My first impression of the IPExpert BLS videos

October 6th, 2008 Bryan Posted in Blended Learning Solution, Cisco, GNS3 No Comments »

So I ran through a few of the training videos this weekend and must say I really enjoyed them. Following along was easy the presenter did a good job of keeping the video flowing. I was working on some other projects so I wasn’t using them to study but I did want to run through a few of them to see what I would be dealing with for the next few months. I believe my printed workbooks should arrive tomorrow so I really look forwarded to begin working through some of them this week. As always I will try and keep this blog updated frequently as I move through the workbook and the audio/video provided.  I finished setting up my GNS3 machine and hope to finish my work lab tomorrow.

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Building a home lab

October 4th, 2008 Bryan Posted in CCIE Security, Cisco, GNS3 No Comments »

Since the arrival of my IPExpert Blended Learning Solution I have been forced to take the CCIE lab studying a little more serious. Today I decided to start putting together some pieces to help me study. I have a Dell 1435 server that is going ot be my home GNS3 machine, so hopefully with its dual processors and 2GB of memory I will be able to run more virtual devices than my regular home machine. At work I will be setting up a GNS3 lab with a Dell 2850 that currently has 8 physical interfaces thanks to some PCI-E cards and an ASA 5520 and Pix 515. Depending on when they announce the changes to the CCIE Security lab I may need to get a VPN Concentrator since my lab is scheduled in April. I also hope to get access to at least a 4215 but hopefully we can get a 4240 for testing.

With the completion of my home setup I hope to create a few tutorials as I go along in my studying. Hopefully I can make them as good as the ones over at Blindhog. Well, back to the lab build.

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