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Here are your free Cisco certification practice exam questions for Thursday, February 28! CCENT Certification: Describe the fundamental difference between the way routers and switches each handle broadcasts. CCNA Certification: Identify the true statements. A. Full routing tables are exchanged when distance vector protocols are used. B. When distance vector protocols are in use, only changes to the network are advertised. C. Full routing tables are exchanged when link state protocols are used. D. When link state protocols are in use, only changes to the network are advertised. CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: At what point(s) do BGP peers exchange full updates? A. Every 30 seconds. B. Every 90 minutes. C. Immediately after the adjacency is formed. D. Upon a change in the network topology. CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam: You want to apply port security to a switch port. No other configuration has been added. The switch is a 2950. What do you first have to do? A. Make the port an access ...

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Here are the answers to the free Cisco CCNA, CCENT, and CCNP questions posted on Wednesday, February 27! CCENT Certification: Which of the following uses cells to transport data? A. Frame relay B. ATM C. PPP D. HDLC Answer: B. ATM transmits data in fixed-size, 53-byte cells. CCNA Certification: What are the frame relay LMI types? Answer: Cisco, ansi, and q933a. Cisco is the default. CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: What port number does BGP use to create neighbor adjacencies? Answer: That's TCP port 179. Make sure to leave that one unblocked by ACLs! CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam: Classification and marking of data should be done at what layer of the Cisco switching model? Answer: That should take place as close to the origination point of the data as possible, which means the Access layer. CCNP Certification / ISCW Exam: You notice that TCP keepalives are enabled on a router, and you want to disable this feature. What global configuration command will you need to use? Answer: Thi...

Here's a new set of CCNA, CCENT, and CCNP certification exam practice questions for Wednesday, February 27! CCENT Certification: Which of the following uses cells to transport data? A. Frame relay B. ATM C. PPP D. HDLC CCNA Certification: What are the frame relay LMI types? CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: What port number does BGP use to create neighbor adjacencies? CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam: Classification and marking of data should be done at what layer of the Cisco switching model? CCNP Certification / ISCW Exam: You notice that TCP keepalives are enabled on a router, and you want to disable this feature. What global configuration command will you need to use? CCNP Certification / ONT Exam: RED has three different modes of packet dropping. Name them. Answers will be posted Thursday, February 28! Don't forget to scroll down in the blog for the latest Network Troubleshooting Challenge! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/

Here are the answers to your free CCNA, CCNP, and CCENT questions from Tuesday, February 26! CCENT And CCNA Certification: Convert the binary string 10101010 into a hex value. Answer: In decimal, that string equals 170; that's AA (or aa, case does not matter). CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: In the BGP best-path selection process, what is the first attribute a Cisco router examines? Answer: The Cisco-proprietary attribute weight is the first attribute considered. CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam: On a Cisco L3 switch, what command converts a routing port to a switching port? Answer: The command is switchport. To change a port from switching to routing, run no switchport. CCNP Certification / ISCW Exam: Basically, what is a "demilitarized zone"? Answer: A DMZ is the area between a company's private network ("inside network") and the outside world. Packets going from the inside network to the DMZ and from the DMZ to external networks are generally examined by...

Today I'm starting a multi-part Network Troubleshooting Challenge for you CCNA and CCENT certification candidates! It couldn't hurt you CCNP students to take a look, too! The first part of this lab is online now: CCNA / CCENT Troubleshooting Lab: Directly Connected Routers The answer to that one will be posted on Friday - and that answer just may lead to another question! And in case you missed the previous challenges, just follow this link: CCNA / CCENT / CCNP Troubleshooting Labs To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/

