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My gift to you:  A totally free Access List Mastery Video Boot Camp. No credit card needed, no registration required - just a desire to nail your #Cisco exams. Chris Bryant's CCNA Access List Mastery Course Dig in.

Hey Bulldogs! I've launched an all-new and all-free course over on the new website, and it's intended for CCENT, CCNA, and Network+ candidates alike! The course is Success With Switching Fundamentals, and the first four lessons have already been posted.   Start digging in right now, and I'll see you Monday, November 5 with the next installment! Switching Fundamentals 1:  CSMA/CD and Hubs Switching Fundamentals 2:  Bridges, Switches, and Domains    (Collision and Broadcast domains, that is) Switching Fundamentals 3:  Building The MAC Address Table Switching Fundamentals 4:  When Switches Filter Frames

Two new CCNA / CCENT / Network+ tutorials await you over on the main site as we launch a new (and free!) Switching Fundamentals course! CCNA and Network+ Exam:  Collision Domains and CSMA/CD CCNA and Network+ Exam:  Bridges, Switches, and Broadcast Domains Dig in, and I'll see you next week with the next installments of that course! Chris B.

"Three free CCNA and CCENT courses on one page, along with other goodies? I'd get there now and visit often if I were you!" Chris Bryant's CCNA And CCENT Tutorials Page

My all-new Network+ N10-007 Tutorials page launches today! Even if you're not working on this certification, please share this information with someone who is.  There's one great free course there now on TCP and UDP, and I'll post new material there regularly in October and November 2018. This material also happens to be great CCENT and CCNA material, so dig in and I'll see you tomorrow! Network+ N10-007 Tutorial:  TCP and UDP Fundamentals Network+ N10-007 Tutorial:  TCP Sequence Numbering Network+ N10-007 Tutorial:  TCP Flow Control Network+ N10-007 Tutorial:  TCP and UDP Multiplexing Coming In December!

Aaaaaaaaaaand I'm back... with an all-new CCNP SWITCH and TSHOOT course on Etherchannels! You future CCENTs and CCNAs should read at least the first two of these.  Great stuff for your exam prep. Part 1: CCNP SWITCH Etherchannels:  The Fundamentals Part 2: CCNP SWITCH Etherchannels:   PAgP and LACP Part 3: CCNP SWITCH Etherchannels:  To XOR Or Not Part 4:  CCNP SWITCH Etherchannels:   Troubleshooting Tips Get started with that and I'll have more CCNP SWITCH material for you right here next week -- and my CCNP SWITCH Study Guide on Amazon is just a click away! Have a look at the Cisco Press CCNP SWITCH book while you're at it! Chris B.

Big news for all CCNP SWITCH Bulldogs -- I'm starting an all-new (and free) course on building, verifying, and troubleshooting EtherChannels -- and you are cordially invited. Lesson 1 of this free course is on my website now.  Head on over so you'll be ready for more lab work when Lesson 2 is posted on Tuesday, September 4. CCNP SWITCH Course:  EtherChannel Fundamentals See you Tuesday with more. Chris B.

There's a free course over on my website that you really should take advantage of.   Chris Bryant's CCNA Course On Access Lists You'll also see free courses there on TCP, UDP, and EIGRP, plus some individual tutorials that are well worth your time. No credit card needed.  No registration required. You might want to join my mailing list while you're there, but you don't have to. The only thing you need to bring is a burning desire to learn. Chris B.

The final two lessons in my 100%-free CCNA course on Cisco routers and access lists have been posted: Using Prefix Notation with Cisco Access Lists Using Remarks with Cisco Access Lists You really should take this full course.  No credit card needed.  No registration required. Chris Bryant's Free CCNA Course on Access Lists You'll find courses on TCP, UDP, and EIGRP there as well.  Head on over! Chris B.

I'm posting over 100 free CCNA and CCENT tutorials for you in September and October over on my new website.   Here are four of them, a full TCP/UDP tutorial series that is excellent study material for those two exams as well as the CompTIA Network+ exam. And this fall, I'm launching the most powerful Network+ Video Boot Camp and Study Guides ever written. Right now, let's get to this important material - and if you prefer videos, I'll have this same material covered for you in Video Boot Camp format later this weekend! CCNA And Network+ Tutorial:  TCP 3-Way Handshake CCNA And Network+ Tutorial:  TCP Sequence Numbers CCNA And Network+ Tutorial:  TCP Flow Control CCNA And Network+ Tutorial:  TCP and UDP Headers

Hey Bulldogs! Got a free video course for you - no registration required, no credit card required.  The only thing required is that you're ready to master access lists. They're all over your Cisco certification exams and every real-world network - so this is a great deal even if you're not working on your CCNA, CCENT, or CCNP. Chris Bryant's Access List Mastery Course Head on over! Chris B.

