > Mike > > On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 6:31 PM, Kim Pedersen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I thought they were all supposed to be US styles? Were all the keyboards > > like this? > > > > Kim > > > > On Apr 6, 2011, at 4:58 PM, Michael Miller wrote: > > > > > Thanks to everyone for the advice, > > > > > > I'll report back on what I find out with regards to taking items into > the > > > lab... > > > > > > As for the keyboard layout, I took the exam in Brussels, and it was: > > > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KB_United_Kingdom.svg > > > > > > Unfortunately, in an effort to "Americanize" the layout, someone had > > > reconfigured the keymap so that the @ was above the 2 and the " was > above > > > the '. My keyboard had a sticker for @ on the 2 key, but the one for > the > > " > > > was either never put on, or it had fallen off. I had to ask the proctor > > how > > > to type it. > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Nicolas MICHEL <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > >> This is an example of the layout we will face in the lab right ? > > >> > > >> > > >> http://www-old.oberon.ethz.ch/images/uskeyb.gif > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Thanks guys > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Yeah I d definitely schedule again. Glad to hear that the proctor are > > nice > > >> in Brussels. Going for my lab in June > > >> > > >> > > >> 2011/4/6 Tyson Scott <[email protected]> > > >> > > >>> Also go right away. I remember when I did mine I scheduled 30 days > > later > > >>> which was as soon as I could go and I was glad I did. Now if you > > failed > > >>> by > > >>> a large margin I wouldn't give the same advice, but if you felt > > >>> comfortable > > >>> then go right away. If you were struggling then spend some more time > > >>> studying. > > >>> > > >>> Regards, > > >>> > > >>> Tyson Scott - CCIE #13513 R&S, Security, and SP > > >>> Managing Partner / Sr. Instructor - IPexpert, Inc. > > >>> Mailto: [email protected] > > >>> Telephone: +1.810.326.1444, ext. 208 > > >>> Live Assistance, Please visit: www.ipexpert.com/chat > > >>> eFax: +1.810.454.0130 > > >>> > > >>> IPexpert is a premier provider of Self-Study Workbooks, Video on > > Demand, > > >>> Audio Tools, Online Hardware Rental and Classroom Training for the > > Cisco > > >>> CCIE (R&S, Voice, Security & Service Provider) certification(s) with > > >>> training locations throughout the United States, Europe, South Asia > and > > >>> Australia. Be sure to visit our online communities at > > >>> www.ipexpert.com/communities and our public website at > > www.ipexpert.com > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> -----Original Message----- > > >>> From: [email protected] > > >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael > > Miller > > >>> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 5:54 AM > > >>> To: [email protected] > > >>> Subject: [OSL | CCIE_RS] Failed First Attempt / Advice Needed > > >>> > > >>> Guys, > > >>> > > >>> I took the lab yesterday in Brussels. I passed the configuration > > section, > > >>> but failed the TS by one ticket as far as I can tell. When I walked > out > > of > > >>> the exam, I felt that I had surely passed the configuration, but I > felt > > >>> that > > >>> I had only solved eight tickets in TS. > > >>> > > >>> In my score report I noticed that I have the option for a rescore, > but > > >>> seeing that it was the TS section that I failed, Is it even worth it? > > >>> > > >>> I felt that a few factors contributed to me struggling with the > > tickets: > > >>> > > >>> 1) The keyboard was quite different from the standard US layout. Many > > >>> crucial keys including the pipe and double quote were either in > > different > > >>> locations, or not even labeled. The proctor was able to help me > through > > >>> this, but I must have hit the \ key instead of enter fifty times in > > that > > >>> section alone. > > >>> > > >>> 2) Stress / Nerves - It was my first attempt at any CCIE lab. My > > thought > > >>> processes were in panic mode for probably the first ten minutes of > the > > >>> test. > > >>> It wasn't until the afternoon that I really felt comfortable in the > > lab. > > >>> The > > >>> fact that I seemingly couldn't type some of the most basic commands > > (show > > >>> run | i ...) due to the strange location of the pipe only compounded > > this. > > >>> The problem wasn't that I couldn't find the key, but that I kept > > >>> instinctively reaching to the wrong position. > > >>> > > >>> With all of that in mind, I'm wondering if I should schedule my next > > >>> attempt > > >>> right away, or if I should wait and study? > > >>> > > >>> My feeling is that I should probably brush up on my troubleshooting > > >>> methods > > >>> based on what I saw in the exam, but I feel like I should be able to > do > > >>> that > > >>> within the month that I have to wait. > > >>> > > >>> A few final notes: The DOC-CD was incredibly fast in my lab. I didn't > > >>> attempt to open any PDFs, but I felt that surfing it was just like > when > > I > > >>> was home. I didn't refer to it once, but at the start of the > > configuration > > >>> section I opened up a few pages for later reference. I would suggest > > >>> that candidates learn the hot-keys to open links in new tabs and > > windows > > >>> in > > >>> IE. The task bar can get cluttered, so being able to open a tab saved > > me > > >>> space. > > >>> > > >>> I can't recall the proctors name at the moment, but I would say he > was > > >>> incredibly nice. I asked him several questions during the config > > section, > > >>> and he did his best to answer them when possible. I would say that > the > > >>> advice to explain the technology help me, because I found he was much > > more > > >>> willing to discuss the task when he felt I was only attempting to > > clarify > > >>> the wording. In fact, he had to check the answer key for one section, > > >>> because there was a task that was clearly contradictory. > > >>> > > >>> In any case, any feedback would be appreciated! > > >>> > > >>> Mike > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, > > please > > >>> visit www.ipexpert.com > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, > > please > > >>> visit www.ipexpert.com > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Nicolas MICHEL > > >> Ingenieur Réseaux et Securité (CCNA/CCNP) > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, > please > > visit www.ipexpert.com > > > > > > > > // Freedom Matters > > Follow my CCIE progress on: http://kpjungle.wordpress.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > _______________________________________________ For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please visit www.ipexpert.com