Here are your free CCNA, CCENT, and CCNP questions for Tuesday, February 26! All questions today are short answer. CCENT And CCNA Certification: Convert the binary string 10101010 into a hex value. CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: In the BGP best-path selection process, what is the first attribute a Cisco router examines? CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam: On a Cisco L3 switch, what command converts a routing port to a switching port? CCNP Certification / ISCW Exam: Basically, what is a "demilitarized zone"? CCNP Certification / ONT Exam: Name three major differences between WEP and WPA. Answers will be posted Wednesday, February 27! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/

Here are the answers to your free Cisco and CompTIA certification exam practice questions from Monday, February 25! CCENT And Network+ Certification Exam: Name three major differences between TCP and UDP. While you're at it, name one similarity between them as well! Answer: Differences - TCP guarantees delivery, UDP uses best-effort to deliver segments. TCP offers detection and retransmission of lost segments, UDP does not. TCP allows windowing, UDP does not. There are other differences as well. Similarities - Both operate at the Transport layer of the OSI model, both handle data segments. CCNA Exam: At what speed does a T1 line run? Answer: A T1 line runs at 1.544 MBPS. CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: Short answer: By default, iBGP routers cannot propagate routes to iBGP neighbors that were originally learned from another iBGP router. Name two methods of circumventing this rule. Answers: Depending on the scenario, you could use route reflectors or BGP confederations. CCNP Certific...

Welcome back! It's Tuesday, February 26, and here's what's coming up later today.... -- the answers to yesterday's CCNA, CCNP, CCENT, and Network+ practice questions -- a new Network Troubleshooting Challenge .. and more! See you later today! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/

Here are your free CCNA, CCENT, CCNP, and Network+ questions for Monday, February 25! CCENT And Network+ Certification Exam: Name three major differences between TCP and UDP. While you're at it, name one similarity between them as well! CCNA Exam: At what speed does a T1 line run? CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: Short answer: By default, iBGP routers cannot propagate routes to iBGP neighbors that were originally learned from another iBGP router. Name two methods of circumventing this rule. CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam: Identify the true statements regarding SPAN. A. There can be multiple destination ports for a session. B. There can be only one destination port for a session. C. There can be only one source port for a session. D. There can be multiple source ports for a session. CCNP Certification / ONT Exam: Which of the following queueing methods poses the greatest threat of TCP Global Synchronization? A. CBWFQ B. PQ C. RED D. WRED Answers will be posted Tuesday, February 26! ...

Time to catch up a bit - here are the answers to last Thursday's questions! Daily questions return later today! CCNA And CCENT Certification: Short answer: What command will prevent the broadcast shown below? R2#abcdef Translating "abcdef"...domain server (255.255.255.255) % Unknown command or computer name, or unable to find computer address Answer: The globally configured command no ip domain-lookup will prevent that broadcast from being sent if the local lookup fails. Network+ Certification Combination Question: Which of the following topologies uses the least cable? A. star B. bus C. ring D. full mesh E. partial mesh Answer: B. Of the topologies shown here, a bus topology uses the least cable. CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: Short answer: What is the shortest possible legal way to express the reserved IP Version 6 loopback address? Answer: ::1 CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam: Short answer: What global command enables Quality of Service on a Cisco switch? Answer: mls ...

Welcome! It's Monday, February 25, and there's a lot coming up here later today... -- A MAJOR announcment regarding my CCNP Study Packages - there's never been a better time to get CCNP certified, and after today's annoucement, it'll be an even better time to earn this vital certification! -- Another major announcement, this one dealing with my exclusive CCNA Video Boot Camp training. It's now possible to take CCNA boot camp lessons whenever you want to, AND get full support for your studies from yours truly - and later today, you'll find out how! -- I'll have a new Network Troubleshooting Challenge for you -- The answers to last Friday's practice questions -- A new set of CCNA, CCENT, CCNP, and Network+ questions ... and anything else I can think of! See you later today! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/

Welcome back! It's Friday, February 22, and I've just posted the answer to my latest Network Troubleshooting Challenge: CCNA & CCNP Troubleshooting Challenge: OSPF Adjacencies And if you missed previous challenges, just follow this link - there's something there for Cisco and CompTIA certification candidates alike! Network Troubleshooting Challenges To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/

