You said you used one of the bosons and it was great... Which one was it, 1,2 or 3?
>From: "Logan, Harold" >Reply-To: "Logan, Harold" >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Passed CCIE Written, life is good [7:26584] >Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 12:40:12 -0500 > >Ok this is a little long, but I figure by writing this now I can save >the trouble of answering the dozens of "What books did you read" and >"What software did you use" questions. If you've already passed the >written, or if you don't care what I did to pass, then hit delete. > >Took the CCIE Written yesterday... not necessarily because I felt I was >ready for it, but more because I was sick of studying for it. All in all >it was a challenging exam... I needed a 70 to pass, and I got a 77. I >was kinda hoping to score in the high 80's at least, but a pass is a >pass right? As another netacad instructor once pointed out to me, "When >you go to the doctor's office, you see his diploma on the wall... but >you don't see his GPA anywhere do you?" > >As for my prep work... I used Sybex's CCIE book by Todd Lammle and John >Swartz as a basis for my studying, and cross-referenced with Caslow, >Giles, and the CCIE professional development books when necessary. The >Sybex CCIE book has taken flack on these lists in the past, and I will >agree with other posters: there are several errors in the book, >especially in some of the sample questions. Historically, Sybex has been >very good about posting errata in their books on their web page... I >didn't check for this book though, partially because I knew any errors >would come up in my cross-referencing, and partially out of laziness =) >I consider the Lammle/Swartz book a worthy investment though; a month >ago I had practically 0 experience or knowledge of reading and >interpretting RIF's or working with multicast protocols. One of the down >sides of some of the more detailed books out there is that they contain >so much information that a subject you know nothing about can be >intimidating. For example, I THOUGHT I knew ethernet until I read the >ethernet chapter in Giles' book. Reading a book like his to learn about >something you know little about is painful at best, and fruitless at >worst. The Sybex book does an excellent job of explaining the underlying >concepts in english, giving you a foundation to build on. > >I also bought one of the Boson CCIE tests yesterday and went through it >for a few hours before I took the test. Let me say, that was the second >best $40 dollars I've spent on this test. (The best $40 was the bar tab >I racked up last night) The questions in the Boson test were very >challenging, many of them more challenging than the Written. I'm pretty >sure, I wouldn't have passed without it. > >I had one other resource backing me up, I teach the Cisco Networking >Academy classes. Believe it or not, knowing the CCNA netacad curriculum >forwards and backwards contributed greatly to my success on the exam. > >Anyways, enough babbling... after taking a short break I need to start >getting ready for the lab. I don't post much on here (usually because >the few questions I'm qualified to answer, get answered six times before >I can hit the Reply button), but I want to thank everyone on the list; >I've learned a lot from your questions and your answers. > >Cheers, >Hal - CCAI, CCDP, CCNP+Voice _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=26587&t=26584 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
