CCNA / CCNP Home Lab Tutorial: Assembling Your Cisco Home Lab by Chris Bryant
A CCNA or CCNP candidate who wants to be totally prepared for their exams is going to put together a home lab to practice on. With used Cisco routers and switches more affordable and plentiful then ever before, there's really no excuse to not have one! ... (There is no problem with using a lab router as both your frame relay switch and a practice router; for a frame relay switch sample configuration, visit my website!) My pods consist of five routers and two switches, and three of the five routers are 2520s, due to their versatility.

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: Route Summarization by Chris Bryant
Preparing to pass the CCNA exam and earn this important Cisco certification? Route summarization is just one of the many skills you'll have to master in order to earn your CCNA. Whether it's RIP version 2, OSPF, or EIGRP, the CCNA exam will demand that you can flawlessly configure route... I speak from experience when I tell you that practice makes perfect on the CCNA exam, especially with binary and summarization questions. ... And with practice and an eye for detail, you can master these skills, pass the exam, and become a CCNA.

Cisco CCNA Certification Exam Tutorial: Configuring Dialer Profiles by Chris Bryant
The most common method of configuring ISDN is with dialer maps, but dial information can also be configured on a logical interface. To pass the CCNA exam, you must know how to configure and troubleshoot both dialer maps and dialer profiles. Dialer Profiles allow different dialing information to... Configuring dialer profiles can be a little tricky at first, and the best way to master this skill is to get real hands-on practice in your own CCNA / CCNP home lab or a rack rental service. ... Either way, hands-on is the best practice.

Cisco CCNA / CCNP Home Lab Tutorial: The 2501 Router by Chris Bryant
To be truly prepared for your CCNA and CCNP exams, you need real hands-on experience with real Cisco routers and switches. However, a production network is a really bad place to practice your configurations, but an excellent way to get fired and/or sued. ... All in all, 2501 routers are great for your CCNA / CCNP home lab. ... 2501 routers are fantastic for CCNA and CCNP home labs. ... There's no better training than training on your own CCNA or CCNP home lab, and you can always sell the equipment later if you like.

Cisco CCNA Certification On A Shoestring: Can It Be Done? by Helen Brookes
The answer is a resounding YES!...and this article shows you how. For years, many would-be networking professionals have been put off by the thought of expensive and time-consuming courses, not having access to good quality teachers and mentors and, very importantly, not having access to a... Not-so-new beginners can move on to exam specific searches such as "CCNA certification", "CCNA exam tips", "CCNA tutorials", "Cisco self study", "online training", and the like, to get a feel of the scope of the certification exam.

Passing Cisco's CCNA and CCNP: Ping And Extended Ping by Chris Bryant
I often tell CCNA and CCNP candidates that you do your best learning when you screw something up. I often get a funny look right after I say that, but the only way to develop your Cisco troubleshooting skills - the skills you'll need to pass your Intro, ICND, and CCNP exams - is by actually... Three essential tools for networking and CCNA/CCNP exam success are ping, extended ping, and traceroute. ... This keystroke takes a little practice, so practice it in your home lab. ... That's fine for many basic situations, but as you progress through your networking career and most advanced...

The Brief History of Cisco Certifications by Natalie Aranda
Even young people can remember the old days when network administrators were more often associated for being the person sitting next to a computer system rather than for specific abilities of proficiency. In those early days, CCNA Certification or CCNA training were concepts totally ignored by... CCNA training consisted of torturous lab practical, needing multiple attempts at the exam, in order to pass. ... CCIE Certification still require the same level of experience, practice and the rigorous nature of the exam that only a few candidates actually pass, but Cisco has developed...

Cisco CCNA Exam Tutorial: Password Recovery Procedures by Chris Bryant
It might happen on your CCNA exam, it might happen on your production network - but sooner or later, you're going to have to perform password recovery on a Cisco router or switch. This involves manipulating the router's configuration register, and that is enough to make some CCNA candidates and... It is a good idea to get some practice with this technique in your CCNA / CCNP home lab, though! ... As always, don't practice this at home. ... Do NOT type write memory or copy run start! ... Enter the command show running-config.

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...