From: Ryan B (rbenigno@xxxxxxxx)
Date: Fri Apr 28 2000 - 14:39:06 GMT-3
Well, since so many people have asked these questions... I might as well
post this to the list...
I really started the CCIE processes September 1999 by working towards my
CCNP. At this point I had been working as a NT engineer for about two
years, and a desktop guy for six months prior to that. I started really
working with networking in around January of 1999 when the Cisco engineers
working an account I was dedicated to bail. A colleague and I ended up
taken over the Cisco work which consisted of rolling out a few new offices
and supporting the switched LAN. It was a pretty basic network, 6 locations
connected via Frame with ISDN backup. The main office had a cat5k, 2924xl,
and 1924's on each floor. But there was always something going on so we
ended up getting some good hands on in between the NT work we were there
primarily for. Since November I have been working as a Network Engineer at
an internet company so having a top-notch network was priority one...
In September I decided to get my CCNP, which I completed in early October.
Then I slacked for a few months and really started studying for my CCIE in
late February when I bought a few routers to augment the lab we had at my
company... During March I spent about 3 hours per day and 5 hours on
Saturdays in the lab working through various scenarios and skimming the
Halabi & Doyle books and reading Caslow thoroughly. When April rolled
around I moved to 5 hours per day and at least 10 hours per day during the
weekend in the lab...
As for my lab...
2 x 2501
1 x 2502
1 x 2511
1 x 2424 (2 Serial, 1 BRI, 1 Ethernet)
2 x 3600 (One with 5 Serial & 2 Ethernet, the other with 1 serial, Ethernet
token-ring & BRI)
1 x 4000 (4 Serial, 2 Ethernet & 2 Token-Ring)
1 x Cat5k (one Sup I, one 12 port 10/100 card)
Plus a few MAU's and Hubs
(The 4000, 2511 & 2502 are for sale...)
I really wish I had a 3920 TokenRing Switch, FastEthernet, Voice, ATM
modules... They would have made things *MUCH* easier. The only ATM I had
done was a block of rack time at www.cciebootcamp.com. If I hadn't done
that session I wouldn't have passed, period. I think the days are coming to
an end when you can buy a few 2500's and study at home to get your CCIE.
They are making expensive technologies part of the core now instead of just
a few points..
I think that about covers it...
Ryan - CCIE #5847 (Wonder if I'll ever get tired of that?)
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