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Here’s my story and how the command memorizers began....
I took my CCIE R&S lab exam in January 2003 and passed on my first attempt. What a great day it was when I go the news!
This is how the CCIE command memorizer helped me and why I am a believer in this product.
Firstly:
When I took the CCIE lab exam, the equipment was in a remote location. This resulted in a 1 to 2 second delay between typing a character and seeing what was typed appear on the screen (no fast internet speeds like today). So, relying on question mark (?) would have been very difficult and time consuming.
To save time, I would read the question, and then type part of the configuration into notepad for my various routers / switches. Fortunately because of the command memorizer, I was able to do this from memory. I then pasted the configs into the routers/switches and while it took a while for them to be updated, I would continue with the next device’s config, read the next question, or start working on the next part of the required config in notepad.
I completed most of the lab in this fashion.
I believe that by doing this, I was able to finish the lab within 6 hours. I was still really nervous and would never have forgiven myself for leaving early and failing, so - I spent the remaining time checking everything.
Now, that may not apply to you, but I am sure that knowing the commands from memory will help you with your speed on your lab.
Secondly:
I developed the CCIE command memorizer in conjunction with spending many hours working on real physical equipment. I experienced what a lot of us do - not seeing family much and far too many hours a day studying etc.
One of the issues I encountered was that setting up a lab took a long time. To actually practice a specific section – like BGP for example, required lots of other set up. It was frustrating and time consuming, as I wanted to concentrate on my weak areas – not re-cable and build an entire lab first.
The command memorizer allowed me to practice specific sections or subsections without a whole lab being built first.
Thirdly:
I found that just reading books didn’t force me to learn commands. I would recognize the command when shown it in a book, but when asked to enable something without any guidance/hints, I couldn’t remember the command to use.
I found that reading can be very passive.
The command memorizer forced me to type the command without guidance, which quickly made me learn the required commands. I found that this interactive method of learning enabled me to learn quicker, stay awake, and my mind wouldn’t drift as quickly as when just reading.
To sum up:
The advantages of the command memorizer in this regard for me are:
1. I could practice a specific section without building an entire lab first
2. The application quickly showed me which sections required more studying and practice
3. I could practice a section when I only have a few minutes available
4. I could practice commands even when on a train or plane
5. I could practice offline and away from the lab
Criticism:
There will always be someone that disagrees...
I have seen some criticism online that one should not “memorize” commands, but understand the technology. That is true, but it doesn’t help to know the theory of a technology and then not know what commands to use on a router to enable that technology.
At the end of the day, you as a Cisco engineer need to know which commands to type in a given situation when configuring or troubleshooting. The command memorizer will help you learn some of those commands.
Does the command memorizer replace books and real equipment? No, I don’t think so, it just compliments them. Use multiple learning methods to gain knowledge.
This is just another learning medium.
Why does it exist?
It’s important to remember that the CCIE command memorizer was originally developed only for me. I had no plans to sell it.
However, after passing my exam, I showed others the software and everyone I showed it to wanted a copy... and that is why it exists today as a commercial product.
That’s my 2 cents.
I wish you all the best with your studies, no matter what you use to help you learn!
David Bombal
Note - there is NO other product like this on the market today.
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CCIE Command Memorizer (All packages)
Topics covered include:
- Documentation CD shortcuts - 100s of shortcuts to save you time learning the documentation CD
- CCIE Quickfire - learn 100s of defaults for the CCIE written and CCIE lab exams
- AutoInstall - 4 scenarios with 70 lines of config
- Banners & Keystrokes - 54 lines of config
- BGP - 73 configurations and 1197 lines of config
- Bridging - 9 configurations and 221 lines of config
- DHCP - 4 configurations and 47 lines of config
- EIGRP - 14 configurations and 239 lines of config
- Frame-Relay - 19 configurations and 398 lines of config
- HSRP - 2 configurations and 39 lines of config
- HTTP - 1 configuration and 22 lines of config
- IPv6- 30 configurations and 506 lines of config
- Miscellaneous IP - 16 configurations and 343 lines of config
- Multicast - 19 configurations and 305 lines of config
- NTP - 9 configurations and 105 lines of config
- ODR - 5 configurations and 76 lines of config
- OSPF - 40 configurations and 681 lines of config
- QOS - 19 configurations and 395 lines of config
- RIP - 16 configurations and 225 lines of config
- RMON - 1 configuration and 26 lines of config
- Security - 19 configurations and 283 lines of config
- SNMP + Management - 6 configurations and 108 lines of config
- Switching - 99 configurations and 1382 lines of config
- VPN - 4 configurations and 165 lines of config
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CCIE Quick Fire (All packages)
DOC CD Shortcuts
- CCIE Quick Fire Part 1
- Ethernet Basics
- Spanning Tree
- VLANs and VLAN Trunking
- Interface Bundling
- CCIE Quick Fire Part 2
- Addressing including NAT
- IP Services
- TCP/IP Transport and Application
- Services
- IP forwarding
- CCIE Quick Fire Part 3
- RIPv2
- CCIE Quick Fire Part 4
- EIGRP
- CCIE Quick Fire Part 5
- OSPF
- CCIE Quick Fire Part 6
- OSPFRefer to the Products included tab for more detail
MPLS Command Memorizer (All packages)
The MPLS Command Memorizer helps you learn CLI commands for the following Cisco exams:
- MPLS exam (642-611)
- CCIE R&S written exam (350-001)
- CCIE R&S lab exam
Benefits of using the command memorizer:
- The MPLS Command Memorizer covers most of the commands in the Cisco MPLS course
- The MPLS Command Memorizer will help you learn the Cisco IOS MPLS commands
- It will help with speed and command recall
- You will gradually build up an MPLS topology including the core network and customer networks
- Various PE CE routing protocols are covered - static routes, RIP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP
- Each questions has diagrams to help you understand and configure the right commands
- There is NO other product like this on the market today
Topics covered include:
- Chapter 1: MPLS Basic Infrastructure
- Chapter 2: VPN Configuration
- Chapter 3: PE/CE Static Routing
- Chapter 4: PE/CE RIP Routing
- Chapter 5: PE/CE EIGRP Routing
- Chapter 6: PE/CE OSPF Routing
- Chapter 7: PE/CE BGP Routing
- Chapter 8: MPLS Options
- Chapter 9: Overlapping VPNs
- Chapter 10: Central Services VPN
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ROUTE Command Memorizer (All packages)
Don't let the simulations in the ROUTE 642-902 exam scare you. Use this application to make light work of them.
The ROUTE Command Memorizer is a powerful simulator application that contains over 100 scenarios to test your knowledge of the Cisco IOS.
You will learn the commands required to pass the ROUTE 642-902 Exam.
Simulation questions will be easy after you have spent time using this.
There is NO other product like this on the market today.
Topics covered include:
- Chapter 1: BGP 1
- Chapter 2: BGP 2
- Chapter 3: BGP 3
- Chapter 4: BGP 4
- Chapter 5: BGP 5
- Chapter 6: EIGRP 1
- Chapter 7: EIGRP 2
- Chapter 8: IPv6
- Chapter 9 IP SLA
- Chapter 10 Path Control
- Chapter 11 Route Redistribution
- Chapter 12 Route Filtering
- Chapter 13: OSPF 1
- Chapter 14: OSPF 2
- Chapter 15: OSPF 3
- Chapter 16: OSPF 4
- Chapter 17: OSPF 5
- Chapter 18: OSPF 6
- Chapter 19: OSPF 7
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