Thanks to our friends over at Network World for naming The Bryant Advantage one of their Top 20 Sites For Cisco Networking Professionals! The Bryant Advantage Article On Network World For those of you new to the blog, just wanted to mention that I've got over 200 free tutorials over on the main website, covering everything from Cisco and Microsoft exam tutorials to articles on how to boost your IT career. Get over there and start reading, and welcome! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/

Change Your Life And Your Career In 2008 - Get Cisco Certified! 2008's here, and it's time for YOU to earn your Cisco CCNA and CCENT certifications! These new exams are the toughest Cisco CCNA exams yet, and even though my new Ultimate CCNA Study Package has only been out for about two weeks, I'm already hearing from new CCNAs and CCENTs as well as other satisfied students! Here's just a sample of their comments: "Just when I thought your CCNA package couldn't get any better, you surprised me. I'm finding the new material even easier to understand and structured very well. Good work!!" - Vu Nguyen "Just wanted to say thank you for all your help with my CCNA studies. This past week I passed both the ICND1 and ICND2 exams. Needless to say it was nice getting an early Christmas present. :)" - Jeremi Gohn, New CCENT And CCNA! " Chris, took my ICND 2 test this morning and passed with a 916! Thanks again for the great study material." - R...

Here are your free CCNA, CCENT,Network+, and CCNP practice questions for Thursday, February 21! Security+, ISCW, and ONT questions return tomorrow! CCNA And CCENT Exam: Short answer: What command will prevent the broadcast shown below? R2#abcdef Translating "abcdef"...domain server (255.255.255.255) % Unknown command or computer name, or unable to find computer address Network+ Certification Combination Question: Which of the following topologies uses the least cable? A. star B. bus C. ring D. full mesh E. partial mesh CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: Short answer: What is the shortest possible legal way to express the reserved IP Version 6 loopback address? CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam: Short answer: What global command enables Quality of Service on a Cisco switch? Answers will be posted Friday! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/

Here are the answers to your free Cisco and CompTIA questions from Tuesday, February 19! CCNA Certification / Network+ Combination Question: Host A wants to send data to Host B. Host A knows Host B's Layer 3 address, but not its Layer Two address. What protocol will resolve this issue? A. ARP B. RARP C. IARP D. DHCP Answer: A. That's the job of ARP - Address Resolution Protocol. CCENT Certification: Starting at Layer 1 of the OSI model and working up, arrange these topics and protocols in order. Some layers will have more than one topic or protocol. TCP, IP, MAC address, physical address, bridge, switch, router, segment, frame, packet, UDP Answers: Physical layer (Layer One) - None of these. Data Link layer (Layer Two) - MAC address, physical address, bridge, switch, frame Network layer (Layer Three) - IP, router, packet Transport layer (Layer Four) - TCP, segment, UDP CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: Short answer: After route summarization is configured, the router on which su...

Here's a new Network Troubleshooting Challenge for you! This one's designed for CCNA and CCNP BSCI exam candidates - and not only do you need to come up with the solution, but you need to know how to get there ("show your work!") Troubleshooting OSPF Adjacencies For The CCNA and CCNP Exams And in case you missed them, here are two previous Network Troubleshooting Challenges! Cisco Certification Exam Subnet Troubleshooting Exercise Cisco Network Troubleshooting - Unroutable Packets Those two already have the solution listed on the page - at the bottom, no peeking! - and the new Challenge will have its solution posted on Thursday. To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/

Here are your Cisco and CompTIA questions for Tuesday, February 19! Look for Security+ questions to return tomorrow, as will CCNP ISCW and ONT questions. CCNA Certification / Network+ Combination Question: Host A wants to send data to Host B. Host A knows Host B's Layer 3 address, but not its Layer Two address. What protocol will resolve this issue? A. ARP B. RARP C. IARP D. DHCP CCENT Certification: Starting at Layer 1 of the OSI model and working up, arrange these topics and protocols in order. Some layers will have more than one topic or protocol. TCP, IP, MAC address, physical address, bridge, switch, router, segment, frame, packet, UDP CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: Short answer: After route summarization is configured, the router on which summarization is configured will have an extra route. To what interface or destination does this new route point? CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam: Short answer: A switch has two paths to the root bridge. One is direct, the other goes throu...

