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<title>CCNA Voice Tutorial:   DHCP And The IP Phone Boot Process</title>
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Just as our switches and routers have certain tests and procedures they run when they boot, so do Cisco IP Phones – but of course, there’s a major difference or two between the Phone and router boot processes!

Here's the basic boot procedure for ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_1029798_11.html</link>
<pubDate>11th August 2009</pubDate>
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<title>CCNA Security Exam Tutorial: When It's Good To Add Salt</title>
<description>When you started studying for your CCNA certification exam, one of the very first things you learned was the major difference between the enable password and the enable secret – the enable secret is encrypted by default, where the enable password is jus...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_687657_10.html</link>
<pubDate>17th November 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA And CCNP Practice Exam Questions:  Frame Relay, Uplinkfast, And More!</title>
<description>Let’s test your knowledge of frame relay, subinterfaces, packet filtering, and other important  Cisco certification exam topics!

CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification:

The Frame Relay command frame-relay map is appropriate for which of the fo...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_664311_10.html</link>
<pubDate>14th October 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA, CCNP, and Security Practice Exam:  Frame Relay, NTP, Authentication, And More!</title>
<description>In today’s Cisco practice exam, we’ll take a look at Frame Relay traffic congestion indicators, Network Time Protocol, and other important exam topics.  Let’s get started!


CCNA And CCENT Certification:

What purposes do the BECN, FECN, and DE...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_652646_10.html</link>
<pubDate>30th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA, CCNP, And Security Practice Exam:  Frame Relay, The IPS, And More!</title>
<description>In today’s Cisco practice exam question set, you’ll be tested on your knowledge of Frame Relay, the IPS, SDEE, and more.  Let’s get started!


CCNA And CCENT Certification:

In the world of Frame Relay, what does "CIR" stand for? More important...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_652645_10.html</link>
<pubDate>30th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA And CCNP Practice Exam:  HDLC, PPP, Secure Remote Connections, And More!</title>
<description>To help you prepare for total success on your upcoming Cisco exams, here are some free practice exam questions.  Enjoy!

CCNA  And CCENT Certification:

You're configuring a point-to-point connection between a non-Cisco router and a Cisco router. Whic...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_652644_10.html</link>
<pubDate>30th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA, CCNP, Security, And CCENT Practice Exam Questions:  Debugging RIP, SDM, And More!</title>
<description>Cisco exams demand detailed knowledge of debugs, Security Device Manager, and multicasting – among many other topics!   Test your knowledge of these vital exam topics with these practice exam questions – answers are at the end of the quiz.


CCNA C...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_636043_10.html</link>
<pubDate>12th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA, CCNP, and CCENT Questions:  SDM, Lily Pad Networks, and More!</title>
<description>In today's Cisco certification practice exam question set, we're testing your knowledge of configuration modes, SDM, lily pad networks, and more - so let's get started!

CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification:

What keystroke will get you out of t...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_636041_10.html</link>
<pubDate>12th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>CCNA Security Practice Exam:  10 Questions On The IOS Firewall Set</title>
<description>Earning your CCNA Security certification is a tremendous boost to your career and your career prospects!  To help you prepare for total success on exam day, here are 10 complimentary questions on the IOS Firewall set.  Answers are at the end of the articl...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_630622_10.html</link>
<pubDate>09th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNP BSCI Practice Exam:  10 Questions On BGP</title>
<description>The CCNP BSCI exam is a tough one, and there’s no harder topic on that exam than BGP.   Use these practice exam questions to sharpen your basic BGP skills!

1. We'll start with a very important BGP value - which port number does BGP use to establish a...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_630621_10.html</link>
<pubDate>09th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>CCNA, CCENT, And CCNP Practice Exam Questions:  VTP, BGP Attributes, SRST, And More!</title>
<description>Let’s test your knowledge of VTPs, BGP attributes, and other important Cisco certification exam topics!  Answers are at the bottom of the page.  Enjoy!


CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification:

Identify the benefits of VTP.

