As everyone is fighting for the last available seats to do the R&S v3.0 exam, it’s getting time to get prepared for the new v4.0 blueprint.

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Tags: Basic MPLS, ccie lab, CCIE R&S 4.0 Lab, New CCIE Blueprint, Service Provider

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Hey Experts,

We have released a .net file to support the IPexpert workbooks for Routing & Switching, Security, and Service Provider tracks.  We hope this will add a lot of flexibility to your studies.  And allow you to study when you may be sitting in the airport or unavailable to network access.  Basically we want to completely take away any chance for a life you may have.

Please check your members area at www.IPexpert.com to download the necessary files.  They should all be located under the “My Configs” section.

Be aware that to run the full topology you will need a fairly robust desktop with a lot of CPU/Memory resources.  (You are running virtual routers with all their processes on a single machine mind you).  So you will either need to carry your desktop around as a laptop or be ready to only run parts of the topology.

If you are not familiar with Dynamips please first Go through the readme file.  I have attempted to give a detailed explanation of all the required steps to get it up and working.  You need to be aware the .net files do not have the IOS/Firewall software required to run the topology.  This is something that you will need to acquire on your own :-).

Good luck in your studies guys.  Please keep the feedback coming and we will continue to build tools to help you on your roads to success.  As a little teaser… I will also let you know… we are adding some new features to the proctorlabs interface that should help save some time for you when you do rent rack time.  More to come in the near future.

Tags: .net, CCIE, Dynamips, r&s, Security, Service Provider, sp, tools, workbooks

The Service Provider CCIE track offers a number of enticements to CCIE candidates. However, it is one of the most overlooked tracks, comprising only about 6% of CCIE numbers (about half as many as Security) and only 2% of R&S CCIEs undertake it successfully.

Looking at these numbers, I find that quite an oddity. Obviously, R&S is by far the most popular track and, like most people, it was the first that I undertook. By far the greatest intellectual achievement of my lifetime was obtaining my first CCIE. However, having done so like many people with the study bug, it is worth considering what to study next.

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