+Hitmanfc1000 Thanks! Now you know why I was so motivated to get it done, lol. Being an instructor, having to teach the tech to others definitely helps. If you aren't comfortable teach, get involved in answering blog questions.
Man I was almost ready to retire after 17 years in the Enterprise and Data Center. However, after watching your Video I'm thinking I can go out with an CCIE#. I took my 1st attempt in 2001 maybe. My career took off without it. However I've studied INE material and CCO of course, books etc.. to stay sharp and relevant. But lately.. I've been doing VXLANs, ACI, NSX stuff, which is where the DC is heading. But CCIE is still cool. Would like to walk away with it.
My wife just listened to this as she was doing stuff around the house. I think it helped her understand why I have been such a recluse. She gets it now.
This is the softest shit I'v ever written, Rob your awesome, your the result of endless work and determination. You mastered your craft. I'm 19, turned 19 two months ago. I'm going to be taking my CCNA in about 6 months. You inspire me to keep going and not give up. Keep doing your thing. Congratulations on your CCIE.
+Raymond A Thanks Raymond, I appreciate that. You are young, take advantage of the freedom and knock it out. Good luck to you on that, if you need help, don't hesitate to reach out to me. I definitely plan on keeping the ball rolling. Good luck to you again, make sure you know your stuff, you'll never know who you will interview with ;)
I've given myself 2 years from now to get my credentials, too. Your videos have been inspiring and very encouraging. I'm an enterprise network engineer with very low technical exposure but i feel I can still work my way to be an expert and pass my cccie.
I just subscribed your channel because you don't like to be around with Negative People. So do I :-). Hope to learn more with you. Congrats for your CCIE. I'm following your steps now. CCNP xxxxx :-)
congrads on the big pass..you've inspired me to go further in my studies. I just passed the Tshoot exam to make me CCNP route and switch... Good job man Congrads again
Congratulations Rob. Very well deserved. I've started my CCIE journey but would have liked to have found a study group local to where I live, but there aren't any. Can you suggest any online groups you found particularly useful with an active user base?
Congrats Rob. Just found your channel a few weeks ago. Just started my CCIE journey after being a CCNP for 6 years or so. My question to you is, do you have any plans to change your current employment situation. Maybe get a better job, more money. I know you mentioned your jobs and you seem to like them. Just curious.
beginning my ccie r&s journey....got my official cert books for the written .....alot of images for the lab...no physical...do you recommend anything else ? :)
Hi rob Cisco wireless lan controller 2504 ? i have 3 ssid's configured on it , i would like to block skype on one of them can you please explain me ? thanks
Hi Rob, great videos and congrats on the CCIE being DONE!. I wanted to ask did anything change in your career, opportunities after getting the CCIE? Would love to hear your thoughts in the video or comment section on how things have been after getting the CCIE. Thanks :)
Hi Rob, Thanks for great video. Short clarification on CONFIG: Let's say you have asked to create a tunnel with bandwidth of 500 kbps but after exam you realized it's 50 kbps (typo). Will candidate get any marks for doing that whole task? Thanks for your understanding!!!
+Jacky Chuna In Config and in Tshoot it is all or nothing. That is why verification of both sections is so vitally important. Short answer is you will lose the points for that task. Long answer is lose the points because you missed configured the bandwidth, the Policing or Shaping policy in the MQC. It is very important that if you have to do that in your exam that you follow the exam task exactly as they are written in a case like yours. Some tasks aren't so direct and you have to interpret what you are being asked. If you are not sure, ask the proctor. David Blair in RTP will clarify if he can. Safest bet is if you are required to modify any metrics, make sure you know how to modify them (EIGRP Delay ;P) and if you do what are you actually setting. Good luck!
Congratulations for your achievements. Which vendor independent books you will recommend ? I am reading TCP/IP Illustrated vol 1, Interconnections Bridges routers switches. But not sure which part I should read and which I should leave. Your guidance will help in it. Thanks,
+Tom Windsor Really there is not a way to prepare for Tshoot, what I would recommend, what I did was to be really good with the individual technologies. You will need to be really good with all the technologies on the blueprint. I am planning on putting together a little series here on my channel to cover troubleshooting. Stay tuned!