A. Decreases amo...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_624860_10.html</link>
<pubDate>08th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>CCNA, CCNP, CCENT, And Cisco Security Questions:  RFC Address Ranges, OSPF Router Types, And More!</title>
<description>Use these Cisco practice exam questions to help prepare for success on your upcoming exams.  Answers are at the bottom of the page.  Enjoy!

CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification:

It's a classic question, but you gotta know these by heart. What ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_624859_10.html</link>
<pubDate>08th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>CCNA, CCNP, And Cisco Security Practice Exam Questions:  OSPF Stub Areas, Switches, And More!</title>
<description>To help you prepare for total success on your Cisco certification exams, here are some complimentary practice exam questions.   Answers are posted at the end of the article.  Enjoy!

CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification:

A Cisco switch can take...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_620592_10.html</link>
<pubDate>05th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>CCNA, CCNP, and Cisco Security Questions:  BGP Attributes, Switching Problems, And More!</title>
<description>Here are some short answer Cisco certification exam practice questions to help you prepare for success on exam day!   Answers are at the end of the article.  No peeking!

CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification:

Whether we’re routing or switchin...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_620591_10.html</link>
<pubDate>05th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>CCNA, CCNP, And Security Exam Questions:   Usernames, Passwords, TCP, And More! </title>
<description>Here are some free practice exam questions to help you prepare for Cisco exam success.  Answers are at the end of the article.   Enjoy!

CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification:

Short answer: What single command will allow a user to log in with a ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_620590_10.html</link>
<pubDate>05th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA, CCNP, and CCENT Practice Exam:  The Boot Process, WPA, Network Attacks, and More!</title>
<description>Here are some practice exam questions to help you sharpen your skills for your Cisco CCNA, CCENT, and CCNP exams.  All questions in today’s quiz are short answer, and those answers can be found at the end of the article.   Let’s get started!

CCNA C...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_619672_10.html</link>
<pubDate>04th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>CCNA, CCNP, and CCENT Practice Exam Questions:  Password Encryption, The IOS Firewall Set, And More!</title>
<description>Here are some free Cisco practice exam questions for you to sharpen your skills with!   Today’s topics include the IOS Firewall Set and password encryption – so with no further ado, let’s get started!

CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification:
...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_619670_10.html</link>
<pubDate>04th September 2008</pubDate>
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<title>CCNA, CCNP, and Cisco Security Training Questions:  Configuring Multiple Interfaces And More!</title>
<description>Here are some free Cisco certification exam practice questions to help you be ready for total success on exam day!    Answers are at the bottom of the page.  Enjoy!

CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification:

You want to hardcode the first 12 ports ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_611329_10.html</link>
<pubDate>28th August 2008</pubDate>
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<title>CCNA, CCNP, And Cisco Security Practice Exam Questions:  POSTs, ROM, RAM, And More!</title>
<description>Let’s test your knowledge of Power-On Self Tests, SDFs, route redistribution, and other important Cisco certification exam topics!

Answers are at the bottom of the page.  No peeking!

CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification:

Identify the corr...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_611328_10.html</link>
<pubDate>28th August 2008</pubDate>
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<title>CCNA, CCNP, And Cisco Security Practice Questions:  Telnet, Signature Definition Files, And More!</title>
<description>Let’s test your knowledge of Telnet, SDF files, and other important Cisco certification exam topics.  Answers are at the bottom of the page.  No peeking!


CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification:

You attempt to Telnet to a Cisco router, and yo...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_611327_10.html</link>
<pubDate>28th August 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA, CCNP, And Security Exam Practice Questions: OSPF, VPNs, And More!</title>
<description>Let’s test your knowledge of the default-information originate command, Setup Mode, and VPNs with these Cisco certification exam practice questions!  

CCNA Certification:

What's the main difference between the default-information originate command...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_602943_10.html</link>
<pubDate>18th August 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA, CCNP, And Security Practice Exam Questions:  RIP, GRE, VLANs, And More!</title>
<description>Today’s Cisco certification practice exam questions cover RIP, VLANs, GRE, and other important exam topics.   Answers are at the bottom of the page.  No peeking, and let’s get started!

