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29th September 2009
Getting an information technology degree makes perfect sense in a world where the technology's expansion rate shows no signs of slowing down. Those who love to work with computers and are looking for a solid and dependable career choice would be wise to c... Read >
Author: wbdoyle28th September 2009
With computers in every type of workplace from the high-rise office to the post office, an information technology degree is simply one of the most useful qualifications available. A dependence on computers has created a need for those who understand the i... Read >
Author: wbdoyle23rd September 2009
The CCNA is where it all starts for training in Cisco. This teaches you how to handle maintaining and installing routers and switches. Basically, the internet comprises of vast numbers of routers, and commercial ventures who have various regional departme... Read >
Author: Jason Kendall27th March 2009
If you want to pursue a career in network administration, then you'll need to become a Cisco Certified Network Associate. You can do this by taking a CCNA CBT course and then passing the exam. This exam is designed for entry level network administrators, ... Read >
Author: Caitlina Fuller02nd March 2009
If you want to take up a security training then why don’t you try Cisco? Cisco has released a new CCNA security certification to help how to grow a security infrastructure, helps to detect a threat in the network and also takes care of security mitigati... Read >
Author: Rahul Rungta27th July 2008
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... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant10th July 2008
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... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant30th June 2008
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... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant30th June 2008
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 ... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant20th June 2008
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... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant08th May 2008
As part of your CCNP certification exam studies, particularly for the ISCW exam, you need to be very clear on the differences between TACACS+ and RADIUS.
As a CCNA and future CCNP, you've already configured authentication in the form of creating a ... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant02nd May 2008
Here are some free Cisco certification exam training questions to help you prepare for exam success!
CCNA And CCENT Exam:
A frame enters a switchport. Which of the following does the switch examine first?
A. Source IP address
B. Destination ... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant25th April 2008
Let’s test your knowledge of the MAC OUI, BGP attributes, DHCP Snooping, and other vital Cisco certification exam topics!
CCNA And CCENT Exam:
Short answer: In the MAC address aa-bb-cc-11-22-33, what portion is the OUI?
Answer: aa-bb-cc. The ... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant11th April 2008
Let’s test your knowledge of Cisco router password recovery, the configuration register, and other vital Cisco exam topics!
CCNA And CCENT Certification:
As part of a password recovery procedure on a 2500 router, the configuration register will be... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant03rd April 2008
Education is termed as one of the basic
requirements on which great nations are built. It is an investment that takes
its time to pay dividends but, according to economists, education generates the
highest returns when compared to any other avenues ... Read >
Author: Richel Fox25th February 2008
TO employ a highly hackneyed expression, “information is the key to success.” Today, as information technology is making an incursion in our lives, Corporations world-wide are accumulating mountains of data. Now, all that remains is to extract useful ... Read >
Author: Richel Fox25th February 2008
In your preparation for your CCNA and CCNP exams, you should run as many debugs as you can in a lab environment. (Never practice debugs at work.) Debugs also help you spot issues with Cisco router configurations that you might not otherwise identify just... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant07th February 2008
More Cisco CCNA, CCENT, and CCNP candidates than ever before are putting together their own home labs for their certification exam study, and that's a great trend - there's nothing like learning on the real thing!
Part of putting a home lab together is... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant08th February 2007
EIGRP is a major topic for your CCNA and CCNP studies, and one basic skill you’ll need to pass your Cisco certification exams is to identify situations where you need to enable or disable split horizon. EIGRP commands tend to be a little different than... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant30th August 2006
I hear from CCNA and CCNP candidates every day, and the most common question is "What routers and switches should I buy for my home lab?" There is no one right answer to this question, since every test candidate has a different budget. There are also CC... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant08th August 2006
Part of earning your CCNA and CCNP - especially passing the difficult CIT exam - is becoming a master network troubleshooter. Today, we'll take a look at troubleshooting EIGRP and spotting common errors.
