Todd, here's something that may help a little... Bill Parkhurst's take on the IE Written at Networkers last year was something to the tune of, "The purpose of the written exam is to test things that we simply can't test on the lab."
Just think of the written as a box that you have to check before you can take the lab. Studying for the written is NOT the same as studying for the lab... the two are totally different animals. Incidentally, I noticed Dennis Laganiere also replied to this thread. I downloaded the Boson test he wrote the day of my lab, and it was a great help. Assuming that it's been updated for the new test, I highly recommend that you use it to test yourself maybe a day or two before your next attempt. Good luck, Hal Logan Network Specialist Computing & Engineering Technology Manatee Community College > -----Original Message----- > From: Panella Todd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 6:03 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Blown Away By The New CCIE Written [7:62396] > > > Has anyone taken the new format of the written test? I just > got my head > handed to me. Needed a 58 to pass and got a 47. I > definitely studied the > wrong material. I thought the test would emphasize OSPF, > BGP, WAN and the > basic Routing Protocol interaction. Boy was I wrong. 75% of > the test was > Multicast, IPX, Token Ring and QoS. I studied QoS pretty > well, but slacked > a bit on Multicast and totally wrote off Token Ring or IPX. > Ooops....$300 > down the drain. Anyone else have a similiar experience? As > far as what I > used, I thought the "official CCIE R&S Exam Cert. Guide" > would be enough. > Uhh, that's a big NO! Bruno and clan don't even cover half > of what was on > this test. Anyone else recommend something different for > next time? Should > I just say No to all books and print out all the links on the > Exam blueprint > page? I think that's what I'm going to do this time, oh, that and > concentrate on useless protocols. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=62455&t=62396 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
