My new CCIE, CCVP, Unified Communication blog!

Here is my new blog to document my life, struggle, studies and just about anything in my pursuit to become a better than yesterday…my pursuit to CCIE, CCVP, Unified Communication and other interesting technology…

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New PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP) Certification

Check this out! A new certification from PMI!

Reference: Visit PMI to learn more

Get JNCIA-EX Certification for Free!

You can now achieve an additional associate-level certification in Enterprise Switching. To earn this certification, revisit the Juniper Networks Certification Fast Track Web Portal, access the Enterprise Switching tab, and follow these steps:

* Take the 110 minute “JUNOS as a Switching Language” eLearning course.
* Review the “Operating Juniper Networks Switches in the Enterprise” courseware and lab guides.
* Take the JNCIA-EX pre-assessment exam to receive a voucher to take the JNCIA-EX associate-level exam.
* Take the JNCIA-EX certification exam at any Prometric Testing Center near you at a 100% discount through August 31, 2008.

Visit the Juniper Networks Certification Fast Track Program

CCVP was put on hold

Received a news from my manager that the company is pursuing partnership with Cisco and we are encouraged to take Cisco certs. And was also advised I could reimburse the exam fee (yehey!!!!) for all the exams I had taken since January of this year.

I was also advised that they would like to include me on the next batch of Engineers that will undergo CCIE track training! Wow!!!! What a blessing in deed! And by the way my friend Mar (cciepilot.wordpress.com) got a slot (congrats Mar!).

Imagine!? A CCIE track!!?

So I was advised that I need to take the CQS-ARSFE specialist cert after my CCNP. And thats why I set aside CCVP at the time being.

Then yesterday, I attended the Cisco Expo 2008, and saw where the market is moving! It was going to the “Unified Communications” and “Security” direction. As stated by Mr. John McCool, VP/General Manager, Data Center, Switching and Services Group, Cisco Systems, the main market drivers will be (1) Unified Communications; (2) Video; and (3) Web 2.0.

After this my heart remains torn between the unified com and security (but reality bites, you can’t have it all). So, I align again my plans to prepare for the CQS-ARSFE and still study the content of the CCVP track (study only). And still hope to get the CCVP and CCSP track next year, but for now, I have to study wisely.

Thanks to my wife and kids. For understanding the valuable time that my study had taken away from them.

-Back to PEC…

Cisco Second Chance Exam Promotion

Found this info from Jeremy Stretch website.

Vue is offering a free take two exam but the offer is time limited, here is the link:

“Register for an exam at full price. If you fail the exam, you may schedule a free retake of the same exam by entering the promotion code: SECONDCHANCE at the time of registration.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Both the full-price exam and free Second Chance retake must be scheduled and taken between April 15, 2008 and October 15, 2008, to qualify for this special promotion. Free exams may only be scheduled via the web. “

Reference: http://www.vue.com/cisco/secondchance/

Undocumented Cisco Commands

Found this site, through ccie-lounge. The list came from www.elemental.net.

Be careful though of using test crash.

Here is the “Undocumented Cisco Commands” link.

My CVOICE Mind Map – VoIP Basics

Here is my VoIP Basics Mind Map.

Download the PDF: CarlProject Study Mind Map – VoIP Basics

CCVP vs. CCSP – My Personal Choice

Completed my CCNP last 27 of May. Took the ISCW as the last exam to finish the track.

Now what’s next? I thought of getting CCIE (R/S) as my next certification goal to target to, but I counted the cost, its a great undertaking which will not only require a great deal of finances but of time and discipline.  Which I’m not capable at this time. So now I’m torn between CCVP and CCSP.

CCSP, a good start for me to break in to the information security community again. Which I would like to be part of, since a couple of years back, but was put on hold to pursue a career in Telecommunication (to support my family) here in Hong Kong (I was originally from the Philippines). But CCVP is also a very promising track to pursue, it offers great new technologies to learn and conquer. It also offers a niche of skill sets that could be more attractive in the market space, but I still want to pursue an Infosec certification.

So I carved out a plan to pursue CCVP and target to finish it by September (Wow! September!?, as if I have the time?) this year. And need to drag my self to study for the SSCP cert and purposely take the exam by December 14 (as to what its says in ISC2’s schedule for HK). So CCSP will be in 2009, whether I’m done with my SSCP or not.

