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Post with Hon Ming, CCIE#15908 and Jay Yarborugh, CCIE # 15281.

Today I pass the CCIE Written Exam 350-001.  I’m now officially a “CCIE Candidate”.

Some questions were tough and tricky,  but some were “easy”. The exam would able you click the “back” button. Questions can be reviewed and marked after answering. It was a 105 question exam.  I only got 91.

Next stop is to schedule the BIG DAY!: https://tools.cisco.com/CCIE/Schedule_Lab/CCIEOnline/jsp/UpdateProfile_Form.jsp

I plan to take my first LAB attempt  by end of October 2008. (Soft Deadline)

My calvary officially starts today!

My SOHO running config.

ip cef
!
ip dhcp excluded-address 10.10.10.1 10.10.10.2
!
ip dhcp pool LOCAL-PAKWAI
   network 10.10.10.0 255.255.255.240
   dns-server 218.102.23.77
   default-router 10.10.10.1
!
ip name-server 218.102.23.77
ip ddns update method IOS
 HTTP
  add http://username:password@members.dyndns.org/nic/updatesystem=dyndns&hostname=<h>&myip=<a>
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
 no ip address
 duplex auto
 speed auto
 pppoe enable group global
 pppoe-client dial-pool-number 1
!
interface FastEthernet0/1
 description LAN-INSIDE-HOME
 ip address 10.10.10.1 255.255.255.240
 ip nat inside
 ip virtual-reassembly
 duplex auto
 speed auto
!
interface Dialer1
 description DSL-PPPOE-LINK-OUTSIDE
 ip ddns update hostname mydnsname.dyndns.org
 ip ddns update IOS
 ip address negotiated
 ip mtu 1492
 ip nat outside
 ip virtual-reassembly
 encapsulation ppp
 dialer pool 1
 dialer-group 1
 ppp authentication pap callin
 ppp pap sent-username dsluser@dslcompany password 0 passwordhere
!
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Dialer1
!
ip nat inside source list 1 interface Dialer1 overload
!
access-list 1 permit any
dialer-list 1 protocol ip permit
!

3:30 AM 6/20/2008 HKT: , I have successfully configured my cisco 1841 router at home (borrowed) to run the following services:

-NAT overloading
-PPPoe client to dial-up my DSL connection to the internet.
-Dynamic DNS.

N: To try, IOS firewall, Qos, IPS/IDS configuration.

Last June 2008, I got my CCIP award. Then I decided to get the next next move, CCIE-RS. After considering many factors like time, financial support, morale support. I have all expect for the monetary part which is not so good.

But today June 6, 2008, I am totally surprise when my manager informed me that I was recomended to the CCIE Pilot Program for the company. This is a US$15K project. I am ask to sign for an 18 months contract in return for this selection. Expected project timeline is 6 months.

I will be given materials from www.netmasterclass.com and be send to a 14 day CCIE Lab boot camp on September 2008. Target date for the LAB is October-December 2008.

Wish me luck and more blessings to come! May God be Praised!