It's Time To Get Network+ Certified -- With The Bryant Advantage! The initial response to my brand-new Network+ study opportunity was tremendous, and I want to make sure all of you get in on this deal! The foundation of all of your network studies is the Network+ certification, and I'm ready to help you get there! I won't go into all of the details here - just click the following link, and you're on your way to the coveted Network+ certification! http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/NETWORK+StudyPackage.htm To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/

Here's a new Network Troubleshooting Challenge for you! This one's for all the CCNA and CCNP BSCI certification candidates out there! Network Troubleshooting Exercise: No OSPF Adjacency Enjoy! I'll post the answer on Thursday. To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/

Welcome back! It's Tuesday, February 19, and there's a lot going on here at The Bryant Advantage today! -- A unique, one-of-a-kind Network+ certification exam opportunity is now available - click that link to go to the main site and learn more about this exclusive Network+ study opportunity! -- A new set of CCNA, CCENT, CCNP, and CompTIA exam practice questions -- A new Network Troubleshooting Challenge ... and more! See you later today! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/

Welcome back! It's Friday, February 15, and I apologize for the lack of updates this past week - the recent wildfires in Virginia were more than a little bit of a distraction, but all is well now. Let's get started today by going over the answers to Tuesday's questions! CCNA Certification: What effect does the following configuration have ? R2#conf t R2(config)#int s0 R2(config-if)#bandwidth 512 A. Any connected route using S0 as an exit interface will have its administrative distance changed from the default. B. The RIP route calculations will be changed from the default. C. The EIGRP route calculations will be changed from the default. D. Static routing metrics will be changed from the default. Answers: C. EIGRP route calculations use the bandwidth (and delay) values by default when calculating route metrics, so changing either will affect the metrics for both of those protocols. Cisco CCENT / CompTIA Network+ Exams: Which of the following terms are associated with the T...

Welcome back! It's February 15, 2008, and here's what's coming up later today.... -- a new Network Troubleshooting Challenge for you CCNA, CCENT, and Network+ candidates -- the answers to Tuesday's questions -- a new Cisco Home Lab tutorial on the joy of owning an access server ... and more! See you later today! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/

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Here are your free Cisco and CompTIA exam questions for Tuesday, February 12! CCNA Certification: What effect does the following configuration have ? R2#conf t R2(config)#int s0 R2(config-if)#bandwidth 512 A. Any connected route using S0 as an exit interface will have its administrative distance changed from the default. B. The RIP route calculations will be changed from the default. C. The EIGRP route calculations will be changed from the default. D. Static routing metrics will be changed from the default. Cisco CCENT / CompTIA Network+ Exams: Which of the following terms are associated with the Transport layer of the OSI model? A. TCP B. packet C. segment D. UDP E. frame F. FCS Security+ Exam: You want to ensure that SSL is allowed by your firewall. What port number must your firewall allow? CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: Short answer: A routing table has three routes to a remote destination. The router codes for the three routes are "I", "D", and "D EX...