Thanks for taking time to read and share your time…(I’m just sharing my hopes and plans).

The Academy – Video Tutorials of Most Popular Security Technologies

Found this very interesting site of different video tutorials and presentations of some of the most popular security technologies in the market. It helps the Information Security community to educate and learn these technologies. And just recently received a mail, after joining (it’s free!), from Peter Giannoulis (the person behind this effort, thanks Peter!) that ISC2 would consider the video tutorials to earn additional CPE’s for CISSP’s and I supposed SSCP’s as well.

You can visit the site at http://www.theacademy.ca

My ISCW Study Guide MindMap: Cisco IDS and IPS

Here is my ISCW review mindmap materials for the Cisco IDS/IPS topic. You can freely download and use. Please feel free to send me a note if you find something wrong.

Cisco IDS/ IPS MindMap

Download the PDF: CarlProject Study MindMap- Cisco IDS & IPS

Cisco Regular Expression

Found this regular expression from CCIE Pursuit blogs. Follow this cisco link.

Foundation for the IP Next-Generation Network…

The Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing System marks a new era in carrier IP communications by powering the foundation for network and service convergence today while protecting investments for decades to come. With an innovative and massively scalable multishelf architecture, the Cisco CRS-1 Multishelf System delivers the service flexibility, continuous system operation, and system longevity of the Cisco CRS-1 platform, scaling from 640 Gbps to 92 Tbps while in service with no service disruption.

Reference: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5842/index.html

Lab Topology for your CCNA, CCNP, CCIE or Just Playing Around

Came across CCIE Lounge blogs and found this “free” LAB materials for your CCNA, CCNP and CCIE preparations. Check this out. Thanks CCIE Lounge!

Reference: http://www.rasyid.net/2007/05/31/lab-topology-for-your-ccna-ccnp-ccie-or-just-playing-around/

The Story of the PING Program

Found this PING history info.

Reference: http://ftp.arl.army.mil/%7Emike/ping.html

2006-2007 TCPMag.com Internetworking Salary Survey

Found this latest update from TCP Magazine:

Reference: http://tcpmag.com/salarysurveys/

Useful Header Drawings

Found this useful header drawings, thanks to Hexis for the work.

IP Header 8.5″x11″ PDF
IP Header 11″x17″ PDF
IP Header 800×1050 PNG

IPv6 Header 8.5″x11″ PDF
IPv6 Header 800×1050 PNG

TCP Header 8.5″x11″ PDF
TCP Header 11″x17″ PDF
TCP Header 800×1050 PNG

UDP and ICMP Headers 8.5″x11″ PDF
UDP and ICMP Headers 800×1050 PNG

Reference: http://www.visi.com/~mjb/Drawings/

ICMP Parameters Reference

On this link you’ll find:

ICMP Type Numbers, Code Fields and ICMP Extension Objects Classes

Reference: http://www.iana.org/assignments/icmp-parameters

2008 Global Knowledge Salary Report

Found this interesting report via www.packetlife.net

Average Salaries of Popular Certifications

101,695 – PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)

101,103 – PMI Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

95,415 – ITIL v2 – Foundations

94,018 – (ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

93,500 – Cisco CCIE Routing & Switching

88,824 – Cisco CCVP

86,600 – ITIL v3 – ITIL Master

84,522 – MCSD – Microsoft Certified Solution Developer

84,161 – Cisco CCNP

83,692 – Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)

more…. http://packetlife.net/static/files/2008-global-knowledge-salary-report.pdf

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10 Tech Certifications that Actually Mean Something

There are hundreds of tech certifications out there, so how do you know which ones really provide a measure of your knowledge and skills? And which ones will really help you get a job or promotion? Here’s a look at 10 of the technical certifications that offer value in today’s IT job market.

1. Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist (MCTS) or Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) (formerly MCSE)
2. Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA)
3. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
4. Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
5. GIAC Security Expert (GSE)
6. Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
7. Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP)
8. Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) and Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA)
9. Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
10. Certifications for Special Situations (including VoIP)

Also from the reference below you can find the sala

Reference: http://packetlife.net/static/files/2008-global-knowledge-salary-report.pdf

A Certified Fraud Examiner – Responsible For The Discovery of The WorldCom Fraud

Found this informative article from Fraud Magazine, on how Cynthia Copper, a CFE and CISA, discovered the accounting fraud in then WorldCom.

