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ROUTE - Epic Win!

Woohoo! I passed the ROUTE test this morning. That means I’m done with the CCNP track! 🙂 If you remember, I took it over a week ago and had some bad luck on it. Alright, bad luck is the wrong phrase. I didn’t study enough and failed it. This

ROUTE Notes - Further IGP Redistribution

As always, corrections are requested. Study Questions * I’ve got IGRP and EIGRP both configured with the same AS number. What’s special about this configuration? If both use the same AS number, then they automatically redistribute their routes into each other without using the redistribute command. * When redistributing one

ROUTE Notes - Even More IGP Redistribution

I didn’t do so well on IGP redistribution the last time out, so here’s some more stuff to study. As always, feel free to correct. Study Questions * What three things are needed to be able to redistribute one routing protocol into another? 1. One or more links into

ROUTE - Epic Fail (#1?)

I took the ROUTE test today and failed like I usually do. That makes me 3-4 on these P-level tests if you’re scoring at home. Don’t worry, though. I’m not giving up. 🙂 In atypical fashion, I must say that the ROUTE test was a good test. Let

ROUTE Notes - Controlling BGP

Corrections, please. I skipped a bunch of BGP intro stuff to get to the juicy center. I’ll see if I can come back later and finish the other parts for posterity. Study Notes * Is BGP route selection a controversial subject? Yes. If you ask 1000 network guys the best

ROUTE Notes - Branch Office Routing

Corrigeme, por favor. Study Notes * What do IPSec tunnels give you when a branch office is on a broadband connection? Privacy through encryption Authentication of the remote peer through ISAKMP Delivery of private data over the public Internet * What do you need to configure to get your branch router talking

ROUTE Notes - Implementing IPv6 in an IPv4 Network

Study Questions * Your boss says that ever host in the network needs to be converted over to IPv6 by the end of the day. Which of multipoint tunnels, point-to-point tunnels, or native IPv6 would be the most appropriate to use to help with that conversion? Native IPv6 * The engineering department