Just a quick note to say that I was able to secure a lab date for May 28th at RTP! For those of you still trying to get a date before the changes in July, stay diligent and keep looking. Seats are being dropped all the time. I kept looking throughout the day and would wake up around 2a every morning to look. There is still plenty of time.
Good Luck!
James
Sorry for just now posting my results of my recent lab attempt (2nd). As most of you have probably already concluded, I didn’t pass. I felt I did really well overall and at the end of the day, I had tallied enough points for a pass (through my verification), but didn’t leave a lot of room for error. As many of you know, what we think is a correct answer, may be seen a little different to the Proctor. And in my case, there must have been enough differences to take me below the 80 mark.
Just a quick up date to say that I felt my exam went really well. At the end of the day, I had tallied enough points for a pass (from my verification) but as many of you know, that could be a different story once grading takes place.
Completed Lab 3 last night. As far as difficulty level, I found it to be pretty much on the same level as Lab 1. I basically knew how to configure every task and was able to complete the lab in about the 6 hr mark.
Completed Lab 2 last night, and I have to say, a definite increase in difficulty level from lab 1. I actually had no idea how to configure one of the tasks initially, but was able to complete the task based on a solution I read on Online Study List.
The final stretch of studying before my exam in nine days is well under way. Yesterday, I began working through the last mile labs completing the first of the 4 labs. So what are my initial thoughts on these new labs?
Just thought I would drop a quick note to say my IPexpert “Last Mile” labs arrived today. I briefly thumbed through the labs, and at first glance, they seem to be very similar to the Vol 3 mock labs.
Last week, IPexpert released the CCIE Voice CURRENT BLUEPRINT V2.0 “Last mile” prep kit. This kit includes 4 mock labs that were previously ONLY offered during their 1 week Lab Experience bootcamp.
In this tutorial, you will add a virtual machine for Ethernet connectivity to branch1 and branch2 of your virtual voice lab. Although I use a separate vm in this tutorial, you can also simply add two more interfaces to the headquarters virtual PC if you are running short on PC resources.
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I myself had a great Holiday season. I always look forward to this time of year and getting to spend time with family and friends. I had every intention to take a couple of days off and not think about voice labs, but I just couldn’t stay away. I actually spent time doing some labs on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Now before you say “What is wrong with this guy, on Christmas?” Let me clarify by saying, It was only for a couple of hours, and I had 100% approval from the “boss” (yes my wife 
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