Article by By Dick Carozza, Fraud Magazine

Cynthia Cooper just wanted to live a quiet life working for the pride of Mississippi – WorldCom. But as vice president of internal audit she discovered some suspicious entries in the company’s books. Her tenacious investigations uncovered the largest fraud in corporate history.

“Don’t ever allow yourself to be intimidated,” Patsy Ferrell would say to her young daughter, Cynthia, after a grade-school bullying incident. Cynthia remembered that exhortation years later when she discovered fraud of huge proportions at WorldCom. Faced with the decision of vigorously investigating suspicious transactions or looking away, she did the honorable thing and pursued the crimes to the end – but not without months of trepidation, a queasy stomach, and shaking hands. “In many ways, this story is about human nature, about people and choices,” writes Cynthia in the epilogue of her new book, “Extraordinary Circumstances: The Journey of a Corporate Whistleblower.” (See excerpt beginning on page 32.) “It shows how power and money can change people, and how easy it is to rationalize, give in to fear, and cave under pressure and intimidation.

It speaks of the importance of living a life of integrity and making decisions we can look back on without regret. It illuminates the value of developing strong boundaries, keeping our paths straight, and guarding against the temptations and trappings of material success.”

In 1994, Cynthia landed a job in internal audit at WorldCom – then known as LDDS – in Jackson, Miss. When the company moved to her hometown of Clinton, Miss., population 23,000, she thought she would settle into a comfortable niche, surrounded by her husband, children, extended family, and lifelong friends. But her nightmare started in the summer of 2002 when, as the vice president of internal audit, she grew increasingly suspicious of some accounting entries. “The more we investigated, the stranger the reactions from some of our colleagues became,” she writes. “No one would give us a straight answer.” Cynthia tells her story to Fraud Magazine from her home in Jackson. Read more…

Reference: http://www.fraud-magazine.com/FeatureArticle.aspx

To learn more on how to become a Certified Fraud Examiner – CFE, check this: http://www.acfe.com/home.asp

Supported DSCP Values for TOS Testing

		DSCP Class/
Decimal	Binary**	IP Precedence	Service Classification	Ping Value
20	010 100	AF22	BE	80
24	011 000	IP Precedence 3	Silver	96
26	011 010	AF31	Silver	104
28	011 100	AF32	BE	112
30	011 110	AF33	BE	120
40	101 000	IP Precedence 5	Gold	160
46	101 110	EF***	Gold	184
48	110 000	IP Precedence 6	Silver	192
56	111 000	IP Precedence 7	Silver	224

How to Become a Star at Work

by Robin Sharma

The only way you will ever truly succeed in this new knowledge-based economy is to become a star at work, that is, an individual who stands far above the crowd and one who is totally unique in a world where most people are trying to be more alike. The moment you make a deep commitment to becoming a star at work and burning all your bridges to the person that you once were, your life will change in an unmistakable way. The day you decide to start acting like the person you were destined to become is the day that you begin to tap into the wellspring of human talents that will lead you to your own form of personal greatness. These are not the simple musings of yet another professional thinker spouting hackneyed euphemisms in the hope that one day someone will take note. These are the hard, cold facts of life – and they have been so for hundreds of years. And to deny them and continue living a life of complacency is to abandon your duty to do something special with your life. As Ashley Montagu observed: “The deepest personal defeat suffered by human beings is constituted by the difference between what one was capable of becoming and what one has in fact become.”

To become a star at work and to start seizing some of the matchless opportunities that are out there in what I believe to be the most exciting time in the history of humanity, you first need to make the decision to raise the standards that you will work and live by. Commit to living by a benchmark far higher than anyone would have the right to expect from you. Take a good hard look at the way you spend your days and ask yourself whether your agenda reflects your priorities. If there is an incongruity between the activities you invest your energies in and the values you hope to live by, you have a problem and need to make some immediate course corrections. For example, if your goal is to have a meaningful and rewarding work experience but you devote your days spinning your wheels on mundane tasks that never advance your professional goals, you need to do refocus yourself on the things that truly count. If a rich and happy family experience is high on your list of life priorities but you have not been to your son’s soccer game in a year and you cannot remember the last time you sat down to do homework with your daughter, you need to sharpen your pencil and rework your schedule. The facts never lie and the activities of your schedule will ultimately reflect the quality of your life.

