Hi All, Today I sat for the CCIE beta exam. Whoooooooo!!! what a monster!!! Cisco finally came out with a way to filter people in the first stage only. I found this exam very tough and comprehensive. It can easily distinguish a man from a kid.
Cisco definitely assumes two things: 1. You know your stuff, no doubt about that, so lets not waste time in asking those things. Why not go for some applied stuff like scenarios, real world examples and sometimes real problems too.Why u guys dont apply whatever u have learnt? 2. You are definitely ready to take ur lab exam in a month or so and after passing this exam u gonna book ur flight to San Jose. I am CCNP,CCDP and have routing experience of around 2 years, definitely not upto the standard of most of you guys, but trust me, I was lost in some routing questions also. During the exam, there was only one thought on my mind: " Shahid, u have to go a long way, its just a start" I now exactly know what I need to learn and many thanks to Cisco as these guys put a real good effort in writing some amazing questions for this exam. Even if I fail this beta, I'll go for the same damn exam again. I wannna face this challenge!!!!!! Now without voilating the NDA, topics are: IP Multicasting (heavy) QoS (few but good ones) 6500 Switching (Yes, everything u can cover about this box. During exam I came to know what this monster can do!! PVLANs, VACLs, RACLs, and all little details about architecture) OSPF (ok) BGP (ok~Heavy) IS-IS (ok) EIGRP (ok) Mixed routing protocol scenarios (I lost all my colour here and my big expectations from MYSELF got a big dent here. Trust me, no exaggeration!!! IPX and DLSW+ MPLS,SIP,Basic TCP/IP, VoX, ATM, FR, x25, DDR RADIUS,TACACS+, IPSec and PIXes!!!!!!!!! And some weird stuff about Cisco hardware, flash, codes etc. I know exactly now how to cover this stuff and how important to know it if u wanna be a true Cisco Engineer. Links provided by Cisco with the blueprint are DAMN IMPORTANT to know. Trust me on that too and bookmark them immediately. Ill take a break today and start with my MCNS which is scheduled next week. If I pass, thats fine but if I fail, Ill sit for this same exam when it'll go live. No old stuff anymore!! I hope people will depend on books and reading to pass this test rather than depending on dumps and shortcuts. If u pass this test in a proper way, trust me u ll be happy with ur ACHIEVEMENT. Again kudos to Cisco for coming up with such a nice and comprehensive exam!!! Good Job!!! and thanks to all at Groupstudy for their help. Thanks, Shahid ===== Shahid Muhammad Shafi "Every man dies; not every man really lives" Please help feed hungry people worldwide http://www.hungersite.com/ A small thing each of us can do to help others less fortunate than ourselves __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=43473&t=43473 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
