I used Test #2.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Lesewski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 1:10 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Passed CCIE Written, life is good [7:26584] > > > 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=26864&t=26584 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
