From: Peter Van Oene (petvan@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Nov 21 2007 - 23:32:06 ART
Indeed. Thanks Scott. Probably missing a smiley or something ;-) I
do think they test a lot of silly stuff though. Something about a
moving bar bothers me ;-)
On Nov 21, 2007 7:44 PM, Scott Morris <smorris@ipexpert.com> wrote:
> I think Peter was making that in jest... As I'm sure anyone who has gone
> through the lab can figure out that there's not really an emphasis on best
> practices or even 'good ideas' sometimes. ;) It's a technology-based exam
> and people either understand the details of technologies or they don't!
>
> Real life is relatively straight-forward... But where's the fun in that?
> :)
>
> Just my thoughts!
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
>
> Narbik Kocharians
> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 5:15 PM
> To: Gary Duncanson
> Cc: Peter Van Oene; ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: synchronization ibgp amd igrp
>
> I hate to say it, but typically you see posts like that from NON-CCIEs, i
> have never seen a CCIE make such comment.
>
> On 11/21/07, Gary Duncanson <gary.duncanson@googlemail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Peter,
> >
> > I thought you had left the list. I used to like your posts and found
> > some of the material you produced for certificationzone and other
> > publications really interesting. I recall the email you posted about
> > you passing your CCIE a few years ago which is in the archives
> > somewhere. The methodology you used for preparing for the CCIE was
> > really good and as relevent today as it has ever been.
> >
> > Regards
> > Gary
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Peter Van Oene" <petvan@gmail.com>
> > To: "Cisco certification" <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 4:56 PM
> > Subject: Re: synchronization ibgp amd igrp
> >
> >
> > >I love that cisco tests on BGP synch ;-) what a useful feature that
> > >is. I'm sure hiring managers are happy that CCIE's can be expected
> > >to understand technology that hasn't been remotely relevant for well
> > >over a decade. Here is a useful application of your time. SNA is
> > >way more relevant.
> > >
> > > P
> > >
> > > On Nov 20, 2007 10:21 AM, Anthony Sequeira
> > > <Anthony_Sequeira@skillsoft.com> wrote:
> > >> First - make sure you completely understand the synchronization
> > >> rule of BGP. This rule states...
> > >>
> > >> "A BGP router should not use or advertise to an external neighbor,
> > >> a route that is learned from IBGP unless the route is local or the
> > >> router learns it from an IGP."
> > >>
> > >> I always remembered this by thinking about BGP needing to be in
> > >> synchronization with the underlying IGP.
> > >>
> > >> BGP synchronization is off by default in IOS release 12.2(8)T and
> > later.
> > >> Earlier releases had it turned on by default. I presume that it
> > >> used to be on by default because for a long time it was fine to
> > >> redistribute
> > BGP
> > >> routes into the underlying IGP and a full mesh of IBGP was not
> > >> considered necessary.
> > >>
> > >> Once you FULLY understand the rule, it should not present any fears
> > >> for you in the lab exam.
> > >>
> > >> For example, if they were to have you turn ON synchronization on
> > >> the routers, and you are having trouble with prefix advertisement,
> > >> then you would know where to look. Perhaps you were supposed to
> > >> have the prefix in question advertised in an IGP somewhere!
> > >>
> > >> Anthony J. Sequeira
> > >> #15626
> > >> Recert Required? No Problem!
> > >> http://www.netmasterclass.net/CCIE/Self-Paced-Program/Written
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On
> > >> Behalf Of shady darwish
> > >> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 9:39 AM
> > >> To: Cisco certification
> > >> Subject: sychronization ibgp amd igrp
> > >>
> > >> when do we have to use synch and why and when we don't
> > >>
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