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Deathmage

Any pointers gents?

Using flash cards atm and the Exam Cram tear-out-sheet as my refresher till Thursday.

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Jon_Cisco

Great job on the pass!

Deathmage

techfiend wrote: »

Just be aware Boson's ICND2 tests aren't very representative of the real test, like it was with ICND1. I'm kind of surprised you are spending the money on the same material you'd get at WGU. Do you have a plan with that?

Took the year off from WGU, they wanted me to take certifcations in a certain way and I wanted to do them myself at my own pace. Once I get done with the CCNA: R&S and Security I'll join back up again.

DPN1

Nice one , knew you would pass it

mikeybinec

Deathmage wrote: »

Sleep/Rest is for the weak and undetermined and non-ambitious folks; something many of you know as a fact I'm not.

With that being said, purchased this today!

J

Just to let you know, there is some nonsense in Boson's ICND2. Some of the sims don't work and there are nonsense theory questions that don't belong

Deathmage

mikeybinec wrote: »

Just to let you know, there is some nonsense in Boson's ICND2. Some of the sims don't work and there are nonsense theory questions that don't belong

Thanks!

I plan on hitting to the ExSim this weekend after reading the chapters in Todd's book for ICDN2. Ordered Odom's ICDN2 book as Techfiend above recommended off Amazon yesterday.

v1ral

Congrats on the pass Deathmage

You're attitude is motivating me to study for the CCNP.

Deathmage

Just read Chapter 16 on tftp/flash backup/recovery processes and licensing. I spent so much time with tftp with my home-lab last month I learned nothing from that chapter. I basically came across it at my last job on resetting a cisco production router's password a few customer sites and the command(s) were sunk into my skull.

Just had no idea I'd be covering it in the ICDN2. That chapter took me 10 minutes to read cause I literally have those command saved to my skull like subnetting.

Onto IP Services!

Chev Chellios

Congrats on the pass dude, this thread is an amazing motivational tool. Keep up the good work but remember to try and chill out from time to time man

Deathmage

Chev Chellios wrote: »

Congrats on the pass dude, this thread is an amazing motivational tool. Keep up the good work but remember to try and chill out from time to time man

I'll do my best. Learning has been a life struggle and now I love IT, so as strange as it may sound doing this kind of studying is relaxing to me. It's rewarding once I see the 'you passed' on the exam printout. I know filling my mind with more stuff, relaxing! - This guy must be on crack...

See for someone with a learning disability, being good at something in life doesn't always come easy. I take what I can get.

Jamesweb

Hey man, a very big Congrats on passing your ICND1!! I knew you would get it this time without doubt. With your motivation and determination you will be done with ICND2 in no time!!

Mow

Congratulations! I was pulling for you! My phone was dead nearly all weekend so I got no notifications, but I was really anxious to see this result!

Deathmage

ICDN2 book arrived, thanks Techfiend. Finishing Chapter 7 in Storage + book then back to reading chapter one of RSTP again in this new book.

It's legit now

ICDN2 book.jpg

CCENt Certificate.JPG

verbhertz

Congrats! It was fun reading along and I'm glad you slayed the dragon. Read up on RSTP because I missed it somehow (read Odom and Lammle) and I barely passed INCD2. I believe it's in the updated material online for the INCD2 OCG. Let me know if you want to bounce any ideas or questions around.

ninjaturtle

I'm late to the party, but congrats mate!!!! Way to stick with it and stick it to Cisco! #beercheers

Deathmage

This week caught up to me in regard to the level of brain power and will I mustered to keep studying for the whole month as all of this week I've only read 5 chapters in the ICDN2 book. Tuesday and Wednesday I literally tanked when I got home at 5pm and slept until 6am both days. I think my mental fatigue from that insane studying took it's toll on me.

This weekend though I hope to pop out another 5 more chapters, I'm also up to chapter 10 in the Storage + book; which is actually easier to read and digest.

bpenn

I actually rather enjoyed reading ICND2. The technologies were so much more interesting than in ICND1. EIGRP was my favorite read.

Deathmage

bpenn wrote: »

I actually rather enjoyed reading ICND2. The technologies were so much more interesting than in ICND1. EIGRP was my favorite read.

I concur, it is much easier to read. I think it's also easier cause of the framework from the ICDN1 part of the exam. Now that I know the core concepts helps me better understand these new concepts that basically expand on the core information.

My issue is I want the Storage + but with it's retirement in 4 months I sort of need to press onward with that book and read lightly in ICDN2 to keep it refreshed in my mind. This weekend is Cisco study and next week is Storage + study during the week.

