CONGRATULATIONS!!! Chuck...
Now good luck to your lab.
Daniel
San Jose Dec 7-8.
"Chuck Larrieu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Hi, guys and gals! Miss me while I was gone? :->
>
> I am quite pleased and very proud to announce that I passed my CCIE
written
> this morning. I won't bore you with my score, let alone the number of
> questions on the test and the passing score. This sort of thing
information
> is available elsewhere. My own score is irrelevant, except to say that it
> wasn't even close. ;->
>
> All in all, this was a very good test, in my opinion. There were a couple
of
> questions that might be considered ambiguous. There was certainly a bit of
> whimsy to be found. I nearly broke out laughing at a couple of the totally
> discongrous things I saw. I have to wonder how many test takers even
realize
> the humor that is to be found in a couple of places? :->
>
> In terms of preparation, let me state that in my experience, there is NO
> substitute for Jeff Doyle's TCP/IP Routing, nor Bassam Halabi's Internet
> Routing Architectures. I also used the CCIE Exam Cram book, with good
> effect. Heresy as it is to suggest this, I believe that in terms of pure
> test preparation, that with regards to Radia Perlman's Interconnections,
one
> might find better ways to spend one's time. ( this is NOT to say there is
no
> value to be found, NOR is it to say that one should NOT read the book. It
is
> only to say that in terms of pure preparation for the CCIE written as I
saw
> it, there are better sources available ) I also took advantage of a number
> of study materials freely available from CCO, CCPrep, and our own
groupstudy
> web site. The latter two sites have some token ring / RIF information that
> was invaluable. I also spent a LOT of time with the materials one can
obtain
> by subscribing to Certification Zone ( disclosure - I have been
compensated
> for services rendered to Certification Zone )
>
> If I were to tabulate, I would say that the plurality of questions
involved
> OSPF and bridging of various kinds. There was far less BGP than I would
have
> expected, given what the Blueprint describes. In terms of a couple of
areas,
> such as router operation, protocol behavior fundamentals, and so on, that
> Exam Cram proved to be quite useful. One might consider investing in this
> one even at the CCNA level, and growing into it.
>
> Also, when you read my signature, your will understand that I am
embarrassed
> to report that my worst score by far fell under the category of security
>
> Lastly, I wanted to mention that I saw several questions on my test that I
> have also seen posed here on Groupstudy - almost word for word, and right
> down to some very accurate representations of the diagrams. Some of you
bad
> boys and girls have been violating the NDA. Shame on you ;->
>
> I am aware that Nigel, Bernard, and the other Chuck will be taking their
> written's over the next couple of days. It is definitely looking like the
> class of 2001 is shaping up quite well. Hey, guys, I look forward to
seeing
> your announcements of your own success Monday and Tuesday. There is no
doubt
> in my mind. If I can do it, you certainly can. Just don't outsmart
> yourselves. Always THINK! :->
>
> I kinda look at it this way. I began the climb to Everest at the shoreline
> of India. CCNA/CCDA = Delhi. CCNP/CCDP = Katmandu. CCIE Written = Base
Camp
> 18,000 feet. The rest of the climb looks real steep, real tough. But I can
> look back along my route and see that I have come a long way. And like the
> Little Engine of lore, I Think I Can!!!!! There are too many of you who
are
> entitled to and deserving of my thanks for your advice, your wisdom, your
> good humor, your knowledge. I can only say that it is indeed my privilege
to
> know and associate with each and every one of you.
>
> See you all up on the top of Everest!
>
> Chuck
> BA, MS, CCNA, CCDA, CCNP/Security(!), CCDP
> CCIE Written, CCIE Candidate!
> ( save this e-mail as a collector's item - I will never sign this way
again
> ;-> )
> ----------------------
> I am Locutus, a CCIE Lab Proctor. Xx_Brain_dumps_xX are futile. Your life
as
> it has been is over ( if you hope to pass ) From this time forward, you
will
> study US!
> ( apologies to the folks at Star Trek TNG )
>
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