Re: how much of ipv6 to expect?!

From: Radioactive Frog (pbhatkoti@gmail.com)
Date: Sun Feb 01 2009 - 04:53:54 ARST


Nice recap Darby!!

On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:22 PM, 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
> > >
> > > asequeira@internetworkexpert.com
> > >
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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
> > >>
> > >> Internetwork Expert, Inc.
> > >> http://www.InternetworkExpert.com <http://www.internetworkexpert.com/
> >
> > >> Toll Free: 877-224-8987
> > >> Outside US: 775-826-4344
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> 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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