Hey Nicholas, Have you read the brillant post Joe put up on the ipexpert blog site, it's on his preparation approach? I found it grounding and informative. Maybe you should hop over there and give it a read if you haven't. I think the really cool part to note about Joe's post is that he is a recent CCIE, he actually had to answer an "open ended question" and he's behind the podium now. Give it a read if you haven't.
Warmest Regards, Terry nicholas golden wrote: > So here's the scoop and the timeless question where to begin? I've > sifted through posts and this question is somewhat common but maybe I > need a fresh view on it. What I mean is I went from the CCNA in March > 09, to the CCNP just last week. I got laid off right when I finished > my CCNA and said "Screw this, I'll show you and go for my CCIE" so I > went the path of the CCNP to learn things along the way going towards > the CCIE. I have not passed the written *yet* but that's coming. > > Now, I am sitting here with a ton of material and feel frozen on what > to do next. I just passed the CCNP on Sept 2 2009 and took some time > off, enjoyed labor day went wake boarding caught some air had fun etc. > Now I am back and paralyzed on how and where to start. For the CCNP I > have a close to CCIE level lab,(Lots of 3640's, one 3550 and 2522's, > 2511 etc but missing the 3560s = $$$) but not enough really so I am > renting rack time. Before I dive into the rack time I want to know > opinions on what to do before that point. > > I have the following materials as of now: > > CCIE R&S guide 3rd edition (Pre ordered 4th edition which comes out > this oct) > Jeff Doyle Volume 1 and 2 (The bible I hear) > IPExpert BLS (Of course!!) > Some other material I am eyeballing, Qos Exam guide, some mpls books etc. > > At the moment, Im just identifying weak areas for me like BGP and > Multicast and *some* QoS etc(I found QoS not that hard in comparison > to BGP, maybe im crazy) so I know I need to work on those along with > other areas to find out where I will get bit in the ass on. > > So the question is, assume I ID the weak areas and move on and I have > NOT passed the written *yet* but at same time keeping skills sharp on > my rack for my next job (crosses fingers, market is craptastic right > now) how should I approach the written? Should I just read, practice > what I read on the rack and re read to confirm move on and revisit it > later for light review and to keep it fresh? > > I know when I passed the CCNP it was I would read something, go find a > config for it set it up and see how it worked then re read it again > and see if I could remember to set it up on my own and then break it > to see what happens. Maybe it's just the allure and scariness of the > CCIE but I need to know what others are doing and maybe adapt to it as > I know I am embarking on truckloads of information about to descend on > my brain to issue deep psychological abuse of memory cells. > > So, how does everyone do it? > > Longer post than I expected, but been contemplating it for a while and > need some direction. > Thanks, > Nick > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please > visit www.ipexpert.com > _______________________________________________ For more information regarding industry leading CCIE Lab training, please visit www.ipexpert.com