Deathmage

Haggled three of these perdy Cisco 2821 for $22 each if I ordered all 3 of them, felt like a steal.

I just couldn't wait to unbox it, rack it, and config this sucker with the config from the 1721.

This puppy is fast and I thought the 3750G's were fast....

Config Below:

Cisco-2821-Core#
Cisco-2821-Core#
Cisco-2821-Core#wr
Building configuration...

[OK]
Cisco-2821-Core#
Cisco-2821-Core#
Cisco-2821-Core#
Cisco-2821-Core#show ip os
Cisco-2821-Core#show ip ospf dat
Cisco-2821-Core#show ip ospf database

OSPF Router with ID (1.1.1.1) (Process ID 1)

Router Link States (Area 0)

Link ID ADV Router Age Seq# Checksum Link count
1.1.1.1 1.1.1.1 23 0x80000007 0x00FCB7 4
2.2.2.2 2.2.2.2 24 0x80000009 0x004FAD 5
3.3.3.3 3.3.3.3 40 0x80000009 0x00F7FF 5
4.4.4.4 4.4.4.4 1648 0x80000005 0x005F7B 4
5.5.5.5 5.5.5.5 1647 0x80000005 0x00338E 4

Net Link States (Area 0)

Link ID ADV Router Age Seq# Checksum
172.16.10.13 4.4.4.4 1649 0x80000001 0x008BB5
172.16.10.17 5.5.5.5 1648 0x80000001 0x009997
172.16.10.22 5.5.5.5 1861 0x80000001 0x00998E
Cisco-2821-Core#
Cisco-2821-Core#show ip route
Cisco-2821-Core#show ip route
Codes: L - local, C - connected, S - static, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP
D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area
N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2
E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2
i - IS-IS, su - IS-IS summary, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2
ia - IS-IS inter area, * - candidate default, U - per-user static route
o - ODR, P - periodic downloaded static route, H - NHRP, l - LISP
+ - replicated route, % - next hop override

Gateway of last resort is 192.168.115.15 to network 0.0.0.0

S* 0.0.0.0/0 [150/0] via 192.168.115.15
1.0.0.0/32 is subnetted, 1 subnets
C 1.1.1.1 is directly connected, Loopback0
172.16.0.0/16 is variably subnetted, 8 subnets, 2 masks
O 172.16.10.0/30 [110/128] via 172.16.10.10, 00:00:43, Serial0/1/0
[110/128] via 172.16.10.6, 00:00:56, Serial0/0/0
C 172.16.10.4/30 is directly connected, Serial0/0/0
L 172.16.10.5/32 is directly connected, Serial0/0/0
C 172.16.10.8/30 is directly connected, Serial0/1/0
L 172.16.10.9/32 is directly connected, Serial0/1/0
O 172.16.10.12/30 [110/65] via 172.16.10.10, 00:00:43, Serial0/1/0
O 172.16.10.16/30 [110/65] via 172.16.10.6, 00:00:56, Serial0/0/0
O 172.16.10.20/30 [110/66] via 172.16.10.10, 00:00:43, Serial0/1/0
[110/66] via 172.16.10.6, 00:00:56, Serial0/0/0
O 192.168.102.0/24 [110/66] via 172.16.10.10, 00:00:43, Serial0/1/0
O 192.168.104.0/24 [110/66] via 172.16.10.10, 00:00:43, Serial0/1/0
O 192.168.106.0/24 [110/66] via 172.16.10.6, 00:00:56, Serial0/0/0
O 192.168.108.0/24 [110/66] via 172.16.10.6, 00:00:56, Serial0/0/0
192.168.115.0/24 is variably subnetted, 2 subnets, 2 masks
C 192.168.115.0/26 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/1
L 192.168.115.50/32 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/1
Cisco-2821-Core#
Cisco-2821-Core#
Cisco-2821-Core#
Cisco-2821-Core#show ip os
Cisco-2821-Core#show ip ospf inter
Cisco-2821-Core#show ip ospf interface
Serial0/1/0 is up, line protocol is up
Internet Address 172.16.10.9/30, Area 0, Attached via Network Statement
Process ID 1, Router ID 1.1.1.1, Network Type POINT_TO_POINT, Cost: 64
Topology-MTID Cost Disabled Shutdown Topology Name
0 64 no no Base
Transmit Delay is 1 sec, State POINT_TO_POINT
Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 40, Wait 40, Retransmit 5
oob-resync timeout 40
Hello due in 00:00:06
Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
Cisco NSF helper support enabled
IETF NSF helper support enabled
Index 2/2, flood queue length 0
Next 0x0(0)/0x0(0)
Last flood scan length is 1, maximum is 1
Last flood scan time is 0 msec, maximum is 0 msec
Neighbor Count is 1, Adjacent neighbor count is 1
Adjacent with neighbor 2.2.2.2
Suppress hello for 0 neighbor(s)
Serial0/0/0 is up, line protocol is up
Internet Address 172.16.10.5/30, Area 0, Attached via Network Statement
Process ID 1, Router ID 1.1.1.1, Network Type POINT_TO_POINT, Cost: 64
Topology-MTID Cost Disabled Shutdown Topology Name
0 64 no no Base
Transmit Delay is 1 sec, State POINT_TO_POINT
Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 40, Wait 40, Retransmit 5
oob-resync timeout 40
Hello due in 00:00:01
Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
Cisco NSF helper support enabled
IETF NSF helper support enabled
Index 1/1, flood queue length 0
Next 0x0(0)/0x0(0)
Last flood scan length is 1, maximum is 1
Last flood scan time is 0 msec, maximum is 0 msec
Neighbor Count is 1, Adjacent neighbor count is 1
Adjacent with neighbor 3.3.3.3
Suppress hello for 0 neighbor(s)
Cisco-2821-Core#
Cisco-2821-Core#
Cisco-2821-Core#
Cisco-2821-Core#
Cisco-2821-Core#show ver
Cisco-2821-Core#show version
Cisco IOS Software, 2800 Software (C2800NM-SPSERVICESK9-M), Version 15.1(4)M5, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Technical Support: Support and Documentation - Cisco Systems
Copyright (c) 1986-2012 by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Tue 04-Sep-12 15:57 by prod_rel_team

