I just want to add one more thing. I failed because I didn't take into account troubleshooting. Like other candidates, I used V2 workbooks and as you know , Troubleshooting was not a big part in the old blueprint.
I like what is cisco doing to restore the value of CCIE. I live in Saudi Arabia, and where I live many people (from Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Yemen, Sudan, India, Pakistan, and even Saudis) use dumps to pass CCXP and even CCIE. I know many people who are still in college with CCNP or CCVP, and they are using dumps to get a job after graduation. I know someone who is working for a Cisco Gold partner and he passed the CCIE Lab exam from the second attempt. Why two attempts, because in the second time he got a lab that was similar to one in the dumps. What is their logic for using the dumps? - I don't want to spend money or don't have enough money for several attempts. - let me get a job first, then I will learn the technology and get the experience while I am working. - I want more money or a better job (shortcuts) - If there is a job interview, I will just study and read some books before the job interview. For me, no way and I will not really enjoy the moment when I see the word "passed" in the test results. I mean that moment is priceless because all your hard work paid off. I think Cisco should also introduce troubleshooting to the professional level. Regards, Mohammed From: [email protected] To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 10:34:27 +0300 Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_Security] Should I contact Cisco for a refund? Tyson, Thanks for your reply. That's what I though because I don't think cisco will make a lot of mistakes with the initial config. My email sounds and reads like I am asking for an answer. I was only looking for a confirmation , not an answer. I don't want to break the NDA so Please don't respond to my email and ignore it. I will try to figure out the solution from google or cisco doc cd. I still have a lot to learn, but I am happy because I am learning new things everyday. Regards, Mohammed Gazzaz From: [email protected] To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: RE: [OSL | CCIE_Security] Should I contact Cisco for a refund? Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 02:48:07 -0400 Mohammed, I believe the proctor was hinting to you that there was a problem with the ACS server as a known problem in the lab. Try to think of all the reasons that it would have not responded to requests even though you could ping it. Regards, Tyson Scott - CCIE #13513 R&S and Security Technical Instructor - IPexpert, Inc. Telephone: +1.810.326.1444 Cell: +1.248.504.7309 Fax: +1.810.454.0130 Mailto: [email protected] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mohammed Gazzaz Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 2:15 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [OSL | CCIE_Security] Should I contact Cisco for a refund? Hello, I am asking this because in my previous attempt, there were two strange incidents. 1- One of the routers was not configured with the default password and I was not able to log in, so I went to the proctor and he fixed the issue. According to the proctor, It never happened before and my incident was the first one. I don't remember what he told me exactly, but I think he mentioned something was wrong with the initial configuration. 2- ACS server was not working as it should be and I had 4 questions that required AAA. The funny thing is AAA was not working on 3 devices (a router, asa, and a switch) and I tried both Radius and Tacacs. I was able to ping the ACS server from these devices and telnet to port 49. There was nothing to block communication between the ACS server and the switch becuase they were on the same vlan. I was getting this message " No Authorative Response ..." when I did "test aaa group radius ...." and all the 3 devices were added as clients in the ACS server. I went to the proctor and told him there is a problem with the ACS server and he told me "you have to figure out the solution". Do you think the ACS was also not configured properly (like incident 1)? or was I doing something wrong? Should I contact Cisco for a refund? Did you guys face anything like this before? Thanks for your help Regards, Mohammed Gazzaz check out the rest of the Windows Live™. More than mail–Windows Live™ goes way beyond your inbox. More than messages check out the rest of the Windows Live™. More than mail–Windows Live™ goes way beyond your inbox. More than messages _________________________________________________________________ More than messages–check out the rest of the Windows Live™. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/
