Since I realized I would never feel ready for the CCIE, I figured the best way to prepare for the CCIE written was to take it once, try to get a feel for the subject material, topics and format, then go home, study anything that was a total surprise, and take it again. ($300 for the test, instead of $3000 for a class). Trouble is, I passed the test-- barely. I got a 70%, the absolute minimum passing score. I realize the lab is challenging, and since it's at least 6 months out for me (full schedule in NC and CA), I'm trying to figure out if there's a good reason to retake the written. I did notice that you need to submit your score when logging in to the Lab scheduling system. BTW, I thought the CCIE written was too easy and too difficult at the same time. I really don't see the need to have memorized tons of TokenRing bridging techniques in today's Ethernet world, but concurrently, I would have liked to be more challenged with OSPF and BGP questions, things that are critical to today's Internet world. I wonder how many people on this newsgroup realize that ARIN has allowed backbone carriers to only advertise /20 bits to BGP peers and how this threatens the integrity of the 'net? (Also hats off to uu.net for continuing on with /24! Damn you sprint!) Congratulations to anyone who has worked hard to learn internetworking. Certified or not. Nate Vanderschaaf Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=9733&t=9733 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
