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Author Topic: Finally! Smeans unregistered posted September 12, 2011 09:03 PM              Slew the dragon today after way too many attempts and the whole OEQ debacle! The trip started bad with my old reliable audi breaking down in the mountains on the way to San Jose. A tow truck + my brother picking me up 2 hours away and I got there late. Still, a little note review and a good night's sleep. The lab was "new", core connectivity as usual but many tasks were different than previous attempts. Still, I did a LOT of prep this time wanting to overprepare. Even with that and scoring myself close to 100% I was really nervous. Got the score report a few hours after the test! #30108, too bad I couldn't get 30k. For now its beer, I don't have plans to do this again soon, but you never know. IP: Logged futbolking83 Guru Member # 31103 Rate Member posted September 12, 2011 09:07 PM                    Congrats man...talk about a gentle situation right before your exam I hope my rental doesn't break down when I drive 5 hrs to RTP So your were over prepared it seems...what what would you say the difficulty level was and were there any ambiguous questions?? Posts: 109 | From: NoVa | Registered: Jul 2011  |  IP: Logged Smeans unregistered posted September 12, 2011 09:11 PM              Difficulty was kind of strange. Core stuff was really easy, and VPN was loaded. That played to my strengths. There were some odd/ambiguous questions. The proctor helped with one, the others I guess I'm good at guessing what Cisco wants. IP: Logged chandan sharma Specialist Member # 26282 Member Rated: posted September 12, 2011 10:35 PM                    I will be honest here.. I rarely get exited about someone passing CCIE i usually run a check in my mind "Whats his source of income/study? "why is he more happy than he should be? "how long will his memory hold? "Grumpy young man! who me? but for some strange reason I will so overjoyed and vindicated with your success proud of you my boy had always been you are not just a CCIE but a true Expert bring on the god damn beer and what have you congratulations Posts: 64 | From: India | Registered: Jul 2008  |  IP: Logged Kingsley Charles (CCSP, CCNP, CCIP) Brainiac Member # 29872 Member Rated: posted September 12, 2011 11:21 PM                    Congrats Steve... With regards Kings Posts: 887 | From: India | Registered: Jun 2010  |  IP: Logged dogfartbig Guru Member # 30698 Rate Member posted September 12, 2011 11:56 PM                    Congrats! Posts: 234 | From: Bosnia and Herzegovina | Registered: Mar 2011  |  IP: Logged mulhollandm Specialist Member # 29923 Rate Member posted September 13, 2011 03:20 AM                    excellent news Posts: 54 | From: belfast | Registered: Jul 2010  |  IP: Logged Hany.IE Specialist Member # 30703 posted September 13, 2011 03:54 AM                    Congrats steve Is the new format is too different, is the troubleshooting portion only in VPN part ? Posts: 58 | From: EG | Registered: Mar 2011  |  IP: Logged wanna2be Member Member # 22781 Rate Member posted September 13, 2011 05:41 AM                    Congrats Steve Posts: 36 | From: Toronto | Registered: Jul 2007  |  IP: Logged wota Specialist Member # 27470 Member Rated: posted September 13, 2011 06:33 AM                    Congrats Steve ! So what's next ? Posts: 76 | From: USA | Registered: Nov 2008  |  IP: Logged cmfigue Specialist Member # 30387 posted September 13, 2011 06:33 AM                 Congrats Steve! The only thing that matter is to have the number, not the number itself. It doesn't matter is 30K+. The tasks were similar to the tasks on your previews attempts?, you face a completely new exam? What about the exam presentation, the $100 increase helped to give the candidate more than a single binder. Regards Posts: 95 | From: Puerto Rico | Registered: Dec 2010  |  IP: Logged Smeans unregistered posted September 13, 2011 12:18 PM              Thanks everyone! Without NDA violations, the topology was similar to previous labs and the core stuff is always the same. The rest of the test was fairly unique compared to previous ones I did. A few tricky but doable questions. I actually felt good passing on this one because it wasn't just a rehashed test and was challenging but mostly fair. I would say don't hesitate if you're prepared for the "old" (OEQ version) of the lab, you're prepared for this one. Do it now before they switch to something like the R&S format, or add NAC appliance, etc.... like is rumored for v4. IP: Logged cmfigue Specialist Member # 30387 posted September 13, 2011 12:50 PM                 What do you mean about core stuff? Posts: 95 | From: Puerto Rico | Registered: Dec 2010  |  IP: Logged Smeans unregistered posted September 13, 2011 06:30 PM              The stuff you need to do or the rest of the lab won't work. That means ASA, IPS, IOS firewall, etc... That has remained consistent through all my attempts, after all there are only so many devices. As I said above, the rest of the test was new to me stuff. IP: Logged Hany.IE Specialist Member # 30703 posted September 13, 2011 09:55 PM                    What about 30 % troubleshooting , do you feel that's little bit different than the previous exams? Posts: 58 | From: EG | Registered: Mar 2011  |  IP: Logged futbolking83 Guru Member # 31103 Rate Member posted September 13, 2011 10:00 PM                    It "sounds" like by the end of the day you know if you passed or not....am I right? At least you should Posts: 109 | From: NoVa | Registered: Jul 2011  |  IP: Logged Smeans unregistered posted September 14, 2011 08:34 AM              The test was not in any way 30% troubleshooting, unless you really suck at troubleshooting and spend a third of your time doing it. There were maybe 2 additional tasks over the OEQ version, I assume to make up the 20 minutes previously spent on them. As for scoring, usually my results have come the same evening or over the weekend when I took the test on a friday. IP: Logged futbolking83 Guru Member # 31103 Rate Member posted September 14, 2011 09:53 AM                    How do you know you got almost 100%..its either pASs or fail...that confident huh? Posts: 109 | From: NoVa | Registered: Jul 2011  |  IP: Logged Hany.IE Specialist Member # 30703 posted September 15, 2011 01:02 AM                    Without NDA violations the mentioned two tasks belonged to which section ? was it in VPN section ? Posts: 58 | From: EG | Registered: Mar 2011  |  IP: Logged futbolking83 Guru Member # 31103 Rate Member posted September 15, 2011 01:25 PM                    Is it safe to say if you get stuck on something and you know how to navigate the DOC CD very well it could serve as a HUGE HELP? Posts: 109 | From: NoVa | Registered: Jul 2011  |  IP: Logged Pushkar Bhatkoti Brainiac Member # 23144 Member Rated: posted September 18, 2011 06:09 AM                    Congratulation Steve. You're well deserved for this massive gift! Just the # I mean. Whats next? Doing another one? hey one more .>!! Posts: 860 | From: Sydney/Australia | Registered: Sep 2007  |  IP: Logged mg1098 Member Member # 30866 Rate Member posted September 25, 2011 03:23 PM                    Congrats man... I am started on my second now.. It just felt weird not labbing on and off... so I figured I would do one more... CCIE R&S. I have the lab built for the most part. Just lacking 2 more 2811's and I will be good to go.. Mike CCIE #29842 Posts: 26 | From: USA | Registered: May 2011  |  IP: Logged Smeans unregistered posted September 25, 2011 07:12 PM              I moved back to Vegas a few days after the test, unpacked the truck, slept one night in the new place and flew to dc to teach a class. Without my family and no IE stuff I messed around and got gns3 + virtualbox running CME and communicator. Pretty fun, so I'll probably step outside my comfort zone and do some voice now. IE? I don't think so in the immediate future. I don't believe in doing it without otj experience, for the moment it's purely learning for the fun of it. IP: Logged

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