Way to go Jason! How awesome to be a triple CCIE! I appreciate you sharing your experience with the group as well as the kind words for IPexpert. It was a pleasure assisting you.
Jeff Rensink - CCIE #24834 (Wireless, R&S) Senior Technical Instructor - IPexpert On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 12:06 PM, Jason Mosier <[email protected]>wrote: > Hello all, > > > > I’m very happy to announce that I was able to pass the CCIE Wireless lab > exam late last week. That said, I wanted to point out a few individuals in > this study group and personally thank them for their assistance (in no > particular orderJ). > > > > Kyle W. – Kyle has been an outstanding resource throughout this journey > for me. I know Kyle personally and he is and always has been willing to > discuss and assist with any of the challenges I’ve come across in my > prep-lab scenarios and in my technical understanding of subjects. > > > > Kristjan and Jeff R. – I was able to get connected with both of these > individuals a few weeks ago and we’ve sent emails back-and-forth ever > since. They both have very deep technical knowledge of wireless technology > in general, as well as Cisco configuration specifics. I’ve noticed that > they are both frequent contributors to this list, so please be sure to take > note when they respond to your questions. > > > > Jerome – I was lucky enough to take Jerome’s 5-day bootcamp which was > really the start of my active pursuit of this certification. > > > > I cannot really place a value on how instrumental those individuals were > in my journey to obtain this certification, but I want to be sure to deeply > thank them for all the assistance they’ve provided me. > > > > That said, I’m sure many of you are curious about my experiences. I’ve > been working with wireless in general for over 10 years now. I haven’t > really specialized in only wireless over those years, but I do have a firm > background in wireless technologies. When I decided to go for the Wireless > CCIE, I decided the best option for me was to attend a bootcamp. I chose > the IPExpert bootcamp and, at the time, received a 5-day training from > Jerome Henry. A bootcamp isn’t going to give you everything you need to > pass the lab, but it will provide much of the needed information and > practice. I should also point out that IPExpert themselves were very easy > to work with and did everything they could (in my mind) to overcome some > challenges we had along the way. I highly recommend them if you’re looking > at taking a bootcamp. > > > > I then took the exam 3 times before I finally passed. On my first > attempt, there were items that I knew I needed to work on a bit more along > with trying to figure out what they were looking for due to the phrasing of > questions. I thought I figured those things out and went for my second > attempt. > > > > After my second attempt, I really felt like I had passed the exam. I had > implemented everything I had learned from my first attempt and configured > all items on that lab as I had planned. I did come out of that attempt > with a couple of items that I wanted to spend more time on, but not that > much. That said, my final score didn’t reflect how I had thought I had > done on that lab. I then had to go back and try to figure out why I was > missing points on items that I had felt like I had configured correctly. > > > > I then had my third attempt last week. As always, it was quite the > challenge and I did have to figure some things out “on-the-fly.” I did > come out of the test feeling that I did well, but I was overly cautious > after my 2nd attempt. I didn’t really come away feeling like I needed > more work in any specific area this time, though. I received the email > that evening that I had passed the test (although I didn’t actually notice > it until the next morning) and felt a great sense of reliefJ > > > > My tips would really be identical to what Kristjan recently posted. You > do need a good foundation of routing and switching elements. For wireless > to work successfully, the underlying routing and switching needs to be > implemented correctly as well. When reviewing questions in the lab, think > about what they may be looking for and how they may confirm that your > configuration is correct – that in itself may provide some guidance. When > going through practice labs, always try to think of other ways you can > setup the lab so that you get a good understanding of how it works. Make > sure you understand how to navigate the provided documentation. This was a > lifesaver for me on a couple of items. You’re probably always going to be > thrown a “curve” in the lab, and it was helpful to be able to find > supporting documentation relatively quick. As Kristjan also mentioned, > don’t get stuck on troubleshooting a single item. I had one question where > I spent a little bit of time on it and decided to “concede the points” and > move on with the rest of the test. If I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have been able > to review my configs and correct other items that I knew well. > > > > If you have any other specific questions for me regarding my journey, > please feel free to contact me. Obviously, I will not break NDA for any > responses so please don’t ask me anything of that natureJ > > > > Thanks, > > Jason Mosier > > CCIE #7900 (R&S/SEC/Wireless) > > Network Implementation Engineer Manager > > 319-866-7988 > > [image: Description: Email_Updated_RGB-VitalLogoSmall] > > > > ------------------------------ > > This communication (including any attachments) is intended only for the > use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain > information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure > under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, any > dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly > prohibited. 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