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Thanks For Over 125,000 Views On Our YouTube CCNA / CCNP Video Training Channel! (We're got some Network+ 2009 videos there too, with more to come!) With over 125,000 views on YouTube alone - not counting the literally dozens of other video sharing sites around the 'Net that are sharing these videos - we've got the fastest-growing certification video channel on YouTube by far, and it's all thanks to you! Head out there right now and start watching - there are literally hours of free CCNA, CCNP, and Network+ 2009 videos for you to watch! Cisco Certification Video Training Session Channel And over 40 of these same videos can be found on the main Bryant Advantage website, and we're busy converting the others as we speak! CCNA And CCNP Training Videos At The Bryant Advantage And our famous Cisco CCNA And CCNP Tutorials page has well over 300 fully-illustrated tutorials on everything from VTP to OSPF! CCNA And CCNP Certification Tutorials Our new Network+ 2009 certif...

Hi Group! Here are your Cisco practice exam questions for Tuesday, June 30! Answers were added on Wednesday, July 1. CCNA Voice and Network+ 2009 certification practice exam questions rejoin the daily question posts on Thursday, July 2. Be sure to scroll down in the blog for the latest videos, practice exams, and your opportunity to sign up for my upcoming FREE Webinars - all leading up to my the new on-demand format for my CCNA Mastermind Online Webinar, which will allow you to watch the Webinar sessions on YOUR schedule! And for a VERY limited time - you receive a free CCNA Security Study Package immediately or a free CCNA Voice Study Package in August 2009, your choice - when you click on any image below and purchase ANY of my Cisco Video Boot Camps! Let's get started! CCNA and CCENT Certification: Give a brief definition of each of the following OSPF router types. A. Internal (all interfaces in same OSPF area) B. ABR (at least one interface in a non-backbone area, at least ...

Here are your Cisco and CompTIA practice exam questions for Tuesday, June 30! Answers will be posted on Wednesday, July 1 - and look for Network+ 2009 and CCNA Voice questions right here starting on July 2! Be sure to scroll down in the blog for registration opportunities for free upcoming Webinars, several new CCNA and Network+ 2009 certification exam training videos, and your oppotunity to get a free copy of my CCNA Voice and CCNA Security Study Packages! CCNA / CCENT Certification: Which of the following requires the "broadcast" option on Frame Relay map statements to ensure proper operation? A. OSPF B. static routes C. directly connected routes D. EIGRP E. RIPv1 F. RIPv2 CCNA Security: Briefly describe a "man-in-the-middle" attack and give two popular defenses against this security issue. BSCI Exam: What does the following OSPF route code indicate? O* IA BCMSN Exam: Of Integrated Services and DiffServ, which uses RSVP? A. Both B. Neither C. DiffSer...

Hi Group! Here are your Cisco practice exam questions for Thursday, June 25! (Answers have been added on Saturday, June 27.) Be sure to scroll down in the blog for the latest videos, practice exams, and your opportunity to sign up for my upcoming FREE Webinars - all leading up to my the new on-demand format for my CCNA Mastermind Online Webinar, which will allow you to watch the Webinar sessions on YOUR schedule! And for a VERY limited time - you receive a free CCNA Security Study Package immediately or a free CCNA Voice Study Package in August 2009, your choice - when you click on any image below and purchase ANY of my Cisco Video Boot Camps! CCNA and CCENT Certification: Put the following in numeric order, from lowest value to highest. (Values in paren.) A. Default OSPF interface priority (1) B. Administrative distance of a directly connected route (0) C. AD of a RIP route (120) D. Seconds between full routing table updates in RIP (30) E. OSPF dead time on a broadcast segme...

Hi Group! It's Wednesday, June 24, and here's a new CCNA / Network+ 2009 certification exam training video for you! Part of earning your Network+ 2009 and CCNA certifications is knowing the differences between (and similarities of) the dynamic routing protocols in use in today's networks. No matter your experience or comfort level with these protocols,there's something for every Cisco and CompTIA certification candidate in this video! Enjoy, and be sure to scroll down in the blog for more videos! Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 "The Computer Certification Bulldog" http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/ (Cisco and Microsoft Tutotials) http://www.networkpluscertification.com/ (Network+ 2009 Training) http:// ?? (Coming In August 2009 - Don't Miss It!) chris@thebryantadvantage.com

Here are your Cisco and CompTIA practice exam questions for Tuesday, June 23! Answers have been added on Wednesday, June 24. Be sure to scroll down in the blog for registration opportunities for free upcoming Webinars, and your oppotunity to get a free copy of my CCNA Voice and CCNA Security Study Packages! CCNA / CCENT Certification: Two switches are connected via four crossover cables. Trunks have formed and there is no Etherchannel. How many of the eight ports involved in the trunks will be in forwarding mode, assuming one is the root switch for the network? Answer: Five. All four ports on the root switch will be in forwarding mode, and only one on the non-root switch. By default, which of the following will a RIP-enabled interface do? A. Accept broadcast updates B. Accept multicast updates C. Transmit broadcast updates D. Transmit multicast updates E. Send or accept authenticated updates Answer: A, B, C. A RIP-enabled interface will transmit V1 updates (broadcasts), but will accept...

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Six New Free CCNA and CCNP Webinars Have Been Scheduled - Click These Links and Reserve Your Spot Today! You Don't Need A Microphone Or Special Hardware - Just 45 Minutes Of Your Time And The Desire To Earn Your Cisco Certifications! Let's take a look at the topics and times - and just a reminder, all times are in Eastern Standard Time. But I haven't forgotten my international friends - there's a time slot for everyone! July 21 - Etherchannels In this highly popular Webinar, I'll discuss the reasons you might want to create an Etherchannel, and then I'll build one LIVE right there in the Webinar. In addition to building and verifying the Etherchannel, we'll also introduce some "issues" and see how STP and the Etherchannel handle these issues! To register, just click these links! All registration links take you to a secure page at GoToWebinar.com. July 21 Etherchannel Webinar, 4 PM EST: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/754001960 July 21 Etherch...

