From: Brian Dennis (bdennis@internetworkexpert.com)
Date: Tue Aug 21 2007 - 01:10:11 ART
If someone does the majority of their preparation on Dynamips over using
remote rack rentals what is the real difference? They are both just IOS
based routers that you access via telnet. Remember that Dynamips runs the
same IOS that you use on a real router so once you're telneted into it you
won't know the difference.
There are a lot of CCIEs that rarely if ever get to "touch" a router but I
wouldn't call them virtual CCIEs. In fact I would rather have someone
else rack mount all my devices and cable them up for me ;-)
HTH,
Brian Dennis, CCIE4 #2210 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/SP)
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>----- Original Message -----
Subject: Virtual CCIE's?
Date: Mon, August 20, 2007 18:19
From: "Gregory Gombas" <ggombas@gmail.com>
> Guys,
>
> I was checking out Dynamips and its pretty cool and all, but it does
> worry me a little bit....
>
> How will employers view the CCIE certification after they've been
> burned by hiring a CCIE who has never touched a real router in their
> life?
>
> Do you like the idea of a pilot flying your plane whose only training
> was with a virtual flight simulator?
>
> I remember the days when the MCSE was a hot cert until an army of
> paper CCIE's hit the job market.
>
> Maybe they won't call it a paper CCIE, maybe they'll coin a new term
> like virtual CCIE.
>
> Just food for thought...
>
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