From: Andy Hogard (andyhogard@gmail.com)
Date: Fri Jan 30 2009 - 07:47:12 ARST
Wow!! Thats kewl ya, thanks Darby ..it was interesting to read your summary.
Regards,
Andy.
On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 6:52 AM, Darby Weaver <ccie.weaver@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey guys - I'd say you can't go too far off course with IE's expanded
> blueprint. It may seem like a lot but if you complete it, you'll be well
> prepared for the lab and mostly anything that can be thrown at you for IPv6.
>
> The things I tend to worry about the most for IPv6 are:
>
> 1. Enable IPv6
>
> 2. Interface configurations - enable on the interface, configure the
> interface.
>
> 3. Enable the protocol (unless I already enabled it on the interface) - I
> still do in global - I'm slow like that.
>
> 4. Check the config.
>
> 5. If frame - check for link-local.
>
> 6. If OSPF and Loopback - I make sure I have read the requirements again.
>
> 7. Ping ipv6 and ensure everything is pingable.
>
> 8. Split-horizon in IPv6 works like IPv4 - don't forget when and where to
> use it if needed.
>
> 9. Debugs. - I don't usually need this one - but I don't forget it's there
> either.
>
> 10. Show ipv6 route
>
> 11. Look for the need or requirements for tunneling - if so which tunneling
> is required?
>
> 12. Verify everything.
>
> 13. Ask myself - did I do everything they asked me to do the way they asked
> me to do it?
>
> 14. Take home < 10 points and call it a day.
>
>
>
>
> On 1/29/09, Andy Hogard <andyhogard@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Ok, today is my second day for ipv6 ..4 more days to go, let me see how
>> far
>> I can get. I would have indepth focus on the expanded list through my prep
>> and will yet go through some more of ipv6 before I get sick of it. And the
>> fact is that I am really comffie with it, so no probs there ..only time
>> constraint. Just need to work my way slowly and steadly.
>>
>> Thanks for your responses ..my virtual mentors.
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> PS: Even with bgp, I went up all out to complete the entire ccip bgp paper
>> ..and nailed the exam on 31st dec (geek that I am, gave me a reason to
>> party
>> hard in evening) ..is there a paper on ipv6 as well?!
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:01 AM, Anthony Sequeira <
>> asequeira@internetworkexpert.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Yes - the Expanded Blueprint can be viewed as a list of WHAT I BETTER
>> KNOW.
>> > Topics that do not appear there should certainly be studied if possible.
>> > After all, Cisco does have an awful big disclaimer in their official
>> > blueprint regarding they have the right to test you on absolutely
>> anything
>> > the IOS code can perform. :-)
>> > Now - to help you rest at ease a bit regarding IPv6, consider the exam
>> > scoring.
>> >
>> > It is very unrealistic at this point for Cisco to present you with a lab
>> > exam that has the following point breakdown:
>> >
>> > Layer 2 - 18
>> > IPv4 IGP - 22
>> > IPv6 - 20
>> >
>> > That only leaves 40 points for everything else on the blueprint!
>> >
>> > Keep up the hard work Andy, and remember, how do you eat an elephant?
>> One
>> > bite at a time!
>> >
>> > I apologize in advance to all PETA members of this group. :-)
>> >
>> > Anthony J. Sequeira, CCIE #15626, CCSI #23251
>> > Senior CCIE Instructor
>> >
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>> > On Jan 29, 2009, at 1:25 PM, Andy Hogard wrote:
>> >
>> > Yes sir,
>> >
>> > I am sorry, I just seem to be overwhelmed with the scope of ipv6. And
>> > actuall was just going through some books and documentation to discover
>> > ..qos and multicast over ipv6. :D
>> >
>> > Actually, its like all the protocols that are in ipv4 are with ipv6 ya
>> > ..then there is redistribution of these protocols ..and the caveats of
>> it as
>> > well. Phew!
>> >
>> > Anyways, I will focus on the IE ..expanded blueprint and cover some
>> bascis
>> > of the others stuff that is not included. Seems to be a safer bet that
>> ways
>> > ..what say?!
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Andy.
>> >
>> > On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 11:48 PM, Anthony Sequeira <
>> > asequeira@internetworkexpert.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Maurillio (sp?), head of the R/S track, held a CCIE discussion not too
>> >> long ago and specifically indicated that multi protocol BGP for IPv6
>> and
>> >> IPv6 EIGRP were out of scope for the current blueprint.
>> >>
>> >> I would expect the scope of IPv6 to expand dramatically with the next
>> >> blueprint revision.
>> >>
>> >> You will notice that IPv6 tunneling is in my Expanded Blueprint and I
>> do
>> >> believe it is fair game for the exam.
>> >>
>> >> Anthony J. Sequeira, CCIE #15626, CCSI #23251
>> >> Senior CCIE Instructor
>> >>
>> >> asequeira@internetworkexpert.com
>> >>
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>> >>
>> >> On Jan 29, 2009, at 1:05 PM, Andy Hogard wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hmm,
>> >>>
>> >>> This is what the cisco's official blueprint has to say "IPv6:
>> Addressing,
>> >>> RIPng, OSPFv3"
>> >>>
>> >>> And then there is the IE's expanded blueprint, which claims the
>> following
>> >>> topics "
>> >>>
>> >>> D. IPv6
>> >>>
>> >>> I. Introduction to IPv6
>> >>> II. IPv6 Addressing
>> >>> III. IPv6 Tunneling
>> >>> IV. RIP for IPv6
>> >>>
>> >>> a. Enabling IPv6 RIP
>> >>>
>> >>> I. Over broadcast
>> >>> II. Over NBMA
>> >>>
>> >>> b. Split Horizon
>> >>> c. Customizing IPv6 RIP
>> >>> d. Redistributing Routes into an IPv6 RIP routing process
>> >>> e. Configuring Tags
>> >>> f. Filtering IPv6 RIP updates
>> >>>
>> >>> V. OSPF for IPv6
>> >>>
>> >>> a. Enabling OSPF on an interface
>> >>> b. Defining an OSPF IPv6 area range
>> >>> c. Authentication on an Interface
>> >>> d. Authentication in an OSPF area
>> >>>
>> >>> V. Configuring NBMA interfaces
>> >>> VI. IPv6 ICMP"
>> >>>
>> >>> Which is all fine, but then there is a hell lot more to ipv6 in real,
>> ya
>> >>> ...So how much of it should a ccie candidate expect?! Like what bout
>> >>> eigrp
>> >>> and lot of other things like tunnels, nat-pt ..et all. Man this topic
>> is
>> >>> getting vast as well, looks like I will take atelast one week to do
>> all
>> >>> of
>> >>> it. If you have any suggestions do let me know, else I am already on
>> my
>> >>> way
>> >>> ....to being that nerd yet again.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Regards,
>> >>> Andy.
>> >>>
>> >>>
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