Cisco CCNA Certification Exam: Five Frame Relay Details You Must Know

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

When you’re studying for your CCNA exam on the way to earning this coveted Cisco certification, the details can seem overwhelming! In this article, I’ll point out five Frame Relay details that you must keep in mind when you’re on your way to the CCNA exam!
Inverse ARP starts working as soon as you open the [...]

Cisco CCNA / CCNP Home Lab Tutorial: Buying And Configuring An Access Server

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

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, it’s not really important.
Once you have more than two [...]

Cisco CCNA Certification: The Value Of The CCNA And CCNP

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

One question I see often on the ‘Net is “Is it worth my time to earn a CCNA / CCNP / CCIE certification?” My personal answer to that is a resounding yes. The power of Cisco certifications has allowed me to create a tremendous career, and they can do the same for you.
There has never [...]

Computer Certification: Become A Utility Player

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

In baseball, a “utility player” is one who plays more than one position. These players are usually backups, but they have a job in the major leagues because of their value to the team; since they can play more than one position, they have that much more value to their employer.
Too often in IT, [...]

Cisco CCNA Exam Tutorial: The Best Time To Schedule Your Exam

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

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 [...]

Cisco CCNA / CCNP Certification: Introduction To BGP Attributes

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

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 first. One thing I keep reminding today’s CCNP candidates about, though, is that [...]

Tips On Buying A Cisco CCNA / CCNP Home Lab Kit

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Buying a CCNA / CCNP home lab is the best way to be totally prepared for your Cisco exams. Most home labs are put together one router or switch at a time, but many CCNA / CCNP candidates prefer to buy kits where you get multiple routers and switches, along with all the cables [...]

Cisco CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam Tutorial: Writing QoS Policy

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

QoS - Quality of Service - is a huge topic on both the BCMSN exam and real-world networks. QoS is so big today that Cisco’s created separate specialist certifications that cover nothing but QoS! It can be an overwhelming topic at first, but master the fundamentals and you’re on your way to exam and job [...]