Welcome back! It's Tuesday, February 12, and here are today's free Cisco and CompTIA certification exam practice questions! Look for a new Network Troubleshooting Challenge later today as well! CCNA Certification : By default, what values are considered by EIGRP when computing a path's metric? A. bandwidth B. cost C. delay D. load E. MTU Answers: A, C. Bandwith and delay are used by default; MTU and load can be used, but are not used by default. Cost is the term used for an OSPF route's metric. CCENT And Network+ Certification : Which of the following terms is NOT associated with Layer 2 of the OSI model? A. frame B. switch C. packet D. router E. hub F. bit Answers: C, D, E, F. Frames and switches are associated with Layer 2 of the OSI model, the Data Link layer. Packets and routers are associated with Layer 3 of the OSI model, the Network layer. Hubs and bits are associated with Layer 1, the Physical layer. CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam : Which of the following is N...

Here are your CCNA, CCENT, Network+, and CCNP questions for Monday, February 11! CCNA Certification: By default, what values are considered by EIGRP when computing a path's metric? A. bandwidth B. cost C. delay D. load E. MTU CCENT And Network+ Certification: Which of the following terms is NOT associated with Layer 2 of the OSI model? A. frame B. switch C. packet D. router E. hub F. bit CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: Which of the following is NOT one of the activities at the distribution layer of the Cisco Three-Layer Hierarchical Model? A. traffic filtering B. internet access C. policy routing D. inter-VLAN routing E. end user interaction with the network F. route redistribution G. address aggregation & summarization CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam: What term refers to the process of the switch placing data into the proper egress queue? A. marking B. scheduling C. trusting D. classification CCNP Certification / ISCW Exam: Short answer: You're halfway through Setup mode w...

The rave reviews are in on my January CCNA Mastermind Online Webinars! Don't Miss Your Opportunity To Join Me In February - The Next Course Starts Next Monday! Here's what Terry Gilligan and Brian Burton, two of my January CCNA Mastermind students, have to say about the course: "Hi Chris, I would just like to say how much I have learned this week while listening to you. I have mentioned to all my friends about the course and told them if they are serious about passing the CCNA , they better contact you. " -- Terry Gilligan "Chris, this learning experience has been the most delightful and informative session that I have been involved with. I am forwarding all of my friends and colleagues your way!" - Brian Burton Terry, Brian, and other students just like them spent two weeks online, meeting every evening, learning the vital details needed to pass the CCNA exam - and now you have the rare opportunity to join them on their way to CCNA exam success. I only run ...

It's Monday, February 11, and here are the answers to yesterday's certification exam practice questions! CCNA Certification: Convert the hex value "Cd" into both a decimal value and binary string. Decimal: We have 12 units of 16 and 13 units of 1; that's 205. Binary: 205 = 11001101 A+ Exam / Network+ Certification Combination Question: In the MAC address 11-22-33-aa-dd-ff, what portion of that address identifies the vendor? What term is used to describe that particular portion of the address? Answer: The first half of the MAC address - in this case, 11-22-33 - is the Organizationally Unique Identifier. The OUI identifies the vendor, since each OUI is assigned to one and only one vendor. CCNP / BSCI Exam: What exactly is a "floating static route", anyway? Why do we use them? A floating static route is a backup method that is relatively simple to configure. The static route will be exactly the same as a dynamically discovered route in the routing table, bu...

Here are your free Cisco and CompTIA questions for Sunday, February 10! All questions today are short answer, but don't make your answers too short! CCNA Certification: Convert the hex value "Cd" into both a decimal value and binary string. CCENT Certification / Network+ Certification : In the MAC address 11-22-33-aa-dd-ff, what portion of that address identifies the vendor? What term is used to describe that particular portion of the address? CCNP / BSCI Exam : What exactly is a "floating static route", anyway? Why do we use them? CCNP / BCMSN Exam : What exactly is an "etherchannel", anyway? Why do we use them? Answers will be posted Monday, February 11! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/

Here are the answers to your free Cisco and CompTIA questions from Wednesday, February 6! CCNA Certification: What character or combination of characters indicates a statically configured default route? Answer: An "S*" next to a route indicates that it is a default static route. CCENT Certification / Network+ Certification Question: Which one of the following networking terms is not associated with the same OSI layer as the others? A. router B. packet C. TCP D. IP Answer: C. TCP runs at the Transport layer of the OSI model. The other three terms are associated with the Network layer. CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: If an IPv6 address begins with "FF", what kind of address is it? A. broadcast B. unicast C. anycast D. multicast Answer: D. Any IPv6 address beginning with "FF" is a multicast. IPv6 does not use broadcasts. CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam: You've configured an Etherchannel and note that the trunk has gone down. You check the interfaces on on...