The next step in becoming a star at work is to dedicate yourself to becoming “a person of action”. In life there are three types of people. First are those that make things happen. Second are those that watch things happen. And third are those people who wake up one day, at then end of their lives, and ask “What Happened?” Today, make a firm decision to join the first group – the group of human beings who have decided that life is a gift and every day is a new opportunity to learn, grow and contribute. As you go through this day, look for opportunities to bring a sense of excellence and mastery to your work. What little thing could you do over the next few hours to build relationships at work or make your clients say “Wow?” What mental attitudes could you adopt to reframe what is negative into positive and rekindle that enthusiasm that you had when you were just a kid? What simple gestures of decency could you do to show your teammates that you care and are committed to showing leadership in a world where real leaders are few and far between? As I wrote in my latest book “Who Will Cry When You Die?”: “the smallest of actions is always better than the noblest intentions,” and today is your chance to make a difference. “There’s nothing really difficult if only you begin. Some people contemplate a task until it looms so big it seems impossible but I just begin and it gets done somehow. There would be no coral islands if the first bug sat down and began to wonder how the job was to be done,” noted John Shaw Billings.

Here are seven more things you can do over the next 10 days to become a star at work:

1. Take your hero to lunch. Find someone who has created the kind of professional and personal life that you want and have the courage to take them out to lunch. If there is an author you admire and she lives in your city, pick up the phone and ask for a meeting. If you just read an inspiring article about someone who had turned adversity into advantage and you know you can learn from him, send out an e-mail and open up the lines of communication. In this new knowledge economy, the person who learns the most wins. Learn from heroes.
2. Set “learning goals.” Most wise performers on the playing field of business set career, financial and personal goals but few set specific learning goals. For this year, I have set clear objectives as to how many books I will read, how many seminars I will attend and how many personal growth retreats I will visit. I also try and set a daily learning quota of three new things every day to keep me stimulated and excited about my work as a professional speaker and leadership coach.
3. Become indispensable. While working at a major league legal firm after I had completed law school, I asked one of the senior partners what one had to do in order to become successful at this firm. His response has never left me and has been exceedingly helpful. “Robin,” he said, “the real secret of success is to be so good at what you do that this firm will not be able to run without you. Be so good at what you do that you are the first person that we all think of when we need advice. Be so good at what you do that you become indispensable. Then your success will be assured.” So my challenge to your is this: pick your best three talents – 3 core competencies that you have that truly make you special – and then commit to refining them over the coming twelve months until they set you apart from the crowd. Make a personal vow that you will become so good at your professional craft that you become indispensable to your team and to your organization as a whole. Then watch your career soar.
4. Make time to think. It is a strange paradox of the frenzied age that we live in that we have become so busy that we do not even have time to think about the things that we are so busy about. We spend our days on projects that need to get done and in meetings that need to be attended. We spend our evenings with people we need to meet and doing activities that need to be completed. But let me ask you? When was the last time you went for a solitary walk in the woods and deeply reflected on the way you are working and living? When was the last time you took a few hours to gain some real clarity into where you want to be professional and personally five years from now? Henry David Thoreau said: “It is not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is what are you so busy with?” Carve out at least one hour every week for some serious reflection, introspection and self-examination so that you will keep learning from your weeks.
5. Start a reading group at work. If you want to be a leader, you must first become a reader. Knowing how to read and not doing so puts you in precisely the same position as someone who cannot read. We live in an age where ideas – not bricks and mortar – are the currency of success. One idea, well executed, can transform your team, your culture and your entire organization. One idea, read in a single book, can reshape your thinking processes, transform your character or renew your health. Here’s the thing: you just don’t know which book contains that one idea that will revolutionize your life. But believe me, it is out there. And it is waiting for you. Read daily and ensure those around you to do the same. The company that learns together stays together.
6. Look like a star. Get serious about physical mastery. Commit to being in peak shape so you increase your energy levels and enhance your stamina. Rekindle that healthy glow that comes from running or swimming or going for a brisk walk at lunch. And make the time to dress and conduct yourself in a way that conveys your commitment to excellence, not only in business but in life.
7. Think contribution. We all have a deep human hunger to be a part of something larger than ourselves. We all carry within us a core craving to do something important in our work lives and know that, at the end of the day, our energies have been invested in activities that have added value to the world and made a difference in people’s lives. Begin to see the higher meaning of the work that you are doing and stay focused on adding value to others. As the 13th Century philosopher Rumi said: “When you are dead, seek for your resting place not in the earth but in the hearts of men.”

