Archive for November, 2009
Why Should I get the CCENT Certification?
The most important reason to get your CCENT Certification is to get your foot in the door. If you have a Cisco Certification you will stand out from the crowd when applying for a job. And in this job market, it is definitely worth having. Maybe you already of a job, but getting certified my [...]
What is the Cisco ICND1 Exam?
The ICND1 Exam is the first out of two tests that you will need to take in order to get your CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate). The CCNA Certification used to be the first certification that you could get from Cisco, but a few years ago they split it up into two tests. You can [...]
CCENT Exam: Administrative Distance
Routing protocols use a metric called administrative distance to help determine the best routes. The lower the number the better. Here is a list of administrative distances assigned to different routing protocols: Directly Connected – 0 Static Routes – 1 EIGRP – 90 OSPF – 110 RIPv1 & RIPv2 – 120 External EIGRP – 170 [...]
How do I sign up to take the Cisco ICND1 Exam?
Signing up for the Cisco ICND1 Exam actually isn’t very hard. All you have to do is go to one website and have your credit card ready. I use VUE.com to schedule my test. They will provide you with a list of testing centers in your area. I think the most important thing you can [...]
What is the best way to study for the Cisco CCENT Exam?
Everybody is different and their learning styles can vary greatly, but I would say the most important thing to put into practice is consistency. No matter what way you study, if you are consistency and study regularly you can pass your CCENT Exam from anywhere between 30 to 90 days. When you take several days [...]
CCENT Exam: Classful Routing vs Classless Routing
Basically the difference between classful and classess routing is that classful routing protocols do not pass information about the subnet. Classful routing protocols only depend on the standard Class A, B, and C networks. Some classless routing protocols are: RIPv2 EIGRP OSPF IS-IS Related Topics: ICND1 Study Guide – The Fastest Way To Get Cisco [...]
CCENT Exam: RIP Routing Protocol
RIP is probably the most common routing protocol and is the easiest to configure. You will have to know how to configure RIP on a router for the ICND1 exam. Here are some of the features of RIP: RIP is a distance vector routing protocol Hop Count is used as the metric for path selection [...]
CCENT Exam: Boot Sequence of a Cisco Router
The following steps will describe the boot sequence of a cisco router: POST – Power On Self Test – This checks the hardware of the router Bootstrap – Locates the Cisco IOS Software Determine which IOS file to use Loads IOS into RAM Look in NVRAM for Startup-Config Load Config Related Topics: ICND1 Study Guide [...]
CCENT Exam: Designing a Local Area Network
The following will describe several things to keep in mind when designing a Local Area Network. A flat network has many disadvantages: All devices share the same bandwidth All devices share the same layer 2 broadcast domain It is difficult to apply security polocies Some of the advantages of subnetting: Smaller networks are easier to [...]
CCENT Exam: Routing between LANs
The following will describe what you need to know about routers in order to pass the ICND1 Exam. Routing forwards data packets using a layer 3 device Routers expand the scalability of networks Routers determine the best path for transmitting data Routers have two key functions: 1) Path determination 2) packet forwarding Paths have: Speed, [...]