Original content from Roger's CCIE Blog Tracking the journey towards getting the ultimate Cisco Certification. The Routing & Switching Lab Exam
If you have arrived on this page then I would assume you know what a network engineer is and would like to find out how to become a network engineer? If you are not sure what a network engineer is or does then the picture below explains it very well Picture courtesy of http://perceptionvsfact.com/ A […]
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For regular visitors to my blog you may have noticed a countdown calendar has appeared again. I have managed to get a lab date in Brussels before the version 5 change. I had previously failed the lab at the mobile lab in London in December and after Christmas my plan was to get one more […]
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This short post will show you how to upgrade the software on a single Cisco 3850 switch, a 3850 stack, using TFTP and USB. The process is very easy but it is a bit different than the usual software image of previous switches i.e 3750 etc. The main difference is the Cisco 3850 switch run […]
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I get a lot of emails from people who read my blog asking my how I study. For most people they think I can tell them a magic formula, but the truth of the matter is that there isn’t one. You can also check out my Top 10 Study Tips You need to try all […]
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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 […]
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I am selling my rack as I need to make some space and I am now using CCIE Rack Rentals all the time which I find are so much more convenient. Only for UK as it is collection only, but if you are in the market for a CCIE Rack based on the INE topology […]
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Download the PDF here Although at the time of writing I have not yet passed the CCIE Lab Exam in Routing & Switching, but I wanted to write down my 7 CCIE Strategy Mistakes that I made on my journey so far. I have come a long way and have learnt a lot. My journey […]
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How to study better Exams are a stressful thing to study for—even to the most organised students. Most students are afraid of pulling in a goose egg instead of an A and so they talk themselves out of doing well before they even see the exam. But they don’t really have to; studying in a […]
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As my lab date gets closer I am reading a lot more than I thought I would be, I thought it would be non-stop labbing but I have discovered that I am learning a lot more than I ever thought I would from reading. I have created a page for RFC’s here the list is by […]
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Route Distinguisher vs Route Target – aren’t they the same thing? No! In this post I am going to clarify the difference between route distinguisher and route target within the Cisco world of MPLS VPN’s. The main problem comes from the fact that in most Cisco Press books they always show the route distinguisher value and […]
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