Welcome back! The solution to my latest Network Troubleshooting Challenge series has been posted: Network Troubleshooting: EIGRP And The Missing Subnets Enjoy! I'll have several new challenges posted in the upcoming week! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/

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Here's an illustrated version of my newest Cisco CCNA home lab tutorial! Cisco CCNA / CCNP Home Lab: When And Where To Use DTE/DCE Cables Enjoy! Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/

Welcome back! It's Friday, February 8, and there's a lot going on here today.... -- I'll have the answer to the latest Networking Troubleshooting Challenge , plus a new one! -- A new set of CCNA, CCENT, Network+, CCNP, and Security+ exam practice questions, plus the answers to Wednesday's questions Don't miss the latest in my CCNA Home Lab series, a new article on using a DTE/DCE cable in your Cisco home lab - it's posted here on the blog, and I'll have it in the Cisco home lab section on the main site as well later today. And just in case you missed it, my Ultimate CCNA Video Boot Camp CBT is now available! Also - it's just 10 days until the most explosive tool available today for Network+ certification becomes available - and access WILL be limited. Bookmark that page and be there on February 18 at 11 AM Eastern Standard Time! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/

Here's a sneak preview of my new Cisco CCNA / CCENT / CCNP home lab series! More Cisco CCNA, CCENT, and CCNP candidates than ever before are putting together their own home labs for their certification exam study, and that's a great trend - there's nothing like learning on the real thing! Part of putting a home lab together is getting the right cables and understanding their usage. In this new Cisco home lab series, we'll take a look at the different cable types and how each fits into your home lab. The first cable type we'll look at is the multi-purpose DTE/DCE cable. When I say "multi-purpose", I mean that while the cable will always perform the same task, it can be used in several different points in your home lab network. If you're going to have a frame relay switch - and you should get one if at all possible, since having your own frame relay cloud is a tremendous boost to your home lab studies and your exam score - you're going to need a DTE...

Here are your free Cisco and CompTIA questions for Wednesday, February 6! CCNA Certification: What character or combination of characters indicates a statically configured default route? Cisco CCENT / Network+ Certification Question: Which one of the following networking terms is not associated with the same OSI layer as the others? A. router B. packet C. TCP D. IP Security+ Certification: What's the difference between a stateful and stateless network layer firewall? CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: If an IPv6 address begins with "FF", what kind of address is it? A. broadcast B. unicast C. anycast D. multicast CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam: You've configured an Etherchannel and note that the trunk has gone down. You check the interfaces on one switch and note that two are "err-disabled". The corresponding ports on the other switch are not. What should you do? A. Nothing - that's the normal and desired behavior. B. Shut and reopen the err-disabled interf...

It's Wednesday, February 6, and here are the answers to Tuesday's questions! CCNA Certification: The term used for an OSPF path metric is ____________ . Extra credit: What formula does OSPF use to calculate that metric? Answer: OSPF's metric is referred to as cost, and the calculation is 100,000,000 / interface speed in bps. Cisco CCENT / CompTIA Network+ Question: Which of the following do TCP and UDP headers have in common? A. sequence number B. source port C. source IP address D. window E. destination port F. destination IP address G. ACK bit H. reset bit Answer: B, E. In addition to the source port and destination port numbers, the UDP and TCP headers also have a checksum field in common. CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: In ISIS, what is the most efficient point of a network at which to perform route summarization? A. An L1 router. B. An L2 router. C. An L1/L2 router. D. A DIS router. Answer: C. L1/L2 routers are area boundary routers in ISIS, and this is the most effici...