Most adjacency issues are easily resolved - mi... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant22nd July 2006
A prime topic of your CCNA and CCNP CIT exams will be connecting Cisco routers directly via their Serial interfaces, and while the configuration is straightforward, there are some vital details and show commands you must know in order to pass the exams an... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant19th July 2006
As a CCNA and/or CCNP candidate, you've got to be able to spot situations where Cisco router features can save your client money and time. For example, if a spoke router is calling a hub router and the toll charges at the spoke site are higher than that ... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant17th July 2006
As a CCNA or CCNP, one thing you've got to get used to is that change is constant. Cisco regularly issues new IOS versions, not to mention the many different kinds of hardware they produce! While it's always nice to have "the latest and the greatest" when... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant16th June 2006
Dialer Watch is a vital part of your CCNA and CCNP studies, particularly for the BCRAN exam, but it's one of the most misunderstood technologies as well. To help you pass the CCNA and CCNP certification exams, here's a detailed look at Dialer Watch.
Di... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant11th May 2006
To earn your CCNA or CCNP certification, you've got to understand the basics of trunking. This isn't just a CCNA topic - you must have an advanced understanding of trunking and etherchannels to pass the BCMSN exam and earn your CCNP as well. Before we a... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant09th May 2006
Imagine this. You have an appointment with a client to work on a server or router install. A few minutes before you're scheduled to be there, you decide there's something really good on TV you'd like to watch. Or you decide to go to the gym, or play a... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant24th April 2006
Passing the CCNA is tough, and one of the toughest parts is keeping all the acronyms straight! Frame Relay has plenty of those, and today we're going to examine what DLCIs do and how they're mapped on a Cisco router.
Frame Relay VCs use Data-Link Conn... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant20th April 2006
To be truly prepared for your CCNA and CCNP exams, you need real hands-on experience with real Cisco routers and switches. However, a production network is a really bad place to practice your configurations, but an excellent way to get fired and/or sued.... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant05th April 2006
The OSI model is the model that most networking personnel are familiar with, but to earn your CCNA, you need to know the OSI model, the TCP/IP model, and how the two map to each other.
The four layers of the TCP/IP architecture can be compared to certa... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant05th April 2006
Knowing when and how to create an OSPF virtual link is an essential skill for BSCI and CCNP exam success, not to mention how important it can be on your job! As a CCNA and CCNP candidate, you know the theory of virtual links, so let's take a look at how t... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant03rd April 2006
As a CCNP candidate, as a CCNA, and in getting ready to pass the BSCI exam, you may be tempted to breeze through your static route studies, or even skip them! That's because static routes are easy enough to configure, and as long as you remember the synta... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant03rd April 2006
As a CCNP candidate and a CCNA, you may be tempted to skip or just browse the many details of Spanning Tree Protocol. After all, you learned all of that in your CCNA studies, right? That's right, but it never hurts to review STP for a switching exam! Be... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant01st April 2006
When you're studying to pass the CCNA, you're introduced to "private addresses", the address ranges formally referred to as RFC 1918 Private Addresses. (RFC stands for Request For Comment; to see a typical RFC, just put that term in your favorite search ... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant28th March 2006
When you earned your CCNA, you thought you learned everything there is to know about RIP. Close, but not quite! There are some additional details you need to know to pass the BSCI exam and get one step closer to the CCNP exam, and one of those involves RI... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant27th March 2006
Passing the BCMSN exam and getting one step closer to the CCNP certification means learning and noticing details that you were not presented with in your CCNA studies. (Yes, I know you had more than enough details then, right?) One protocol you've got... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant22nd March 2006
Your BSCI and CCNP exam success depends on knowing the details, and one such detail is knowing the proper way to summarize routes in OSPF. Route summarization is not just a test of your binary conversion abilities, but knowing where and when to summarize... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant21st March 2006
When you're studying to pass the BCMSN exam on the way to earning your CCNP certification, you're going to add to your CCNA knowledgebase every step of the way. Nowhere is that more than configuring a trunk between two switches.
You know that IEEE 802... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant17th March 2006
Knowledge of Dynamic VLANs and VMPS is important in your efforts to pass the BCMSN exam and earn your CCNP, and it's also a great skill to have for your networking career.
