That makes sense thanks.

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On 03/03/2012, at 5:21 PM, "Randy Knighton" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Well said. I agree.
> 
> -Randy
> 
> On Mar 2, 2012, at 8:45 PM, "J D'Silva" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> I don't think Marko is saying that the IPexpert product isn't enough to
>> pass.  More what he's saying is that you cannot just take any product and
>> blindly work your way through it and expect to pass.  It takes a lot more
>> in depth studying to really get to know the protocols and fully understand
>> exactly how they really work, and be able to determine how they will behave
>> in situations you haven't seen before.  You have to go further than the
>> labs and the videos and actually know the topics.
>> 
>> You have to be the router.
>> 
>> And I think that's partly where Ive gone wrong.  I can configure almost
>> anything on the blueprint that you put in front of me.  With the exception
>> of some of the more advanced PfR I'm very comfortable with the topics
>> there.  However, there was a thread on here the other day about intra VLAN
>> multicast that I spoke up on, and was promptly smacked down.  It was a
>> scenario where if I had really understood IGMP Snooping and how ti worked
>> on  a switch it would have been painfully clear what exactly was
>> happening.  After reading through the doc the "the teacher" provided it in
>> hindsight seemed obvious that this would be the behavior of the switch.
>> 
>> It's those kinds of little nuances that you must be able to anticipate.
>> You can only teach so much, and the IPepert material does a good a job as
>> any product out there.  But at the end of the day it's up to you and I to
>> take the learning to the next level and make ourselves the Expert worthy of
>> passing the exam.
>> 
>> Jason
>> 
>> On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 7:18 PM, Michael Davis - Webquor <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Marko - does this mean that the IPExpert BLS is not enough to pass?  I
>>> have completed vol1 and 2 now and am starting on vol3 next week?  I am
>>> really gaining a good understanding of everything presented but I am
>>> worried now that it won't be good enough anymore.
>>> What more would I need to do apart from all 3 workbooks and lots of study
>>> and reading?
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> On 03/03/2012, at 11:23 AM, "Marko Milivojevic" <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> One thing is certain - no single piece of study material is a magic
>>>> bullet. All of our material works together towards the goal of
>>>> preparing you to pass the test.
>>>> 
>>>> In the past few months, the bar has been raised considerably when it
>>>> comes to the troubleshooting section in the lab. Simply knowing "how
>>>> to configure" doesn't cut it anymore and the training material and
>>>> classes that focus on recipes are no longer enough. Candidates who go
>>>> to the lab need to have a deep understanding on why things work the
>>>> way they do and how they WORK, not how they're configured.
>>>> 
>>>> All of our new products, including OWLE, but primarily 5-day ILT that
>>>> I teach have *sharp* focus on deep technology understanding. Our new
>>>> self-study products for example recently published "IPv4/IPv6
>>>> Multicast Operation and Troubleshooting" book reflect the entirely new
>>>> direction our training is taking. In the near future, we'll also be
>>>> revamping our other self-study products to bring them up to speed. Our
>>>> Volume 1-3 workbooks are probably the best preparation material on the
>>>> market, but we want them even better, with more focus on deep protocol
>>>> operations.
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427 (SP R&S)
>>>> Senior CCIE Instructor - IPexpert
>>>> 
>>>> On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 08:35, J D'Silva <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> My $0.02 for what's it's worth...
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have also taking the lab exam twice, and failed the TS section twice.
>>>>> The second time I had enough tickets fixed to pass the section, and I
>>>>> verified that all were working.  I still came away with a significantly
>>>>> lower score than expected.  I was very careful to fix things, and not
>>> just
>>>>> remove configs, so I'm really at a loss where I went wrong.
