CCIE Candidate

First look at CCIE Command Memorizer.
Bought CCIE Command Memorizer today. My first impression of the product is very good. I already have IPEXPERT BLS as i mentioned in my previous post but this tool gives me different perspective that way i can learn. Even though i have to type the commands in full but i [...]

Through all the reading and practice labs, these are some redistribution notes that I thought were very useful and helped me allot. So I’m sharing and maybe it’ll help someone understand or see things differently.
Notes on Redistribution

When redistributing from OSPF in to BGP, by default, BGP only accepts internal routes not external type-1 or type-2.
When [...]

I read Luis Garcia’s excellent post about fitness and study, and mostly agree. I am not as conscientious about my fitness as Luis, but here are my thoughts on how I plan and execute on study. You should make choices that suit your life, but if someone wants my to hear my suggestions, here they [...]

after some interesting comments from my last post its about time I share my views on something that’s been bothering me for some time now.  The common misconception that studying for the CCIE has to be detriment to your health. How many people have put on 10, 20, or more pounds since their study kicked off. [...]

In such a big blog community, its so hard these days to contribute something of value, something that we candidates appreciate besides redundant tutorials and lab outputs. But its this wealth of information that has driven the pass rate of the lab up, IMO, not really cheaters. I’ve benefited so much from modern approach to [...]

Virtual Links

Used to connect an area to the backbone thru another area.
Configuration uses router-id.
Used to connect discontinuous Area O’s.
Any discontinuous area is a bad idea.
If authentication is configured on Area O it must be configured on the far end virtual link router. Use ” Area O authentication ” on remote end

Nested [...]

First of all thanks to Ethan for providing me an opportunity to blog here. Now a bit about me, My name is Vivek Mahajan and i live in a small but beautiful country called New Zealand where i work for a payments provider company as ICT Specialist. I am also on the path to earn [...]

Many of you may already be aware of the WISB tool freely available at networkers-online.com.  In the words of the author, the tool “is a small program that can be used to automate the configuration of network devices. This can be useful for configuring multiple devices without the need for interactive logging to the device.  [...]

This is day 5 of Narbik’s bootcamp in Warsaw.
The class begins with a brief lecture on QOS to finish the lecture of Thursday.
Then we proceeded to Multicast. Narbiks style again was not to give you a mere
interpretation of the DOCCD but to put everything in a meaninfull context and to
create relationships between different areas in [...]

Short post as the title says to introduce my self, as most everyone who posts here I’m also on the path to earning my CCIE#. I just want to thanks Ethan for allowing me to post here, this is an awesome little community of very well informed and intelligent people. I have/had my own blog [...]

So, I’ve been off the radar for some time now, it’s been too bad that my time has been consumed with this new project i’m on.  Apparently you get no slack when studying for the CCIE
I’ve spent the month of January balancing study, work, and sharing one car since my wife’s car had [...]

This is day 4 of Narbik’s bootcamp.
Yesterday the dinner was really nice. I had a mini tour through the “old” part of
the city and really enjoyed it. I had like 1 1/2 liter of fine beer and
really enjoyed the evening. We were making jokes in QOS lexicon and everybody was
laughing and having a good time. [...]

I’ve had the hardest time picking up my laptop after work during the last week and a half.  During this time I’ve been enjoying hanging out with my family and friends.  It’s amazing how much time is in a day when CCIE lab study is not hanging over your head.  I have learned an incredible amount of information [...]

The class begins and Narbik ask us if we did some labs after yesterday’s bootcamp.
Nobody actually did, yesterday was really intense so most of us just took the time
after the bootcamp to relax a bit
Narbik gives us some slack time and tells us to do some specific labs.
At 10:30 the BGP Lecture begins.
Narbik’s style [...]

So here we are at day 2. The last student arrives at 09:12.
Narbik is telling us that yesterday he had some discomfort due to jetlag and that
today he feels fitter and thus will go harder. What is the man talking about?, the
class from yesterday was excellent and the best I have seen so far!.
Narbiks remark [...]