Mohammed,
One big thing that really improves my speed and accuracy is putting all the stuff I can type out by heart in notepad. I create the majority of my configurations in notepad prior to ever getting on the router. The reason for this is when I make typos for example it is easier to fix a small typo in a line in notepad and re-paste it then to re-type the same line three times for small mistakes. Also using aliases to make commands much simpler. My recommendation is any command that doesn't come by heart or that you type over and over throughout the lab I put an alias so I don't have to exit from config mode to run the show commands that I use frequently. So here is an example of my aliases alias exec s show run alias exec c config t alias exec si show run interface alias exec srs show run | section alias exec srb show run | begin alias exec sri show run | include alias exec sio show ip ospf alias exec sie show ip eigrp alias exec zp show policy-map type inspect zone-pair alias exec sck show crypto isakmp alias exec sci show crypto ipsec alias exec cck clear crypto isakmp alias exec ccs clear crypto sa alias exec sir show ip route alias exec siib show ip interface brief alias exec sib show ip bgp alias exec di debug crypto ipsec alias exec dk debug crypto isakmp some people do stuff like sion for show ip ospf neighbor but just using sio I can still type "sio neigh" or "sio inter" or "sir ospf". People either hate aliases or they love them. Don't use too many. My list is probably a little long. Just make sure you keep them in a notepad so that you can remove them at the end of the lab. I will say that I finished my R&S Lab 3 hours early so I have always been a big advocate of them. All of these seem to be commands that I am constantly using when working on Labs and it greatly reduces the time it takes me to do testing and check my configurations by decreasing the amount of text I am typing each time. The same reason text messengers use LOL HTH etc etc. It is all time saving. 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] Join our free online support and peer group communities: <http://www.IPexpert.com/communities> http://www.IPexpert.com/communities IPexpert - The Global Leader in Self-Study, Classroom-Based, Video On Demand and Audio Certification Training Tools for the Cisco CCIE R&S Lab, CCIE Security Lab, CCIE Service Provider Lab , CCIE Voice Lab and CCIE Storage Lab Certifications. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mohammed Gazzaz Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 11:41 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [OSL | CCIE_Security] Time management and speed Thanks Shawn for your informative reply. Maybe I was lucky but my OEQs were easy and I got 100%. I don't like them either because it is like a lottery; it depends purely on luck. What can we do is to study and hope to get easy questions next time. "1.read the exam 2.reorganize the exam so that I make sure to complete the dependent tasks first. For example, if you have an inline IDS, probably finish this section first as the rest depends on this. 3.After you have re-organized, identify the two tasks that are the most complex. Chances are that other tasks do not depend on these tasks. Make sure to complete these tasks last. If you wiz past the easy stuff and only have 2 tasks left, this will boost your confidence immensely. I think this will actually help complete the complex tasks even more quickly. There is no worse feeling then being stuck on the hardest task earlier on for 3 hours, and only having an hour or 2 to complete the rest of the exam." I used the same approach but sometimes things don't go smoothly My biggest concern is speed and not having enough time to review my configurations. After each question, cisco asks us to dome some pings or telnet to verify the solution. I did this and verified my answers and every test I did was correct. For example, in the the VPN section, I solved 3 questions but got 0. I don't know why and I did exactly what cisco told me and verified my answers by doing the required tests in each question. I guess I just need to do more labs to improve my speed so I can have enough time for verification. Regards, Mohammed Gazzaz _____ From: [email protected] To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: RE: [OSL | CCIE_Security] Time management and speed Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:10:32 -0600 I did the following: 1.read the exam 2.reorganize the exam so that I make sure to complete the dependent tasks first. For example, if you have an inline IDS, probably finish this section first as the rest depends on this. 3.After you have re-organized, identify the two tasks that are the most complex. Chances are that other tasks do not depend on these tasks. Make sure to complete these tasks last. If you wiz past the easy stuff and only have 2 tasks left, this will boost your confidence immensely. I think this will actually help complete the complex tasks even more quickly. There is no worse feeling then being stuck on the hardest task earlier on for 3 hours, and only having an hour or 2 to complete the rest of the exam. I have also tried twice for my exam. The first time I did not even finish, the second time I failed on my core knowledge. I think I would have passed (if it were not for the core knowledge) as I got 100% on 4 sections, and 67% on the rest. The thing that helped me the most was working on my troublesome areas (like vpn). I knew the material, but I was referencing the docs to often. I basically setup small mini labs with 3 routers and one firewall, and rebuilt the lab every time. I would just perform one small configuration each time, like setup dmvpn. Then I would do it again with a twist, like dmvpn with certs. I kept doing this over and over. This helped a great deal, as the second time around, I noticed I did not reference the docs much at all. Now it feels like I am back to studying for the written exam due to the core knowledge section. I personally do not feel like the core knowledge is beneficial in any way. I have already passed the written, and the lab will weed out brain dumpers. Just on a side note, I was very confused as I always received 0% on my core knowledge. I thought this meant I did not answer any question correctly, but the score actually reflects a pass or fail on the core knowledge. I will probably end up studying so hard for the core knowledge, I will forget all the technical stuff and fail on that next time. I am starting to despise the person who thought it would be a good idea to invent this CCIE cert ;) _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mohammed Gazzaz Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 7:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [OSL | CCIE_Security] Time management and speed Hello, How do I improve my Time management and speed? I lost some points in my last two attempts because I didn't have time to verify my answers. I had only 10 or 5 minutes and that was not enough. I don't know how people manage to finish 2 hours earlier. What is the secret? doing more labs? What about using a stopwatch to help me with this thing? Regards, Mohammed Gazzaz _____ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! MSN Messenger <http://clk.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/> _____ See all the ways you can stay connected to <http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/default.aspx> friends and family
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