Narbik Bootcamp Day 1

I promised everyone to post notes on my experience with the boot camp. First, I've got nothing but good things to say. The day started with the typical introductions, with Narbik asking us what our weak points are and how we heard about his class. From there, we started straight into the Advanced Technologies workbook, starting with with basic switching. Nothing really new or exciting but fundamental and essential. Narbik makes his rounds to make sure that everyone is progressing along. After lab time, we take a break for lunch.

After lunch we start into the lecture of switch security. The lecture was great and covered items such as DAI, DHCP snooping, mac access list and vlan access maps. After the lecture, we tore into the advanced switching labs. Again, the labs are top-notch. Narbik is available the whole time for any questions. He will also cover a topic more in-depth if someone has a question about a specific topic. It's during this time that he gives us some more labs covering private VLANs, multicast and others. These are labs he just completed so we are some of the first few people to see these labs. This shows Narbik's dedication to all of his students - past, present and future.

After the switching lab, Narbik starts into the Frame Relay lecture. Narbik doesn't just show you how to do something, he explains EVERYTHING in detail, including all the options for a particular subject. He doesn't just show you how something works, he explains to you how something works.

Well, as I've already said, the materials are top notch, but they would just be another set of workbooks if you did not take Narbik's class. When Narbik teaches, you can tell he cares about his students and shows an enthusiasm in teaching you everything he knows. He encourages everyone to take his bootcamp as many times as needed to pass the lab. He even encourages current CCIEs to take the bootcamp once a year to keep all the knowledge fresh. This shouldn't be a problem since Narbik offers free retakes of his bootcamps.

Well, that is all I got for tonight. I need some rest so that I'm fresh for tomorrow session.