132 Study Days left before my CCIE Lab Exam!
I now have 132 study days left before my first attempt at the CCIE Lab exam in Routing and Switching v4. I have started a complete study guide mapping …
CCIE Data Center Blueprint
The CCIE data center blueprint details all the topics that will be covered in the new CCIE Certification from Cisco the CCIE Data Center. Focussing …
Route Distinguisher and Route Target - MPLS Tutorial
Route Distinguisher vs Route Target - aren’t they the same thing? No they are not! In this post I am going to clarify the difference …
How to Check CCIE Status
CCIE Verification Tool If you are thinking of hiring a CCIE you need to know the engineer holds a valid CCIE certification. To verify CCIE status you …
CCIE Study Plan - revised and back on track
Following on from a lazy summer of not too much study! I have decided to revise my CCIE Study Plan and really knuckle down to some serious study and …
CCIE Training from INE
INE CCIE training is in my opinion the best there is. If you are looking for the best CCIE Training money can buy INE have been leading the field for …
CCIE Flashcards for Iphone and Android -
My good friend Daniel Rodriguez over at blog.initialdraft.com has just released his CCIE Flashcards product. Available on the app store and GooglePlay …
What is a CCIE? How to become a CCIE
Apart from the people I work with and anyone else I know in IT, most people have not heard the term CCIE, most people have heard of Cisco but fewer …
CCIE Lab Booking - How to book the CCIE Lab Exam
After passing my ccie written last week I am now going to book the CCIE Lab exam which I plan to take at the end of January 2013. This fits in well …
Spanning Tree Port States
Rapid Spanning Tree 802.1w reduced the number of port states from 5 down to 3 this short blog post details the 5 STP port states for Spanning Tree …
Routing Bits Handbook Review
Upon high recommendation I purchased the Routing Bits Handbook for R&S from routing-bits.com If you are unaware of this publication this Routing …
CCIE Routing and Switching Certification Guide 4th Edition
The first requirement of the CCIE Lab exam is to pass the written exam. The one and only resource you will need for this is the official CCIE routing …
CCIE Rack Rental
If you do not have the money / space or desire to build yourself a CCIE Home lab, then the best way to get hands on lab experience is through a CCIE …
Debug IP Routing -
One debug command that comes up when preparing for your CCIE Lab is debug ip routing. This is a very powerful command that you would not really run in …
CCIE Candidates Don’t give up - Advice from CCIE’s
I came across this post today about an engineer who had failed the CCIE Lab exam 3 times and was losing the will to go on. It was written by Emmanuel …
CCIE Blogs I read
Studying towards the CCIE Lab exam is a lonely journey and unless you are attending any CCIE Training, chances are you will not meet up with many …
CCIE Prerequisites
There are actully no prerequisites to the Cisco CCIE Certification. Cisco do recommend you have at least 3 years hands on experience with Cisco …
Is CCIE still worth it in 2021?
After the long nights of studying and the weekends away from your family and friends, wife and children. Many network engineers have times where they …
MPLS LDP router-id loopback0 Force
Whilst configuring an MPLS lab I came across the force option on the MPLS LDP router-id command and was not sure what it did? After reading the …
CCIE Written Exam - Implement IPv6
I have let my CCIE Written Exam expire and I need to schedule my CCIE Lab Exam! So I am going to just brush up on a few topics and get this exam …
CCIE Lab Equipment to practice
If you are studying for the CCIE or in fact any Cisco Certification you will need access to Lab Equipment. But what CCIE Lab Equipment do you need. …
CCIE Salary
The CCIE salary is no longer what is used to be. Working in IT in the late 90’s the CCIE was the certification to get, based on a gruelling 2 …
INE CCIE Bootcamp Review
I am writing this INE ccie bootcamp review the week after completing the 10 day CCIE bootcamp in R&S with Brian Dennis in London Feb 2012 If you …
sh ip protocols summary
show ip protocols summary or sh ip prot sum This very simple command will show you all the current routing protocols running on the router. If you are …