Here's a new Network Troubleshooting Challenge for you! Anyone preparing for the CCNA, CCENT, or BSCI exam should take a look - and those of you not working on those exams should check it out anyway! CCNA / CCENT Network Troubleshooting Challenge #2 Enjoy! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/

Here are your free CompTIA and Cisco certification exam practice questions for Tuesday, February 5! CCNA Certification: The term used for an OSPF path metric is ____________ . Extra credit: What formula does OSPF use to calculate that metric? Cisco CCENT / CompTIA Network+ Question: Which of the following do TCP and UDP headers have in common? A. sequence number B. source port C. source IP address D. window E. destination port F. destination IP address G. ACK bit H. reset bit CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: In ISIS, what is the most efficient point of a network at which to perform route summarization? A. An L1 router. B. An L2 router. C. An L1/L2 router. D. A DIS router. CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam: Short answer: An HSRP router is the primary router and it has a priority of 100. Another router comes online in the same group and it has a priority of 107. Does the new router become the primary? If so, why? If not, what additional configuration is needed to make it the primary...

It's Tuesday, February 5, and here are the answers to Monday's Cisco and CompTIA practice exam questions! CCNA Certification: Identify the true statements regarding a Cisco router's BRI interfaces. A. The default encapsulation is HDLC. B. The default encapsulation is PPP. C. The default encapsulation type supports PAP and CHAP. D. The default encapsulation type does not support PAP or CHAP. Answers: A, D. High Data-Link Control is the default encapsulation type for a BRI interface, and it doesn't support PAP or CHAP. Cisco CCENT Certification: Short answer: Name two networking devices that operate at Layer 1 of the OSI model. Answer: Hubs and repeaters both work at the Physical layer of the OSI model. CompTIA Network+ Certification: Short answer: What networking device is described by the following statement? "Used to cache web pages and files, allowing a local host to access the page much more quickly than if the host had to get the page from the actual web server...

Change Your Life And Your Career In 2008 - Get Cisco Certified! 2008's here, and it's time for YOU to earn your Cisco CCNA and CCENT certifications! These new exams are the toughest Cisco CCNA exams yet, and even though my new Ultimate CCNA Study Package has only been out for about two weeks, I'm already hearing from new CCNAs and CCENTs as well as other satisfied students! Here's just a sample of their comments: "Just when I thought your CCNA package couldn't get any better, you surprised me. I'm finding the new material even easier to understand and structured very well. Good work!!" - Vu Nguyen "Just wanted to say thank you for all your help with my CCNA studies. This past week I passed both the ICND1 and ICND2 exams. Needless to say it was nice getting an early Christmas present. :)" - Jeremi Gohn, New CCENT And CCNA! " Chris, took my ICND 2 test this morning and passed with a 916! Thanks again for the great study material." - R...

It's Monday, February 4, and here's a new set of free Cisco and CompTIA certification exam practice questions! CCNA Certification : Identify the true statements regarding a Cisco router's Serial interface. A. The default encapsulation is HDLC. B. The default encapsulation is PPP. C. The default encapsulation type supports PAP and CHAP. D. The default encapsulation type does not support PAP or CHAP. CCENT Certification : Short answer: Name two networking devices that operate at Layer 1 of the OSI model. CompTIA Network+ Certification : Short answer: What networking device is described by the following statement? "Used to cache web pages and files, allowing a local host to access the page much more quickly than if the host had to get the page from the actual web server." CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam : By default, what percentage of an interface's bandwidth can EIGRP use? A. 10% B. 25% C. 50% D. 75% E. 100% CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam : In a typical Enterpr...

