On 06-Apr-2002 jlewis@lewis.org wrote:
> I think there's a somewhat widely believed myth that CCIE's know
> everything there is to know about Cisco and networking. Not having any
> certifications myself, I don't know what exactly is required, but I do
> know that it's just a myth.
The CCIE covers router configuration, routing protocols, switching etc etc.
However, it doesn't cover IOS versions or how to manage a network "well".
That's speaking from the point of view of a CCIE who regularly gets confused by
the former but does the latter all the time. :-) I'm not sure there is any way
to test good network management practices and design other than the real world,
although the CCDP does go some way towards teaching the basics. Cisco tried a
CCIE Design but shelved it a few months ago.
I've met very, very few clueless people who have managed to get their CCIE but
sadly as with any qualification they do exist. Having said that, even those
that have taken and failed their lab have the sort of in-depth knowledge or
routing that's hard to gain except by working at the coal face.
-- Ryan O'Connell - CCIE #8147 <ryan@complicity.co.uk> http://www.complicity.co.uk
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