Comments on: A Recommended Study Approach http://blog.ine.com/2008/12/17/a-recommended-study-approach/ Helping you become a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:47:55 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Anthony Sequeira, #15626 http://blog.ine.com/2008/12/17/a-recommended-study-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-17033 Anthony Sequeira, #15626 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:54:08 +0000 http://blog.ine.com/?p=398#comment-17033 Hi Brandon! Still on my to-do list...just had to prioritize against other tasks/posts! I hope you understand. Hi Brandon!

Still on my to-do list…just had to prioritize against other tasks/posts!

I hope you understand.

]]> By: Bhuvanesh http://blog.ine.com/2008/12/17/a-recommended-study-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-16598 Bhuvanesh Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:16:43 +0000 http://blog.ine.com/?p=398#comment-16598 it seems realistic, Thanx,, it seems realistic, Thanx,,

]]> By: Brandon http://blog.ine.com/2008/12/17/a-recommended-study-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-16428 Brandon Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:40:51 +0000 http://blog.ine.com/?p=398#comment-16428 Anthony, Great tips, and thanks! I just a recommendation for the lab exam expanded blue print. It might be helpful to consider next to each topic and/or subtopic to have a weight for how much this particular technology should be studied. For example there would be 5 stars next to a particular core BGP or OSPF topic and maybe 1 or 2 stars next to a topic like OSPF auto-cost. Just a thought. Thanks, Brandon Anthony,

Great tips, and thanks! I just a recommendation for the lab exam expanded blue print. It might be helpful to consider next to each topic and/or subtopic to have a weight for how much this particular technology should be studied. For example there would be 5 stars next to a particular core BGP or OSPF topic and maybe 1 or 2 stars next to a topic like OSPF auto-cost. Just a thought.

Thanks,
Brandon

]]> By: Anthony Sequeira http://blog.ine.com/2008/12/17/a-recommended-study-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-16300 Anthony Sequeira Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:18:46 +0000 http://blog.ine.com/?p=398#comment-16300 I would start with the Written Blueprint and start a similar study approach to what is described above actually. If you need sample exam questions - I wrote a practice test bank that is still available for sale at NetMasterClass as of right now. I would start with the Written Blueprint and start a similar study approach to what is described above actually.

If you need sample exam questions – I wrote a practice test bank that is still available for sale at NetMasterClass as of right now.

]]> By: michael http://blog.ine.com/2008/12/17/a-recommended-study-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-16297 michael Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:52:04 +0000 http://blog.ine.com/?p=398#comment-16297 On another note, My written had just expired and now I feel I have to start all over. This might not be a bad thing since I could use this opportunity to fill in the gaps. Any suggestions on how to approach this? On another note, My written had just expired and now I feel I have to start all over. This might not be a bad thing since I could use this opportunity to fill in the gaps. Any suggestions on how to approach this?

]]> By: Ian http://blog.ine.com/2008/12/17/a-recommended-study-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-16259 Ian Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:49:17 +0000 http://blog.ine.com/?p=398#comment-16259 That's very close to my current plan but I’d like to offer a suggestion for improvement to it :-) I think it would be beneficial to all CCIE candidates if Internetwork Expert created a page or a forum sticky with the blue print of the current CCIE track (for each track) and then posted links to good articles under each blueprint topic. There is a ton of good information distributed amongst the blogging world, online magazines and of course, Cisco.com A central repository of such articles listed under each heading would be of great benefit to the student as it would allow us quick access to the best resources without having to waste time trawling the internet for them. I am sure the students would contribute by posting links to their favourite papers so the administrative overhead on you guys would be minimal and it is something that could grow with time. A brief description under each link posted would be helpful too, I think. That’s very close to my current plan but I’d like to offer a suggestion for improvement to it :-)

I think it would be beneficial to all CCIE candidates if Internetwork Expert created a page or a forum sticky with the blue print of the current CCIE track (for each track) and then posted links to good articles under each blueprint topic. There is a ton of good information distributed amongst the blogging world, online magazines and of course, Cisco.com A central repository of such articles listed under each heading would be of great benefit to the student as it would allow us quick access to the best resources without having to waste time trawling the internet for them.

