quick note: standby use-bia

Q. What is the standby use-bia command and how does it work?

A. By default, HSRP uses the preassigned HSRP virtual MAC address <...> In order to configure HSRP to use the burnt-in address of the interface as its virtual MAC address, instead of the default, use the standby use-bia command.

Note: Using the standby use-bia command has these disadvantages:

• When a router becomes active the virtual IP address is moved to a different MAC address. The newly active router sends a gratuitous ARP response, but not all host implementations handle the gratuitous ARP correctly.
• Proxy ARP breaks when use-bia is configured. A standby router cannot cover for the lost proxy ARP database of the failed router.

quick note: mpls ldp router-id

Don't forget yo use "force" to quicker change router-id (don't wait for event that lead to router-id change).

How to test your url filtering via telnet during the lab

Use simple method, don't forget to place two new lines after "Host":

telnet 10.1.1.1 8080
Trying 10.1.1.1....
Connected to 10.1.1.1.
Escape character is '^]'.
GET /testurl.html HTTP/1.0
Host: R1.lab

Most awesome show running-config parsing shortcuts for CCIE R&S Lab I'm using

Find passwords with space sign at the end:
sh run | i _$

Show "router bgp/eigrp/ospf/rip" section of the configuration:
sh run | s r b
sh run | s r e
sh run | s r o
sh run | s r r

Show interface config only:
sh run | s int
Note: you can't use sh ru | s i because "i" in this case means "section include", also as "e" means "exclude"

Use short and informative route-map names, for example:
route-m c2e
to describe route-map for redistribution from connected to EIGRP.

Searching route in all VRFs:
sh ip ro vrf * | i ...

Show "crypto" part of the configuration (everything about IPSec):
sh run | s ^cr
or
sh run | s cry

Show routing part of the configuration with route-maps and without route-maps(longer and less used):
sh run | s ^r
sh run | s router

Less used, but valuable.
Show all ip prefix lists:
sh run | s ip p

Show all ip access-lists:
sh run | s ip ac

Note: I'm using sh run instead of sh ru because there is show rudpv1 command also exists.