Passing The CCNA and CCNP: Home Lab Shopping On Ebay

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Whether you're just getting ideas for your Cisco home lab or adding to your existing lab, ebay is a great place to get ideas for your lab as well as pick up some great bargains.
Of course, the internet being what it is, there are always going to be a few people looking to take your [...]

Cisco CCNA / CCNP Certification Exam Tutorial: Floating Static Routes

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

To pass the Cisco CCNA and CCNP certification exams, as well as becoming a world-class networker, you've got to know how and when to use floating static routes. And if you're wondering what makes them "float" -- read on!
In this example, R1 and R2 are running OSPF over a Frame Relay network, 172.12.123.0 /24. They're [...]

Cisco Certification: Introduction To ISDN

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

From the CCNA to the CCIE, ISDN is one of the most important technolgies you'll work with. It's also very common in the field ISDN is frequently used as a backup connection in case an organization's Frame Relay connections go down. Therefore, it's important to know ISDN basics not only for your [...]

Cisco CCNA / CCNP Tutorial: Home Lab Assembly Case Study

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Part of your CCNA / CCNP education is deciding what network topology to use when you're putting together your home lab. Some of you are starting with one or two routers or switches, while others are starting with more. A customer recently sent me a list of his Cisco routers and switches that [...]

Cisco CCNA / CCNP Home Lab: Why You Need An ISDN Simulator

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

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 you can't connect two Cisco routers directly [...]

Cisco CCNA / CCNP Home Lab Tutorial: Using 2520 Routers

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

I know from experience that part of the excitement and anxiety of putting together your own CCNA / CCNP home lab is deciding what to buy! While you can make a workable home lab out of almost any combination of Cisco routers and switches, some routers are better suited for home lab work than [...]

Cisco CCNA / CCNP Exam Tutorial: Testing ISDN Links Without Pings

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

To earn your Cisco CCNA and CCNP certifications, you've got to master ISDN - and despite what some people say, there's still a lot of ISDN out there that needs to be supported. And when it comes to troubleshooting ISDN, there's a lot to look at. Is the correct ISDN switchtype configured? Are [...]

Cisco CCNA / CCNP Certification Exam: Caller ID Screening And Callback

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

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 charges at the spoke site are higher than that of the hub router, having the [...]

Cisco CCNA / CCNP Certification Exam Tutorial: ISDN And Multilink PPP

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

ISDN is a huge topic on both your Cisco CCNA and BCRAN CCNP exams. While many ISDN topics seem straightforward, it's the details that make the difference in the exam room and working with ISDN in production networks. Configuring and troubleshooting multilink PPP is just one of the skills you'll need to pass [...]

Cisco CCNA / CCNP Certification Exam Tutorial: Dialer Watch

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Dialer Watch is a vital part of your CCNA and CCNP studies, particularly for the BCRAN exam, but it's one of the most misunderstood technologies as well. To help you pass the CCNA and CCNP certification exams, here's a detailed look at Dialer Watch.
Dialer Watch allows you to configure a route or routes as "watched" [...]