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CCIE R&S Written – Epic Fail (Again)
Yes, I failed. I think it’s pretty typical when you’re at Cisco Live, stay out drinking and smoking cigars until 1am, then sit the exam at 8am. Considering the situation I put myself in, I wasn’t very optimistic about the exam. I figured maybe a 40% chance I would pass since I didn’t really even…
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Cisco Live 2013 Insights – Catalyst 3850
Cisco Live is obviously the biggest networking event of the year, and Cisco likes to use all the attention to show off some of their new gear. I must say I was impressed with the Enterprise offerings including the 6807-XL, the 6880-X, the 4451-X, and the Sup 8-E for the 4500-E. Those boxes definitely gave…
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Cisco Live 2013 Insights – Cisco Tactical Operations
While walking through the World of Solutions, we ran across a big black truck with lots of antennas all over it. It was obviously an emergency communications vehicle of some kind, but I was really surprised to see it was a Cisco truck. It turns out that Cisco has a Tactical Operations group that was…
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Cisco Live 2013 Insights – Cisco Active Advisor
Yes, I went to Cisco Live and survived. It was the social event of the year, but the main focus is learning about the cool, new stuff. One of the booths I visited was a demonstration of Cisco Active Advisor.
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A Simple Firewall Upgrade – A True Story
I just got through a big weekend. We upgraded our main production firewall, but the process had a few twists.
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My Schedule for Cisco Live 2013
I’m all set up to go to Cisco Live in Orlando this year. Good thing, too, since I couldn’t make it to San Diego last time. It’ll be a great and fun time as usual, and I’m quite excited.
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JNCIS – Epic Win (Again)
I spent the last of my Juniper exam vouchers on the JNCIS-SEC exam and passed by the skin of my teeth today.
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Junos – Logical Tunnel Interfaces with Virtual Routers
There are a few ways to leak routes in and out of virtual routers in Junos. On the list is a cool feature called the logical tunnel interface.
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JNCIS – Epic Win!
I quit my job…by design. I start a new gig on Tuesday and am getting back to the world of Cisco. As a last nod to Juniper, I decided to use an exam voucher I had and take the JNCIS-ENT exam. Easy pass. The content was right along with the exam objectives, so there were