CCNP Troubleshooting TSHOOT Exam Topology (via Chainring Circus)

I'm generally not a big fan of "piggy-backing" on blogs, but Greg from etherealmind.com has a post that probably will go viral (at least for future CCNPs).

CCNP Troubleshooting TSHOOT Exam Topology (via Chainring Circus)

Lab Challenges

Where were blogs like these in 2000? Here's a couple of lab challenges from Just another CCIE
CCIE #20728. Pretty nice, and also free! So go ahead, lab it up!


http://ccie20728.wordpress.com/2008/08/26/lab-challenge-eigrp/#more-205
http://ccie20728.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/lab-challenge-igp-eigrp-ospf-and-rip/

IPv6

Worked through most of IPv6 in Doyle's Routing TCP/IP. That's a great book! Took thorough notes, will finish tomorrow morning and move on to RIPv2 (finally), then on to EIGRP. Hopefully I can get some time in to work on my lab before the week is out. Plan to run through those RIP labs from the Bryant Advantage and Mohamed Ouamer. These are just basic labs, but I'm doing them to reinforce concepts as I progress. I plan to continue on that route building up my understanding for the Written, and at the same time, preparing for transition to Soup-to-Nuts (S2N) once I have completed the written. I plan to take the written by the end of November, beginning of December before this project at work ramps to full speed. Anyway, that's the basic gist of my plan. I'll place a real outline later.

Free Labs

Looks like a new site is up by Mohamed Ouamer. I'll run through a few of his labs and post my thoughts afterward. It actually could be a good find as I am spending the day running through RIP, and he has several RIP labs up.

Skipping the CCNP, and straight to the CCIE?

Yep! I have decided not to pursue the CCNP. (I actually earned the CCNP and CCDP in 2001-02). I will instead start preparing for the CCIE Written and then the lab. There are some arguments as to why you should skip the CCNP, but I am skipping it simply to bypass the rehashing. I have a full lab setup, though not as fancy as most, but enough to get 85-90% of the topics done. I can rent rack time after that.

Cisco Doc CD + Tutorial

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/home/home.htm

When I run into trouble on my labs, I use the DOC CD, which I am getting better at using, thanks to the Internetwork Experts tutorial:

http://www.internetworkexpert.com/resources/using_the_doccd/index.html

How's that for an endorsement... j/k

Links for the BSCI

BSCI links which are floating around the net:
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BSCI Summary:
http://vcappuccio.wordpress.com/bsci-summary/

Cisco Internetworking Technology Handbook
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/internetworking/technology/handbook/ito_doc.html

Cisco Labs:
http://www.net130.com/ccnp%2Dlabs/

Cisco BGP FAQ:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/technologies_q_and_a_item09186a00800949e8.shtml

Cisco BGP Case Studies
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/459/bgp-toc.html

Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers
http://www.nil.com/C1256F620032CACB/NILLookup/LB_RL_BGP32?Open&dm=&s=0&rid=C1256F0A00429755

Cisco Subnet; Chapter 9 EIGRP
http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/cisco/022508-ch9-router-security-strategies.html?page=2

GNS3 home
http://www.gns3.net/

Arden Pakeer OSPF Network Types
http://ardenpackeer.com/routing-protocols/tutorial-ospf-network-types-and-frame-relay-part-1/

Packetlife.net cheet sheets
http://packetlife.net/cheatsheets/

CCNP Recertification Study notes
http://ccnprecertification.com/

Cisco Tips and Tricks
http://ciscotips.wordpress.com/

Networkers Online
http://www.networkers-online.com/

Cisco OSPF
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/tk480/tsd_technology_support_sub-protocol_home.html

OSPF Virtual Link
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/technologies_configuration_example09186a00801ec9ee.shtml


EIGRP overview
http://networking.ringofsaturn.com/Cisco/eigrp.php

Configuring EIGRP
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_2/ip/configuration/guide/1cfeigrp.html

EIGRP Stub routing
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_0s/feature/guide/eigrpstb.html

ISIS Design Guide
http://www.gweep.net/~crimson/isis-designguide.pdf

CCNP BSCI technote EIGRP
http://www.techexams.net/technotes/bsci/eigrp.shtml

Troubleshooting EIGRP
http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=27839

Configuring router maps and policy based routing
http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=102092

Cisco OSPF router redistribution
http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=27573&seqNum=1

Troubleshooting BGP
http://www.nanog.org/mtg-0501/pdf/troubleshooting.pdf

ISIS Basics
http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=101756

BSCI Study notes
http://packetlife.net/papers/ccnp-bsci-notes/

Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) BASICS
http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=101756

CCIE Practical Studies: Configuring Route-Maps and Policy-based Routing
http://www.ciscopress.com/articles/article.asp?p=102092

Default Passive Interface Feature
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_0t/12_0t2/feature/guide/defint.html

How Does the Passive Interface Feature Work in EIGRP?
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/technologies_tech_note09186a0080093f0a.shtml

Configuring IS-IS for IP on Cisco Routers
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/technologies_configuration_example09186a0080093f38.shtml

Configuring IP Routing Protocol-Independent Features
Redistributing Routing Information
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_2/ip/configuration/guide/1cfindep.html#wp1001056

Configuring a Gateway of Last Resort Using IP Commands
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/technologies_tech_note09186a0080094374.shtml

How Does OSPF Generate Default Routes?
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/technologies_tech_note09186a0080094a74.shtml

IP Multicasting at Layer 2
ftp://ftp-eng.cisco.com/ipmulticast/training/Module2.pdf

IS-IS RFC 1142
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1142

NREN TF - OSPFv3 Lab
http://www.6journal.org/archive/00000083/01/belgrade_velde_ospfv3.pdf

Configuration Notes for the Implementation of EIGRP over Frame Relay and Low Speed Links
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/technologies_tech_note09186a0080094063.shtml

Troubleshooting PIM Dense Mode
http://cisco.iphelp.ru/faq/5/ch13lev1sec2.html

Troubleshooting PIM Sparse Mode
http://cisco.iphelp.ru/faq/5/ch13lev1sec3.html

OSPF NSSA routes: O IA, O N1, O N2
http://enotepad.wordpress.com/2007/05/06/ospf-nssa-routes-o-ia-o-n1-o-n2/

OSPF Not-So-Stubby Area (NSSA)
http://cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/technologies_tech_note09186a0080094a88.shtml

BGP Case Studies
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/technologies_tech_note09186a00800c95bb.shtml

Understanding Redistribution of OSPF Routes into BGP
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk365/technologies_tech_note09186a00800943c5.shtml

IP prefix-lists
http://ccienotes.blogspot.com/2007/08/ip-prefix-list.html

IP-Multicasting Technology Part 3: Protocol Timing, Sizing and Decoding
http://www.intelligraphics.com/articles/ipmulticasting3_article.html

Configuring BGP
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_2/ip/configuration/guide/1cfbgp.html

The OSPF Default Mysteries
http://www.nil.com/ipcorner/OSPFDefaultMysteries/

Introduction to IS-IS
http://www.nanog.org/mtg-0010/ppt/martey/index.htm