As a CCNA and CCNP candidate, you know how and why to configure static VLANs. S... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant13th March 2006
A Cisco home lab is an invaluable study tool when you're preparing for CCNA and CCNP exam success. Once you've gotten a couple of routers and switches, you'll quickly get tired of moving that blue console cable every time you want to configure a differen... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant09th March 2006
Candidates preparing to pass the CCNP exams are putting together Cisco home labs like never before. With CCNA and CCNP home lab equipment more affordable than ever, candidates have realized the importance of working on real Cisco routers and switches on ... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant23rd February 2006
As you earn your CCNA and CCNP certification, you're going to have to get comfortable with manually summarizing routes. This isn't just another reason to learn binary math (although it's a good one!), but summarizing routes is a true real-world skill tha... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant23rd February 2006
To pass the BSCI exam and move one step closer to CCNP certification success, you've got to know how and when to use debug commands to troubleshoot and verify network operations. While you should never practice debug commands on a production network, it's... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant16th February 2006
When you're studying for the CCNA and CCNP exams, you've got a lot of different choices when it comes to training. One popular choice is choosing one of the many "boot camps" and five-day in-person courses that are out there. I've taught quite a few of... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant16th February 2006
When you're preparing for success on your CCNA or CCNP certification exams, sooner or later you're going to want to start totally from scratch on your Cisco routers and switches. It's easy enough to type "write erase" and "reload", but there are a few det... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant02nd February 2006
As you study for your CCNA and CCNP exams, particularly if you're getting hands-on practice in your home lab or rack rental service, you're going to be sending a lot of pings. As a CCNA or CCNP candidate, you know that five exclamation points (!!!!!) as... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant27th January 2006
To earn your CCNP, you've got to pass some very rigorous Cisco exams, and you also need to know the rules regarding this important certification. In this article, I'll answer some of the most commonly asked questions regarding the CCNP.
Q: What exams... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant23rd January 2006
Whether you're thinking of starting a career with computers and information technology, or thinking about earning a professional certification such as the CCNA or MCSE to accelerate your career, there is no better time to start than today. Silicon Valley ... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant14th January 2006
When you start studying for your CCNA and CCNP exams, many books will present you with a huge list of keystroke shortcuts for use on Cisco routers. While the 640-801, 811, and 821 exams may ask you about one or two of these, you really have to get hands-... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant14th January 2006
Whether you're working on your CCNA or CCNP, Cisco certification exams are the most demanding computer certification exams in the IT field. Cisco exams are not a test of memorization, they're a test of your analytical skills. You'll need to look at conf... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant22nd November 2005
Preparing IT certification exams is a significant undertaking whether you're just out of college or have been in IT field for years. IT professionals are continuously demanded to acquire new knowledge in order to perform well on their jobs as new technol... Read >
Author: Bruce Zhang13th November 2005
CCNA and CCNP candidates need to know all about Setup Mode, why a router goes into that mode, and as you'll see, how to get out of that mode. Practicing Setup Mode at work is a good way to get fired, though, so you need to practice this on your CCNA / CC... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant13th November 2005
Once you've got your CCNA, you're ready to move on to the next level, the Professional certifications. For years, Cisco had one Professional certification, the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification. Over time, Cisco has expanded this l... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant13th November 2005
A CCNA or CCNP candidate who wants to be totally prepared for their exams is going to put together a home lab to practice on. With used Cisco routers and switches more affordable and plentiful then ever before, there's really no excuse to not have one!
... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant12th November 2005
CCNA and CCNP candidates are well-versed in Spanning-Tree Protocol, and one of the great things about STP is that it works well with little or no additional configuration. There is one situation where STP works against us just a bit while it prevents swit... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant11th November 2005
OSPF is a major topic on both the CCNA and CCNP exams, and it's also the topic that requires the most attention to detail. Where dynamic routing protocols such as RIP and IGRP have only one router type, a look at a Cisco routing table shows several diffe... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant05th November 2005
One of the major topics on your CCNA and CCNP exams is Frame Relay. Additionally, Frame Relay is one of the most popular WAN technolgies in today's networks. Getting hands-on experience with Frame Relay in Cisco networks isn't just a good idea, it's a nec... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant05th November 2005
A Cisco access server is generally the last item a CCNA or CCNP candidate has on their mind when they're putting together a home lab. The thinking tends to be that since this router isn't really doing anything in the production part of your practice lab, ... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant05th November 2005
CCNA and CCNP candidates hear it all the time: "you have to get some hands-on experience to pass the exams".