An outstanding tutorial and refresher on standard ACLs for you! CCNA 200-125 Tutorial:  Standard ACLs More throughout the day! Chris B.

This gentleman (and Twitter follower) says my CCNP 3-in-1 Video Boot Camp is the best $10 he's spent this year. Click this link and I guarantee you'll agree - or I'll give you your ten bucks back! Chris Bryant's CCNP Video Boot Camp   -- Covers SWITCH, ROUTE, and TSHOOT! See you there! Chris B.

Get yer Bulldog Brain clicking with this CCNA / CCENT practice exam! Configuration Modes: A CCNA and CCENT Practice Exam See you later today with more! Chris B.

More new material for your CCNP ROUTE and TSHOOT success story!   You can tag a route with a numerical value as it's redistributed.  Sounds interesting, but why exactly would we want to do that?  You'll find out in this lab, where I'll show you a real-world scenario where you just might want to tag routes -- and then I'll show you how to perform and verify your tagging. CCNP ROUTE Redistribution Tutorial:  Tagging You may have missed this one - it's one of the best labs I've ever written for you CCNP Bulldogs.   No hype.  Just pure knowledge.  Take a deep breath for this deep dive. CCNP ROUTE Redistribution:  Using Route-Maps These are just two of the tutorials I've posted in my free CCNP ROUTE Redistribution Course.  Best of all, you don't have to register to get started.   Just get started! Chris Bryant's CCNP ROUTE Redistribution Course Dig in! Chris B.

CCNP Mega-Post here -- be sure to save this one.  Tons of free info to help you pass the CCNP here.   CCNP ROUTE Redistribution Course   (Free, with no registration required!) Two CCNP ROUTE study guides to check out: Chris Bryant's CCNP ROUTE Study Guide Cisco Press CCNP ROUTE Study Guide And a batch of free CCNP ROUTE videos to round it out.  Follow those links and let's get your CCNP certification done! Chris B.

Whether you're working on your CCENT and CCNA now, or gearing up for fall studies, you need to take advantage of this: ** 10 CCNA / CCENT Practice Exams For $10 ** Purchase my CCNA Practice Exam Pack on Udemy and get my Subnetting Perfection Practice Pack FREE! https://www.udemy.com/chris-bryant-ccna-practice-exam-1/?couponCode=BOGO2018PACK1 That's 10 practice exams total for just $10 -- including all the subnetting practice you'll need to be ready for the exams and to subnet in the real world. Just email your receipt for the CCNA Practice Exam Pack to bogo@thebryantadvantage.com and we'll set you up today with the free pack. Thank you! Chris B.

Got another all-new CCNP ROUTE and TSHOOT tutorial for you. This one's very important and a bit long -- so bookmark it and go through it when you have time.   Lots of good stuff for the exam here. CCNP ROUTE Tutorial:  Route Maps and Redistribution Check out two study guides for the CCNP ROUTE while you're at it, and I'll see you tomorrow with another CCNP lab (and later today with a new CCNA practice exam). Chris Bryant's CCNP ROUTE Study Guide Cisco Press CCNP ROUTE Study Guide

Today's all-new CCNA and CCENT practice exam is in a rather challenging format. CCNA And CCENT Practice Exam:  Administrative Distances More of that format -- MUCH more -- to come.  Chris B. PS - Test yourself with the other CCNA practice tests on my site.  A new one every weekday!

Important password encryption fundamentals here: CCNA And CCENT Exam:  Password Encryption More great tutorials here: CCNA And CCENT Tutorials From Chris Bryant Dig in!   Chris B.

Every CCNA and CCENT candidate needs to bookmark this page: CCNA 200-125 and CCENT 100-105 Tutorials Plenty of ACL and EIGRP tutorials there now. I'll post over 100 new tutorials on that page by year's end.   Visit often.   And join me on Twitter while you're at it -- that way, you're notified immediately of new tutorials on that page.  Chris Bryant's CCNA Twitter Feed Over 100 of them over the next 16 weeks or so. Chris B. #BulldogIt

The videos in my new CCNP ROUTE and TSHOOT Redistribution Video Boot Camp keep on coming!   Follow that link for the full list of videos.   The first three videos in the course are listed below. No registration required.   Just start watching and start learning! CCNP ROUTE Redistribution 1:  Single-Protocol Lab CCNP ROUTE Redistribution 2:  RIP <> OSPF Lab Begins CCNP ROUTE Redistribution 3:  RIP <> OSPF Lab Continues There's a $1500 "collectible" copy of my CCNP ROUTE Study Guide on Amazon.   Don't buy that -- buy this instead.   Guaranteed to help you nail ROUTE! Ready to work with Cisco distribute-lists?  I've got you covered: CCNP ROUTE Redistribution: OSPF Distribute-Lists CCNP ROUTE Redistribution:  EIGRP Distribute-Lists CCNP ROUTE Redistribution:   EIGRP / RIP Distribute-Lists Dig in!  Chris B.

