What bothers me is that Cisco's implementation of a protocol doesn't always match the RFC. At least from my limited experience in reading the RFC's; OSPF for example should not be able to summarize the backbone area, but in Cisco's implementation of OSPF you can summarize area 0. I hear Cisco might remove that from the IOS, but who knows. On the other hand if you can wade through the RFC's your understanding of how the protocol was intended to work, will increase dramatically. I wish I had the time to get deep into the RFC's, but unfortunately at this point in my studies it probably isn't going to help me in the Lab in a few weeks. As always, I appreciate any insight from the rest of the group!
Regards, Jason ""Howard C. Berkowitz"" wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > At 3:44 PM +0000 7/13/03, Hemingway wrote: > >""Jason Viera"" wrote in message > >news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> The individuals writing the book probably aren't privy to any exam > content > >> changes that are around the corner unless they are a part of the CCIE > >team, > >> another misconception is that Cisco Press is in close contact with > >> technology changes that Cisco Systems is actually working on. What many > >> people don't understand is that it takes a while to write and publish a > >book > >> in a cost effective manner, > > > >I don't know about the back end production part ( final copy, typesetting, > >printing, distribution ) > > 3-6 months, depending on the publisher and priority. Of course, > distribution gets variable with the priorities of the booksellers. > > There may be several months of negotiation before the contract and > outline are approved. > > I've written books in anywhere between 3 and 12 months. > > > > > > >One should be reading the command references, reading the config quides, and > >concentrating on fundamentals. Any routing protocol over NMBA ( with all > >possible combinations for the links ), ISDN backup options, authentication > >anyplace it is possible, redistribution between any two porotocols ( with > >all possible mechanisms for doing so ). The presence of the 3550's has not > >changed any of the fundamentals one needs to master. > > > >An important Lab skill is finding things on the CD. > > > >Much as I may or may not like it intellectually, practically speaking, there > >is little need to spend time reading RFC's in prep for the lab. I've been > >there enough to state categorically that I have seen nothing that made me > >wish I spent more time with the RFC's and plenty to make me wish I'd spent > >more time with Cisco's docs and with configuring things based on the topics > >stated above. > > I might suggest there's benefit in what I might call reading "beyond" > the RFCs, or spending less effort on the protocol specifications and > more on the working group mailing list and on the RFCs that introduce > extensions to deal with hard problems for the regular protocol. The > RIP RFC does have an excellent discussion of split horizon and poison > reverse. Harder to read, but there, is a great deal of the underlying > principles of redistribution in OSPF. I only really understood BGP > after getting the sense of RPSL. RFC1812, the Router Requirements > Document, gives lots of answers. Our work on BGP performance, > hopefully on its way to getting an RFC number, clarifies ambiguous > definitions in 1771 > (http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-bmwg-conterm-05.txt) > Draft 21 (last I looked) of the revised 1771 is far more accurate and > informative. > > > > >The CCIE Lab is about configuring Cisco equipment in a manner that satifies > >the requirements of Cisco's test. Nothing more. Nothing less. > > > > > > > > > >> Jason > >> ""NKP"" wrote in message > >> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > I dont think that the book is all that bad , probably I am an > >> > amateur in Security . > >> > The thing I still can not understand is why is it that that > when > >a > >> > CCIE Practical Studies book is published by Cisco Press , some of > there > >> > topics become obsolete in a couple of months or the syllabus changes FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