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 12.4(13r)T, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

Cisco-2821-Core uptime is 35 minutes
System returned to ROM by power-on
System image file is "flash:c2800nm-spservicesk9-mz.151-4.M5.bin"
Last reload type: Normal Reload

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Cisco 2821 (revision 1.0) with 251904K/10240K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID FTX1217A21A
2 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
2 Serial(sync/async) interfaces
DRAM configuration is 64 bits wide with parity enabled.
239K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
125440K bytes of ATA CompactFlash (Read/Write)

License Info:

License UDI:

Device# PID SN

*0 CISCO2821 FTX1217A21A

Configuration register is 0x2142

Cisco-2821-Core#
Cisco-2821-Core#
Cisco-2821-Core#
Cisco-2821-Core#
Cisco-2821-Core#
Cisco-2821-Core#show ip inter br
Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol
GigabitEthernet0/0 unassigned YES unset administratively down down
GigabitEthernet0/1 192.168.115.50 YES manual up up
Serial0/0/0 172.16.10.5 YES manual up up
Serial0/1/0 172.16.10.9 YES manual up up
Loopback0 1.1.1.1 YES manual up up
Cisco-2821-Core#
Cisco-2821-Core#show prot
Cisco-2821-Core#show protocols
Global values:
Internet Protocol routing is enabled
GigabitEthernet0/0 is administratively down, line protocol is down
GigabitEthernet0/1 is up, line protocol is up
Internet address is 192.168.115.50/26
Serial0/0/0 is up, line protocol is up
Internet address is 172.16.10.5/30
Serial0/1/0 is up, line protocol is up
Internet address is 172.16.10.9/30
Loopback0 is up, line protocol is up
Internet address is 1.1.1.1/32
Cisco-2821-Core#
Cisco-2821-Core#
Cisco-2821-Core#show run
Cisco-2821-Core#show running-config
Building configuration...