The daily CCNA and CCENT Practice Exam is ready for you. Follow this link and find out if you're ready for it!  : )  CCNA And CCENT Practice Exam:  Memory And More See you right here tomorrow with more. Chris B. Coming This September....

BIG news for you future CCNPs: I'm posting a full CCNP ROUTE and TSHOOT Redistribution course over on my new website.  I've posted over 10 videos in that course so far, with the rest to come over the next week or so.   There's over an hour of free route redistribution training ready for you right now.   Here's the main page: CCNP ROUTE and TSHOOT Redistribution Definitely a keeper.   Bookmark that page and I'll post the rest of the course there for you over the next week.  No registration required -- just a desire to learn. Chris B.

Get the ol' Bulldog Brain clicking with this CCNA and CCENT practice exam ! (Follow that link for more exams!) CCNA CCENT Practice Exam:  Access Lists Back later today with more! Chris B.

I was going to hold this until Monday, but I just can't.  I just finished posting a huge new (and free!)  CCNA and CCENT Access List video course for you on my new website.  (You future CCNPs should have a look at this, too.) You don't have to register with anyone to watch it. It's packed with labs that are guaranteed to help you pass your exams and work with ACLs in the real world. I should know -- every lab in the course was inspired by a real-world networking situation. Head on over and dive right in. Chris Bryant's CCNA and CCENT Access List Course See you Monday with more. Chris B.

The question I'm asked most often about access lists isn't how to write them. It's where to put them. See what I mean when I answer that question here: CCNA and CCNP Tutorial:  Where To Put Access Lists Likely some exam points in that one.  Dig in. Chris B.

Two more Cisco certification tutorials for you -- a little route redistribution, a little RIP and EIGRP filtering.  Something for every future CCNP! (The links mention only ROUTE, but they're great TSHOOT study material as well.) CCNP ROUTE Tutorial:  Route Redistribution and Access Lists CCNP ROUTE Tutorial:  Filtering EIGRP With Distribute-Lists You really should grab a copy of Chris Bryant's CCNP ROUTE Study Guide , too! (Hey, if I don't self-promote me, who will?) Enjoy your day, and I'll see you Saturday with more (and new CCNA tutorials ,too!) Chris B.

Sometimes you just want your OSPF interfaces to shut up. Follow that link to find out how. Chris B.

Follow this link for a great CCNA lab that'll make two tricky ACL concepts crystal clear. CCNA Tutorial:  Time-Based ACLs and Sequence Numbers See you tomorrow with another new lab! Chris B.

I am blessed beyond belief to be able to do what I do for a living. To those of you who have made that possible ... thank you. #gratitude    #networking    #Bulldogit

Do NOT miss this, CCNA and CCENT candidates... 10 CCNA practice exams for $10! Get my CCNA Practice Exam Pack 1 and get my Subnetting Practice Pack FREE. Chris Bryant's CCNA Practice Exam Pack Email receipt to bogo@thebryantadvantage.com and we'll set you up with the free exam pack. Grab them now, I don't know how long Udemy will let me do this.  Chris B.

Yet another new ACL tutorial for you!  Some definite real-world applications in this one... CCNA Lab and Tutorial: Telnet and Access Lists Other great ACL and EIGRP tutorials and labs, among others, can be found on this page: Chris Bryant's CCNA and CCENT Tutorials Thanks for making my work part of your success story! Chris B.

Got an all-new CCNA and CCENT ACL tutorial for you on two tricky little words... CCNA ACL Tutorial:  "Host" and "Any" See you there! Chris B.

Keep your march toward the CCENT and CCNA certifications with this collection of free practice exams over on my main website!  CCNA Practice Exam:  Access Lists CCNA Practice Exam:   TCP and UDP CCNA Practice Test:   Configuration Modes RAM, ROM, MORE:  A CCNA Practice Test An EIGRP Practice Exam For CCNAs A Mixed Bag Of CCNA Practice Questions Enjoy!  -- Chris B.

