I have decided to put all the labs I create while studying for the SP exam into my own workbooks and provide them here. So far I have ATM, PPPoE and ISIS up. These workbooks will be based off the  SP Lab blueprint, Currently MPLS is the focus and I am breaking it down like so
Mpls - basics and LDP.
Mpls - TE
Mpls - VPN
Mpls - AToM , EoMPLS
If anyone has any preference as to what workbooks I should be next, Send me an email or leave a comment.
Here is the …

The official welcome to the CCIE world package,  Shame that they no longer provide a medallion, But the plaque is good enough!

While doing my usual internet trawl for news, I came across this article on Ipexperts blog
A quick summary is that Ipexpert are starting a sister company called Ipexpert Training, This new company will offer training at the Associate and professional levels for Cisco, And I believe they plan to provide training for other vendors like Microsoft.
Very interesting news, especially in terms of the current economic situation and the fact there are pre-existing vendors operating in this space. For those who haven’t read my bio I am a CCSI ( Cisco …

As usual after someone has completed the CCIE, Everyone seems to want to know “What’s next?”.  I’ve now had a week of reflection and have decided on two goals.
Goal 1 - Obtain the CCDP certification,    Required steps to achieve this - CCDA exam, ARCH exam and as I haven’t  done my CCNP, I need to do the composite exam.
Goal 2 - CCIE Service Provider,   You read right, CCDP is my immediate focus then I go back to the world of sleep deprived study in preparation of a 8 …

This post is all about detailing the time from my first attempt up until today. Disclaimer: I have done very little editing so it is me rambling.
On 15-Dec-08 I failed my first attempt at R&S, I was devastated that night and for half of the following day, The hardest part about the entire experience for me was showing up at work the next day and  answering all those questions with ” I failed”.   I’m not entirely sure if I was just unlucky or lazy, But If I had to …