In this ever advancing world of technology there has never been a better time to be able to get things done from anywhere in the world, but there have also never been so many distractions stopping you getting things done. With the constant connectivity to the internet, facebook, twitter, etc etc we are now absorbing […]
CCIE Continuing Education Program
The Cisco Continuing Education Program is a brilliant initiative from Cisco. It is not widely known about but Cisco recently announced a new program to help you re-certify your CCIE without taking the written exam. Continuing Education Program – How does it work? The concept is very simple, you have to obtain 100 credits by […]
My CCIE Journey
This text is taken from chapter 1 of my eBook the CCIE Blueprint It covers my journey from Desktop support engineer to CCIE #50038. It was a long journey which took me 5 attempts over 2 CCIE versions and hopefully after reading it you can find things that you can do better and shorten your journey. […]
INE CCIE Wall of Success
INE have trained over 3,800 CCIE’s more than all the other training companies combined. Once you have submitted your passing story to them, they will feature you on the CCIE Wall of Success. I have made it on there – Still can’t believe it!
9 Best Websites if you want to Become a CCIE
During my CCIE journey I have used many online resources from paid to free, the list below shows my top 10 ccie related websites that I used on a regular basis to to get information and study material. These range from Cisco to training providers and personal blogs. All which provided benefits to my study. […]
CCIE Benefits – What are they?
Now that I have passed the CCIE Lab exam people are asking me “What are the CCIE benefits?” As for tangible benefits to me personally they are in no particular order: I can now go to the CCIE Apparel store and purchase my CCIE Leather Jacket and other clothing with my CCIE digits on them […]
CCIE Podcast Pilot Episode 1
This is the pilot episode of the CCIE Podcast, a project I started in April 2015 and never completed, but I am now going to test the water. Please note this episode was recorded in April 2015 before my attempt at the exam in May 2015. This pilot episode provides an introduction of who I […]
BGP Weight Attribute – Configuration Tutorial
The BGP weight attribute is the first on the list in the BGP best path algorithm Prefer the path with the highest WEIGHT. Note: WEIGHT is a Cisco-specific parameter. It is local to the router on which it is configured. So if you want to influence your BGP routing outbound on a cisco router you […]
What is Motivation? How to get some.
Why Motivation? Why do some people pass one CCIE after the other and others never make it to one? The answer is motivation. They know what they want and more importantly they know what they need to do to achieve it. More motivational quotes here Have you ever wondered what makes you decide to do […]
OSPF Authentication Types – Part 1
There are three types of OSPF authentication. Type 1 – no authenticationType 2 – clear textType 3 – cryptographic (MD5 or SHA) Lets explore each type in a lot more detail and then look at the router configuration for some real world examples. Authentication can be configured on a per area or per interface, but […]
CCIE RFC List for Routing & Switching Lab Exam
In computer network engineering, a Request for Comments (RFC) is a memorandum published by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) describing methods, behaviors, research, or innovations applicable to the working of the Internet and Internet-connected systems. The list below details all RFC’s relevant to the CCIE Routing and Switching track. CCIE RFC List OSPF RFC […]
BGP VPNv4 Troubleshooting Commands
When working with MPLs Layer 3 VPN a lot of people get stuck with the verification, simply because they don’t know the bgp vpnv4 troubleshooting commands. This post will step through some of the verification you can use to verify the routes end to end through a simple MPLS Layer 3 vpn topology. The topology […]
How many CCIEs are there in the world?
If you are trying to find out how many CCIEs there are in the world, you might find that these statistics are not readily available. Now why would Cisco want to stop publishing the figures for how many people are passing the CCIE? I am not sure but there are many theories, are there not […]
CCIE Lab Exam Attempt 2 – Fail!
Well I am sad to say that I did not make it as a CCIE yet. My second attempt at the CCIE Lab Exam in London ended with a fail. Mobile Lab Experience I will first describe my mobile lab experience and then go through some of the things that I think went wrong and […]