"The Veteran's" CCIE Written Thread

NetworkVeteran

The CCIE is important to me.

My family
Myself
CCIE <

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I see becoming more technically competent as a good way to boost my salary beyond $150k, which would improve the quality of life I can offer my family and myself.

No! I am not the sort to lock myself in a room indefinitely to achieve this.

I expect to spend more time on the written than I strictly need to, to ensure that I fully master the topics, to be stronger at work and to be better prepared for those pricey lab hours!

(I first passed the CCIE Written several years ago.)

NetworkVeteran

5.5 hrs : Day #1 (July 3rd)
5.5 hrs : Total

Ethernet
Odom, ch1, "Ethernet Basics"
Odom, ch2, "VLANs & VTP"
INE Video: VLANs, Trunking, and VTP

NetworkVeteran

2.5 hrs : Day #2 (July 6th)
8.0 hrs : Total

QOS
INE Video: QoS Intro
INE Video: QoS Common Issues & Solutions
INE Video: QoS Defined

Essendon

Let me be the first to wish you well on this arduous journey you've set upon. Perseverance and dedication always win out. Good luck!!

Sirsamon

Hammer on

thadizzy

Wish you the best of luck with your studies. The trick is to keep the motivation up for the whole process (which is not easy since preparation can easily span years).

NetworkVeteran

Wish you the best of luck with your studies. The trick is to keep the motivation up for the whole process (which is not easy since preparation can easily span years).

Thanks everyone! The journey (acquisition of knowledge) is almost as important to me as the destination (certification). I reckon it will be a smooth journey, except for the parts I can't fathom a way to apply in my present job role (like those dagnabbed proprietary protocols).

NetworkVeteran

3.0 hrs : Day #3 (July 7th)
11.0 hrs : Total

General
Review

QOS
INE Video: QoS Models
INE Video: QoS IntServ
INE Video: QoS DiffServ
INE Video: QoS MQC, part I
INE Video: QoS MQC, part II

NetworkVeteran

3.0 hrs : Day #4 (July 8th)
14.0 hrs : Total

General
Review

QOS
INE Video: QoS Classification & Marking 1
INE Video: QoS Classification & Marking 2
QOS-Enabled Networks: Chapter 1
QOS-Enabled Networks: Chapter 2 (50%)

NetworkVeteran

5.0 hrs : Day #5 (July 9th)
19.0 hrs : Total

General
Review

QOS
QOS-Enabled Networks: chapter 2 - Tools (50%)
QOS-Enabled Networks: chapter 3 - Challenges
QOS-Enabled Networks: chapter 4 - Traffic Types
INE Video: QoS Classification & Marking 3 - NBAR
Various NBAR articles on Cisco.com, INE blogs, and elsewhere
NBAR Labbing

NetworkVeteran

0.5 hrs : Day #6 (July 10th)
19.5 hrs : Total

General
Review

I did my daily review, but didn't feel up to adding new material yesterday.

MrBrian

Good luck NetworkVeteran, looking forward to following your progress!!

NetworkVeteran

Thanks, mate!

NetworkVeteran

NetworkVeteran
3.5 hrs : Day #7 (July 11th)
23.0 hrs : Total

General
Review

RIP
Read TCP/IP Vol I, Ch 5: RIP
Watched INE Video: RIP
Read relevant command/configuration references
Reviewed recent RIP questions on here
Basic labbing/sniffing

NetworkVeteran

NetworkVeteran
2.5 hrs : Day #8 (July 12th)
25.5 hrs : Total

General
Review

RIP
Read TCP/IP Vol I, Ch 6: RIPv2, RIPng
Created a RIP LAN/WAN topology, more time spent labbing.

