Networking Perspectives | Jerome Tissieres, CCDE 2026::37
After giving a two-days training to a customer on multicast technology, I take the opportunity to have my lab and the configurations ready to share with you a suite of five different multicast configurations examples. And, how to make some tests and troubleshooting. These examples are based on the labs I used to practice the CCIE R&S practical exam. This lab is about Any-Source Multicast with auto RP.
After giving a two-days training to a customer on multicast technology, I take the opportunity to have my lab and the configurations ready to share with you a suite of five different multicast configuration examples. And, how to make some tests and troubleshooting. These examples are based on the labs I used to practice the CCIE R&S practical exam. This lab is about Any-Source Multicast with static RP.
Recently, my license for Cisco VIRL expired, and I wanted to test alternatives to have a lab on my laptop. I got used to installing the client and the server parts of VIRL on my laptop, so I don’t have to worry about connectivity when I want to do a lab or a demo to a colleague or a customer. With the exceptional opportunities of the different cloud solutions, actually, this is probably not the best solution, but it suits me well for a small lab, and I’d like to continue to have this possibility.
Here is my journey to start learning network programmability and automation, and how I got the Cisco network programmability specialist certification (300-550 exam). In this post, I give you the links to all the resources that I used to study.
I successfully passed the CCIE R&S written exams versions 4.0 and 5.0. I prepared for the lab exams for both versions using workbooks and mock labs from vendors such as INE, IPexpert, Narbik Kocharians (Micronics Training), and Cisco expert-level training. And I attempted the CCIE R&S lab exam once on version 4.0 and three times on version 5.0. In this post, I would like to share my experience with the CCIE strategy and particularly the mistakes to avoid to maximise your chances of passing.