CCNA Certification:

How do you hardcode RIP to accept and se...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_601669_10.html</link>
<pubDate>17th August 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA, CCNP, And CCENT Practice Questions:  RIP, VLANs, HSRP, And More!</title>
<description>Let's test your knowledge of RIP, Easy VPN Server, VLANs, and other important Cisco certification exam topics!


CCNA Certification:

What single command would double every RIP value show in the following command output?

R1#show ip protocols
Rout...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_600784_10.html</link>
<pubDate>16th August 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA, CCNP, And Security Practice Exam Questions:  Debugs, Advanced EIGRP Commands, And More!</title>
<description>To help you prepare for total success on your Cisco certification exams, here’s a new set of CCNA, CCNP, Security, and CCENT practice exam questions!   Answers are at the bottom of the page.  Enjoy!


CCNA Certification:

What command results in th...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_598607_10.html</link>
<pubDate>14th August 2008</pubDate>
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<title>CCNA, CCENT, CCNP, And Cisco Security Exam Questions:  EIGRP, Honeypots, Proxy ARP, And More!</title>
<description>To help you prepare for total success on your Cisco certification exams, here are some free practice exam questions on topics from Proxy ARP to honeypots.   Answers are at the bottom of the page.  Enjoy!

CCNA Certification:

What command disables Pro...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_598159_10.html</link>
<pubDate>14th August 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA, CCNP, And Security Practice Exam:  OSPF Neighbors, Fail Closed, SDM, And More!</title>
<description>Here’s a free Cisco certification practice exam for you!  Answers are at the bottom of the article.  No peeking!


CCNA Certification:

In an OSPF hub-and-spoke NBMA network, which router(s) require the neighbor command?

A. The DR

B. The DROt...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_598158_10.html</link>
<pubDate>14th August 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA, CCNP, and Security Practice Exam:  IP Version 6, DAI, Wireless Networking, And More!</title>
<description>From wireless networking to IP version 6, test your knowledge of important Cisco certification exam topics with these complimentary questions!


CCNA Certification:

In the world of wireless networking, what's the basic difference between an ESS and ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_595223_10.html</link>
<pubDate>12th August 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA, CCENT, and CCNP Practice Exam:  The Configuration Register, Loopback Addresses, And More</title>
<description>Let’s test your knowledge of important Cisco certification exam topics from ROM Monitor mode to loopback addresses!   Answers are listed at the end of the article.  Good luck!

CCNA Certification:

What configuration register value boots the router ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_595222_10.html</link>
<pubDate>12th August 2008</pubDate>
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<title>CCNA, CCNP, CCENT, And Cisco Security Practice Exam:  CDP, IP Route, TCP Intercept, And More!</title>
<description>To help you prepare for Cisco certification exam success, here are some complimentary Cisco practice exam questions.   Answers can be found at the end of the article.  Enjoy, and no peeking!

CCNA Certification:

In the following show cdp output, whic...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_592598_10.html</link>
<pubDate>29th July 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA, CCNP, And Security Exam Questions:  IP Spoofing, Frame Processing, And More!</title>
<description>To help you prepare for Cisco certification exam success, here are some free CCNA, Security, CCENT, and CCNP practice exam questions.  There's also a free tutorial on Cisco switching methods, so let's get started!
CCENT Exam:

Of the three frame proces...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_591215_10.html</link>
<pubDate>27th July 2008</pubDate>
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<title>CCNA, Security, And CCNP Practice Exam Questions:  DHCP, UDP, TCP, Network Time Protocol, And More!</title>
<description>To help you prepare for success on your Cisco certification exams, here are some complimentary practice exam questions.   Enjoy!


CCENT Exam:

Name the header fields that a UDP segment and TCP segment have in common.

