Re: Understanding IPv6

Anthony, thank goodness for this! Some times I think that 'less is better'
...

;-)

Many thanks everyone, I appreciate the guidance.

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Anthony Sequeira <
asequeira_at_internetworkexpert.com> wrote:

> The DOC-CD is pretty darn good for IPv6 Tunneling once you have mastered
> the fundamentals of IPv6.
>
> Multiprotocol BGP for IPv6 is currently NOT in scope for the CCIE R/S Lab
> Exam.
>
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>
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> On Apr 22, 2009, at 1:36 PM, Santiago Enciso wrote:
>
> Is there some white paper to briefing about IPv6 tunneling?
>> IS Ipv6 BGP covered under the blueprint?
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Santiago E
>>
>>
>> -----Mensaje original-----
>> De: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] En nombre de
>> Scott
>> Morris
>> Enviado el: Miircoles, 22 de Abril de 2009 01:12 a.m.
>>
>> Para: ALL From_NJ
>> CC: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
>> Asunto: Re: Understanding IPv6
>>
>> Hmmmm... Well, organizing things into sections is generally a good way
>> to tackle it.
>>
>> As for LAN operations, most of those magical things revolve around the
>> basic premise that there are NO BROADCASTS! Which is cool in many
>> ways. It also (if your old like me (grin)) brings back many of the
>> concepts from the old IPX networking days. Back in the day, you set up
>> a Novell server, you powered up your workstations and relative magic
>> happened.
>>
>> They discovered who they were (duh, it was their MAC). They discovered
>> where they were (network broadcasts) and discovered what servers were
>> around (server advertisement broadcasts).
>>
>> Now, we've evolved things a little bit, but the general concepts are
>> still there. We're just a touch more polite with the multicast and
>> anycast idead floating around. Neighbor Discover, Router Adverisements,
>> Router Solicitations, things like that are the evolution. If you aren't
>> old like me, then much of it will seem foreign.
>>
>> It's all about the magic of the network though.
>>
>> As for the tunneling types... make yourself a list of all the types.
>> Go find the RFC's for them, and pay particular attention to what order
>> they came about. You'll start to see an evolution pattern that may
>> actually make them make some more sense. You are correct, there's a
>> number of different things to work with.
>>
>> And if the lab doesn't spell it out, you can probably do whatever method
>> you like, in which case I'd pick the easiest! (grin)
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> Scott
>>
>>
>>
>> ALL From_NJ wrote:
>>
>>> Good question! This assumes I know at least enough to know what I don't
>>> know.
>>>
>>> ;-)
>>>
>>> I think, for the most part, some of the neighbor relationships and the
>>>
>> local
>>
>>> network activities is a bit foggy. Not sure, but I believe there are
>>> some
>>> 'extra' activities going on there ... I am also having trouble getting
>>>
>> all
>>
>>> the tunnel options. Unless the lab task spells it out, the options do
>>> not
>>> 'jump' out at me.
>>>
>>> Your thoughts?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 12:41 AM, Scott Morris <
>>> smorris_at_internetworkexpert.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> What part is perplexing you?
>>>>
>>>> Scott
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ALL From_NJ wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hey Team, I hope this finds each one of you doing well.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am currently studying IPv6. Overall, I believe my studies are going
>>>>> well
>>>>> ... I have gotten to the point where I can do the configs in notepad
>>>>> ...
>>>>> no
>>>>> routers needed. Pretty cool ... "but" ... (dramatic pause please)
>>>>>
>>>>> I am still lacking some understanding to the protocol operations, and
>>>>> 'why'
>>>>> aspects.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any suggestions to gain this? Doing debugs has been helpful and of
>>>>>
>>>> course
>>
>>> reading the doc cd is helpful. What has worked for you all? RFCs,
>>>>>
>>>> CoDs,
>>
>>> etc ... please share. I feel like there is some 'missing in-the-middle
>>>>> stuff' that I still need to learn. I am a bit foggy on the why and
>>>>> some
>>>>> details ... I have not yet had the pleasure to support this or roll it
>>>>>
>>>> out
>>
>>> into a production ...
>>>>>
>>>>> Your valuable insight is greatly appreciated. Kindest regards team,
>>>>>
>>>>
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