The Long and Winding Road wrote: > > ""Symon Thurlow"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > Hi guys, > > > > Looking for some feedback as to how difficult it would be to > pass the > > CCIE lab if networking was not your primary role. > > probably slightly more difficult than if networking were your > primary role. > seriously. just because you are a full time net engineer > doesn't mean that > in your daily work you cover the depth and breadth of CCIE Lab > topics on a > regular basis. production networks, one would hope, are stable > entities. one > it is up and working, you monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot. > > I believe anyone who has been through the CCIE Lab will agree - > it is > unlikely you will ever find a production network quite like the > Lab. ;-) > > > > > > For instance, I am a bit of an IT generalist, networking > probably takes > > up 30% of my time. I don't feel confident that only working > this much > > with Cisco devices would enable me to retain enough knowledge > to pass > > the lab. > > > that's why NLI came into being. That's why FatKid and IPExpert > and Hello > Computers are around. You need decent theoretical background, > but mostly you > need hands on practice with a number of complex scenarios so > you can get > used to configuring difficult requirements under sever time > pressure. > > > > > > I know that it is possible to cram for months and then > possibly pass, > > but it is sort of pointless if you forget it a couple months > later > > (IMHO). > > > that's why you decide to put in 15-30 hours a week study time. > Reading. > Labs, etc. That;s why you have a study plan. That;s why you > identify the > core topics and devote some time every week to covering them.
Chuck, the methodology you propose sounds interesting but I am not sure I understand "identify the core topics". Could you explain that and put me on the right way ? Give some examples ? Do you mean BGP, FRelay etc ... How can anyone identify the core topics without having been exposed to the exam ? Regards. > > > > > > Thoughts? > > > nope - actions. :-) > > > > > > > Symon > > Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=58097&t=57936 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
