100 day approach to ccie

Well I have decided to take the 100 day approach to conquer my ccie. Through this time I will master my skills in each of the topic. Planning to leave no stone unturned.

After a lot of thought & from my experience from my previous preparation, I believe this will be a practical approach to my ccie preparation.

This is how I have planned it out;

* Pick a topic that you want to prepare :)
* Read the book that you believe gives you the seeds.
* Read the RFC to know how exactly a protocol should work.
* Read the DOC-CD.
* Use your workbook to lab & prepare the technology.
* Refer the DOC-CD while labbing the workbook.
* Master all the mini labs in your workbook so that we know hows things work.
* Be creative break things so that you know what error you get when things break.
* Use a lot of show command to know what outputs can viewed.
* Use debugs where necessary to know what happens @ packet level.
* Ensure you have learnt all options for a protocol.
* Ensure you know what the different option for a single scenario.
* Always make notes as you learn.

When its nothing new, its only a practical approach to learn things completely. Its mandatory not to skip any of the steps. This will help us for both the config, TS & OEQ for the lab.

Is it possible in 100 days ? Well lets see I myself have to find out :)

v4 exam passers on the rise

If you are a CCIE R&S aspirant then you have some good news. The number of folks who pass the exam are on the rise, although not as much as the v3 exam. But, its good news & gives all of us some confidence that the exam is conquerable.

As far as I heard, sound troubleshooting skills will help you finish the section in two hours. Knowing where to look for problems is going to be the key. For the configuration section, it appears to be as tough as the v3 exam.

Lets hope for the best & all the best to folks taking up the exam.

Its Summer !!!!

Howdy folks ... I have changed my job, I with a different employer now. I was away for a month as I was busy with the final wrap up. I am back, my ccie studies is offtrack. I am starting over all over again. I am beginning with MPLS. This is one of the areas which I don't have much knowledge or experience.

As of now no plan its only studies. Got to be aggressive & focused. Will update as I make progress.