Cisco CCNA / CCNP Certification Exam Lab: Frame Relay Subinterfaces And Split Horizon
Earning your Cisco CCNA and CCNP is a tough proposition, and part of that is the fact that you quickly learn that theres usually more than one way to do things with Cisco routers and while thats...
Cisco CCNA / CCNP Certification Exam: Frame Relay BECNs and FECNs
BECNs and FECNs aren’t just important to know for your Cisco CCNA and CCNP certification exams – they’re an important part of detecting congestion on a Frame Relay network and allowing the network to...
Cisco CCNA / CCNP Certification Exam: Creating A Study Plan
Whether you’re just starting to think about passing the CCNA or CCNP exams, or you’ve been on the certification track for a while, you’ve got to have a plan for success. If you wanted to drive your car from...
Cisco CCNA / CCNP Certification Exam: Troubleshooting Direct Serial Connections
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...
Cisco CCNA / CCNP Certification Exam: Same Command, Different Results
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...
Cisco CCNA / CCNP Certification Exam: Frame Relay Encapsulation Types
When you’re studying to pass the Cisco CCNA and CCNP certification exams, you quickly learn that there’s always something else to learn. (You’ll really pick up on this in your CCIE studies, trust...
Cisco CCNA / CCNP Certification Exam: Caller ID Screening And Callback
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...
Cisco CCNA / CCNP Certification Exam: Cabling Your Home Lab
More CCNA and CCNP candidates than ever before are putting together their own home labs, and there’s no better way to learn about Cisco technologies than working with the real thing. Getting the routers and switches is...
Cisco CCNA / CCNP Certification Exam: Attending A Video Boot Camp
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...
Cisco CCNA / CCNP Certification: How And Why To Build An Etherchannel
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...
Cisco CCNA / CCNP Certification: OSPF E2 vs. E1 Routes
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...
Cisco CCNA / CCNP Certification: Introduction To BGP Attributes
BGP is one of the most complex topics you’ll study when pursuing your CCNP, if not the most complex. I know from personal experience that when I was earning my CCNP, BGP is the topic that gave me the most trouble at...