Tag: CCIE

I've done some articles for the CCIE Flyer, run by Emmanuel Conde.  I thought it might be useful to provide you these links in case you want to review them.

I just passed my CCIE recertification exam, so my number will be active for two more years.  Like last time, I used the CCIE written test at NetMaster Class (netcraftsmen.net), [...]

Stuart Biggs, who was awarded CCIE number 1025, was able to track down the original CCIE lab’s number plaque and get a picture (see below).  I asked where it was [...]

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Well, I’m now recertified; having passed the written (350-001) this morning.  My challenge, like many of the long-term CCIEs, is that my job is far removed from daily operations, which [...]

Cisco announced the Cisco Certified Design Expert today.  This is an excellent program that extends their certification programs.  The Design Expert program is more about understanding network designs than about [...]

A lot of people have misconceptions about the CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert) program and its numbering. I was consulting at Cisco in 1993 when I first heard about the [...]

I’m studying for my CCIE recertification and was reading up on Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) operation. Cisco has a really nice white paper on its operation, with a lot of [...]