Re: Reading RFCs

Understanding the technology is most important, and should come first (
Books, Documentation, AND RFCs are great for this)
Knowing how to configure it should be menial

Obviously for the CCIE, you need to know IOS very well. But that doesn't
simply mean memorize the commands to configure BGP. That will not help you
much if you don't fully understand what it is you're configuring.

-Yuri

On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Sadiq Yakasai <sadiqtanko_at_gmail.com>wrote:

> Ahh, right. I didnt realise that the question was in relation to studying
> for CCIE lab exam. In which case, my advice would be to consult the
> books/Cisco Documentation.
>
> Very few times would you have to actually read the RFC to understand how to
> configure a technology to be honest. Thats the the books do very well
> anyway.
>
> Thanks,
> Sadiq
>
> On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 6:33 PM, Kyle Byrne <kyle_at_wtds.org> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the input, I just wasn't really sure how most people studying
> > for the CCIE were using the information in the RFCs, because a lot of
> this
> > information is in books. I think really there are a couple of things I'm
> > really looking to get out of the RFCs are the non-vendor specific
> > information as to how and why things are they way they are, so I have a
> > understanding as how the features were intended to be used.
> >
> >
> > On Dec 11, 2012, at 12:22 PM, Routing Freak <routingfreak_at_gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > I used to read only after working and also reading articles or vendor
> > specific documentation or any other blog resources and get a feel of it
> and
> > discussing with people and answering few questions.
> >
> > Then i will go for RFC, directly if i want to know abt any protocol or
> > feature, i just get a feel of things, then read articles,blogs posts ,
> > cisco or juniper docs or any test plan ( if u r in network testing ) ,so
> > these docs will reallyhelp u big time before jumping into RFC
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 10:03 PM, Sadiq Yakasai <sadiqtanko_at_gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> I agree. But one thing you have to try and do is realise what problem
> the
> >> RFC is attempting to solve and then read the RFC wth that in mind.
> >>
> >> There are different writing methods from different authors, naturally.
> >> RFC's attempt to solve a wide range of problems so some are more
> pleasant
> >> to read than others.
> >>
> >> Also, trying to go over the references section that link into other
> RFCs.
> >> Sometimes you might end up into other RFC that make a much easier
> reading
> >> than the one you originally visited.
> >>
> >> Reading over and over again also helps consolidate new information (at
> >> least for me) ;-).
> >>
> >> HTH a bit.
> >>
> >> Sadiq
> >>
> >> On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 4:11 PM, Kyle Byrne <kyle_at_wtds.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> > When reading RFCs, is there a specific part that I need to focus in
> on.
> >> > There is a lot of information in these. Any help suggestions?
> >> >
> >> >
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