Comments for CCIE Trek http://ccietrek.wordpress.com A blog of Jeff Rensink's trek to the CCIE summit (again) Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:46:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on SP study materials have arrived! by jrensink78 http://ccietrek.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/sp-study-materials-have-arrived/#comment-179 jrensink78 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:46:40 +0000 http://ccietrek.wordpress.com/?p=329#comment-179 I don't know if there would be more books that I would add to the list. These don't cover every topic in the blueprint. But it hits the major ones. I think most of the other topics could probably be covered with materials off of Cisco's website. But since I haven't actually taken any of the exams, I can only guess. For my reading list, I've mainly gone off of what was recommended on the Internetwork Expert site along with what others have recommended on Internetwork Expert's user forums. I don’t know if there would be more books that I would add to the list. These don’t cover every topic in the blueprint. But it hits the major ones. I think most of the other topics could probably be covered with materials off of Cisco’s website. But since I haven’t actually taken any of the exams, I can only guess.

For my reading list, I’ve mainly gone off of what was recommended on the Internetwork Expert site along with what others have recommended on Internetwork Expert’s user forums.

]]> Comment on SP study materials have arrived! by jrensink78 http://ccietrek.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/sp-study-materials-have-arrived/#comment-178 jrensink78 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:22:02 +0000 http://ccietrek.wordpress.com/?p=329#comment-178 I guess I'm not sure which book you're referring to. I don't recall seeing anything about that in the reading lists that I've seen. I guess I’m not sure which book you’re referring to. I don’t recall seeing anything about that in the reading lists that I’ve seen.

]]> Comment on SP study materials have arrived! by Abhinav http://ccietrek.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/sp-study-materials-have-arrived/#comment-177 Abhinav Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:59:52 +0000 http://ccietrek.wordpress.com/?p=329#comment-177 Nice compilation ! Would you have added any more books if this was your first certification (and not incremental to R&S) ? I am planning to give CCIE SP written (first CCIE for me) in the next 3-4 months, and find most blogs/info about either SP lab, or from people who are doing SP as a second cert :) Hence some advice on tackling SP Written and Lab as the first cert would be very much appreciated ! Nice compilation !

Would you have added any more books if this was your first certification (and not incremental to R&S) ?

I am planning to give CCIE SP written (first CCIE for me) in the next 3-4 months, and find most blogs/info about either SP lab, or from people who are doing SP as a second cert :) Hence some advice on tackling SP Written and Lab as the first cert would be very much appreciated !

]]> Comment on SP study materials have arrived! by shivlu jain http://ccietrek.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/sp-study-materials-have-arrived/#comment-176 shivlu jain Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:21:33 +0000 http://ccietrek.wordpress.com/?p=329#comment-176 you should include the SDH book also. you should include the SDH book also.

]]> Comment on Why I busted my butt to get my CCIE before mid-July by Yandy http://ccietrek.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/why-i-busted-my-butt-to-get-my-ccie-before-mid-july/#comment-171 Yandy Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:12:45 +0000 http://ccietrek.wordpress.com/?p=311#comment-171 Congratulations on the arrival! Congratulations on the arrival!

]]> Comment on The big payoff! by jrensink78 http://ccietrek.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/the-big-payoff/#comment-168 jrensink78 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:43:27 +0000 http://ccietrek.wordpress.com/?p=319#comment-168 Meh... There are plenty of other images of these plaques out there where altering/removing mine wouldn't make much of a difference. Plus, who accepts a photo of a CCIE plaque as proof of certification? Thanks for the concern though. Meh… There are plenty of other images of these plaques out there where altering/removing mine wouldn’t make much of a difference. Plus, who accepts a photo of a CCIE plaque as proof of certification?

Thanks for the concern though.

]]> Comment on The big payoff! by Barry http://ccietrek.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/the-big-payoff/#comment-167 Barry Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:28:46 +0000 http://ccietrek.wordpress.com/?p=319#comment-167 Jeff, You may want to be careful with your image. There have been several people out on the web taking images like this one and doctoring up fake CCIE plaque pictures to pass off on job interviews. You may want to consider using a lower resolution version. Jeff,

You may want to be careful with your image. There have been several people out on the web taking images like this one and doctoring up fake CCIE plaque pictures to pass off on job interviews. You may want to consider using a lower resolution version.

