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CCIE R&S Written — Epic Fail (Again Again) 7 Aug 2013 | 05:55 am
On Friday, and for the fourth time, I took the CCIE R&S Written exam (350-001). For the third time, though, I failed. Let me tell you, I am absolutely devastated. I worked my buns off for the past ...
QoS Notes – IPP and DSCP Values 30 Jul 2013 | 06:04 am
This is a study note post, so please don’t take this as written. I’m not the authority on the subject, so please correct me if needed. Back in the day, somebody decided that we all needed to have a ...
CCIE R&S Written – Epic Fail (Again) 7 Jul 2013 | 05:34 am
Yes, I failed. I think it’s pretty typical when you’re at Cisco Live, you stay out drinking and smoking cigars until 01:00, then you sit the exam at 08:00 the next morning. Considering the situation...
Cisco Live 2013 Insights – Catalyst 3850 4 Jul 2013 | 06:29 am
Cisco Live is obviously the biggest networking event of the year, and Cisco likes to use all the attention to show off some of their new gear. I must say I was impressed with some of the Enterprise o...
Cisco Live 2013 Insights – Cisco Tactical Operations 3 Jul 2013 | 06:47 am
While walking through the World of Solutions, we ran across a big black truck with lots of antennas all over it. It was obviously an emergency communications vehicle of some kind, but I was really su...
Cisco Live 2013 Insights – Cisco Active Advisor 2 Jul 2013 | 07:39 am
Yes, I went to Cisco Live and survived. It was the social event of the year, but the main focus is learning about the cool, new stuff. One of the booths I visited was a demonstration of Cisco Active...
A Simple Firewall Upgrade – A True Story 21 Jun 2013 | 04:41 am
I just got through a big weekend. We upgraded our main production firewall, but the process had a few twists. The old firewalls, a pair of ASA 5520s, were running at about 80% CPU during the day. T...
My Schedule for Cisco Live 2013 31 Mar 2013 | 10:53 pm
I’m all set up to go to Cisco Live in Orlando this year. Good thing, too, since I couldn’t make it to San Diego last time. It’ll be a great and fun time as usual, and I’m quite excited. As it turns ...
JNCIS – Epic Win (Again) 24 Mar 2013 | 05:56 am
I spent the last of my Juniper exam vouchers on the JNCIS-SEC exam and passed by the skin of my teeth today. Since I took a new job last month that’s 100% Cisco, this is the last Juniper exam I’ll ta...
Junos – Logical Tunnel Interfaces with Virtual Routers 3 Mar 2013 | 04:41 am
There are a few ways to leak routes in and out of virtual routers in Junos. On the list is a cool feature called the logical tunnel interface. So, what am I talking about? One way to separate traffi...
