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14th September 2009
If your search is for Cisco training and you're new to routers, the right certification is the CCNA. This course is designed to instruct men and women who need practical know how on routers. Large companies that have several locations use them to join up ... Read >
Author: Jason Kendall26th June 2009
As the IT industry has shaken up in this recession-hit market, the professionals do not trust their employers both for their job as well as monetary promotions any longer. So to be successful in this competitive IT world, you need to enhance your business... Read >
Author: John Michael05th June 2009
The CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) certification is an entry level certification for networking professionals. It is the first step to higher level certifications, such as Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) and Cisco Certified Internet ... Read >
Author: Christopher27th October 2008
Job Title and Responsibilities: Network Specialist for the State of Connecticut University System
Certifications Held: Cisco CCNA?
Up Next: Kristen plans on obtaining her CCIE R&S? is currently in the process of recertifying for the CCNP.
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Author: pennychen200924th September 2008
Microsoft is revamping its certification tracks, and will eventually retire the
familiar MCSE certificatons. The new certification setup is much like Cisco's,
where there are specialist certifications to go along with the more general CCNA,
then m... Read >
Author: Richel Fox07th July 2008
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... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant25th April 2008
PrepKit 640-816, CCNA: ICND2 is an interactive software that helps you learn, tracks your progress, identifies areas for improvements and simulates the actual exam. This PrepKit contains 4 interactive practice tests with over 310 challenging questions gua... Read >
Author: pennychen200910th April 2008
Pass 640-802 exam in the first attempt. 6 Full featured Tests. 561 questions with answers and 191 study notes articles and exam tips.
PrepKit 640-802, CCNA: ICND1 and ICND 2 is an interactive software that helps you learn, tracks your progress, ident... Read >
Author: pennychen200929th March 2008
The Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification is an entry-level certification, which is a pre-requisite for all the advanced level Cisco certifications such as CCNP and CCIE. It validates the skills of networking professionals to install, con... Read >
Author: pennychen200907th 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 Bryant24th January 2008
Let’s test your knowledge of important topics such as SYN attacks and VLANs for your Cisco CCNA, CCNP, and CCENT exams, as well as the CompTIA Security+ and Network+ certification exams!
CCNA / CCENT / CompTIA Network+ Certification:
Host A and... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant04th June 2007
Sure, you have to know all about SVIs and multilayer switching to earn your CCNP, but you also need to know about them because they’re so commonplace in today’s networks!
Why? We can use an SVI to allow inter-VLAN communication on a multilayer sw... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant07th April 2007
Your BSCI exam may well be the most challenging of the four exams you must pass to become a CCNP, so you have to have the details of every protocol on the exam mastered! Today, we'll look at the passive-interface command as it relates to OSPF.
Pass... 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 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 Bryant20th July 2006
Earning your Cisco CCNA and CCNP is a tough proposition, and part of that is the fact that you quickly learn that there's usually more than one way to do things with Cisco routers – and while that's generally a good thing, you better know the ins and outs... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant09th May 2006
To pass the BCMSN exam and earn your CCNP, you've got to know HSRP inside and out! Part of that is knowing how the MAC address of the virtual router is derived, and another part is knowing how to change this address. We'll look at both features in this ... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant30th April 2006
Passing the BSCI exam and earning your CCNP is all about knowing the details, and when it comes to EIGRP SIA routes, there are plenty of details to know. A quick check in a search engine for "troubleshoot SIA" will bring up quite a few matches. Troublesho... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant30th April 2006
To pass the CCNA exam, you have to be able to write and troubleshoot access lists. As you climb the ladder toward the CCNP and CCIE, you'll see more and more uses for ACLs. Therefore, you had better know the basics!
The use of "host" and "any" confuses... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant20th April 2006
Multicasting is a vital topic on your BCMSN, CCNP, and CCIE exams, and it can also be very confusing when you first start studying it. Multicasting uses concepts that are unlike anything you've run into in your routing protocol studies, and that can thr... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant13th April 2006
Ever since you picked up your first CCNA book, you've heard about multicasting, gotten a fair idea of what it is, and you've memorized a couple of reserved multicasting addresses. Now as you prepare to pass the BCMSN exam and become a CCNP, you've got to... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant12th April 2006
To pass the BSCI exam and become a CCNP, you have to be aware of the proper use of passive interfaces. You learned about passive interfaces in your CCNA studies, but here we'll review the basic concept and clear up one misconception regarding passive int... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant08th April 2006
In my last ISIS tutorial, I mentioned that while ISIS and OSPF are both link state protocols, their actual operation differs greatly. To pass the BSCI exam and earn your CCNP, you'll need to know these differences! Today, we'll take a look at ISIS Hello t... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant08th April 2006
To pass the BSCI exam and earn your CCNP, you've got to know ISIS inside and out. There are many similarities between ISIS and OSPF, but one major difference is that ISIS has three different types of routers - Level 1 (L1), Level 2 (L2), and L1/L2.