Answer: Source port, destinat...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_589647_10.html</link>
<pubDate>24th July 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA, CCNP, and Security Practice Exam Questions:  IP Spoofing, Troubleshooting, And More!</title>
<description>To help you prepare for Cisco certification exam success, here are some complimentary practice exam questions.  Enjoy!

CCENT Exam:

What's the main difference between a hub and a repeater?

A. A hub has more ports than a repeater.

B. A repeater ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_589646_10.html</link>
<pubDate>24th July 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA, CCENT, CCNP, and Security Questions: SYN Attacks, OSPF Area 0, and More!</title>
<description>Let’s test your knowledge of error detection, SYN attacks, and other important Cisco certification exam topics!

CCENT Certification:

Does Layer 2 of the OSI model perform error detection, error correction, both, or neither?

Answer: The Data Lin...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_586107_10.html</link>
<pubDate>23rd July 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA, CCNP, CCENT, And Security Questions:  Teardrop Attacks, EIGRP, And More!</title>
<description>Let’s test your knowledge of important Cisco certification exam topics with these free questions.  CCNA Security questions have been added to the question sets, with CCNA Voice and Wireless questions beginning in August!

CCNA 640-802 Exam:

By defa...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_584936_10.html</link>
<pubDate>22nd July 2008</pubDate>
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<title>CCNA, CCNP, CCENT, And Cisco Security Practice Exam Questions:  Static Routes, Honeypots, And More!</title>
<description>Let’s test your knowledge of default static routes, honeypots, global synchronization, and other important Cisco certification exam topics!

CCNA Certification:

What character or combination of characters indicates a statically configured default r...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_575553_10.html</link>
<pubDate>14th July 2008</pubDate>
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<title>CCNA Security, CCNP, And Cisco CCNA Practice Exam Questions: DHCP, OSPF, Router Lockdowns, And More!</title>
<description>Test your knowledge of DHCP, one-step router lockdowns, and other vital Cisco certification exam topics with these practice exam questions!

CCENT Certification: 

Which of the following are contained in a DHCP Offer packet? Extra credit: Name the dev...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_574070_10.html</link>
<pubDate>11th July 2008</pubDate>
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<title>CCNA, CCNP, and Cisco CCENT Practice Exam Questions:  Switches, Frames, IPv6, And More!</title>
<description>Let’s test your knowledge of MAC addresses, switches, IP Version 6, and other vital Cisco certification exam topics!

CCENT Certification:

A frame enters a switch port. The destination MAC address is known. Which of the following terms best describ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_573213_10.html</link>
<pubDate>10th July 2008</pubDate>
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<title>CCNA, CCNP, and CCENT Cisco Practice Exam:  Radius, OSPF, And More!</title>
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Test your knowledge of important Cisco certification exam topics with these practice exam questions!

CCNA:

Short answer: What do the letters "IA" indicate in an OSPF routing table?

Answer: "IA" indicates an inter-area route - a route to a des...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_573211_10.html</link>
<pubDate>10th July 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA, CCNP, And CCENT Practice Exam Questions:  DHCP, BGP Route Reflectors, And More!</title>
<description>Here are some free Cisco certification exam practice questions to help you prepare for your CCNA, CCENT, and CCNP exams. Topics include DHCP, classless protocols, and BGP route reflectors.  Enjoy!

CCENT Certification: 

In what order do these DHCP pa...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_570855_10.html</link>
<pubDate>07th July 2008</pubDate>
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<title>CCNA, CCNP, And CCENT Cisco Practice Exam Questions:  Binary Conversions, OSPF ASBRs, And More!</title>
<description>Let’s test your skill in binary conversions, OSPF ABR and ASBRs, and other vital Cisco certification exam topics!

CCNA and CCENT certification:

There is a range of addresses reserved for multicasting. Take the absolute highest number in that range...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_570854_10.html</link>
<pubDate>07th July 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA, CCENT, and CCNP Practice Exam Questions:  Frames, OSPF, Authentication Proxy, And More!</title>
<description>Test your knowledge of vital Cisco certification exam topics with these practice questions!

