Cisco CCNA Certification: Broadcasts, Unicasts, And Multicasts by Chris Bryant
When you begin your CCNA studies, you get hit with a lot of different networking terms right away that you might not be familiar with. What makes it a little more confusing is that a lot of these terms sound a lot alike. Here, we're going to discuss the differences between broadcasts,... The CCNA exam will demand you be very familiar with hex conversions, so if you're not comfortable with these conversions, get comfortable with them before taking the exam! ... Multicasting gets a bit more complicated as you go from your CCNA to the CCNP and CCIE, but by simply understanding what...

CCNA E-Books by Marcus Peterson
CCNA is Cisco Certified Network Associate. It is an entry or "apprentice" level networking certification. Cisco created the CCNA to know basic ability in computer networking, particularly for installation and support of LAN/WAN networks having 100 nodes or fewer. ... Obtaining the CCNA requires passing a single certification exam. ... Additional background information on the CCNA with links to study notes and practice exams may be obtained. ... CCNA E-books can be viewed on the Internet. ... Although the CCNA has no formal fundamentals, one must effectively complete hundreds of hours of...

CCNA Certification Exam Training: Passwords, Cisco Routers, And Network Security by Chris Bryant
CCNA certification is important, and so is securing our network's Cisco routers! To reflect the importance of network security, your CCNA certification exam is likely going to contain quite a few questions about the various passwords you can set on a Cisco router. ... That's valuable information for both the CCNA certification exam and real-world networks, because there's no worse feeling than typing a password at a Cisco router prompt and then getting another password prompt! ... However, if we want to have the enable password automatically encrypted, we can use the enable secret command.

Cisco CCNA Certification: Static Routing Tutorial by Chris Bryant
In studying for your CCNA exam and preparing to earn this valuable certification, you may be tempted to spend little time studying static routing and head right for the more exciting dynamic routing protocols like RIP, EIGRP, and OSPF. This is an understandable mistake, but still a mistake. ... Static routing is not complicated, but it's an important topic on the CCNA exam and a valuable skill for real-world networking. ... This is a host route, and has 255.255.255.255 for a mask. ... If the above static routes should only be used to send packets to 172.10.1.1., the following commands...

Cisco CCNA Certification Exam Tutorial: RIP Details You Must Know by Chris Bryant
RIP isn't exactly the most complex routing protocol on the CCNA exam, but that makes it easy to overlook some of the important details you must keep in mind in order to pass the exam! To help you review for the exam, here are just a few of those details! ... R1#undebug all All possible debugging has been turned off Don't overlook RIP and IGRP when it comes to the CCNA exam. ... Debug ip rip displays the routing updates and metrics as the advertisements are sent and requested. ... R1#debug ip rip RIP protocol debugging is on R1#clear ip route * 01:16:54: RIP: sending v1 update to...

Cisco Certification: The OSI Model, Part I by Chris Bryant
To conquer the Introduction To Cisco Networking exam, and to begin the process of becoming an expert network troubleshooter, you have to master the OSI model and learn what happens at each of the seven layers. In this three-part series, we'll examine each level of the OSI model, paying... Passing the CCNA exam is all in the details, though, and you need to know what happens at the Application layer, as well as the common and not-so-common applications that run at this layer. ... While we don’t have a great deal of interaction with this layer, you need to know what happens at this layer to...

Cisco CCNA Exam Tutorial: How To Spend Your Study Time by Chris Bryant
To pass the CCNA exam, you've got to create a study plan. Part of that plan is scheduling your study time, and making that study time count. You’ve scheduled your exam you’ve created a document to track your study time you’ve planned exactly when you’re going to study. ... Taking practice exams over and over and hoping the exam will be just like the practice exam is a recipe for disaster. ... The simulator questions carry more weight on your exam than any other question while you can earn partial credit on them, you’ve got to get them right or you will most likely fail the exam.

Cisco CCNA Exam Tutorial: Five ISDN Details To Remember by Chris Bryant
CCNA exam success depends on mastering many technologies that are new to you, and few exam topics have more details than ISDN. ISDN isn't just for your CCNA exam studies, though. While ISDN is dismissed by many, the fact is that there are many small and mid-size networks out there that use ISDN... Some of these companies have spoke networks that use ISDN to connect to their hub as well, so it's a great idea to know ISDN configuration and troubleshooting for your real-world career as well as passing the CCNA.

CCNA Courses by Marcus Peterson
The curriculum for CCNA is comprehensive and includes four separate modules. The learning objectives of the CCNA certification exam, which is the first step in a Cisco career certification path, are covered in these modules. The curriculum places emphasis on the use of problem-solving techniques... CCNA coursework helps students prepare for the CCNA certification, which may be opted for as a single comprehensive exam or the two-part route of the Introduction to Cisco Networking Technologies (INTRO) and Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices (ICND) exams.

Cisco CCNA Certification Exam Tutorial: Port-Based Authentication by Chris Bryant
To pass your CCNA exam and earn this coveted certification, you must understand the details of port-based authentication. This knowledge has a great deal of value in production networks as well, since this authentication scheme is regularly implemented. ... Port-based authentication is just one of the many switching skills you'll have to demonstrate to earn your CCNA certification. ... Let's take a look at this particular CCNA skill. ... In Protect mode, frames with non-secure MAC addresses are dropped.