Chris Bryant, CCIE (TM) #12933, has been active in the Cisco certification community for years. He worked his way up from the CCNA to the CCIE, and knows what CCNA and CCNP candidates need to know to be effective on the job and in the exam room. He is the owner of , where he sells his popular CCNA and CCNP study aids, including his unique Flash Card Books. He also teaches CCNA and CCNP courses to small groups of exam candidates, ensuring they each receive the individual attention they deserve. Classes are offered over the Internet and in person in select cities. Chris has custom-written the Study Guide and Lab Workbook used in each course - no third-party training materials or simulators are used. You're invited to visit our site and check out our CCNA and CCNP Courses, Flash Card Books, and to sign up for our weekly newsletter written personally by Chris. Chris is always glad to hear from Cisco certification candidates at .
Whats New On The BSCI 642-901 Exam? CCNP certification is getting a new look at the end of 2006. The BSCI and BCMSN exams are being updated, and the CIT and BCRAN exams are being retired. Let's take a look at what to expect from the new BSCI exam.According to Cisco's exam blueprint - admittedly a very broad blueprint at this time - the major new topics are IP version 6 (IPv6) and multicasting. The addition of these...... Similar Editorial : by Sibyl McLendon. | Source : Wireless Network Problems
Telnet, Passwords, And Privilege Levels Your CCNA certification exam is likely going to contain questions about Telnet, an application-level protocol that allows remote communication between two networking devices. With Telnet use being as common as it is, you had better know the details of how to configure it in order to pass your CCNA exam and to work in real-world networks.The basic concept is pretty simple - we want to...... Source : Wireless Network Problems
The New ONT 642-845 Exam The Cisco CCNP certification is changing at the end of 2006, with the BSCI and BCMSN exams being updated and the BCRAN and CIT exams being dropped. One of the two new exams is the 642-845 Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks (ONT) test, and the name of the exam doesn't give many hints as to the material covered! According to Cisco's exam blueprint, the major topics on this new exam will...... Source : Wireless Network Problems
The Proper Use Of Default Static Routes Earning your Cisco CCNA certification means knowing the details of Cisco routing, and that includes knowing when Cisco routing terms don't quite mean what they sound like they mean. For example, the general meaning of "default" is a setting that is used unless you or I change it. On the other hand, a default route is a route taken by packets that have no other route they can take. Let...... Similar Editorial : by Chris Bryant. | Source : Wireless Network Problems
Cisco Technical Assistance Center The Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) is Cisco's tech support center, and they've got some very talented people working there. Before you pick up the phone to call the TAC, though, you should do your best to resolve the problem and document each step along the way. One of the first things the TAC will do is ask what you've done so far to resolve the issue, and giving them an...... Similar Editorial : by www.SemSim.com. | Source : Wireless Network Problems
Defending Against VLAN Hopping Attacks During our Cisco CCNP BCMSN certification exam preparation, we've seen how intruders can use seemingly innocent ARP and DHCP processes can be used to harm our network, so it shouldn't come as any surprise that Dot1q tagging can be used against us as well!One form of VLAN Hopping is double tagging, so named because the intruder will transmit frames that are "double tagged" with two separate VLAN...... Similar Editorial : by James Wood. | Source : Wireless Network Problems
QoS Models A large part of your CCNP training for the ONT certification exam should be spent studying the various ways we can implement Quality of Service (QoS) on Cisco routers and switches.? Before you start configuring your network’s devices, though, you’ve got to understand the three QoS models and their impact on your network.? Let's take a look at the pros and cons of each.If you don't have a QoS model...... Similar Editorial : by crackmarketing. | Source : Wireless Network Problems
Crossover, Straightthrough, And Rollover Cables To pass the Cisco CCENT and CCNA certification exams, you have to know what cable type is appropriate for a given situation. It's also a good idea to know this for working in real-world production networks as well! After all, if we have the wrong cable, we don't have a network!This is particularly true of the following scenario, where we have:A laptop connected to a switch? (Cable 3)Two switches...... Similar Editorial : by Jan Fritz. | Source : Wireless Network Problems
The Configuration Register Bottom line: To earn your Cisco CCNA and CCENT certifications, you've got to understand the configuration register on Cisco routers and switches. This is also a great practical skill to have, because one day you will have to change the config register, most likely to perform a password recovery.? I will just give this warning one time: If you change the register to an incorrect value and then...... Source : Wireless Network Problems
HDLC Configuration And Troubleshooting Your CCNA and CCENT exam success depends on knowing how to configure and troubleshoot HDLC and PPP on Cisco routers, as well as knowing the differences and similarities between the two. Today we'll take a look at HDLC and some basic router configurations, and in future CCNA and CCENT certification exam tutorials, we'll examine PPP in detail.With a point-to-point WAN link such as the following, we...... Similar Editorial : by Christine Harrell. | Source : Wireless Network Problems
Frame Relay LMI And LMI Autosense For success on your CCNA 640-802 and CCENT exams, you need to understand how and why Frame Relay LMI messages operate. You need to know this for real-world networking as well, since Frame Relay is prevalent in today's networks - and without LMI, you have no Frame Relay! The Local Management Interface (LMI) messages are sent between the DCE, typically the service provider, and the DTE, the Cisco...... Similar Editorial : by Christian Jacobsen. | Source : Wireless Network Problems
Microsoft Server 2008 Certification Routing Knowing routing theory and routing protocols has always been a big part of earning your CCNA and CCNP certifications. According to Microsoft's exam blueprints for the Server 2008 certification exams, that knowledge will also serve you well on your Microsoft exams.The topic outline for the Configuring Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure exam (70-642) specifically mentions routing and routing...... Similar Editorial : by Paul Abbey. | Source : Microsoft Office Student Edition
Static Default Routes, Wildcard Masks, And More! Let’s tesr your knowledge of important Cisco certification exam topics such as static default routes, access lists, and more!CCENT Certification:What command will create a default static route with a next-hop IP address of 30.1.1.1?Answer: ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 30.1.1.1We could also specify the local exit interface at the end of that command.CCNA Certification:In a Cisco ACL, what can be...... Similar Editorial : by KMArticles. | Source : Wireless Network Problems
Etherchannels, BGP, Queuing, And More! From the basics of router hardware to configuring and troubleshooting BGP, let’s test your knowledge of Cisco certification exam topics!CCENT Certification:You've just run the show interface ethernet0 command and you see the interface is "administratively down". What causes that?Answer: The interface is shut down. Just run no shutdown on the interface to open it.When the interface shows as simply ...... Source : Wireless Network Problems
The Key Difference Between IPS And IDS When it comes to your Cisco CCNP certification exams, success is in the details, and that's particularly true of your ISCW exam. You're going to need to know all the vital details of configuring and troubleshooting Cisco's Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), both from the command line and via Security Device Manager (SDM). We first need to draw a clear line between the operation of the Intrusion...... Similar Editorial : by Jeffrey Strain. | Source : Wireless Network Problems