The Great CCNA Security AND Voice Study Package Giveaway Is Here! Security admins are in huge demand now, and according to a recent study performed by Forrester Consulting for Cisco, that demand is literally going to almost double over the next five years. Presently, 46% of companies included in the survey have at least one dedicated security network admin, and over the next five years that percentage will reach 80%. You can see for yourself that there's never been a more important time to earn the CCNA Security certification, and you can earn your CCNA Security certification the same way the following candidates did - by using my CCNA Security Study Package - and you can get a free copy to boot! "I cleared the CCNA Security with 933 score. I was amazed at the quality of the material you had put in, I am amazed how good I became with the concepts after going through your training just twice." - Umair Zaman, CCNA Security Certified! "Chris, I passed my CCNA Security ...

Hi Group! Here are your free CCNA, CCNP, Security, Voice, and Network+ 2009 practice exam questions for Monday, June 22! Answers were added on Tuesday, June 23. All of today's questions are short answer - no choices given. CCNA and CCENT Certification: You're running EIGRP and RIP on your Cisco router, and you also have some static routes in your routing table. What command will display only the routing table entries created by RIP? Answer: show ip route rip CCNA Security: What two- or three-command combination would accomplish all of the following? A. Enable AAA B. Configure the router to know there's a TACACS+ server at 172.10.10.100 C. Configure a password of PASSCISCOEXAM for communications with that server Answer: You could use these two commands: R1(config)#aaa new-model R1(config)#tacacs-server host 172.10.10.100 key PASSCISCOEXAM Or you could use these three commands, which would have the same effect as the two commands shown above: R1(config)#aaa new-model R1(conf...

Hi Group! We've worked out the small Blogger issue we ran into last week, so starting Monday we'll again have daily Cisco and CompTIA Network+ 2009 certification exam practice questions! CCNA Voice tutorials and practice exam questions begin on Monday as well, and my CCNA Voice Study Package will be out six weeks from tomorrow! Also, registration for my latest CCNA Webinars will open Monday as well - these free online Webinars will cover Frame Relay basics, Etherchannels, and a special new Webinar to help you with your hexadecimal conversions! I expect all three of these to book solid, especially the hex conversions workshop - so watch the blog and be the first to register! And in late August / early September, my famous CCNA Mastermind Webinar will be available in on-demand format! The thousands of you who have wanted to attend the live Mastermind Webinar but couldn't due to time zone conflicts or other commitments will be able to watch all 25+ hours of the Webinar sessi...

My Apologies.... ... I just realized that quite a few of the daily Cisco and CompTIA practice exam question sets haven't been showing up on the blog after they've been posted. We've resolved that and later today I'll post all the question sets for this week without the answers, so you'll have plenty of questions to practice with. :) I'll post all of the answers on Sunday. Also, registration for my latest CCNA Webinars will open later today - these free online Webinars will cover Frame Relay basics, Etherchannels, and a special new Webinar to help you with your hexadecimal conversions! I expect all three of these to book solid, especially the hex conversions workshop - so watch the blog and be the first to register! And in late August / early September, my famous CCNA Mastermind Webinar will be available in on-demand format - the thousands of you who have wanted to attend the live Mastermind Webinar but couldn't due to time zone conflicts or other commitments...

Hi Group! It's Thursday, June 18, and here's another new Cisco CCNA / CCNP training video for you! Certain keyboard combinations and shortcuts can come in handy both on your CCNA and CCNP exams and when working with real-world networks. See these combinations in action on live Cisco routers and switches in this Cisco certification exam video training session from The Computer Certification Bulldog, Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933! See you later today with more great Cisco video links and a new set of CCNA and CCNP practice exam questions - and both Network+ 2009 and CCNA Voice questions join the daily question set today! Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 "The Computer Certification Bulldog" http://www.thebryantadvantage.com ( Cisco and Server 2008 training and tutorials) http://www.networkpluscertification.com (Network+ 2009 certification tutorials) http:// ??? (Our third website, coming in August - and you don't wanna miss it!)

Hi Group! Here's another new CCNA / Network+ 2009 certification exam training video for you! This video reviews VLAN theory, and then shows you that theory in action on real Cisco routers and switches - plus we'll take a look at a "side effect" of VLANs that you need to be aware of for both your exams and working with real-world networks! When you're done watching this video, be sure to visit my other Cisco, Microsoft, and Network+ 2009 certification webpages: Our YouTube CCNA, CCNP, and Network+ certification video channel - over 117,000 views and counting! Our CCNA And CCNP Video page on The Bryant Advantage website Our Network+ 2009 certification dedicated site - a new Network+ 2009 tutorial or video every Monday through Friday, plus special training opportunities you'll find nowhere else! And there's even more to come! It's an exciting time here at The Bryant Advantage, and we're glad you're along for the ride - to the top! Here's to...

Here Are Two New Cisco Certification Exam Training Videos For You! The second and third parts of my three-part series on floating static routes are now ready. There's also some great RIP review pointers along with a review of static route theory in this three-part series! Here's part 1.... part 2.... ... and the third and final part! Enjoy those new videos, and I'll see you later today with a new set of Cisco practice exam questions - and just maybe another video, too! :) Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 "The Computer Certification Bulldog" http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/ (My Cisco and Microsoft training website) http://www.networkpluscertification.com/ (My new Network+ 2009 certification website) http:// ???? ( Details Coming In August - Don't Miss It!)