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Chapter 7: EIGRP- done!

Posted by on February 13, 2010 No comments

Finished Chapter 7 on EIGRP from TCP/IP Vol I. I went back and re-read a little bit of it since by the end of it I was fuzzy on some details. Mostly things like the four components of EIGRP (Protocol-dependent modules, DUAL, Neighbor discovery/recovery, and Reliable Transport Protocol, by the way..and no, I didn’t look it up), or the various specifics of the IP Internal/external TLV’s. It’s all pretty simple, but with all the different protocols it’s easy to get little things like those mixed up. Once I finish the next chapter (and largest of the book at 150 pages or so), I’ll probably go back and re-read the highlights of the EIGRP and OSPF chapters. I’d really like to lab some of the stuff up on EIGRP but I’m still waiting on my gear. In the meantime I’ll keep reading.

I’m essentially trying to start from scratch as far as I’m concerned, to make sure I know everything that will be tested on the RIGHT way, not just through memorization (which I’m guilty of doing for some topics). Hopefully by hitting those topics again I’ll have a deeper understanding of WHY and not just the WHAT.

Swine flu…

Posted by on May 7, 2009 No comments

Well, I wish I had more to update you all with. I got very sick last week, with a temp of 102F, chills, body aches, and all the general symptoms that come with being “really” sick. I guess this was my karma, as I had been joking about how the H1N1 (formerly the “swine flu”) virus was being blown up by the media. Shortly after I got hit with whatever this is, and it hit me hard. I never saw the doctor, but I am recovering slowly, so it looks like I’ll live.

Being sick has put a damper in my studies for sure. I haven’t had any energy, let alone motivation, and as a result haven’t gotten much done. I did review some RIP/Frame Relay/Switching tech labs a little. I plan on getting a frame relay article up soon, so look for that. It won’t be so much a “how to”, but more of a “things to know..” type format.

At the moment I am beginning to get into the EIGRP tech labs. They shouldn’t be too bad, but we’ll see. I have always used OSPF, not EIGRP in enterprise environments, so this will be my first time really diving deep into the protocol.

Anyway, more to come in a little while. It’s time for me to transition from SGT CCIE to the daycare taxi for the little one..