CCIE: You need to recertify in three months

Got the dreaded email today.   Oh god....

ICSI Netalyzr

Netalyzr is a nice little tool for testing/verifying/reviewing your current network performance and configuration.  Once logging into the site a small java applet is downloaded to your computer, it then goes about doing its business.   Another nice feature is that EICAR is downloaded along with the applet(EICAR .eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm).  EICAR tests anti-virus/anti-malware software.

Per the FAQ:


Netalyzr is developed by the Networking Group at the International Computer Science Institute, an independent non-profit research institute affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley, USA.


FYI..After the test has been completed hit the "+" button at the top to view the results more granularly.

RIPv2...The hard way!

Narbik Kocharians CCIE# 12410 (R&S, SP, Security) has created a 7 hour CCIE level lab simply testing RIPv2.  

Now, RIPv2 has a lot more power than its given credit for, and has had various enhancements throughout the years; but a 7 hour lab?  For anyone who wants to try it Narbik has make it freely available.

It can be downloaded here: http://www.systemwise.eu/RIP2.0.rar

Per Nabik's instructions:
You have a topology.doc file, print the file and look at the topology as you configure the lab.


You have a “initial-config” directory, which contains all the initial configuration files, open the ”RIPv2-Init.txt” and copy and paste the configuration onto the routers and begin the lab.


You should use the “Questions.pdf” when you are configuring the lab, and before you move on to another task, read the “Questions-Answers.pdf” and compare the answers.
 
Good luck!

JNCIA-EX completed.

Ok ok, so it's not the most prestigious or coveted cert in the world. However, I really enjoyed learning about Juniper switches. They make an outstanding product and will really push Cisco with these switches.

The features on their 4200s are outrageous, and I'm not sure any Cisco switch is even close to this poweful that has a fixed design. I'm very impressed.

I'm really interested in WAN acceleration/optimization and will now pursue Juniper's WX certification.

Juniper JNCIA

Currently, working on my JNCIA certification which is Junipers version of Cisco's CCNA. I've looked over the JUNOS Cookbook and now reviewing JUNOS for Dummies.

I'm relying on my existing knowledge to carry me through the technical aspects of the certification (maybe a mistake!). I'm looking to these books to help me with JUNOS syntax. I'm very impressed with JUNOS and have found that it compares very well to Cisco IOS.

As for real work exposure, my current position has me deep in Cisco gear. However, I do support a limited amout of Juniper equipment. Enough to be impressed.

Ernest

Welcome to my blog!

This is a technology centric blog. Most of my blog will consist of things networking. However, I'll also try to inject the topic of wine as much as possible.

Professionally I've been doing a lot of product evaluation as of late. Everything from network analysis tools to network based hard-drive encryption.

I'm currently aiming for a some Juniper certifications and preparing for the JNCIA. I'll keep the status of this endeavour updated.

All are welcome!