Excellent advice as always Chuck, and if I may be so bold as to add, try it before you ask. You learn more out of your failures than your successes. You also learn how to broaden your scope, which will be necessary for your lab, and I hope that is why we are here. Password recovery is an example; there is always a question on this list about it. Anybody that would tell someone how to recover from an unknown password is not helping the person. You are even stretching it by telling them about CCO in my opinion. By not helping people in this way you set the groundwork for that person learning how to find the answer they need. If this were not an important and needed skill they would not give you a CD when you sit your lab. Again learning what doesn't work is equally important to a successful sit at the lab, reason being that the lab is such a time intensive exercise. So knowing what doesn't work will save time and will prove invaluable in the methodology part of the lab not just the mechanics. I feel that if there weren't such an impetus on time during the lab the first time success rate would jump dramatically, say 10-15%. Also for those who are one-day'ers myself included, I think time will factor in even more. Execution, execution execution..won't be much time to go down the gilded path. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Larrieu" To: Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 8:22 AM Subject: Some Study and Preparation Advice [7:15758] > A recommended good practice / good habit all those pursuing certification > probably should begin to cultivate: > > familiarize yourself with the contents of the Cisco technical documents > page. > > as you strive for higher and higher levels of certification, you will find > it invaluable to have read as much of this stuff as you can, and to know how > and where to find things about which you are unsure. > > the design guides, the configuration guide, and the command references are > all there, and should be the first place you look for answers. > > admittedly, this can be difficult on dial up lines. DSL or cable modem is a > great help. Another help is access to a laser printer, so you can print out > a lot of this stuff. makes general reading a lot easier. one person with > whom I correspond prints things out on paper with pre-punched holes, making > it easier to organize things into binders. > > so bookmark the following link: > > http://www.cisco.com/univercd/home/home.htm > > it will serve you well in your certification and professional pursuits. > > Chuck Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=15862&t=15758 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