HEllo Rob I am looking at a project to implement ipsec tunnels and im looking to use VPLs instead of mpls have you tried a similar set up? what would be your advice thanks in advance
+Alejandro Atriano I'm currently studying Service Provider. VPLS in my understanding uses MPLS for transport through the MPLS cloud. This enables a P2MP tunnel design. You could use IPsec P2P tunnels, MPLS L3 VPNs. DMVPN. Since you mentioned VPLS are you looking for L2 connectivity?
Thanks for the response, im just trying to gather experiences from technicians who have had a similar set up, im just concerned of possible issues with this kind of set up
Wait. What? did i misunderstand you or something? 3 years ago you were taking your CCENT? and you achieved all 3 Certificates in 3 years?? Sorry, im pursuing my CCENT now. How did you manage to do that? Please, Thanks
Your math is incorrect. A CCNP will refresh all CCNA certifications. Two million CCNA and one million CCNP would be at most two million certified professions, rather than, three million.
I didn't see this comment til today. If you add people that have just CCNA to people that have CCNA and CCNP would equal 3 million pro's. Its not exact but somewhat close. The point wasn't about 2 million CCNAs or 1 Million CCNPs, it was to give perspective on much more effort it takes to get the CCIE.
I don't see that as the worst thing. I had no money at one point, I had to save up and take the exams when I could afford it. You have to spend money to make money. The worst thing is making excuses and not bettering yourself, and then complaining about it. Your better off using it as motivation to have a better life. It's a tragedy if you let your current situation dictate how the rest of your life could be.
+Mario Cordero It really depends on you. I have been using INE for years now. I automatically go to INE for all network related studies. If you don't like their style, use iPexpert. I used INE for 98% of my CCIE prep, and iPexpert for full scale labs, just to change it up. I personally like INE over iPexpert. BTW, I am not being biased (I'm an instructor for INE) this is my channel and my personal views.
+Rob Riker Thanks so much for the information. I have watched INE videos in the past, but I never did watch any from IPexperts. I did find INE videos quite full of in depth information in comparison to CBTNuggets. Like someone said before; to grasp the concept at first, CBTNuggets is great, but for more in dept information, the INE prevails.....Congrats by the way on receiving your CCIE.
You'll need 10-12 routers capable of running 15.3 code, 4-6 switches capable of running 15.0 code. This is just to learn the technologies. You'll need 20+ routers on 15.3 code for prepping for the lab. I would recommend researching servers/virtual options as well, that's the direction I took.
+TheMan Technically no. You can take any CCIE or CCDE and pass it with no work experience. However, I don't think you'll have very good results finding a job with just a CCIE/CCDE, considering on average most CCIE/CCDEs have 4+ years of experience. The reason why experience is still definitely needed is you will have seen issues and know how to fix them. You can have all the CCIEs ever made available and still not the best engineer for the role. A CCIE is just a way to prove you know your stuff, it doesn't replace experience, there are things I have faced that were never touched on in the prep or the lab, you just gotta know how to do deal with that type of stuff. HTH, Rob
+Rob Riker thanks man ! I did my CCNA r&s certification couple of days ago and I was planning to do CCNP all three certification and find a job, then my brother suggested if you are doing that might as well do CCIE so i was confused. I will think about it. Thanks again :)
Congratulations! 3 years to become CCNA, CCNP and CCIE certified with a full time job and a wife and kids! that's an impressive achievement dude :)
+Hitmanfc1000 Thanks! Now you know why I was so motivated to get it done, lol. Being an instructor, having to teach the tech to others definitely helps. If you aren't comfortable teach, get involved in answering blog questions.
This is the first time I've ever watched a video in its entirety. It's very encouraging congratulations to you sir.
Man I was almost ready to retire after 17 years in the Enterprise and Data Center. However, after watching your Video I'm thinking I can go out with an CCIE#. I took my 1st attempt in 2001 maybe. My career took off without it. However I've studied INE material and CCO of course, books etc.. to stay sharp and relevant. But lately.. I've been doing VXLANs, ACI, NSX stuff, which is where the DC is heading. But CCIE is still cool. Would like to walk away with it.
