Excellent comments and excellent attitude! Best wishes in your pursuits! JR -- Johnny Routin The "Routin" One
""Shahid Muhammad Shafi"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > 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=43481&t=43473 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
