CCIE Candidate

I feel really good about the quality of the time spent studying so far today.
I spent most of my time on a couple of technologies that have failed to sufficiently sink in to this point.  Having ready access to switches has made this learning process a great deal easier.
Dynamic ARP Inspection and IP Source Guard
Here are [...]

I spent the morning going through Narbik’s Advanced workbook on 3550 / 3560 switching and the DocCD (I know it’s not the DocCD any more- should I call it DocSITE?)  :) 
Topics I covered today in depth were as follows:
Spanning Tree - Rapid Per-VLAN STP, Per-VLAN STP, and MSTP  (note - from DocCD “you must consistently configure [...]

I was going through the blogroll, checking candidate blog sites to see how they were doing.  Some of the blogs are dusty.  Some are gone.  But some show success…the lab passed, the digits earned, a chapter completed, a new chapter to begin.
I think I speak for many CCIEs when I encourage you to stick with [...]

Happy Thanksgiving holiday to those of you celebrating this week.  Here’s a lighter post in keeping with the relaxed atmosphere.
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To those of you in the payment card industry, Happy [...]

I have been stuck in a bit of a rut over the last week - week & 1/2 without much time to dedicate to the all-important lab study.  The week began where the last had ended - BGP.  I’ve been through each of Narbik’s mini-scenarios in the Bootcamp workbook and in the Advanced Technologies workbook.  [...]

As my lab date is approaching I see myself increasing the time I spend studying and practicing.
I have done the first three labs of CIERSWB and I must say that these labs are really
excellent! It must take an enormous level of skills to build such labs. I really like the
spot the issue approach!. These labs [...]

The following things were a little fuzzy in my brain before doing Narbik’s Advanced Technology Workbooks and reading through the Cisco docs.
Authentication - Authentication is Enabled either on an area or interface basis and is Applied when a key is configured- Enabling does not necessarily mean that authentication is REQUIRED, but it in order to [...]

I’m still here…  I had a really nice vacation in Florida where I spent limited time studying and more time in the sunshine.  It really makes me want to move somewhere warmer!!
I’ve spent the last couple weeks going over the study plan that Narbik laid out in his lab.  (which ended up working out [...]

I am seeking a Senior Network Engineer for a FT/PERM opportunity offering great salary! CCIE certification is REQUIRED; 5+ years of experience with LAN/WAN technologies; Experience with CISCO, UNIX, DNS and DHCP. Military background is a plus!! The opportunity is located in Columbia, MD. The company does most of their work for the Department of [...]