My wife just listened to this as she was doing stuff around the house. I think it helped her understand why I have been such a recluse. She gets it now.
Congrats CCIE #50693!
This is the softest shit I'v ever written,
Rob your awesome, your the result of endless work and determination. You mastered your craft. I'm 19, turned 19 two months ago. I'm going to be taking my CCNA in about 6 months. You inspire me to keep going and not give up.
Keep doing your thing. Congratulations on your CCIE.
+Raymond A Thanks Raymond, I appreciate that. You are young, take advantage of the freedom and knock it out. Good luck to you on that, if you need help, don't hesitate to reach out to me. I definitely plan on keeping the ball rolling. Good luck to you again, make sure you know your stuff, you'll never know who you will interview with ;)
I've given myself 2 years from now to get my credentials, too. Your videos have been inspiring and very encouraging. I'm an enterprise network engineer with very low technical exposure but i feel I can still work my way to be an expert and pass my cccie.
I just subscribed your channel because you don't like to be around with Negative People. So do I :-). Hope to learn more with you. Congrats for your CCIE. I'm following your steps now. CCNP xxxxx :-)
Be-lated congrats. I am a fan.
Thank you for inspiring me and reminding me why i continue the road to CCIE.
Congratulation Rob ! Inspirational Speech ! Congratulation once again .............!
CONGRATULATION Rob..... Really happy for You ...yo deserve it mate
Rob, Congrats again! Awesome video you recorded, thanks for keeping us motivated!
Congratulations! I know the surreal feeling of achieving something great in life. But today is about you, if I drank, I'd tip my glass towards you.
congrads on the big pass..you've inspired me to go further in my studies. I just passed the Tshoot exam to make me CCNP route and switch... Good job man Congrads again
dude I could not be any more happy for you. best wishes and safe travels.
best two out of three. you beat me to the first ie number :)
Congrats Rob! Thanks for all your help.
Congrats man been watching your videos for a while before INE and glad to see you reach the mountaintop
absolutely delighted for you well deserved all the hard work has paid off :) !!!!!!
Congrats!!!!!!!Rob. Hard work always pays...
Congrats! Really encouraging coming from a CCNP and a CCIE to be...one day. Just finished watching your DMVPN course on INE.
Congratulations. This is a well deserved achievement.
Congratulations and thank you for sharing your experiences.
Thank you Rob.. you're so Inspirational for me
Congratulations Rob. Very well deserved. I've started my CCIE journey but would have liked to have found a study group local to where I live, but there aren't any. Can you suggest any online groups you found particularly useful with an active user base?
Rob, thank you for 300-101 tutorials and big congrats for your #.
This is awesome and well worth the hard work. Congrats!
Congrats from Michael Kiefer CCIE# 34420!
+mjk2374 Thanks Michael! Congrats to you as well!
Congrats! Glad to hear you got it!
What is a study group of 16, what you're talking about? Can I somehow join the similar ccie-aimed group? Where I can do it? Thanks.
Congratulations, hopefully I can check out some of your CCNP vids.
congratulations! i am following you hopefully i can pass my ccnp with your video series!
Congratulations!
Sounded like the end of a CBT Nuggets video ha.
Congratulations Rob!
+JP Cedeno Thanks JP. Congrats to you as well. Best wishes to you over at IPX!
Congrats Rob. Just found your channel a few weeks ago. Just started my CCIE journey after being a CCNP for 6 years or so. My question to you is, do you have any plans to change your current employment situation. Maybe get a better job, more money. I know you mentioned your jobs and you seem to like them. Just curious.
Congrats mate! Really proud of you!
Congrats Rob !! Time to chill for few days now :-)
beginning my ccie r&s journey....got my official cert books for the written .....alot of images for the lab...no physical...do you recommend anything else ? :)
Congrats man. You are my motivator..