NetworkVeteran

4.5 hrs : Day #9 (July 13th)
30.0 hrs : Total

General
Review

RIP
Read TCP/IP Vol I, Ch 1: TCP/IP
Read TCP/IP Vol I, Ch 2: IPv6
Added RIPng to my 6-device topology's LANs
Practiced the commands in the above chapters

NetworkVeteran

Weekly Checkpoint

Summary of Progress
INE QoS Videos: videos 1-11 out of 32
QoS Enabled Networks: ch 1-4 out of 11
CCIE R&S ECG: ch 1-2 out of 12
INE R&S Videos: videos 1-2, 7 out of 16
outing TCP/IP, Vol I: ch1-2, ch5-6 out of 14

My weakest areas:
Multicast VPNs, Multicast, IPv6, QoS

My strongest areas:
MPLS, Routing, Carrier Ethernet, Switching

Next Steps:
Knock out QoS to have something more tangible to show

NetworkVeteran

NetworkVeteran
6.5 hrs : Day #10 (July 14th)
36.5 hrs : Total

General
Review
Routing TCP/IP Vol I, Ch 3: Static Routing
Routing TCP/IP Vol I, Ch 4: Dynamic Routing
INE Video: Routing Overview
INE Video: Frame Relay
INE Video: QoS Classification & Marking 4
Labbed Static Routing, Floating Routes, Route Maps, Prefix Lists, SLA.
Practiced the commands in the above.

NetworkVeteran

4.5 hrs : Day #11 (July 15th)
41 hrs : Total

General
Review

Route Manipulation
Read TCP/IP Vol I, Ch 11: Redistribution
Read TCP/IP Vol I, Ch 12: Default Routing
Configured RIP-EIGRP mysterious redistribution topology
Practiced the commands in the above chapters

NetworkVeteran

1.0 hrs : Day #12 & #13 (July 16 & 17)
42 hrs : Total

General
Review

Not my most productive days! Need to become good at multicast today.

unclerico

Hey NV, looking good so far. Question for you...how are you attacking the written? What I mean is your path so far is not in line with the written blueprint; are you just picking subjects at random? Just curious

NetworkVeteran

2.0 hrs : Day #14 (July 18 )
44 hrs : Total

General
Review

Multicast
Reading Routing TCP/IP Vol 2: Introduction to Multicast

NetworkVeteran

unclerico wrote: »

Hey NV, looking good so far. Question for you...how are you attacking the written? What I mean is your path so far is not in line with the written blueprint; are you just picking subjects at random? Just curious

Sorta! I've passed the CCIE written before, and I remember it being a letdown, not a step up from CCNP. I know I need to review all the topics, but I don't see the sequence as essential. I'm hitting them as they interest me, or as they become important at my workplace. I want to strengthen my foundation before I pass the CCIE Written, so when I do pass it, I'll be ready for the lab sprint. And I want to pass QoS along the way to finish my CCIP.

unclerico

I hear ya cluckin' big chicken! Keep on keeping on...

NetworkVeteran

5 hrs : Day #15,16,17 (July 19,20,21 )
49 hrs : Total

General
Review

I was concerned that my daily reviews were growing longer and I was forgetting things, so I did a massive review on Saturday. Now for a solid QoS day!

NetworkVeteran

7 hrs : Day #18 (July 22 )
56 hrs : Total

General
Review

QoS
INE Video: QoS Preclassification
INE Video: QoS QPPB
INE Video: QoS Catalyst
INE Video: QoS Classification & Marking Review
INE Video: Queuing Intro, Part I
INE Video: Queuing Intro, Part II
INE Video: WFQ
Labbing: QPPB 6-device lab w/ IS-IS & BGP
Labbing: Simple 3550 QoS lab

I took a serious bite out of QoS yesterday! There is hope for me yet, completing QoS.

and36y

Keep it up fella, doing the same thing. Have all my INE hardware, all now upgraded, just got to patch and sort out the reverse telnet (using a 32port async mod in a 2600)

Andy

Another network Vet ( first worked on cisco's in about 91...)

jamesp1983

You're really moving. Good work.

NetworkVeteran

1 hrs : Day #19 (July 23 )
57 hrs : Total

General
Review

QoS
Read QoS ECG sections on queuing (general, priority, custom, mdrr).

Mrock4

Glad to see you're moving forward still. Hang in there so we can add a few CCIE's to the TE ranks!

NetworkVeteran

5.5 hrs : Days #20-30 (Aug 3rd)
62.5 hrs : Total

General
Review

NAT
Labbed a troubleshooting scenario

I mostly reinforced what I already knew this past week, via reviews and my career. I'm at an.. interesting.. place. Sometimes I'm an expert. Sometimes I'm no better than average. I can't afford to be no better than average in my role! It's not an easy road, but it's a good one.