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Narbik Days 4 and 5
Apr 16th
Yesterday was BGP and MPLS. Probably my favorite day. I really can’t get enough of those technologies. It was mostly lecture which was very deep. This was the first day that I felt like I wasn’t far behind the lecture. I knew 95% of what we were talking about and how to implement it. I was quite happy. Naturally Narbik showed me some stuff I’d never seen and gave me a new way to think about things. All in all, it was a great day.
After class (~9:30) a few of us, including Narbik, went to the hotel next door to grab some drinks. It was a good time.
Today is a short day and the technology is Multicast. This is one of my weaker subjects as I haven’t really touched it since BSCI. I’m hoping to learn and retain a lot today.
I’m considering starting up a new thing where I interview some network veterans. Nothing spectacular, maybe something like 10 relatively short questions. Narbik has agreed to be my first test subject if you guys are interested. If so, what questions would you like me to ask? Let me know!
Narbik Day 2, Part 1
Apr 13th
Day 2 is nearly over. It’s been full of OSPF. Lots of lecture and labbing. Narbik has so much in his brain, it’s really unbelievable. Everyone knows that OSPF is very deep, but after today I’m speechless. I’ve made some tables and a diagram (from Narbik’s drawing on the whiteboard) with some of the information I want to save. Here is table of OSPF LSA Types:
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It tells you which type of router sends them, what they look like in the RIB, what commands we can use to see them and some other things.
Here is the table of OSPF Network Types:
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Also filled with good info.
Here is the diagram I made from his drawing on the board:
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My First CCIE Bootcamp
Apr 8th
Thanks to my new pal Darby Weaver, I’m attending a Narbik bootcamp next week in Chicago! Darby was kind enough to let me use his spot as he will not be able to make it. My company is even willing to give me the time off (as training, so no loss of PTO, woot) and pay for travel, hotel, and rental car. Needless to say, I’m very excited. I’m hoping to do some type of daily digest post each night, but I don’t know if I’ll have the energy or motivation after 12 hour days of Cisco study.
Here are the details on the class: This program offers Narbik’s Routing and Switching as well as Cisco 360 CCIE R&S Advanced Workshop 1 (CIERS-1) v1.0. This program offers Instructor Led lessons, a lab guide and hands-on labs on specific topics, as well as Assessment labs, including instructor time and feedback to provide student mentoring and support.
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CCIE Rack Complete!
Feb 16th
Obviously I’m a huge proponent of Dynamips, and I will still be using it, probably more so than the physical hardware. But… I had most of this stuff lying around, so I thought I should put it to use. I’m mirroring the INE topology as best I can with what I have. Here’s my terrible picture (I’m not much of a photog):
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R1 – 2610XM
R2 – 3640
R3 – 3640
R4 – 3725
R5 – 1760 (might replace this one)
R6 – 2801
FR Switch/BB1 – 2621 + NM-8A/S
SW1 – 3560-48
SW2 – 3560-48
SW3 – 3550-48
SW4 – 3550-48
Term Server – 2512 + 2514
BB2 – 2501
BB3 – 2514
Passed BGP+MPLS!
Feb 10th
The original plan was to take BGP and MPLS separately, but I was told by a few people to give the composite a try. Since my employer is picking up the tab for two attempts, I figured it couldn’t hurt to try. I was hoping to pass, but I wasn’t too confident. I passed though!
It was pretty tough, but not too bad. There was more ATM than I would have liked, but most of it was basic. Also a lot of drag and drops. The sims were ridiculously easy, which was surprising. It didn’t feel like the exam went as deep into the technologies as I expected.
So I’m a CCIP now, which is awesome. I need to celebrate a little.
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