[j-nsp] 13 Tips for Passing Juniper Lab Tests

[Scott Morris]

I feel a need to jump in here and note that this person noted below was 
most certainly not me (grin).

But yes, you're right, they can't test for stupid.  Any of these tests 
are meant to test technology knowledge.  That's done through 
artificially strange scenarios.

The rest is experience.

 


*Scott Morris*, CCIE/x4/ (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider) #4713,

JNCIE-M #153, JNCIS-ER, CISSP, et al.

CCSI #21903, JNCI-M, JNCI-ER

swm at emanon.com


Knowledge is power.

Power corrupts.

Study hard and be Eeeeviiiil......



Richard A Steenbergen wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 01:14:52PM -0600, Chris Grundemann wrote:
>   
>> New blog post that folks on this list might find interesting / worth
>> reading:  http://bit.ly/43A7K (13 Tips for Passing Juniper Lab Tests)
>> ~Chris
>>     
>
> Dude, really? Study a lot, read the question thoroughly, manage your
> time carefully? What kind of pussy advice is this? :) I think you forgot
> "eat a balanced breakfast" and "sharpen your #2 pencil". :) Only like
> 20% of the book it actually on the exam, the only thing studying left me
> with was a hurt liver from all the drinking it took to get that QoS crap
> out of my head afterwards.
>
> Seriously though, your best advice is item #1, have some experience. If
> you're new to this but you think you want to be a JNCIE, you will be
> infinitely better served by getting a job at a company with a decent
> network than you will be by putting 1000 olives in your basement and
> memorizing the handful of artificial scenerios that they were able to
> squeeze into an 8 hour lab. And probably have a lot more money at the 
> end of the day too.
>
> I once had a quad CCIE customer who intentionally configured his router
> to leak a full table from their other transit provider to me, because
> (and I really wish I was joking here) "why does it matter, your
> prefix-list will catch it anyways". Alas they haven't figured out a
> comprehensive way to test for stupid yet. :)
>
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