]]> Comment on R&S Lab study materials review by jrensink78 http://ccietrek.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/rs-lab-study-materials-review/#comment-165 jrensink78 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:41:20 +0000 http://ccietrek.wordpress.com/?p=314#comment-165 People have done it with less. I guess it'll come down to you and where you are at in your study progress. If you feel pretty good, and you can lab up the topics that you want to study between now and the lab on your equipment, then great. I don't think that I would have gotten by on just that lab setup though. In the last few months of my studies, I was primarily focused on the INE volume 2-3 workbook labs. I was ripping through labs at a pretty good pace. Fortunately, my home lab was close enough to the INE setup that I could do about 98% of the tasks. If I didn't have that though, I would have been doing a lot of rack rentals. For myself, I needed the structure of the workbooks to lead me through scenarios that I would have never come up with on my own. I also needed to not just read them, but do them on equipment. At this point, you've spent $1400+airfare no matter what. So if you aren't getting the hands on lab study that you need from your home lab, make the investment in rack rentals. A few hundred dollars would be worth significantly increasing your odds of passing. But if you are getting what you need out of your home lab, then that's great. It's going to come down to you personally, and how you feel that your studies are progressing. If you are unsure, try doing a mock lab, or a medium/hard difficulty poly lab and see how you do there. Or at least, pick a level 7 difficulty workbook 2 lab and do it on a rack rental and be very strict about grading yourself. Hope this helps. People have done it with less. I guess it’ll come down to you and where you are at in your study progress. If you feel pretty good, and you can lab up the topics that you want to study between now and the lab on your equipment, then great. I don’t think that I would have gotten by on just that lab setup though.

In the last few months of my studies, I was primarily focused on the INE volume 2-3 workbook labs. I was ripping through labs at a pretty good pace. Fortunately, my home lab was close enough to the INE setup that I could do about 98% of the tasks. If I didn’t have that though, I would have been doing a lot of rack rentals. For myself, I needed the structure of the workbooks to lead me through scenarios that I would have never come up with on my own. I also needed to not just read them, but do them on equipment.

At this point, you’ve spent $1400+airfare no matter what. So if you aren’t getting the hands on lab study that you need from your home lab, make the investment in rack rentals. A few hundred dollars would be worth significantly increasing your odds of passing. But if you are getting what you need out of your home lab, then that’s great. It’s going to come down to you personally, and how you feel that your studies are progressing.

If you are unsure, try doing a mock lab, or a medium/hard difficulty poly lab and see how you do there. Or at least, pick a level 7 difficulty workbook 2 lab and do it on a rack rental and be very strict about grading yourself.

Hope this helps.

]]> Comment on R&S Lab study materials review by remo http://ccietrek.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/rs-lab-study-materials-review/#comment-164 remo Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:16:59 +0000 http://ccietrek.wordpress.com/?p=314#comment-164 congrats jeff ..nice to hear that u got the numbers in first attempt am also focusing to do my attempt aftr oct 18th....is it possible with a small lab (a couple of 3640's , some 2500's ,a 3560 and a couple 2950) with some dynamips? many thanks congrats jeff

..nice to hear that u got the numbers in first attempt

am also focusing to do my attempt aftr oct 18th….is it possible with a small lab (a couple of 3640’s , some 2500’s ,a 3560 and a couple 2950) with some dynamips?

many thanks

]]> Comment on R&S Lab study materials review by jrensink78 http://ccietrek.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/rs-lab-study-materials-review/#comment-162 jrensink78 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:50:54 +0000 http://ccietrek.wordpress.com/?p=314#comment-162 Check out my review of the lab a few posts ago for my take on the OEQs and the lab portion. <a href="http://ccietrek.wordpress.com/2009/07/14/review-of-the-rs-lab/" rel="nofollow">http://ccietrek.wordpress.com/2009/07/14/review-of-the-rs-lab/</a> Check out my review of the lab a few posts ago for my take on the OEQs and the lab portion.

http://ccietrek.wordpress.com/2009/07/14/review-of-the-rs-lab/

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