Reference: http://content.monster.ca/11032_en-CA_p1.asp

12 Rules for a Hero’s Destiny

by Arupa Tesolin, Intuita

1. Any concept imperfectly created will be limited by the magnitude of its imperfection.

2. A vision born in the heart and beheld with clarity in the mind must, in obedience to the law of creation, be created in the world of form.

3. If you can create without doubt, you are no doubt a creator.

4. If you see the glass is half-empty, you are seeing the circumstance not the dream. To transcend the circumstance you must see what’s not there.

5. True commitment begins when we can reach the point of not knowing how we can possibly go on and decide to do it anyway.

6. To set a goal is to limit infinity.

7. When you are tested ask why. What purpose does it serve? What am I learning here? Sometimes an apparent setback or disappointment serves the greater purpose of galvanizing desire or birthing a greater success.

8. Act as though you already are who you want to be, are already doing what you want to do, and already have what you want to have.

9. Money isn’t everything. It’s a resource, one of many. All resources to support you come from but one source – your infinity.

10. Decide what you need and ask for it. Imagine your every request being fulfilled.

11. Give your best to every client, whether small or large. You never know to whom you are offering your gifts. If you did, you’d be humbled.

12. Perfection is REAL. Be perfect in the quality of your beingness. Offer yourself as it’s devoted servant. Become the hero of your life.

Reference: http://assessment.monster.ca/8189_en-CA_p1.asp

Troubleshooting Tips for Serial Lines

Alarm Types
-If a Tx Alarm Indication Signal (AIS) appears, check if the line is administratively shutdown.
-If a Tx Remote Alarm Indication (RAI) appears, check the settings at the remote site.—Troubleshoot the accompanying alarms and errors.
-If the Rcv AIS appears, contact your SP.
-If the Rcv RAI appears, check the cabling, contact TELCO

Controllers Status

-Slip Secs Counter Increasing
If slips are present on the E1 line, there is a clocking problem. The Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) will need to synchronize to the clocking from the E1 provider (telco). Complete the following steps to correct this problem:

1. Ensure the clock source is derived from the network. In the show controller e1 EXEC command output, look for Clock Source is Line Primary.

Note: If there are multiple E1s into an access server, only one can be the primary source. The other E1s derive the clock from the primary source. If there are multiple E1s, ensure the E1 line designated as the primary clock source is configured correctly. You may also configure a second E1 line to provide clocking in case the primary source goes down. To do this, use the clock source line secondary command from controller configuration mode.

2. Set the E1 clock source from controller configuration mode. For example:

certproject-01(config-controller)#clock source line

Framing Loss Seconds Increasing
Follow these instructions when dealing with a framing loss seconds increase.

1. Ensure the framing format configured on the port matches the framing format of the line. Look for Framing is {crc4|no-crc4} in the show controller e1 output.

2. To change the framing format, use the framing {crc4|no-crc4} command in the controller configuration mode. For example:

certproject-01(config-controller)#framing crc4

Line Code Violations Increasing
Ensure the line coding configured on the port matches the line coding of the line. Look for Line Code is HDB3 in the show controller e1 output.

If Line Code Violations keep increasing, contact your Service Provider to check the E1 line as Line Code Violations can also be caused by physical line problems.

Path Code Violations Increasing
Ensure the framing format configured on the port matches the framig format of the line. Look for Framing is {crc4|no-crc4} in the show controller e1 output.

If Path Code Violations keep increasing, contact your Service Provider to check the E1 line as Path Code Violations can also be caused by physical line problems.

