I never thought I would be writing a blog post about how I took my CCIE R&S lab 3 times unsuccessfully and where I will go from here. I honestly don’t know if I want to torment myself again to take this test. We are at the point where I don’t even want the numbers […]
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In my opinion, anyone in networking needs to understand precisely how the TCP 3-way handshake works. The other day, I posted an oddball network joke on my Facebook that went like this. A TCP packet walks into a bar and says “I want a beer”. The bartender says “you want a beer?” The TCP packet
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Well, I sat the CCIE Lab in RTP on 12/12/12, and let’s leave it at that. I will not go into the specifics of the test, nor will I go into how it is delivered or any variable like that. I will, however, say I got to RTP at 6:30; the test started at 7:20
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2 weeks ago, I was at Narbik Kocharian’s 5-day Bootcamp in RTP, NC. Before deciding to go to Narbiks Bootcamp, believe me, I did my homework. I spoke to co-workers, other CCIE’s, and people currently pursuing their CCIE. I will be honest; only 1 of them suggested Narbik’s Bootcamp. Now I had run across his
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Well, Cisco officially took their payment for my lab on 12.12.12 It is now time to start going crazy!
I wanted to post this a few days ago, I have completed my CCIE home lab. The lab consists of the following devices; Here is a photo
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Well, I passed the CCIE R&S Written test today. It was a mixed bag for me, a lot easier than my first test two weeks ago, but my wife kept telling me tonight that a pass is a pass. For the next few days, I am working on a project file outlining how I will
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As you may tell by the blog title, I took my CCIE R&S Written test today and did not come out victorious. Without breaking any NDA’s, I just barely failed, which usually would upset me, but I know where my faults are and where I did very well. I also attempted to take a test
Well, I am back.. I just finished typing up my notes for CCIE R&S, and I have a lot to say. It turned out to be 210 pages, so I have a hard copy next to me, and there will be some more reading and blogging happening soon :). On a better note, I scheduled
I took 642-661 (Implementing BGP on Cisco Routers) and passed. This means I am one step closer to my next goal of CCIP before I attempt the big CCIE. The test was a hard test, it was what I expected, but some questions took me off guard. My study material was; Next up – 642-611 (Implementing
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