Re: Speed is part of the syllabus

I think using term/access server is a bad advice. By using it, you can see only the output from the device you're connected to, while others are hidden.

Smart window management is better approach. Then again - TS worked for you ;-)

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On Oct 2, 2010, at 22:39, olugbenga lasisi <logpoet_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> *Correction*.
> 
> In bullet point #3 of my last post, I meant access-server and not
> term-server...
> 
> On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 7:07 PM, olugbenga lasisi <logpoet_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Experts et all,
>> 
>> It's been over a week now that i had my breakthrough. I have decided
>> that i'll keep sharing my success tips as they come to me. I shared some
>> last week in my victory speech :).
>> 
>> This post is about speed. I think this is key in succeeding in this race.
>> There are tons of tricks, well maybe not tricks, rather means (if that
>> sounds better) that could aid your speed in the exam. Few of these tips that
>> we might all already know are;
>> 
>> 
>>   - Let notepad be your pen
>>   - CISCO DOC CD your bible
>>   - If you can avoid using multiple windows, that is; the only wife you
>>   should have in the lab is the term-server other devices should be its kids
>>   :)
>> 
>> and so on ...
>> 
>> Now lets get to the ones i discovered during my prep....I called them the
>> magical commands.
>> 
>> Like the one that makes you configure full mesh ibgp on multiple devices in
>> 5 mins...I am sure someone must have said impossible,
>> Well it is and the command is *"do show history"* in config mode. How does
>> this work? I'll tell you..
>> 
>> If i have to configure bgp xxx on Routers; R1,R2,R3 and R4 with a full ibgp
>> mesh.. This is what i do.
>> 
>> *On router R1*
>> Conf t
>> Router bgp xxx
>> nei a.b.1.1 remote-as xxx (i am sure in your mind, you'll say this guy is
>> nut for peering a device with itself, just hold your breadth i'll explain
>> later)
>> nei a.b.2.2 remote-as xxx
>> nei a.b.3.3 remote-as xxx
>> nei a.b.4.4 remote-as xxx
>> bgp router-id a.b.1.1 ( note that putting this in the last line was
>> intentional,( someone might say order is important but then,* Reload* does
>> the magic of re-ordering the commands)
>> 
>> 
>> Then i'll apply one of my magical commands "*do show history*" which shows
>> me the message below as part of my last typed commands"
>> 
>> Router bgp xxx
>> nei a.b.1.1 remote-as xxx
>> nei a.b.2.2 remote-as xxx
>> nei a.b.3.3 remote-as xxx
>> nei a.b.4.4 remote-as xxx
>> 
>> so the next step is to copy these and paste on the rest of the devices. and
>> on each configure the respective router-ids.
>> 
>> *Now the reason i decided to peer R1 with itself is because i know the
>> router will reject the command but then i'll still have it as part of my
>> show history output, thus i can copy it and paste on other devices*.
>> 
>> Try this method out and if you don't finsh ibgp config in 5 mins...I owe
>> you lunch...that's if you are close to me and you are not a snail on the
>> keyboard :).
>> 
>> I ll stop for now and share some more in the future.....
>> 
>> By the way this is me paying back for the wealth of knowledge i got from
>> this forum :)
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> Olugbenga Lasisi
>> CCIE(R&S)# 27036
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
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> Olugbenga Lasisi
> CCIE(R&S)# 27036
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