Sat for the written this morning.  Passed with no issues.  Back to lab preparation.

Read lots of Cisco Press Books and props for the following INE Products.

Written Bootcamp

R&S Advanced Technologies Class

CCIP Series of Bootcamps

CCIE Routing & Switching Deep Dive Implementing IP Multicast Course

Congratulations!!!!!!! Now the harder bit more fun part begins :).

Congrats Dennis!

Congrats Dennis!! Good luck with the lab preparation now!

Congrats Dennis!! Good luck with the lab preparation now!

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Congratulation and well done! The fun part will now start ;-)

DennisD:

Sat for the written this morning.  Passed with no issues.  Back to lab preparation.

Read lots of Cisco Press Books and props for the following INE Products.

Written Bootcamp

R&S Advanced Technologies Class

CCIP Series of Bootcamps

CCIE Routing & Switching Deep Dive Implementing IP Multicast Course

 

 

 

rootsimba:

Congratulation and well done! The fun part will now start ;-)

Thanks everyone, been in the fun "lab study" part for a while, just circling back around to knock out the written.

DennisD:

Thanks everyone, been in the fun "lab study" part for a while, just circling back around to knock out the written.

Probably the best way to do it - you now have 18 months for your first attempt :-)

BTW - well done!

Congrats for Written and Good Luck for Lab!!

Congratulations!

Congratz Dennis!

Congrats!  On to the next.

I am currently working on my written.  My strategy is to run through WB1.  Since I read most of what is contained in WB1 for my CCNP/CCIP already, I am browsing over the books again to hit on key things i may have missed before; or completely reading it over again.

I am also keeping lab notes and typing every command in notepad, then pasting into my terminal session.

May I ask what your strategy was to get ready for the written and are there any things you would change?

BTW, congrats!!!!

Let me edit my strategy,

I read/browse the material first; then I run through WB1 labs; type up notes on key technology items; and then watch the videos for the technologies.

Hopefully I'll be ready in 1 - 1 1/2 years to take my written; and since I'm concentrating hard on my "core" understanding, the lab work will be a little easier on me (fingers are crossed)

My approach was not specifically geared for the written.  I am just proceeding as if I was preparing for the lab, that way I figured the written would come naturally.  I have been studying on and off for a few years.

I have watched the following over the last year as part of general lab preparation taking notes along the way.

Written Bootcamp (Old and New Versions)

R&S Advanced Technologies Class New(Have watched multiple times)

R&S Advanced Technologies Class Old Versions

CCIE R&S Lab Preparation Bootcamp

Deep Dive - Multicast

Deep Dive - IPv6

Deep Dive - Security

640-863 DESIGN Exam Course (Certified CCDA)

642-611 MPLS Exam Course

642-642 QoS Exam Course (For BGP+MPLS Exam)

642-661 BGP Exam Course (For BGP+MPLS Exam)

642-813 SWITCH Exam Course (Recertified CCNP)

642-832 TSHOOT Exam Course (Recertified CCNP)

642-874 ARCH Exam Course (Certified CCDP)

642-902 ROUTE Exam Course (Recertified CCNP)

R&S Lab Workbook Volume I for CCIE v4.0  (Have been through thoroughly once, visiting sections randomly now)

R&S Lab Workbook Volume II for CCIE v4.0 (Only have done a couple of labs,  looking to increase frequency in another month)

R&S Lab Workbook Volume III for CCIE v4.0 (Cycling through this repeatedly every couple of weeks to keep core technologies fresh)

Many books.  To many to list for now.  I would read some recommended books for the specific test I was gearing towards.  Else reading usual CCIE R&S recommended books in the INE Videos.