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OECG – Chapter 2 “Virtual LANs and VLAN Trunking”

Ethan Banks · 9 minutes to read
Published January 8, 2007 · Updated July 6, 2013

Good review of all the basics here: VLAN’s, starring DTP, 802.1q, ISL, tags, private VLAN’s, and more. Not a terribly long chapter, but good fundamentals to know. Definition of a VLAN – a group of ports that can span multiple devices, but are still a part of the same broadcast domain. Usually, you have a […]

Lab Equipment

Ethan Banks · < 1 minute to read
Published January 6, 2007 · Updated July 6, 2013

I’m planning on building a lab with 2 6513’s, 2 3550’s, 4 3750’s, at least 1 3845 (I think I can put my hands on one), and 2 or 3 or 4 2600’s I have available.  That’s not the hugest priority for me today as I have to get through the written exam.  But…I’m going […]

Beat for Right Now

Ethan Banks · < 1 minute to read
Published January 6, 2007 · Updated July 6, 2013

I also read chapters 2 and 3 in the OECG book this week (VLAN’s and spanning-tree), but I don’t have the energy to do the write-ups on them like I did for chapter 1 right now.  Maybe a bit later.  I think I’ll go balance the checkbook and pay some bills for now.

OECG – Chapter 1 Definitions

Ethan Banks · 2 minutes to read
Published January 6, 2007 · Updated July 6, 2013

The end of each chapter encourages you to do certain things to help you retain the information. One of those things is to define a set of words they provide, and check your answers on the CD glossary. (Note – the only thing I can’t find on the companion CD that came with the book […]

OECG – Chapter 1 “Ethernet Basics”

Ethan Banks · 5 minutes to read
Published January 6, 2007 · Updated July 6, 2013

I read this chapter through in a sitting and didn’t spot much I wasn’t already comfortable with. Although there’s a lot of details that you just don’t think about much that come back up like heartburn. Chapter highlights:

Official Exam Certification Guide (OECG)

Ethan Banks · < 1 minute to read
Published January 6, 2007 · Updated July 6, 2013

I am working through the Cisco Press CCIE Routing and Switching Official Exam Certification Guide, Second Edition by Wendell Odom, Jim Geier and Naren Mehta.  When referring to this book, I shall abbreviate it as “OECG”.  This is the primary text I’m using to prep for the written exam, although I expect I will have […]

Roll That Blog

Ethan Banks · < 1 minute to read
Published January 6, 2007 · Updated July 6, 2013

In the future, I’m going to try to blog studies daily, while the information is fresh in my mind. I wasn’t sure I was going to set up the CCIE blog, so it wasn’t ready when I started studying this week. I’ve spent the last couple of hours fiddling with WordPress settings, and figuring how […]

The Quest Begins

Ethan Banks · < 1 minute to read
Published January 1, 2007 · Updated July 6, 2013

While I wouldn’t call it a New Year’s resolution, I’ve made the mental commitment you have to have to go for your CCIE. I know I want to do it, and I’ve begun preparations. I’m going for the Routing & Switching CCIE, like most other folks. My strategy is pretty simple. First things first – […]

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