>>>>> 
>>>>> As well, I also did take the OWLE, and while it did help me focus on
>>> fixing
>>>>> the configs as opposed to removing them, it certainly wasn't a magic
>>> bullet
>>>>> for me to pass the TS section.  It was a great experience, and I
>>> enjoyed it
>>>>> imensely, but don't go into it thinking that you'll all of a sudden have
>>>>> the tools to pass the TS secstion.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jason
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 11:45 AM, Diego Gonzalez <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I'm sorry for your not pass!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I failed some months ago (also failed in tshoot section) and I
>>> understand
>>>>>> your felling.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> My advice..practice and practice. understand all the topics (as you has
>>>>>> made the exam..you know more or less what are the typical topics in
>>> this
>>>>>> exam), make your own scenarios and try "tipical issues" to view the
>>>>>> behaivor and the way to you can resolve.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Review the tech document TECCCIE-3610 (from Cisco Live of 2011). For
>>> me,
>>>>>> this was very usefull because you can see how is the exam, how is the
>>>>>> grading process and several guidelines that I didn't know in my first
>>>>>> attempt.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Of course, practice the time management.. Is one of the most important
>>>>>> thing to pass this exam. You have to make your strategy and apply it
>>> in the
>>>>>> exam (in the lab you wont have time to think in this things...)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Lucky for the next attempt!!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Diego.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 2012/2/25 ron harmon <[email protected]>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Don;
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I can personally recommend  the OWLE from IP Expert.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The entire week is very valuable and the tips you will get from Marko
>>> are
>>>>>>> sure to make a big impact in your next lab.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> There is an OWLE in San Jose in a couple of weeks.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Best of success on your next attempt!
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 3:43 PM, Don Pezet <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> I need some advice. I have unsuccessfully attempted the lab exam
>>> twice
>>>>>>> now.
>>>>>>>> I am doing fine on the configuration section and on my second
>>> attempt I
>>>>>>>> passed with almost an hour left to check my configurations so I don't
>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>> any worries there. However, I failed the troubleshooting section both
>>>>>>>> times. The first time I solved 7/10 tickets before running out of
>>> time
>>>>>>> so I
>>>>>>>> came really close. I then spent three months focused on
>>> troubleshooting
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> attempted the exam a second time, confident I would pass. On my
>>> second
>>>>>>>> attempt I tried to do better time management and focus on tickets
>>> that
>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>> knew I could solve. I marked down that I solved 8, however when I got
>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>> score report I only solved 5/10 tickets so I actually did worse than
>>> my
>>>>>>>> first attempt. The test definitely seemed more difficult, but I think
>>>>>> it
>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>> obvious that my study methods are not paying off. Apparently when I
>>>>>> setup
>>>>>>>> the network myself (the config section) I have no problems, but when
>>>>>>>> someone else sets up the network (the troubleshooting section) I am
>>>>>>> stuck.
>>>>>>>> So, I am looking for advice on what I can do to strengthen my
>>>>>>>> troubleshooting skills.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Here is what I have been doing so far:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> - I have watched all of the BLS content multiple times.
>>>>>>>> - I have performed the CCIE R&S Workbook Volume I and Volume III labs
>>>>>>>> multiple times on Proctor Labs equipment as well as in simulators.
>>>>>>>> - I have performed the troubleshooting labs from Volume III enough
>>>>>> times
>>>>>>>> that I have the solutions memorized so it is not really
>>> troubleshooting
>>>>>>> any
>>>>>>>> more.
>>>>>>>> - I have memorized countless template configurations so I know what
>>>>>>>> commands are needed / not-needed when setting up things like MPLS,
>>>>>>>> Frame-Relay, AutoRP, etc.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> At this point I am scratching my head as to what to do next. Does
>>>>>> anyone
>>>>>>>> have any advice on what I can do to get better at troubleshooting?
>>> Does
>>>>>>>> IPExpert have any additional products outside of the BLS bundle that
>>>>>>> covers
>>>>>>>> this better? Or a live class? I am thinking about repeating the CCNP
>>>>>>> TSHOOT
>>>>>>>> class to see if that helps, but the tickets on the lab exam are more
>>>>>>>> advanced and cover topics not included in TSHOOT.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Thanks for your time,
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Don
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>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Ron Harmon
>>>>>>> Network Engineer
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>>> please
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