Current configuration : 1674 bytes
!
! Last configuration change at 23:50:09 UTC Fri Aug 14 2015
version 15.1
service timestamps debug datetime msec
service timestamps log datetime msec
service password-encryption
!
hostname Cisco-2821-Core
!
boot-start-marker
boot-end-marker
!
!
enable secret 4 tnhtc92DXBhelxjYk8LWJrPV36S2i4ntXrpb4RFmfqY
!
no aaa new-model
!
dot11 syslog
ip source-route
!
!
ip cef
!
!
!
no ipv6 cef
multilink bundle-name authenticated
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
voice-card 0
!
crypto pki token default removal timeout 0
!
!
!
!
license udi pid CISCO2821 sn FTX1217A21A
username trevor privilege 15 password 7 070C285F4D06
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
interface Loopback0
ip address 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.255
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0
no ip address
shutdown
duplex auto
speed auto
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
ip address 192.168.115.50 255.255.255.192
duplex auto
speed auto
!
interface Serial0/0/0
ip address 172.16.10.5 255.255.255.252
!
interface Serial0/1/0
ip address 172.16.10.9 255.255.255.252
!
router ospf 1
router-id 1.1.1.1
network 172.16.10.0 0.0.0.31 area 0
network 192.168.102.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 192.168.104.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 192.168.106.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 192.168.108.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
!
ip forward-protocol nd
no ip http server
no ip http secure-server
!
!
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.115.15 150
!
!
!
!
control-plane
!
!
!
!
mgcp profile default
!
!
!
!
!
line con 0
exec-timeout 0 0
logging synchronous
login local
line aux 0
line vty 0 4
exec-timeout 0 0
logging synchronous
login local
transport input all
line vty 5 15
exec-timeout 0 0
logging synchronous
login local
transport input all
!
scheduler allocate 20000 1000
end

Cisco-2821-Core#
Cisco-2821-Core#
Cisco-2821-Core#

Thoughts:

The other two 2821's and two 3750G's arrive sometime next week. I'm thinking of getting a 1G SFP WIC for the CORE 2821.

Logic:

Core 2821 is primary router, root bridge, edge router. WAN network design is probably CCNP level so no need to explore that concept quite yet but I could use a 1721 with a Serial interface for a MLPS WAN to mimics a ISP later on down the road. I'm sure some may see the solo 2821 as the core router as a SPOF, but it just a home-lab. Maybe once it's all said and done conceptually I'll figure out how to make like a VRRP router configuration for two 2821's using the same virtual IP. I remember using VRRP for twin Adtrans at my last job, so I'm sure I'll learn VRRP at some point.

For now my logic is a Core, Distro, Access layer.

Core:

2821 at the top of the core, each other gigabit connections go to a 2821 in the tree below it that will have a serial OSPF bridge for path redundancy, explicit deny ACL blocking all internal vLAN's except one for a Windows updates and DNS resolution vlan for the DNS servers on the ESXi cluster. Each of the 2821's below the core-2821 go to a 3750G switch.

Distro:

Each 3750G switch is a Distribution switch with, now, a (4) gigabit Cat5e 1ft ether-channel interconnect. Logic is fast as possible inter-vlan routing between the 3750's that each have 4 vLAN's each, Extended ACL's at this level. Each 3750G have a 3750G connected to them as a L2 switch (basically IP routing turned off) that has Port Security enabled.

Access:

I currently have my VMware ESXi host(s) having 4 cables going to each L2 switch (which are 3550's right now, once the two other 3750G arrive that will be upgrade to gigabit), 1 hot/1 standby, per vLAN. I have 8 Nic's per ESXi 5.5 Dell R610. 4 are for the 2 vlans for both of my Windows Server 2008 R2 forests, 2 are for iSCSI/svMotion, 2 is for vMotion/Management. Both of the 3750G at the access layer will have 3 gigabit trunks in a etherchannel connection to the L3 3750G above it, with a twin etherchannel connected to the opposite 3750G L3 is in a blocked RSTP state, in the hypothetical state of a link failure but in a home-lab probably unlikely but I'm making this lab as close to the real deal as possible. If i had unlimited resources I'd have another Quad Nic Card in the R610's and running a 2nd 3750G at the access layer in a HA stack with redundant links to prepare for a total switch failure with a completely configured hot-spare.

In typical Trevor studying fashion all of the switches/router are configure with all ICDN1 content configured on them and as I learn more and more with ICDN2 they will be added to the configuration. on the back of my mind, I may order two more Serial WIC's for the 2821's and use my 2600's and two other 3550's and three 2950's for 2 more completely 'remote' OSPF area's for a Multi-OSPF design. The above area 0 would be like a 'corporate' network with the 2600's mimicking a remote office location representing a different OSPF area connecting into the 'corporate' VMware cluster for Terminal Services that I could enable purely for conceptual testing purposes.

I'm sure some of you think I'm absolutely nuts but can many of you except anything less of me?

.. there is a benefit to have my feet in 3 different trades: Microsoft, Cisco, VMware. I don't want to be narrow-minded to just one vendor.

Deathmage

Half way through both ICDN2 and Storage +. This weekend was very productive. So far I'm on-track, probably end of September, early October for CCNA and Storage +.

now back to one more chapter in Storage +, only 30 pages long.

