This is excellent advice, and virtually identical to the method I found
successful when I passed last week in Halifax..
It is unfortunate Bruce Caslow is not on this list to see how well his
methodology is helping people get through the CCIE lab..
Greg Myran
CCIE# 5906
At 08:00 PM 5/29/2000 , Joe Martin wrote:
>I have a method that I used for the lab. Mostly developed by Bruce Caslow
>and specified in his book. Here's how I start things out. This is all
>generic information that I used for all my prep work. None of this material
>is specific to the CCIE lab.
>
>1-Read the entire lab. Think of all the issues involved with the protocols
>and the topology.
>2-Write down specific info in a list regarding IP addressing and interfaces
>and summarization.
>3-Draw a REALLY nice drawing of the network. Leave plenty of room to write
>in addressing info.
>4-Label the drawing with all the interface number.
>5-Use different colored pencils for different routing and routed protocols
>6-Fill in all the IPs from the list you created.
>7-Then fill in the rest of the IPs from the allowed block.
>8-As you read the exam, look to see if they specify summarizing so that you
>create an IP scheme that can be summarized.
>look at each router and write down the type/IOS version/IOS name
>9-Create a script in notepad with all the common commands that you want on
>each router and paste this onto each one. Put the command "hostname " last
>so you can just type in the name of your router and your finished.
>10-Next, put the IP addressing on all of the routers. As you do this do
>whats necesary to turn up the interfaces. Frame Relay/mapping, clock rates,
>ISDN/ppp/username/dialer-list.
>11-After doing this on each router, go thru and ping each interface, local
>and neighbor. Make sure they are all reachable. Doing this now keeps you
>from wondering if you have a layer 1,2,3 problem and not a routing problem
>that may show up in the steps to come. Remember to that many multipoint
>interface types don't allow you to ping your local interface without some
>extra programming. Also remember spoke to spoke reachability in partially
>meshed NBMA networks.
>12-After doing this, start the main portion of the lab.
>13-Try to save access lists to the end. Remember what access lists will do
>to your network. It can block DLSW, or routing protocols or AURP appletalk
>tunnels, etc...
>14-Try to get done early enough that you can reload your routers and make
>sure everything comes up OK. Remember that a reload could change your
>router ID for OSPF and mess up your virtual tunnels. But, by IPing all of
>your routers before appying routing protocols will help avert these types of
>problems.
>
>THINK, THINK, THINK.
>
>Other tips:
> IPX ROUTING X.X.X where X=your router number. Ex. Router 1 will become
>IPX ROUTING 0001.0001.0001
> This tip makes it easy for frame relay mapping, ISDN mapping and IPX
>ping testing.
> APPLETALK CABLERANGE X-X X.Y where Y=router number.
> This also makes if easy for frame relay mapping, ISDN mapping and
>apple ping testing
>
>JOE
>CCIE #5917
>
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