Cool, I didnt know the ISP Dial qualification exam applied to the C&S lab exam. I'll have to schedule the C&S lab exam then. Anyone else taking it?
thanks, -Brad Ellis CCIE#5796 (R&S / Security) Network Learning Inc [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.optsys.net (Cisco hardware) ""nrf"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Allright. Sean Knox has pretty much nailed it on the head. But let me try > one more time. > > To become a R/S CCIE you must > #1) pass the R/S written > #2) pass the R/S lab > > To become a Security CCIE you must > #1)pass the Security written > #2) pass the Security lab > > To become a C/S CCIE you must > #1)Pass one of 8 possible C/S writtens - or - have passed either the old > ISPDial or WAN-switching CCIE writtens back when they were still available > (so if you have never done this, then unless you have a time machine, you > cannot do it now) > #2)Pass the C/S lab. > > > Bottom line - the labs are absolutely NOT the same for all three, believe > me. I've tried all 3 labs, and they are significantly different. There are > some base-level similarities, but beyond that they are quite divergent. If > you don't believe me, read their descriptions: > > http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/625/ccie/certifications/services.html#4 > http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/625/ccie/certifications/routing.html#4 > http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/625/ccie/certifications/security.html#4 > > > > > ""Sean Knox"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > The lab is not the same for all three. As nrf has repeatedly tried to tell > > you, they are three SEPARATE tracks. To achieve the R/S CCIE, you need to > > pass the R/S written and the R/S CCIE Lab. To get your C/S CCIE, even if > you > > already have, say, you R/S CCIE *completed*, you still need to complete > the > > C/S written then take the C/S lab. > > > > Sean > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 5:07 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: CCIE communication and services [7:43714] > > > > > > > > > Sorry, I guess that wasn't very clear. Suppose you attain an > > > R/S CCIE and > > > now wish to go for security or C/S. As the lab is the same > > > for all three, is > > > it necessary to keep retaking the lab or will the written be enough? I > > > assume you probably do have to take the lab again, however > > > since it is the > > > same test you have already passed,it just seems redundant. > > > > > > nrf wrote: > > > > > > > > Uh, what? I don't understand your question. If you're saying > > > > that you're > > > > thinking that you can just keep getting more than one C/S CCIE > > > > by taking > > > > that lab over and over again (but by passing different C/S > > > > writtens), then > > > > the answer is absolutely not. Contrary to what many people > > > > believe, there > > > > are no different 'flavors' of the C/S. There is only 1 C/S > > > > CCIE, and you're > > > > either a C/S CCIE or you're not. And really, this makes > > > > perfect sense, > > > > since there is only one unified C/S lab which every C/S > > > > candidate takes, no > > > > matter which written he/she passed. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ""Jason Owens"" wrote in message > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > > > > Based on your post above, as the lab is the same general > > > > knowledge, would > > > > > you need to keep taking it, providing you have passed it > > > > once, to get more > > > > > than one CCIE? Or would the various written exams suffice? > > > > Just curious. > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=43874&t=43714 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