Justin-

What switches/router models do you have in your lab?

Cheers mate.

clarson

you might want to change your config register to 0x2102, so your startup config is read at boot.
doesn't look like the wic 1enet or the wic 4esw cards are supported on the 2821.

Deathmage

clarson wrote: »

you might want to change your config register to 0x2102, so your startup config is read at boot.
doesn't look like the wic 1enet or the wic 4esw cards are supported on the 2821.

Good Catch on the config register, didn't even look at that. Ya some of the wic's aren't supported after all, no worries I just need serial and 1G SPF support. One of the 2821's will be have a SPF connection to one of the 2821's since I really need 3 gigabit connections, one going to WAN (Sonicwall) and the other two going to the 2821's below it that each connect to the distro 3750G's. The two lower 2821's have a Serial WIC for path redundancy and distro 3750G's will have 4 bonded 'ether-channel' connections between each other for inter-vlan routing.

I know kind of a overkill home-lab but going as close to a real deal as possible.

... I'm sure if I make it all nice with punchdown and cable management if I take a picture of it and bring it to a interview I can support my resume with a high-end working home-lab, if they question my lingo speaking.

The only traffic that will even hit the 2821's is WAN traffic requests, all of the local LAN routing is done at the distro layer.

Justin- wrote: »

What switches/router models do you have in your lab?

Cheers mate.

Lab Equipment:

1) 1x Sonicwall TZ 210.

2) HP Procurve 2910al 48 port PoE+ - Core switch for a /26 home-lan.

3) HP Procurve 2848 - currently a solo iSCSI/vMotion switch for ESXi cluster.

4) 3 x Cisco 2821's - 1 here, two being shipped, arrival is Tuesday.

5) 4 x Cisco 3750G-24-TS - 2 here, two on order, arrival Wednesday.

6) 2 x Cisco 3550G - currently being used on the 2600's - will be each apart of OSPF area 1 and 2.

7) 2 x Cisco 2600 router - both have four Serial Wic's each - two are for path redundancy and the other two each go to the Core 2821 - these will be the routers for the remote networks of OSPF Area 1 and 2.

4 x Cisco 2950's.

9) QNAP TS-420 4 bay Raid 5 6 TB NAS w/ iSCSI.

10) 1 x Dell Optiplex 7010 with a i7 @ 2.93 Ghz with 16 GB's of RAM RAID 1 vCenter 5.5 Appliance, twin Broadcom Quad Nic's.

11) 3 x Dell R610's with 32 GB's of RAM each, Dual Xeon's, 16 core each, twin Quad Gigabit nics, twin redundant power Supplies.

12) twin-phased power connection to a APC UPS with 22 minutes of runtime for all of my hardware turned on.

13) Skeletek 24U rack - need to expand it now, only got 1U left.

14 ) VMUG Advantage ESXi vSphere 5.5 with Operations Management Enterprise Plus for 6 sockets.

Deathmage

kMastaFlash

Thanks for the voucher man, Storage + scheduled.

- on the last 3 chapters in the book. Will just be reviewing the practice tests and take more detailed notes till the exam day.

... now to catch up on my ICDN2 reading.

Storage +.JPG

DPN1

I wish you the best ! Your work rate is absolutely fantastic, im taking a weeks break before I begin studying again, not decided whether to do Security, collaboration.. maybe datacentre. Decisions decisions!

Deathmage

DPN1 wrote: »

I wish you the best ! Your work rate is absolutely fantastic, im taking a weeks break before I begin studying again, not decided whether to do Security, collaboration.. maybe datacentre. Decisions decisions!

I'm just doing them one at a time. eventually I'll get through them all.

cms819

death youre my hero

Deathmage

cms819 wrote: »

death youre my hero

*scared - hides behind server rack* ...why?

just a nerd, not a hero, except maybe to my co-worker whom is a developer. He calls me his hero. But that's a inside joke.

kenrin

I had this one job interview where the guy showed me around the entire building. After a few times of him explaining the job I was applying for (to people that work full-time in the building no less) everyone just agreed to call us all Supernerds.

Maybe you should take up the title Supernerd of the nerds? lol

Verities

Deathmage wrote: »

Half way through both ICDN2 and Storage +. This weekend was very productive. So far I'm on-track, probably end of September, early October for CCNA and Storage +.

now back to one more chapter in Storage +, only 30 pages long.

Good golly Deathmage you are on a roll with pursuing all of these certs. Its inspiring to see someone with big goals being able to meet them. Good luck and keep up the good work.