L1... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant01st April 2006
To be successful on the BSCI exam and in earning your CCNP, you've got to master route redistribution. This isn't as easy as it sounds, because configuring route redistribution is only half the battle. Whether it's on an exam or in a real-world production... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant01st April 2006
BSCI exam success, not to mention earning your CCNP, can come down to your OSPF route summarization skills. There are a few different commands and situations you need to be ready for, and one of these situations is the proper use of the "summary-address" ... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant31st March 2006
Your BCMSN and CCNP studies will include mastering the details of Spanning Tree Protocol (STP). While you learned some of these details in your CCNA studies, quite a bit of it may be new to you. Before going on to the intermediate and advanced STP feature... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant27th March 2006
Summarizing routes is a vital skill to learn to pass the BSCI exam and get one step closer to earning your CCNP. The actual binary conversions are only part of the test, though! You've got to know how to correctly apply the summary routes, and that diff... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant17th March 2006
Learning IPv6 is paramount in your efforts to pass the BSCI exam and go on to earn your CCNP, and it's going to help in your real-world networking career as well. IPv6 can be confusing at first, but it's like anything else in Cisco or networking as a who... 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
BSCI exam success is all part of becoming a CCNP, and part of that success is now learning the basics of IP Version 6, or IPv6. One of the most difficult parts of learning IPv6 concepts is the radically different addressing scheme that IPv6 uses as compa... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant08th March 2006
Passing the CCNA exam and earning this coveted Cisco certification is an important step in your career, but it's not the end of your responsibilities as a CCNA! When you work with computer networks, you've got to be continually learning and staying up on ... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant06th March 2006
When it comes to deciding to undergo computer training, you may be interested in getting the basics before applying for the right certifications, if you already have heard about CCNE, CCIE, CCNP and CCNA certification.
The first thing you need to know ... Read >
Author: Natalie Aranda02nd March 2006
Microsoft is revamping its certification tracks, and will eventually retire the familiar MCSE certificatons. The new certification setup is much like Cisco's, where there are specialist certifications to go along with the more general CCNA, then mid-leve... 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 Bryant19th January 2006
When studying for your BSCI exam for the CCNP, you get your first taste of BGP. One of the major differences between BGP and the other protocols you've studied to date is that BGP uses attributes to describe paths, and to influence the selection of one p... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant16th December 2005
You have to master the details on BGP to pass the BSCI exam and to earn your CCNP, but BGP is an entirely new world from the protocols you studied to earn your CCNA. BGP paths contain attributes, while no protocol you studied for the CCNA carried. BGP A... Read >
Author: Chris Bryant13th 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 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 Bryant05th November 2005
When I first started studying for my CCNP, some of the concepts of OSPF really confused me. This was especially true for the ASBR, stub areas, and total stub areas. Sure, I could memorize the LSA types associated with these devices and area types, but the... 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're looking at a Cisco router configuration, figuring out what the different passwords do can be a little confusing at first. But as I tell all my students, the key to understanding something that looks complex is to break it down to smaller part... 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
In the first part of this home lab tutorial, CCNA and CCNP candidates can see that there are a LOT of choices when it comes to what to buy to build your own Cisco practice lab.
Having been there myself, I know it's confusing to decide how many routers ... 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
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
All of us are familiar with the pyramids of Egypt. These magnificent structures have stood for thousands of years, withstanding extreme heat and other factors that would bring down an ordinary structure.
When we look at these pyramids, we instinctivel... 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
When studying for your Cisco CCNA, CCNP, or CCIE exam, you've got a powerful online weapon at your disposal. It's Cisco Connection Documentation, found at www.cisco.com/univercd. This site contains product, code, and protocol documentation for all Cisco... 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
I hardly have to tell you how important voice technologies are in today's networks; what we all need to keep in mind to maximize our career potential is how important knowing voice is going to be tomorrow.
We've always got to look forward in IT, both... 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 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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