Re: configuration speed

Nick
Thanks for the link with shortcuts. That looks really good.

Tom

On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 10:41 PM, Nick Matthews <matthn_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> I was a big notepad fan. I did almost all the configuration in notepad.
>
> -I could see a history of what I typed into the routers. It's quite a
> bit easier to check what you copy and pasted than checking portions of
> the show run.
> -You memorize nearly all the commands. This increases speed for sure.
> -You can copy and paste from one to the other. As I got better, I
> used this less as I found my speed had greatly outpaced my accuracy. I
> found BGP to be a real culprit of mistakes on copy and paste.
>
> To speed up a few other things:
> -Screw aliases. If you're getting your IE you'll probably be doing
> these commands a lot, and not exclusively on your routers. Memorizing
> the shortest possible commands is much easier. Things like 'sw m a',
> 'sw a v', 'sw t e d' 'sh ip rou' etc.
> -Learn the keyboard short cuts. Another thing you can use on routers
> everywhere. Forget a 'do' in config mode? Ctrl-a. At the end of a
> long command and you botched the first word? Ctrl-U, try again. It's
> way faster to delete the line and try again than it is to correct it.
> This is gold:
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_0/configfun/configuration/guide/fcui.html#wp21155
>
> You know what else helps? Not making mistakes. Do it right the first
> time, if you can. Harder than it sounds :)
>
> -nick
>
> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 1:49 PM, Steve Means <smeans_at_ccbootcamp.com> wrote:
> > There are lots of good tips already, but I've found that repetition of a
> > specific technology instead of an entire lab is the key. Spend a few
> > hours doing some longer configs again and again, making sure they WORK
> > after you do them. Then do a review of that tech the next day to
> > reinforce. I don't have R&S lab experience, but on security I got
> > ridiculously fast at the core connectivity tasks doing this, while still
> > retaining accuracy.
> >
> > Steve Means
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> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> > Mark Wicker
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 10:01 AM
> > To: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
> > Subject: configuration speed
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Anybody have any suggestions for improving configuration speed without
> > sacrificing accuracy? I have been practicing the INE vol 2 scenarios
> > everyday
> > but still need more speed. I am trying notepad now to copy and paste all
> > repetitive configs. How do others do it?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mark
> >
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