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| andersson 2002-07-17, 3:42 pm |
| Well, the time is drawing very near! I would be lying if I said that I wasn't brickin' it, but I guess that's normal...
OK, I am sure everyone has heard all the horror stories about the simulations crashing part way through? That would be horrible! Anyhow, there is a VUE testing centre very near to me and I was going to book there. I want to invite people to share any experiences that they may have had/heard of. From what I have heard, Prometric seem to be the ones that don't seem to have it quite right. I have not heard anything bad about VUE...yet.
Plus, Cisco say that there are 2 general types of simulation; configuration & troubleshooting. The configuration should be a doddle, but the troubleshooting seems a little vague. Is it simply a matter of checking the config on the router in question (ie show run), checking the config & re-doing any config that may be unhappy/non-existant? I am hoping they are more concerned with this (that is, the candidate supplying a proper working config) than whether the candidate runs any pings, or show interfaces, or or or.
Also, what is the deal with connecting to the routers. I have read horror stories on that also, with some people not able to connect from any host, or having to play around with terminal settings etc. I would have thought at least that part would be straight forward and painless, so the testing candidate can get to what really matters - configuring the router. Are there any settings that need to be put in, or is it just like their web site shows - just click on the host and select 'terminal', hit OK and away you go?
I read on the Cisco site & it states that shortcuts are cool, and you don't need to do a copy run start (which seems pretty odd really). I am going to do a copy run start just to be safe. Surely you can't be penalised for doing it?
Anyhow, from what I can gather, if you mess up the simulations, you will not pass the exam. I reckon the concepts will be pretty straight forward, but the testing software sounds like it could be a pain
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| Imation2k 2002-07-17, 4:33 pm |
| I had problems starting but it didn't take long to fix.
And from what I hear, if the test crashes, VUE saves your answers.
Never heard of any score glitches either. | |
| andersson 2002-07-18, 4:27 am |
| thanks Imation2k! | |
| ciscoteacher 2002-07-18, 11:31 am |
| Don't copy run start unless it asks you to. One of my students was penalized for this. |
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