Whether you're working on your CCENT, CCNA, or CCNP, this Etherchannel Video Boot Camp is for you! We'll spend about 2 minutes (literally!) reviewing Etherchannel theory, and then we're off to the races on live Cisco switches.  Enjoy! Building an Etherchannel:  A CCNA and CCNP Video

Got another CCNP ROUTE and TSHOOT route redistribution tutorial for you... CCNP ROUTE Tutorial:  RIP - EIGRP One-Way Redistribution Head on over and I'll have another one for you tomorrow!   Chris B.

Hey Bulldogs! The fourth installment of my CCNP ROUTE and TSHOOT tutorial series on route redistribution.  In this lab, we'll use the distance ospf command and compare it with the regular ol' distance command.   This is a distinction you'll want to make before taking ROUTE (and I've done all the work for you!). CCNP ROUTE Tutorial: Redistribution, distance, and distance ospf To start the series from the beginning or to access the free EIGRP tutorials I have on the site, head over to the main ROUTE / TSHOOT page: Chris Bryant's CCNP ROUTE And TSHOOT Tutorials Dig in and I'll have the next installment posted here within 24 hours. 

POUND THE ROCK with this practice exam and I guarantee you'll be happy you did come exam day. Just hit it hard. You'll get this done. Don't take your exam.  BULLDOG it. CCNA, CCENT, And CCNP Subnetting Mastery Chris B.

My new CCNP ROUTE and TSHOOT Video Boot Camp course on route redistribution is also available on my website!   The first 3 videos have been posted, and I'll post one a day until we're done. CCNP ROUTE Redistribution: "One Protocol" Rules CCNP ROUTE Redistribution:  OSPF and RIP lab begins CCNP ROUTE Redistribution:  OSPF and RIP lab continues See you Monday with part 4.   Onward! Chris B.

Route redistribution is one of the toughest subjects on the CCNP ROUTE and TSHOOT exams, and it doesn't get much easier in real-world networking. With that in mind, I'm bringing you my full CCNP ROUTE Redistribution course on YouTube -- absolutely free. It'll be 23 info-packed videos in all, and the first three are posted there now.  I'll post one new video to this playlist every day until we're done.   Head on over and watch the first three videos, and I'll see you Monday with Video 4! CCNP ROUTE Course:  Route Redistribution Subscribe to my YouTube channel while you're there and you'll be notified of every new video, plus you'll make my day.   : )    See you there! Chris B.

🎶 🎶 ... summertime, and the grindin' is easy... 🎶 🎶 Well, it might not be easy, but grinding on your CCENT and CCNA *will* pay off. To help with that cause, here's another all-new practice exam for you! CCNA CCENT Practice Exam:  Access Lists For a full list of practice exams on my site, follow the following link ... and visit often, I'm posting five to seven new exams per week! Chris Bryant's CCNA and CCENT Practice Exams

Today's CCNA 200-125 practice exam covers RAM, ROM, and important boot process happenings -- and of course you future CCENTs should take this one as well! CCNA Practice Exam:  ROM, RAM, And More For a full list of the practice exams on the new site, follow this link: CCNA and CCENT Practice Tests I'm adding five to seven new tests every week, so bookmark that page and come back often! Chris B.

Take a deep breath, my CCNP Bulldogs, as we get ready to take a very deep dive into route redistribution.   (Of course, CCNA Bulldogs are welcome to come along!) This lab involves two-way redistribution between RIP and OSPF.    You know we have to watch for routing loops when we have two-way redistribution, but we also have to be on the lookout for suboptimal routing.   I have a feeling we're going to find some in this lab! I'll also show you two different approaches to resolving the problem, both using the OSPF distance command.    Head on over and get started! CCNP ROUTE Tutorial: Admin Distances And Redistribution Catch your breath after that one and check out the other free CCNP ROUTE tutorials I have waiting for you.   I'll see you tomorrow with another new redistribution lab! CCNP ROUTE Tutorials and Labs Have a look at my CCNP ROUTE Study Guide on Amazon , too - it's now available in hard and soft copy, and it's only on ...

Time for another new CCNA and CCENT practice exam !    Today's test is on configuration modes.  Those can be tricky, especially when you're first getting started in your studies.    There's a short tutorial or two on that page, too, so head on over and I'll see you tomorrow with another new exam! CCENT Practice Exam: Configuration Modes

Take the CCNA one subject at a time -- master one before moving to another -- and before you know it, you've put all the pieces together and you're a CCNA. Congratulations!