CCNA Certification Training: Configuring Static Routes On A Cisco Router by Chris Bryant
The great thing about CCNA certification training is that the skills you learn will truly come in handy when working with Cisco routers and switches in production networks. That's particularly true of static route configuration. While most networks use dynamic routing protocols such as RIP,... Configuring static routes is a great skill to have in the network room and in the CCNA exam room. ... After that, you must specify either the next-hop IP address or the local exit interface. ... Both of the following masks are acceptable: ip route 172.10.1.0 255.255.255.0 210.1.1.1 ip route...

Cisco Certification: Taking Your First Certification Exam by Chris Bryant
You've studied hard; you've practiced your configurations; you've used your flash cards over and over again; and finally, the big day is here. Your first certification exam! For many Cisco certification candidates, their first exam is the CCNA Composite exam or one of the two exams that make up... With this aggressive attitude in mind, let's take a look at what you should expect (and not expect) when taking your first Cisco certification exam. ... The simulator questions carry more weight than the other questions; indeed, it's almost impossible to pass the CCNA exams if you totally miss...

Cisco CCNA Certification: The Proper Use Of Default Static Routes by Chris Bryant
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. ... As with any other static route, we can use the IP address of the next-hop router or the local router's exit interface. ... Here, we'll send any traffic with no more-specific match in the routing table out the local router's Serial1 interface.

Cisco CCNA Certification: How And Why Switches Trunk by Chris Bryant
Your CCNA studies are going to include quite a bit of information about switches, and for good reason. if you don't understand basic switching theory, you can't configure and troubleshoot Cisco switches, either on the CCNA exam or in the real world. That goes double for trunking! ... Just break your studies down into smaller, more manageable parts, and soon you'll see the magic letters "CCNA" behind your name! ... Switching theory is a big part of your CCNA studies, and it can seem overwhelming at first.

Cisco CCNA / CCNP Certification Exam Review: Protocol Basics by Chris Bryant
To earn your Cisco CCNA certification and pass the BSCI CCNP exam, you have to know your protocol basics like the back of your hand! To help you review these important concepts, here's a quick look at the basics of RIPv1, RIPv2, IGRP, and EIGRP. RIPv1: Broadcasts updates every 30 seconds to the... Max hop count is 100. ... Equal-cost load-balancing on by default; unequal-cost load-sharing can be used with the variance command. ... IGRP is a Cisco-proprietary protocol, and is also a classful protocol and does not recognize subnet masking.

How to pass CCNA: 6 Steps to Success by Vanja Buric
CCNA is one of the most respected Associate level Certification in the world today. Getting a CCNA will definitely help you to get a better job or at least get your foot into Professional Networking Field. When you meet a person that has CCNA degree you will notice that he or she knows something... What I mean by that is that you have to seriously think about on why are you getting CCNA and why do you want to be CCNA certified. ... I hope this article give you at least some ideas on how to approach studying for CCNA.

Cisco CCNA Certification Exam Tutorial: Configuring And Troubleshooting VTP by Chris Bryant
Not only is your CCNA exam going to have questions on VLAN trunking protocol, almost any network that has more than one VLAN is going to have VTP running. Whether you're planning on passing the CCNA exam or just brushing up on your networking skills, this VTP tutorial will help you learn the... Learning VTP isn't just a good idea for passing your CCNA exams, it's a skill you must have to be effective in configuring and troubleshooting VLANs. ... VLANs can be created, deleted, and modified on a transparent server, but those changes are not advertised to the other switches in the VTP domain.

Cisco CCNA Certification: Four Tips To Use DURING The Exam by Chris Bryant
There are plenty of articles out there about how to prepare for the CCNA exam. However, there are also things you can do to increase your chances of success on exam day during the most important part of the entire process -- the time that you're actually taking the test. ... Whatever the reason, it's the question that has you thinking, "WHAT??" I have talked with CCNA candidates who got to such a question and were obviously so thrown off that they didn't do well on any of the remaining questions, either.

Cisco CCNA / CCNP Certification Exam: Frame Relay Encapsulation Types by Chris Bryant
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. ... In the following example, all PVCs will use the default Cisco encapsulation type except for PVC 115. ... One encap type can be used on the interface, and any map statements that require a different encap type can have that specified in the appropriate map statement.

Cisco Certification: Introduction To ISDN, Part III by Chris Bryant
Configuring PPP PAP Authentication Now we know how the ISDN link comes up (interesting traffic), and some scenarios that might cause the link to stay up, we need to look at ISDN authentication schemes. The two methods Cisco certification candidates must be familiar with are PAP and CHAP. ... Int bri0 encapsulation ppp ppp authentication pap ppp pap sent-username R1 password CISCO I always encourage CCNA and CCNP candidates to use as many debugs as possible when working in their lab, since these commands show us how things work.