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 me!) Today we’ll take a look at an often-overlooked topic in Frame Relay, the encapsulation type. You don’t exactly [...]
OSPF is a major topic on your CCNA exam, as well it should be. OSPF is a widely-used WAN protocol, and you need to learn the fundamentals before moving on to more complicated configurations. One such detail is the OSPF Router ID, or RID.
The RID is the dotted decimal value by which other OSPF routers [...]
In preparing for CCNA exam success, one of the basic steps is to schedule your exam! And when should you do that?
Schedule your exam NOW.
I can hear you now — ” Why should I schedule my exam now? I haven’t started studying yet!”
From experience, I can tell you that this technique works. People complain about [...]
When you’re getting started on your CCNA studies, learning the different router modes is key to passing your Intro and ICND exams. But keeping those modes straight can be very difficult. (At least it was for me!) Let’s take a look at the various router modes you’ll need to know about to pass your CCNA, [...]
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 necessity. Let’s face it, your employer is going to get a [...]
CCNA certification demands that you master the basics of OSPF, and for many studying for the CCNA exam, their first exposure to OSPF is a hub-and-spoke configuration. That’s a tough way to get started, because a hub-and-spoke configuration built over an NBMA technology such as Frame Relay requires quite a bit of attention to [...]