Default Mappings from 802.1p to WMM

Access Category	802.1p Priority
Platinum	6
Gold	5
Silver	3
Bronze	1

Defaults for RF Usage and Queue Depth

Access Category	RF Usage	Queue Depth
Platinum	100 percent	100
Gold	100 percent	75
Silver	100 percent	50
Bronze	100 percent	25

Four Access Categories Compared to Eight Priority Levels for 802.11e

Four Access Categories

WMM	802.11e
Voice	6 or 7
Video	4 or 5
Background	1 or 2
Best effort	0 or 3

QoS Packet-Marking Translations

Cisco 802.1p Priority-Based Traffic Type	DSCP Priority	802.1p Priority	IEEE 802.11e Priority
Reserved	56-62	7	7
IP Routing	48	6	7
Voice	46 (EF)	5	6
Video	34 (AF41)	4	5
Voice control	26 (AF31)	3	4
Background gold	18 (AF21)	2	2
Background silver	10 (Af11)	1	1
Best effort	0 (BE)	0	0 or 3

DSCP Values Assigned to AF Classes

AF Class	Drop Probability	DSCP Value
AF Class 1	AF11 (low)	001 01 0
	AF12 (medium)	001 10 0
	AF13 (high)	001 11 0
AF Class 2	AF21 (low)	010 01 0
	AF22 (medium)	010 10 0
	AF23 (high)	010 11 0
AF Class 3	AF31 (low)	011 01 0
	AF32 (medium)	011 10 0
	AF33 (high)	011 11 0
AF Class 4	AF41 (low)	100 01 0
	AF42 (medium)	100 10 0
	AF43 (high)	100 11 0

Cisco QOS Best Pratices

Found this from Cisco’s website, QOS best practices at-a-glance. Very helpful for your ONT review.

Reference: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/technologies/tk543/tk759/technologies_white_paper0900aecd80295aa1.pdf

Penetration Testing Basics

Found a very informative blogs. Learn the basics of penetration testing. You’ll learn a lot here…

Reference: http://haymanezzeldin.blogspot.com/

The 100 Oldest Domains on the Internet

Found a list on who was the first 100 adapters of the WWW. Here’s the list:

BBN, the 2nd commercial company to register a domain.

