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<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Passed CCIE Written!!!!
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<DIV></DIV>>I passed the written today! It was a tough exam, with some funky worded
<DIV></DIV>>questions, but I received an 88%. The test did blowup halfway through
but I
<DIV></DIV>>was only delayed for 5 minutes.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>I have been in this business for 16 years and hold over 25 certs. I
have
<DIV></DIV>>been supporting Cisco gear for over 8 years. I obtained my CCNP/DP in
five
<DIV></DIV>>months last year and then I took a break from Cisco for a while (9
months),
<DIV></DIV>>so I had to study for a month on old junk I had forgotten or haven't
used
<DIV></DIV>>since 1994. Thank god for my CNX. I have been in networking before
10base-T
<DIV></DIV>>and Token-Ring.(Can someone say Lattisnet???) Man... I lived Token-Ring
from
<DIV></DIV>>1989-1996. This was one funky exam. This exam is somewhat harder then
the
<DIV></DIV>>ACRC, but ACRC is more focused, this one tests your knowledge across a
broad
<DIV></DIV>>scope of topics, so study hard.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Some study suggestion, if you feel they can help..
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>If you have no TR knowledge try to obtain the Laura Chappell, "Novell's
<DIV></DIV>>Guide to Netware Lan Analysis" (ISBN 0-7821-1362-1) It may be out of
print
<DIV></DIV>>or in it's 3rd or 4th edition. Excellent on TR, IPX, SRB, Spanning Tree
for
<DIV></DIV>>SRB. Also, if you can get your hands on an "IBM TR Architecture
Reference",
<DIV></DIV>>then this will explain everything you ever needed to know about the
RIF.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>The new Sybex book is only good for a basic cursory review. It also has
lots
<DIV></DIV>>of errors so be careful. Read or review the books listed on the
recommended
<DIV></DIV>>reading list, review all of the links on CCO under the blueprint. And
most
<DIV></DIV>>of all, KNOW YOUR PROTOCOLS IN AND OUT. This may be overkill but it
will be
<DIV></DIV>>worth it.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Having your CCNP/DP and/or CNX will make things a little easier,
especially
<DIV></DIV>>if you go for the written right after obtaining your NP/DP.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Own, borrow, or use a freeware protocol analyzer. Learn the protocols.
Here
<DIV></DIV>>is a cool site that was listed for a protocol analyzer
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>http://www.ethereal.com/
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Someone wrote in this board to "be the packet" To add to that "be the
<DIV></DIV>>protocol analyzer"
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>I want to thank everyone on this list for their questions, answers and
<DIV></DIV>>helping each other out. Your information provided me a small clue on
what to
<DIV></DIV>>expect and how to prepare for the written. You guys are a great and
<DIV></DIV>>dedicated bunch, good luck to all. See you in the LAB, aaaaggguuuhhhh..
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