Candidates tend to think that's just so they can solve the simulator problems, but that's only the more obvious reason.
First, I... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant05th November 2005
One of the most confusing parts of beginning your Cisco studies is keeping all the cable types separate in your mind, and then remembering what they're used for. This often occurs when a CCNA or CCNP candidate starts putting together their own home practi... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant05th November 2005
CCNAs and CCNA candidates hear it all the time: 'Get some hands-on experience'. From my personal experience climbing the Cisco certification ladder, I can tell you firsthand that there is no learning like hands-on learning. No simulator in the world i... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant05th November 2005
I've been active in the Cisco Certification track for four years, working my way from the CCNA to the coveted Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert title, and during that time I've conducted job interviews and casual conversations with hundreds of CCNAs and... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant05th November 2005
When you choose to pursue your Cisco Certified Network Professional certification, you've got some decisions to make right at the beginning. Cisco offers a three-exam path and a four-exam path, and you select the order in which you'll take and pass the ex... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant05th November 2005
From the CCNA to the CCIE, ISDN is one of the most important technolgies you'll work with. It's also very common in the field; ISDN is frequently used as a backup connection in case an organization's Frame Relay connections go down. Therefore, it's impo... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant05th November 2005
The major reason I recommend getting your hands on real Cisco equipment rather than a simulator is that real Cisco routers give you the chance to practice and learn show and debug commands.
The knowledge you acquire from debugs is invaluable. Frankly,... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant05th November 2005
When you make the decision to put your own home lab together for your CCNA and CCNP studies (a very wise decision, if I may say so!), the hardest part is figuring out how to spend your budget. Do you spend it all on the routers and go with a cheaper 1900... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant05th November 2005
The textbook definition of "administrative distance" is simple enough: "the measurement of a protocol's believability". It's not enough to know the definition, however you've got to know when AD comes into the picture and when it does not.
When a packe... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant05th November 2005
One point of confusion for some CCNA and CCNP candidates is the difference between configuring a static default route and using the Cisco routing command ip default-network.
At first glance, they appear to do the same thing. Both configure a destinatio... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant05th November 2005
There is a real revolution today among CCNA and CCNP candidates. More and more of you are turning your back on "router simulators" and putting your own CCNA and/or CCNP Home Lab together, which is the best way to totally prepare to pass these tough Cisco... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant05th November 2005
One of the drawbacks to the Internet is that it allows myths and "friend of a friend" stories to spread quickly, and usually the story becomes more exaggerated as it's passed along. Cisco exams are no exception. Here are three often-repeated myths and e... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant05th November 2005
For CCNA and CCNP candidates, it's hard not to laugh the first time you hear the phrase "router on a stick". Let's face it, that's a pretty silly term. But as those who have passed the CCNA and CCNP exams know, this is a vital exam topic that you must k... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant05th November 2005
The web is covered with stories regarding the benefits of professional computer certification, and most of them are backed up with salary surveys and the like. While there's certainly nothing wrong with making more money and having better job prospects, ... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant03rd November 2005
As you get ready to pass the CCNA or CCNP exams, you can feel quite a bit of stress as you enter your last week of study. Let's take a look at a few ways to reduce that stress.
1. Do not stay up late cramming. The CCNA and CCNP are not exams you're goi... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant01st November 2005
CCNA and CCNP candidates who have their own Cisco home labs often email me about an odd situation that occurs when they erase a switch's configuration. Their startup configuration is gone, as they expect, but the VLAN and VTP information is still there!
... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant28th October 2005
In preparation for your CCNA and CCNP exam success, you've got to learn to troubleshoot Cisco routers. And while ping is a great basic IP connectivity tool, it doesn't give you all the information you need to diagnose network connectivity issues.
Let's s... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant25th October 2005
ISDN is a vital topic for today's CCNA and CCNP candidates, especially for the ICND and Intro exams - you've got to know ISDN inside and out to pass those exams. Naturally you want to include it in your home lab. What many candidates don't realize is that... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant
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