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”
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)
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
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
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 – […]