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It's Monday, February 4, and here are the answers to yesterday's Cisco and CompTIA certification exam practice questions! CCENT Certification / Network+ Certification : Which of the following protocols runs on both UDP and TCP? A. DHCP B. SNMP C. DNS D. ARP E. Inverse ARP Answer: C. DNS runs on port 53, both on TCP and UDP. Security+ Certification : Briefly define the term "smurf attack". (Not too briefly, though!) Answer: Basically, a smurf attack involves sends ICMP Echo packets (pings) with the intended victim's IP address specified as the source of the Echo packets. This transmission takes the form of a directed broadcast, which means that quite a few hosts can receive it - and then respond with ICMP Echo Replies, which will all be sent to the intended victim. CCNA Exam : R1 and R3 are directly connected at their respective Serial1 interfaces via a DTE/DCE cable. What command will tell you whether the interface is connected to the DTE or DCE end of the cable?...

It's Sunday, February 3, and I've got some new CCENT, CCNA, CCNP, Network+, and Security+ practice questions for you! CCNA Exam : R1 and R3 are directly connected at their respective Serial1 interfaces via a DTE/DCE cable. What command will tell you whether the interface is connected to the DTE or DCE end of the cable? CCENT Certification / Network+ Certification : Which of the following protocols runs on both UDP and TCP? A. DHCP B. SNMP C. DNS D. ARP E. Inverse ARP Security+ Certification : Briefly define the term "smurf attack". (Not too briefly, though!) CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam : DUAL has discovered four possible paths to a remote network, with the following metrics: PathA, 1500. PathB, 1500. PathC, 2600. PathD, 3100. What command will allow EIGRP to use the first three paths without using the fourth? CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam : What is the main purpose of IEEE 802.3ac? CCNP Certification / ONT Exam: Which queueing strategy gives priority to ...

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Here are your free CompTIA and Cisco certification exam questions for Thursday, January 31! CCENT / Network+ Certification: Which layer of the TCP/IP networking model concerns itself with frames? CCNA Certification: The destination address of EIGRP Hello packets is ____________ . CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: You have a rather large RIP network, and your core router is going to have to advertise 105 routes. How many routing update packets will this require? CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam: In a typical Enterprise Edge block, what switch layers are present? Answers will be posted on Friday, February 1! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/

Change Your Life And Your Career In 2008 - Get Cisco Certified! 2008's here, and it's time for YOU to earn your Cisco CCNA and CCENT certifications! These new exams are the toughest Cisco CCNA exams yet, and even though my new Ultimate CCNA Study Package has only been out for about two weeks, I'm already hearing from new CCNAs and CCENTs as well as other satisfied students! Here's just a sample of their comments: "Just when I thought your CCNA package couldn't get any better, you surprised me. I'm finding the new material even easier to understand and structured very well. Good work!!" - Vu Nguyen "Just wanted to say thank you for all your help with my CCNA studies. This past week I passed both the ICND1 and ICND2 exams. Needless to say it was nice getting an early Christmas present. :)" - Jeremi Gohn, New CCENT And CCNA! " Chris, took my ICND 2 test this morning and passed with a 916! Thanks again for the great study material." - R...

Here are the answers to the free Cisco and CompTIA questions from Wednesday, February 30! CCENT / Network+ Certification: Does Layer 2 of the OSI model perform error detection, error correction, both, or neither? Answer: The Data Link layer is capable of error detection, but not error correction. Security+ Certification: Briefly describe the purpose of a "SYN cookie". Answer: One defense against SYN attacks, a SYN cookie verifies the client address before actually allocating resources to that client. CCNA Certification: What type of OSPF router is defined as "at least one interface in Area 0, and connecting other areas to Area 0"? A. ASBR B. ABR C. Internal D. Backbone E. External Answer: B. That's the textbook definition of an Area Border Router (ABR). CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: What term is used for the number "2" shown in the below commands? R2(config)#router rip R2(config-router)#redistribute ospf 1 metric 2 A. distance B. administrative dista...