Congrats Rob, from Joël François CCIE #55635
i luv wat u said about shutting -ve people...dat was such a good move
Hi rob
Cisco wireless lan controller 2504 ? i have 3 ssid's configured on it , i would like to block skype on one of them can you please explain me ? thanks
Hi Rob, great videos and congrats on the CCIE being DONE!. I wanted to ask did anything change in your career, opportunities after getting the CCIE? Would love to hear your thoughts in the video or comment section on how things have been after getting the CCIE. Thanks :)
congratulations ...you deserve it
thank you for your time and effort. it's been almost a year now having your CCIE. How does it feel? Are you still on cloud 9?
a bit late but congratulations! it must be such a feeling of great accomplishment! :)
Hi Rob,
Thanks for great video.
Short clarification on CONFIG: Let's say you have asked to create a tunnel with bandwidth of 500 kbps but after exam you realized it's 50 kbps (typo). Will candidate get any marks for doing that whole task?
Thanks for your understanding!!!
+Jacky Chuna In Config and in Tshoot it is all or nothing. That is why verification of both sections is so vitally important. Short answer is you will lose the points for that task. Long answer is lose the points because you missed configured the bandwidth, the Policing or Shaping policy in the MQC. It is very important that if you have to do that in your exam that you follow the exam task exactly as they are written in a case like yours. Some tasks aren't so direct and you have to interpret what you are being asked. If you are not sure, ask the proctor. David Blair in RTP will clarify if he can. Safest bet is if you are required to modify any metrics, make sure you know how to modify them (EIGRP Delay ;P) and if you do what are you actually setting.
Good luck!
+Rob Riker Thanks so much!!!
Just curious. What are your opinions on all this Net Neutrality stuff?
Congratulations 🎊
congrats mate from Erik Ramos CCIE#50690
Congratulations for your achievements. Which vendor independent books you will recommend ? I am reading TCP/IP Illustrated vol 1, Interconnections Bridges routers switches. But not sure which part I should read and which I should leave. Your guidance will help in it.
Thanks,
Those books are a bit dated but still have relevant info. There are some newer ones out for TCP/IP. Read the documentation, no getting around that.
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Do you recommend any books except Cisco ?
Hey congrats! That exam sounds brutal.
Congratulations on your CCIE.
Got any recommendations on mock/practice labs? Besides INE, i have access to those. Looking for another perspective, closer to the actual lab.
Not really, unfortunately there really isn't anything else. There is Narbik but I have no idea what they look like or their structure.
What would you recommend as the best way to prepare for the Troubleshooting section?
+Tom Windsor Really there is not a way to prepare for Tshoot, what I would recommend, what I did was to be really good with the individual technologies. You will need to be really good with all the technologies on the blueprint. I am planning on putting together a little series here on my channel to cover troubleshooting. Stay tuned!
great i look forward to it. I enjoy your channel and the way you present your topics
Congratulations Rob....
Congrats ... Great Effort .
HEllo Rob I am looking at a project to implement ipsec tunnels and im looking to use VPLs instead of mpls
have you tried a similar set up?
what would be your advice
thanks in advance
+Alejandro Atriano I'm currently studying Service Provider. VPLS in my understanding uses MPLS for transport through the MPLS cloud. This enables a P2MP tunnel design. You could use IPsec P2P tunnels, MPLS L3 VPNs. DMVPN. Since you mentioned VPLS are you looking for L2 connectivity?
Thanks for the response, im just trying to gather experiences from technicians who have had a similar set up, im just concerned of possible issues with this kind of set up
+Alejandro Atriano You actually mixed in several different scenarios into one. I personally like MPLS L3 VPNs as the primary and DMVPN as the backup.
Congratulations....CCIE not yet, but getting there
Congrats! Job well done!!!
I love your hat wall.
Congrats!! Outstanding!
Congrats wonderful job.
Thanks for the info.. Much appreciated.
Congratulations! This might motivate me to get back into networking. The SysAd stuff isn't as fun lol.
Congrats mate . Can u tell some you tube links to study
Congratulations !!!
Congrats Rob well done
Wait. What? did i misunderstand you or something?
3 years ago you were taking your CCENT? and you achieved all 3 Certificates in 3 years?? Sorry, im pursuing my CCENT now. How did you manage to do that? Please, Thanks
Congrats
Congrats on passing your CCIE
Your math is incorrect. A CCNP will refresh all CCNA certifications. Two million CCNA and one million CCNP would be at most two million certified professions, rather than, three million.
