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Well.... today was exam day and the results are in! I scored 972/1000, which is a pass! Yay me Still haven't qualified though; the next step is an 8-hour practical assessment in Brussels!

"The unit body of the 350Z was designed to be rigid yet devoid of performance-robbing weight." lol

Am I the only one pondering the steering wheel hung on the rear-view?!

Did you get the job then? When do you find out?!

From another IT guy in networking; good luck!

In a car wash?! Have you seen the colour of the recycled water they use?

I asked the seller about the delivery costs.... Dear khanaircon, Are you really charging £65 for delivery?! :-/ - rikjonatk Dear rikjonatk, Reason for £65 postage is because we want to sale this at minimal lost, This each can cost us around £17 so total cost for all six cans is £102 and you are getting this deal for £65 postage and what ever wining bid, after paying £65 for postage this is still a very good deal for anyone. - khanaircon

Bit of a thread revival, but I'm glad it's not just me that feels the need to double-tap the brake pedal if I really want the brakes sharp. I'll give them a bleed (if it ever stops raining!) and see if that improves things, but by the sound of it that's just the way these cars are... There are a few comments around saying "that's just how Brembo brakes are", but I had 4-pot Brembo's on my Evo and they never needed a double tap ever. As for the cause; any ideas? I guess the pistons suck too far back in to the caliper, so it takes the first tap to push them out a bit, and the second tap to really push the pad hard on to the disk?

Godly, eh?

Can't say I can answer your question, but as it's your first post, Welcome to the forum! "new baby" = a baby, or a car? Either way, congratulations and I'm sure both are welcome - pretty friendly forum...

Hah, I work for BT (and I may regret saying this, I'm not sure) but if any of you ever have problems with a service BT is providing for you (personal, business, phone, TV, Internet, whatever...) just let me know. There are some cases where we can help gee things along a bit if you're stuck with a problem and aren't making the progress you'd like. (There are also some things where it's illegal for me to help you because of the way BT is regulated by the government so I can't help with everything, but I'll try my best)

Yep, that's the one... This is the syllabus for the exam - it's marked out of 1000 and you need 850 or more to pass... I got about 846 /1000 when I last tried this a few years ago. After that (if I pass) there's an 8hour practical exam in Brussels before I get my CCIE 'badge'. Lots of work has gone in to this already and there's lots more to follow, but it'll be good for my career and hopefully well worth the effort. 1.00 Planning & Designing 802.11 Wireless Technologies 1.01 WLAN organizations and regulations 1.02 IEEE 802.11 Standards and Protocols 1.03 Wireless Security Concept & Protocols a L2/L3/L4 Traffic restrictions b Management access restrictions c Layer 2/3 security d WPS, MFP, NAC 1.04 Plan & design Wireless solutions requirements a Translate customer requirements into services and design recommendations b Identify ambiguity and/or information gaps c Evaluate interoperability of proposed technologies against deployed IP network infrastructure & technologies d Suggest deployment model 1.05 RF Planning a Define the tasks/goals for a preliminary site survey b Conduct the site survey c Determine AP quantity, placement and antenna type d Draft an RF operational model that includes: 1 Radio resource management Auto-RF, manual, hybrid, TPC and DCA 2 Channel use Radar, other non-WiFi interference 3 Power level, overlap e Audit and optimize existing RF deployments f RF design for indoor and outdoor deployments 2.00 Configure and Troubleshoot L2/L3 network infrastructure to support WLANs 2.01 Configure and troubleshoot wired infrastructure to support WLAN's a VLANs b VTP c STP d Etherchannel e HSRP f VSS 2.02 Network infrastructure capacity planning 2.03 Configure and troubleshoot network connectivity for : a WLAN Clients b Standalone WLCs c Integrated WLCs d Lightweight APs e Autonomous Aps 2.04 Configure and troubleshoot PoE for AP's 2.05 Configure and troubleshoot QoS on the switching infrastructure 2.06 Configure and troubleshoot Multicast on the switching infrastructure 2.07 Configure and troubleshoot basic IPv4 connectivity a Subnetting b Static routing c basic OSPF d basic EIGRP 2.08 Configure and troubleshoot basic IPv6 connectivity a Subnetting b Static routing 2.09 Configure and troubleshoot wired security a ACLs b dot1x, mac filtering 3.00 Configure and Troubleshoot Infrastructure Application Services 3.01 Configure and troubleshoot DNS, DHCP, NTP , SYSLOG, SNMP 3.02 Configure and troubleshoot AAA Server Infrastructure a client authentication b management authentication c Basic PKI for dot1x and webauth 4.00 Configure and Troubleshoot Autonomous deployment model 4.01 Configuring and controlling management access 4.02 Configuring and Troubleshooting network services a NTP b SYSLOG 4.03 Configuring and troubleshooting different modes and roles a Root b WGB c Bridge 4.04 Configuring and troubleshooting SSID/MBSSID 4.05 Configuring and troubleshooting Security a L2 security policies b association filters c MFP d peer to peer blocking e Local radius f dot1x profiles 4.06 Configuring and troubleshooting Radio Settings 4.07 Configuring and troubleshooting IGMP snooping 4.08 Configuring and troubleshooting QOS 4.09 Configuring and troubleshooting WDS L2 4.10 Upgrade Autonomous to Unified 5.00 Configure and Troubleshoot Unified deployment model 5.01 Configuring and controlling management access 5.02 Configuring and Troubleshooting network services a NTP b SYSLOG c DHCP d DNS 5.03 Configuring and Troubleshooting Interface settings 5.04 Configuring and Troubleshooting Light Weight AP a dot1x b locally significant certificates c office extend f AP Modes g AP Authentication / authorization h High availability i Logging j local / global configuration 5.05 Configuring and Troubleshooting AP groups 5.06 Configuring and Troubleshooting WLANs a client exclusion b load-balancing c band select d passive clients e DHCP policies f multicast VLAN g radio policies 5.07 Configuring and troubleshooting HREAP a local auth b h-reap groups c h-reap local switching d address learning 5.08 Configuring and troubleshooting Radio Settings a client link b power c channel settings d antenna selection e beaconing f data rates g channel bonding h Cleanair EDDRRM Interferer detection air qualilty 5.09 Implement RRM/ AutoRF a country selection b CHD, DCA, TPC c RF groups d profiles 5.10 Implement Local DHCP services for clients 5.11 Configuring and troubleshooting Security settings a L2 security policies 802.11i, static dynamic WEP, mac filtering, etc.. b AAA WLC to Radius/LDAP c local EAP authentication against local user list, and external LDAP d peer to peer blocking e L3 security policies Webauth, pass-through f WPS settings IDS... g ACL Interface/CPU/WLAN h NAC i MFP 5.12 Configuring and troubleshooting mobility a L2/L3 roaming b multicast optimization c mobilty group scaling d inter-release controller mobility groups 5.13 Configuring and troubleshooting controller redundancy/fallback APs and clients 5.14 Configuring and troubleshooting wired and wireless Guest 4.13 Configuring and troubleshooting multicast 5.15 Configuring and troubleshooting QOS a BW profile metal b EDCA c BW restrictions d per user BW roles 5.16 Configuring and troubleshooting Mesh a AP authorization b BGN c Ethernet bridging d serial backhaul 6.00 Configure and Troubleshoot WCS 6.01 Configure and troubleshoot management access a AAA b virtual domain 6.02 Configure and troubleshoot NTP 6.03 Perform basic Operations a Create and deploy templates, template groups b Create a floor coverage proposal c Prepare the building/floor map d Implement controllers to WCS e high availability f AP placement g understand license managing h Mesh monitoring i audits 6.04 Performing maintenance operations a backups b WCS upgrade c WLC upgrade d MSE upgrade e client troubleshooting f AP conversion g logging 6.05 Security management a audit configuration b Rogue Detection, classification and management c Alerts d Alarms and Events e security index f IDS / WIPS g RF Management RRM events Cleanair h Service levels 6.06 Implement MSE a Configuring and troubleshooting management access b Implement network services c Performing maintenance operations 7.00 Configure and Troubleshoot WLAN Services 7.01 Understand Service characteristics, capabilities and limitations 7.02 Voice for autonomous deployments a RF Design considerations b Implement the network infrastructure to support Voice over Wireless c General configuration settings d Security settings e CAC f Audit Voice deployments 7.03 Voice for unified deployments a RF Design considerations b Implement the network infrastructure to support Voice over Wireless c General configuration settings d Security settings e CAC f Audit Voice deployments 7.04 Video a RF Design considerations b Implement the network infrastructure to support Video over Wireless c General configuration settings d CAC 7.05 Context aware services a RF Design Considerations b Location c Notifications

"Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert - Wireless" The CCIE range of exams are the pinnacle of exams for Cisco, who are a leading network equipment manufacturer. I basically spend my days designing, selling and troubleshooting large WiFi networks and security solutions to support hundreds / thousands of Users in places like Banks, Hospitals, big Corporates, Universities, etc... There are thousands of people across the world with various CCIE qualifications of one flavour or another, but only about 100 people with this particular qualification. The CCIE certification is well respected within the IT industry, it gives me leverage to demand more money from my employer (or makes going contracting easier, if i chose to go freelance) and it gives customers a bit more confidence that I know what I'm doing.

Just booked my written exam... Don't expect most of you will know what this it, but suffice to say I'm be chuffed to bits if I pass it! If I do, a pair of HFCs are on the cards for Christmas... If I pass the 8Hr practical next year as well, then maybe I'll think about some lowering springs and stiffer ARBs too... wish me luck!

Nope... Pretty sure Pagid do (or at least, did) the OEM brakes for various Porker, Bimmer and Vauxhall marques over the years... so they can't be that bad for general motoring. Might be different if you're tracking it, but then you wouldn't expect an OEM pad to be ok on track....

Try selling it to a gearbox refurb place? "Mr Gearbox" (Sheffield, I think) took my old Astra one off me some years ago.

Just get something with a polarised lens and you're half way there... Don't get RayBan P Aviators though - they're too 'flat' and loads of sun comes in round the side of the lens... I'll probably get some polarised Oakley glasses for my next set, just need to find a pair that isn't too garish.

On a flat road, engine warmed up, 6th gear, 60mph, 60PSI

I was just driving the Zed to pick the g/f up from the train station when, in the oncoming traffic, I saw a lovely looking red zed from a distance... On first glance I thought it must have had a fair amount of body work done as it didn't look normal, but either way, I was impressed and was briefly looking forward to crawling a bit closer to it... when I got there though, it wasn't a Zed at all, it was actually a bog-standard (new shape at least) Audi TT! I didn't even laugh at myself, so ashamed was I that I couldn't even spot another of the very car I was driving!! Please don't ban me!

A black 350 and a blue 370; both looked in good nick (and were well parked, lol) but the Blue 70 in particular did look good... never seen that colour in real life before.

Anti-roll bars, bushes, lower profile tyres

Result! Works like a charm

"Turn it off" you say?... How?!

With 28-pages of chat about WaxyBox, it's got to be worth a punt... Can somebody PM me the discount code please? Thanks!