Congratulations, Scott! It's great to know that there is light at the end of the tunnel. I will make my third attempt on June 18th.
Someone else asked about how to get into the lab every 30-40 days. Check the scheduling site multiple times every day - slots do open up, often at the 28-day mark when people reach the cancellation deadline. As a matter of fact, slots for June 5th, 6th, and 10th in SJ sat unclaimed for at least three or four days in the last two weeks. Scott mentioned that he had heavily used the Proctor Labs vRacks in his preparation. I have relied solely on Proctor Labs vRacks in my preparation over the last six months or so - the only equipment I have at home is one router to set up the EasyVPN tunnel, and four IP phones. I think I've used somewhere around 60 eight-hour sessions at this point, not counting the two weeks of BootCamp access. Since we are on the topic of saying "thanks" to Ipexpert today, I wanted to add my thanks to Glenn Champine and Drew LePla, the two main tech support guys for the Proctor Labs racks. They have responded many times to my after-hours pages to reset various pieces of hardware, and are always responsive and easy to work with. It can't be easy for CCNP-level engineers to support a bunch of engineers trying to achieve CCIE certifications, but they have been consistently polite to me, honest about their limitations, and willing to work with me when I make suggestions about how to fix something I think is broken. Mark and Vik are the public face of Ipexpert (on the Voice side) and I also thank them for all their expertise and guidance. I just wanted to also acknowledge how important the "behind the scenes" guys are to my preparation for the lab exam. Jane Jane Ryer, CCIE # 3333 (R&S) Network Consulting Engineer Cisco Systems Advanced Services team ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of IPheaders Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 1:46 PM To: CCIE Voice Subject: [OSL | CCIE_Voice] Thanks. I finally passed. I just wanted to take a moment to says thanks to Mark, Vik, and everyone else at IPExpert for the countless hours they put in to develop a quality product and going the extra mile to help moderate this forum and to help keep us straight. I also wanted to thank everyone that participates in this forum as well. I have never engaged in any type of forum in the past but found myself thorougly enjoying my experience with this one. I did just recently pass my voice IE lab last week. I'm sharing this not to boast, but rather to encourage everyone to keep working hard and to promote the affectiveness of this forum and IPExpert's product. I wish the best of luck to everyone and I will continue to check in on this forum and help contribute whenever I can. Cheers, Scott - CCIE #20903