1. 15-Mar-1985 SYMBOLICS.COM
2. 24-Apr-1985 BBN.COM
3. 24-May-1985 THINK.COM
4. 11-Jul-1985 MCC.COM
5. 30-Sep-1985 DEC.COM
6. 07-Nov-1985 NORTHROP.COM
7. 09-Jan-1986 XEROX.COM
8. 17-Jan-1986 SRI.COM
9. 03-Mar-1986 HP.COM
10. 05-Mar-1986 BELLCORE.COM
11. 19-Mar-1986 IBM.COM
12. 19-Mar-1986 SUN.COM
13. 25-Mar-1986 INTEL.COM
14. 25-Mar-1986 TI.COM
15. 25-Apr-1986 ATT.COM
16. 08-May-1986 GMR.COM
17. 08-May-1986 TEK.COM
18. 10-Jul-1986 FMC.COM
19. 10-Jul-1986 UB.COM
20. 05-Aug-1986 BELL-ATL.COM
21. 05-Aug-1986 GE.COM
22. 05-Aug-1986 GREBYN.COM
23. 05-Aug-1986 ISC.COM
24. 05-Aug-1986 NSC.COM
25. 05-Aug-1986 STARGATE.COM
26. 02-Sep-1986 BOEING.COM
27. 18-Sep-1986 ITCORP.COM
28. 29-Sep-1986 SIEMENS.COM
29. 18-Oct-1986 PYRAMID.COM
30. 27-Oct-1986 ALPHACDC.COM
31. 27-Oct-1986 BDM.COM
32. 27-Oct-1986 FLUKE.COM
33. 27-Oct-1986 INMET.COM
34. 27-Oct-1986 KESMAI.COM
35. 7-Oct-1986 MENTOR.COM
36. 7-Oct-1986 NEC.COM
37. 27-Oct-1986 RAY.COM
38. 27-Oct-1986 ROSEMOUNT.COM
39. 27-Oct-1986 VORTEX.COM
40. 05-Nov-1986 ALCOA.COM
41. 05-Nov-1986 GTE.COM
42. 17-Nov-1986 ADOBE.COM
43. 17-Nov-1986 AMD.COM
44. 17-Nov-1986 DAS.COM
45. 17-Nov-1986 DATA-IO.COM
46. 17-Nov-1986 OCTOPUS.COM
47. 17-Nov-1986 PORTAL.COM
48. 17-Nov-1986 TELTONE.COM
49. 11-Dec-1986 3COM.COM
50. 11-Dec-1986 AMDAHL.COM
51. 11-Dec-1986 CCUR.COM
52. 11-Dec-1986 CI.COM
53. 11-Dec-1986 CONVERGENT.COM
54. 11-Dec-1986 DG.COM
55. 11-Dec-1986 PEREGRINE.COM
56. 11-Dec-1986 QUAD.COM
57. 11-Dec-1986 SQ.COM
58. 11-Dec-1986 TANDY.COM
59. 11-Dec-1986 TTI.COM
60. 11-Dec-1986 UNISYS.COM
61. 19-Jan-1987 CGI.COM
62. 19-Jan-1987 CTS.COM
63. 19-Jan-1987 SPDCC.COM
64. 19-Feb-1987 APPLE.COM
65. 04-Mar-1987 NMA.COM
66. 04-Mar-1987 PRIME.COM
67. 04-Apr-1987 PHILIPS.COM
68. 23-Apr-1987 DATACUBE.COM
69. 23-Apr-1987 KAI.COM
70. 23-Apr-1987 TIC.COM
71. 23-Apr-1987 VINE.COM
72. 30-Apr-1987 NCR.COM
73. 14-May-1987 CISCO.COM
74. 14-May-1987 RDL.COM
75. 20-May-1987 SLB.COM
76. 27-May-1987 PARCPLACE.COM
77. 27-May-1987 UTC.COM
78. 26-Jun-1987 IDE.COM
79. 09-Jul-1987 TRW.COM
80. 13-Jul-1987 UNIPRESS.COM
81. 27-Jul-1987 DUPONT.COM
82. 27-Jul-1987 LOCKHEED.COM
83. 28-Jul-1987 ROSETTA.COM
84. 18-Aug-1987 TOAD.COM
85. 31-Aug-1987 QUICK.COM
86. 03-Sep-1987 ALLIED.COM
87. 03-Sep-1987 DSC.COM
88. 03-Sep-1987 SCO.COM
89. 22-Sep-1987 GENE.COM
90. 22-Sep-1987 KCCS.COM
91. 22-Sep-1987 SPECTRA.COM
92. 22-Sep-1987 WLK.COM
93. 30-Sep-1987 MENTAT.COM
94. 14-Oct-1987 WYSE.COM
95. 02-Nov-1987 CFG.COM
96. 09-Nov-1987 MARBLE.COM
97. 16-Nov-1987 CAYMAN.COM
97. 16-Nov-1987 ENTITY.COM
99. 24-Nov-1987 KSR.COM
100. 30-Nov-1987 NYNEXST.COM

Reference: http://theforrester.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/the-100-oldest-domains-on-the-internet/

Learning TCP/IP – Animated

A simple way to learn and understand TCP/IP. Enjoy…

Common Mistake with Access Lists

Another interesting site to help us on our access list usage. As the author says it, “A simple explanation to proper access list usage with non standard byte boundary masks (something other than 255). Lots of people screw this up”.

Read more here.

Reference: http://www.kazmier.com/computer/cisco-list.html

Revealing the Type-7 Encoded Information from the Configuration without Using External Tools

Found this interesting info from Cisco:

To view the unencrypted password 7 hash of a pre-shared key, use the “do show key chain command” from config mode.

