Welcome Andrew : )

Thanks Bobby.




On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 3:33 PM, Andrew Wurster
<[email protected]>wrote:

> hey jerome et al -
>
> my first post here :) ...  when i FIRST took the lab back in v2.0, i was
> very careful about what documentation to practice using.  i had practiced
> and practiced with ASA and IOS docs but had forgotten switching really (had
> always referred back to books).  i knew not to use "search" too so avoided
> it (i equate searching with a search engine - not that POS...)?
>
> then there was some kind of request that i didn't know and had trouble
> finding it (specifically switch security-related).    i found what i needed
> through the product navigator, but the IOS-based stuff is laid out like
> garbage (to this day i struggled to find it... :) ).  i think i got taken to
> a deployment guide / white paper disguised as a config example and that was
> certainly off limits.
>
> i actually got really flustered and ended up asking the proctor what sites
> were allowed since it seemed contrary from what my study-mates and CCIEs AND
> the lab blueprint had said.  i'll bet they were using IOS URL-filtering with
> regexs :p .  needless to say i missed that one and spent way too much time
> on it and it probably affected me mentally more than it should've.
>
>
> long story short, now that i'm starting up again, a few days ago i started
> trying to memorize the clicks i needed.  since you asked, i will propose the
> following click sequences... feel free to fill in any missing blanks or call
> me crazy!
>
>
> *starting here:*
> http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/psa/configure.html
>
> *ASA*
>
>    - > Products > Security > Firewall > Firewall Appliances > Cisco ASA
>    5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances
>       - Configuration Guides
>          - Cisco Security Appliance Command Line Configuration Guide,
>          Version 8.0
>
> *IOS*
>
>    - > Products > Cisco IOS and NX-OS Software > Cisco IOS > Cisco IOS
>    Software Release 12.4 Family > Cisco IOS Software Releases 12.4 T
>       - Configuration Guides
>          - Cisco IOS Network Management Configuration Guide (SNMP and NTP)
>          - Cisco IOS Security Configuration Guide: Secure Connectivity
>          (VPN)
>          - Cisco IOS Security Configuration Guide: Securing User
>          Services (AAA)
>          - Cisco IOS Security Configuration Guide: Securing the Data Plane
>          (FW and IDS)
>          - Cisco IOS IP Routing: <ROUTING_PROTOCOL> (routing protocols)
>
> *SWITCH*
>
>    - > Products> Switches > LAN Switches - Access > Cisco Catalyst 3750
>    Series Switches
>       - Configure > Configuration Guides
>          - Catalyst 3750 Switch Software Configuration Guide, 12.2(44)SE
>
>
> i intentionally left out ACS and VPNC because those docs will not be very
> helpful IMHO.  hope this all helps!!!
>
> take care!
>
> andrew
>
>
> p.s. - i found this thread useful:
> https://supportforums.cisco.com/thread/2026168
>
> On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 1:57 PM, Robert Gridley <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>  Hi ,
>>
>> I had my first Lab experinece a week ago and I was able to use the most of
>> the support sites which you can see online. There was no search, but the
>> normal support stuff was available.
>>
>> reagards,
>>
>>
>> bobby
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> *From:* Jerome Dolphin <[email protected]>
>> *To:* OSL Security <[email protected]>
>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 10, 2011 9:56 PM
>> *Subject:* [OSL | CCIE_Security] Documentation access in the lab
>>
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> I know this has been done to death, and I know Tyson posted a question to
>> Yusuf (https://supportforums.cisco.com/thread/136214?tstart=0&viewcondensed) 
>> and Yusuf responded stating that tech notes, config gudies and command
>> references are available in the lab. But, a colleague recently say the CCIE
>> Security lab and said that the documentation access is heavily filtered and
>> much of the useful content is not available. I think Tacack reported a
>> similar experience some time ago.Does anyone else have any recent experience
>> with this?
>>
>> Cheers, Jerome
>>
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