I didn't see this comment til today. If you add people that have just CCNA to people that have CCNA and CCNP would equal 3 million pro's. Its not exact but somewhat close. The point wasn't about 2 million CCNAs or 1 Million CCNPs, it was to give perspective on much more effort it takes to get the CCIE.
inspiring,.,,congrats.. just started following you.
Congrats on earning the CCIE!
the worst thing is that Cisco exams are not accessible to those who have no money
I don't see that as the worst thing. I had no money at one point, I had to save up and take the exams when I could afford it. You have to spend money to make money. The worst thing is making excuses and not bettering yourself, and then complaining about it. Your better off using it as motivation to have a better life. It's a tragedy if you let your current situation dictate how the rest of your life could be.
Congratulations buddy :)
Congratulations!
Congratulations nice video ! !
Great Video! I will be connecting via linked in and fb. Thanks
Gratz !!!!
is there a book or pdf material i can download for CCIE SP v4.1
Would you recommend INE or IPexpert for CCIE R&S?
+Mario Cordero It really depends on you. I have been using INE for years now. I automatically go to INE for all network related studies. If you don't like their style, use iPexpert. I used INE for 98% of my CCIE prep, and iPexpert for full scale labs, just to change it up. I personally like INE over iPexpert. BTW, I am not being biased (I'm an instructor for INE) this is my channel and my personal views.
+Rob Riker Thanks so much for the information. I have watched INE videos in the past, but I never did watch any from IPexperts. I did find INE videos quite full of in depth information in comparison to CBTNuggets. Like someone said before; to grasp the concept at first, CBTNuggets is great, but for more in dept information, the INE prevails.....Congrats by the way on receiving your CCIE.
congrats dude!
Did your study group friend pass the lab exam also?
He did not, but I'm confident he will in a month :)
+Jorge Almazan Hey Jorge! i'm sure he will too ;) I look forward to hopefully watching new videos on your channel soon.
Hitmanfc1000 I have a big and overdue video coming out when I get back home from San Francisco.
congrats for CCIE
very inspiring! thanks man!
congratz Rob.. im onboard for CCIE L:)
Well done!
Congratulations! I wonder how much it will cost me to buy real devices for CCIE ?
You'll need 10-12 routers capable of running 15.3 code, 4-6 switches capable of running 15.0 code. This is just to learn the technologies. You'll need 20+ routers on 15.3 code for prepping for the lab. I would recommend researching servers/virtual options as well, that's the direction I took.
Thank you so much for the answer. We will be happy to see you getting the 2nd CCIE.
Cool! Glad it helped. I am actively working on the SPv4.1 exam now and hope to be done sometime next year with it.
Congrats...#CCIE#
Do i need any work experience for passing CCDE or CCIE SP ?
+TheMan Technically no. You can take any CCIE or CCDE and pass it with no work experience. However, I don't think you'll have very good results finding a job with just a CCIE/CCDE, considering on average most CCIE/CCDEs have 4+ years of experience. The reason why experience is still definitely needed is you will have seen issues and know how to fix them. You can have all the CCIEs ever made available and still not the best engineer for the role. A CCIE is just a way to prove you know your stuff, it doesn't replace experience, there are things I have faced that were never touched on in the prep or the lab, you just gotta know how to do deal with that type of stuff.
HTH,
Rob
+Rob Riker thanks man ! I did my CCNA r&s certification couple of days ago and I was planning to do CCNP all three certification and find a job, then my brother suggested if you are doing that might as well do CCIE so i was confused. I will think about it. Thanks again :)
Time to enjoy life!!!!
Do you know the default username and password for Nexus in VIRL ?
Should be admin/admin if I remember correctly
nope i tried everything can you try it on VIRL if you can ?
learningnetwork.cisco.com/docs/DOC-30161
congrats!!
Congrats dude........ :D
how will i connect to you in facebook group..??
Legend
congratulation
congrats
Congrituation ，From HCIE RS 5057#， China
congrats from CCIE #46961
+Daniel Rivera Thanks Daniel, Congrats to you as well!
+Rob Riker
Congratulation Rob from Philly CCIE#34325