Example:

Router (config) #key chain LIGHT

Router (config-keychain) #key 718

Router (config-keychain-key) #key-string 7 11192616193C233850012E3D2B2725711D

Router (config-keychain-key) #do show key chain LIGHT Key-chain decrypt:

key 1 — text “decrypted_password”

accept lifetime (always valid) – (always valid) [valid now]

send lifetime (always valid) – (always valid) [valid now]

Reference: http://www.cisco.com/public/news_training/itsnews/tech/readertips/200801.html

Some CCNP Review Materials

Found this helpful blogs. This will surely help on my ONT review. Hope this help others too…

BGP Summary Notes
BSCI Review Notes
Catalyst QOS Notes
MPLS Summary Notes
Multicast Summary Notes
Quality of Service Notes

Reference: http://vcappuccio.wordpress.com/

CCDE Interview with Russ White

CCDE Certification Design Track Certification – Part 1

CCDE Certification Design Track Certification – Part 2

Great CCIE Review Materials

Found this site that has great materials for mastering the topics covered on the CCIE R&S blueprint. Hope this helps.

Download OSPF Mind Map PDF Version 1

Download EIGRP Mind Map PDF Version 1

Download BGP Mind Map PDF Version 2

Download Spanning Tree Mind Map Version 1

Reference: http://itleak.com/index.php/

ONT 642-845 Quick Study Guide

Found this great study guide for the ONT 642-845 exam. Hope this helps.

Download ONT Study Guide

Reference: http://itleak.com/index.php/?p=56

Thank you ITLeak.com

Terry Slattery – the very first Cisco CCIE in history

So who really was the very first Cisco CCIE in history?

Terry Slattery

Terry was helping lead CLI development and training as a consultant to Cisco in 1993 when he first heard about the CCIE program and inquired about participating. Brad Wright (the CCIE program manager) told Terry what he needed to do.

So Terry quickly re-worked his schedule, took the written CCIE qualification test, attended the Cisco troubleshooting class and setup a time for the hands-on test, all within two weeks.

In those days, the hands-on test was two days.
One day of build-it and one day of fix-it after they break it.

Terry passed the hands-on test, designing and building the network in one day, then fixing the things that Stuart Biggs (the lab test creator) broke in just over half a day.

Terry Slattery was awarded the third number – CCIE # 1026, in August 1993, the first non-Cisco person to achieve the CCIE and the first person to pass both the written CCIE test as well as the hands-on CCIE lab test, making Terry Slattery the first real CCIE.

A bunch of Cisco employees soon followed and many of them are still working at Cisco.

Something like five of the first ten CCIEs work in the same building at Cisco.

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Today, Terry Slattery is the Founder and CTO of Netcordia. Terry invented NetMRI, which enables organizations to maximize network effectiveness and ensure compliance by utilizing built-in expert rules to assess, audit, and proactively detect hidden and harmful problems throughout any multi-vendor infrastructure.As a consultant to Cisco who helped lead development of the Cisco IOS CLI, as well as having earned the first real Cisco CCIE number in history, CCIE# 1026, Terry Slattery has become a very revered historical figure within the world of Cisco networking. Stuart Biggs was awarded the second number – CCIE # 1025, because afterall, Stuart created both the CCIE written test as well as the CCIE lab test. Was awarded the second number – CCIE # 1025, because after all, Stuart created both the CCIE written test as well as the CCIE lab test. In summary:

CCIE# 1024 – Cisco Lab

CCIE# 1025 – Stuart Biggs

CCIE# 1026 – Terry Slattery

Reference: http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/24325

The history of Cisco CLI

I don’t think many people know the history of the Cisco CLI and the impact it has had on the industry. Other companies are emulating it, as evidenced in recent articles on the topic. Network engineers typically become experts in the Cisco CLI first, then move to other vendor gear, so it makes sense for companies to emulate it. Brad Reese, who writes for Network World’s Cisco Subnet, did an article on the topic on October 5, 2007, Appealing to CCIEs, hardware vendors copy Cisco’s CLI and NetFlow to get into Cisco accounts .

Learn more…

Reference: http://connection.netcordia.com/blogs/terrys_blog/default.aspx

New Security Certification in 2008

Two new certifications have recently been announced, and it is likely that their respective acronyms will soon find their way onto the resumes of information security professionals.

ISACA recently announced the creation of CGEIT (Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT) certification, as did SCIPP with their SCIPP security certification.

Read more…

To learn more:

CGEIT (Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT)

SCIPP

Reference: http://www.certmag.com/articles/templates/CM_COMM_Security_article.asp?articleid=3262&zoneid=262