I am sure the students would contribute by posting links to their favourite papers so the administrative overhead on you guys would be minimal and it is something that could grow with time. A brief description under each link posted would be helpful too, I think.

]]> By: Brian McGahan, CCIE #8593 http://blog.ine.com/2008/12/17/a-recommended-study-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-16180 Brian McGahan, CCIE #8593 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:47:05 +0000 http://blog.ine.com/?p=398#comment-16180 Ted, When you get to the point when you are not "surprised because that’s how the technology works", then you are ready for the lab. The key is that you should be able to look at a particular design, and be able to identify the problems before even starting the configuration on it. In the end the CCIE Lab exam is testing your core knowledge of the protocols, not stupid router tricks. Good luck in your preparation! Ted,

When you get to the point when you are not “surprised because that’s how the technology works”, then you are ready for the lab. The key is that you should be able to look at a particular design, and be able to identify the problems before even starting the configuration on it. In the end the CCIE Lab exam is testing your core knowledge of the protocols, not stupid router tricks.

Good luck in your preparation!

]]> By: Dhanushka http://blog.ine.com/2008/12/17/a-recommended-study-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-16147 Dhanushka Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:18:01 +0000 http://blog.ine.com/?p=398#comment-16147 Excellent advice, Anthony. No more words...Thanx Excellent advice, Anthony. No more words…Thanx

]]> By: remakin http://blog.ine.com/2008/12/17/a-recommended-study-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-16131 remakin Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:35:50 +0000 http://blog.ine.com/?p=398#comment-16131 excellent advice, Anthony. thanx a lot!! excellent advice, Anthony.
thanx a lot!!

]]> By: Ted http://blog.ine.com/2008/12/17/a-recommended-study-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-16123 Ted Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:48:45 +0000 http://blog.ine.com/?p=398#comment-16123 Anthony, Thanks for the study tips, but I'd like to raise two issues. Issue 1 deals with wording of questions/tasks and the other with when do you know it's time. Issue #1. How can we tell what's being asked of us? Interpretation is a key requirement. I was working on a lab and after a few steps it dawn on me that I needed to go back change my configuration. Issue #2. Working on ver. 2 lab 8 and low and behold ospf was not forming an adjacency between R3 and Sw2. After what seemed like hour of screen dream (just staring) I decided to look on IE blog to see if any colleages had similar issue. There were posts about a couple of ways to navigate this. Ended up doing what I thought was the correct and adj. establish immediately (as expected). At that point called it a day, because it was like I knew this, how else can a packet get from point A to point B. To summarize. We're ready probably when whatever we face doesn't surprise us. If a step is left out, so what because we know/understand how the technology works. If a packet cannot get from 1 point to another we should know that and we should know why. So, my studies continue with one task. How to get a packet from 1 point to another or not. Fortunately we have this site to share our individual and collective lessons learned. To not be surprised bacause that's how the technology works! Anthony,
Thanks for the study tips, but I’d like to raise two issues. Issue 1 deals with wording of questions/tasks and the other with when do you know it’s time. Issue #1. How can we tell what’s being asked of us? Interpretation is a key requirement. I was working on a lab and after a few steps it dawn on me that I needed to go back change my configuration. Issue #2. Working on ver. 2 lab 8 and low and behold ospf was not forming an adjacency between R3 and Sw2. After what seemed like hour of screen dream (just staring) I decided to look on IE blog to see if any colleages had similar issue. There were posts about a couple of ways to navigate this. Ended up doing what I thought was the correct and adj. establish immediately (as expected). At that point called it a day, because it was like I knew this, how else can a packet get from point A to point B. To summarize. We’re ready probably when whatever we face doesn’t surprise us. If a step is left out, so what because we know/understand how the technology works. If a packet cannot get from 1 point to another we should know that and we should know why. So, my studies continue with one task. How to get a packet from 1 point to another or not. Fortunately we have this site to share our individual and collective lessons learned. To not be surprised bacause that’s how the technology works!

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