CCNA and CCENT Certification:

A frame comes into a switch on port fast0/1. The switch does a lookup on the destination MAC, and sees that the destination is ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_570853_10.html</link>
<pubDate>07th July 2008</pubDate>
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<title>The New CCNA Security, Voice, and Wireless Certifications Mean Opportunity For You!</title>
<description>On Tuesday, June 24, Cisco announced three brand-new CCNA-level Certifications:

CCNA Security  (640-553 IINS Exam)

CCNA Voice      (640-460 IIUC Exam)

CCNA Wireless  (620-721 IUWNE Exam)

These new certifications are going to be a tremendous ca...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_568250_10.html</link>
<pubDate>02nd July 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA, CCENT, and CCNP Practice Exam Questions:  Binary Conversions, RIP, STP, and More!</title>
<description>
Let’s test your knowledge of binary conversion, STP, and other vital Cisco certification exam topics with these practice exam questions!

CCNA And CCENT Certification:

Short answer: Convert the destination address for RIP Version 2 routing update...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_566919_10.html</link>
<pubDate>30th June 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA and CCENT Practice Exam:  10 Questions on Point-To-Point Connections, PPP, and HDLC</title>
<description>
Your CCNA and CCENT Cisco certification exams will definitely contain some questions about PPP and HDLC, so here are some practice exam questions to help you prepare for exam success!

1. Identify the correct statements regarding HDLC and PPP running ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_566918_10.html</link>
<pubDate>30th June 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA, CCENT, and CCNP Practice Questions:  Routing Tables, BGP, Port Security, And More!</title>
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Test your knowledge of routing table advertisements, BGP updates, port security, and other vital Cisco certification exam topics with these complimentary training questions!
CCNA Certification and CCENT Certification:

Identify the true statements....</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_562706_10.html</link>
<pubDate>25th June 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA, CCNP, And CCENT Practice Exam Questions:  DTE, DCE, OSPF, IP Phones, And More!</title>
<description>

To help you prepare for total success on your Cisco certification exams, here are some free practice exam questions to test your knowledge.  Enjoy!

CCNA And CCENT Certification:

You have two Cisco routers directly connected at their Serial 0 int...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_561853_10.html</link>
<pubDate>23rd June 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA, CCNP, and Network+ Exam Practice Questions:  ARP, Layer 3 Switches, WPA, and More!</title>
<description>Test your knowledge of vital Cisco and CompTIA certification exam topics with these free questions!

Network+ / CCENT / CCNA Question:

What protocol allows a host to determine the MAC address of another host that is on a different side of the router?...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_559172_10.html</link>
<pubDate>20th June 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA And CCENT Certification Training:  10 Frame Relay Practice Exam Questions</title>
<description>Frame Relay is a major topic on your CCNA and CCENT certification exams, and for good reason. Frame Relay is a part of just about every Wide Area Network (WAN) you'll ever work with, and you've got to know how to configure and troubleshoot FR to be succes...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_559171_10.html</link>
<pubDate>20th June 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA, CCNP, And CCENT Practice Questions:  Frame Relay, Inverse ARP, And More!</title>
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Let’s test your knowledge of Frame Relay DLCIs, Inverse ARP, IPv6 zero compression, and other vital Cisco certification exam topics!

CCENT Certification:

Identify the true statement(s) regarding Frame Relay mapping.

A. Always map the local ...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_556438_10.html</link>
<pubDate>17th June 2008</pubDate>
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<title>Cisco CCNA, CCENT, And CCNP Exam Practice Questions:  Hex Conversions, HDLC, PPP, And More!</title>
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Let’s test your knowledge of hexadecimal conversions, router defaults, IPv6, and more with these Cisco certification exam practice questions!


CCENT Certification:

Short answer: What is the decimal equivalent of the hex value Fa8?

Answer: We...</description>
<link>http://www.articlealley.com/article_556405_10.html</link>
<pubDate>16th June 2008</pubDate>
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