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Hiya Bulldogs! Thanks to all of you for your messages concerning my mother's recent passing.  I truly appreciate each and every one of them.  : )  And now it's time to get back to work!   Right now, watch these two OSPF Video Boot Camps, and I'll see you back here on Monday, June 2, with a brand-new Command Reference and some other goodies! Chris B. Thanks for supporting "Certification With A Cause!" We're donating 20 meals to the Central Virginia FoodBank for every single-exam course signup in May, and 100 meals for every CCNP All-In-One Video Boot Camp and CCNP DVD Special purchase! CCNA Video Boot Camp  -- Just $44 With This Link! CCNA Security Video Boot Camp  -- $44 With This Link! Chris Bryant's All-In-One CCNP Video Boot Camp : All 3 CCNP courses for just $99, and we donate 100 meals to the Central Virginia FoodBank! CCNP ROUTE Video Bo

Hi everyone, I realize the blog posts and new YouTube videos have been infrequent lately, and the promised TBA website update launch date was missed. I wanted to let you know what was going on here, now that I'm ready to talk about it. My very dear friend and mother, Norma Gail, passed away recently. When I say "dear friend", I truly mean it.   Mom was a bundle of fun to be around and had a tight circle of friends who loved her deeply, and until very recently was a highly independent 78-year-old who..... .... still did her own shopping, banking, errands, etc.   ....  took online courses in Roman history, among many other subjects!   ....  read at least 5 books a week ..... ran a profitable online business on eBay in her 60s and early 70s ....  quite capable of troubleshooting her own computer and Direct TV problems, eventually putting me out of that job entirely ; )  She was just one hell of a lot of fun to be around. She was very open about her des

Playing in the TBA workspace today.... (Preview contains a profanity or two. Then again, so do I.  : )   )  

Time for a CCNP SWITCH and TSHOOT practice exam question and discussion! There's a great (and free!) video in this post you can use for your CCNP success studies, too.  All I ask in return for this post is a Google +1 if you enjoy it (or a share of any kind).  You're the only advertising The Bryant Advantage has! Today's question isn't specific to a particular protocol, but it does cover a VERY important real-world situation. Today's Topic:  "Beep Repaired" 1.  Here's a small and important segment of config from a Cisco switch.  Look it over and then tell me which of the statements below it are true. Assume the switch supports only the industry standard trunking protocol, and not any Cisco-proprietary trunking protocol. interface fastethernet 0/1      switchport mode trunk      switchport trunk native vlan 10 A.  Every frame that goes through this trunk will be encapsulated. B.  The native VLAN default has been changed.

Hey Bulldogs! My apologies for being absent from the blog the last week or so.   Regular updates resume today, including the conclusion of the latest CCNA and CCNP Command Reference! Chris B.

Here's your Network+ practice exam question (and a study tip or two!) for Tuesday, May 13! Your only cost is to is share or Google +1 this post -- and to use the Amazon link in the middle of this post the next time you shop on Amazon.  Let's get to it! Today, we'll review our OSI model fundamentals.  Identify the OSI layer at which each of the following devices or services run.  Give the full name AND number associated with the layer.    Go! 1.  Routing 2.  Switching 3.  Repeaters 4.  Bridge 5.  Crossover Cable We'll hit the answers and a little extra discussion right after this favor I'm asking of you. The next time you shop at Amazon, please use the following link to head out there.  That way, we get a few cents for sending you there, and that money helps support our fund drive for the Central Virginia FoodBank, as well as keeping our Video Boot Camp and ebook prices as low as possible. All of us here at The Bryant Advantage thank you f

CCNA / CCENT / CCNP In-Depth Lab: A Guide To The Password Command (And Pals) Thanks for all your shares and Google +1s for this new series!  : )    One of the first commands you're introduced to during your CCNA and CCENT studies is the password command, and while that command itself is pretty darn straightforward... R1(config)#line vty 0 4 R1(config-line)#password ?   0     Specifies an UNENCRYPTED password will follow   7     Specifies a HIDDEN password will follow   LINE  The UNENCRYPTED (cleartext) line password ... knowing where to config it in your Cisco router config is a pretty big deal, as are a couple of related commands. In this case, we're putting the password command on the VTY lines (or "vty lines" if you prefer -- no requirement to put it in caps).   That means we're protecting our Telnet or SSH lines, and in this lab we'll work strictly with Telnet. You've probably worked with software that had a default password like