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New Tutorials And Articles At The Bryant Advantage! Here's an article on how to build a professional network - but maybe not the kind of network you're thinking about! http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/ComputerCareersBuildingANetworkOfContacts.htm And finally, here's how you use an access server in a Cisco home lab - even if you don't have one, it's worth reading! http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/CCNACCNPHomeLabAccessServerCabling.htm Enjoy! And don't forget I've got over 200 free tutorials and articles over on the main site - I'm in the middle of cutting over all the articles to the new webpage format, but they're all there waiting for you! http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/Tutorials.htm Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com

Here are Thursday's CCNA and CCNP certification practice exam questions! CCNA: Identify the frame relay encapsulation options. A. Cisco (the default) B. Cisco C. IETF (the default) D. IETF E. ANSI F. ANSI (the default) CCNP / BSCI: Which of the following topologies is best suited for ODR? A. hub-and-spoke B. broadcast C. point-to-point D. point-to-multipoint CCNP / BCMSN: Short answer: A switch's priority is at is default setting, and it has a MAC address of aa-aa-aa-aa-aa-aa. What is this switch's BID in the root bridge election? CCNP / BCRAN: Which of the following settings indicates that congestion was encountered in the direction in which the frame was traveling? A. FECN = 0 B. FECN = 1 C. BECN = 0 D. BECN = 1 CCNP / CIT: Which of the following can cause runt frames? A. routing protocol misconfigurations B. improper configuration of Portfast C. improperly functioning NIC D. collisions Answers will be posted tomorrow! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www....

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Welcome back! Here are the answers to yesterday's CCNA and CCNP certification exam practice questions! CCNA: Short answer: What's the full command to set a router's OSPF Router ID to 10.10.10.10 ? Answer: Under the OSPF routing process, run router-id 10.10.10.10. CCNP / BSCI: What LSA type is generated by an ABR and describes inter-area links? A. Type 1 B. Type 2 C. Type 3 D. Type 4 E. Type 5 F. Type 6 Answer: C. Type 3 LSAs are generated by ABRs and describe inter-area links. CCNP / BCMSN: Which of the following is defined by IEEE 802.3ad? A. Portfast B. LACP C. PAgP D. Backbonefast Answer: B. CCNP / BCRAN: Short answer: Name the PRI linecode types. Answer: The PRI linecode types are Alternate Mark Inversion (AMI), Binary 8-Zero Substitution (b8zs), and High Density Bipolar 3 (hdb3). AMI is the default. CCNP / CIT: If you cannot ping a router by its hostname from the local router, where should you check first? A. The local DNS server. B. The local IP Host table. C. The rem...

Here are today's CCNA and CCNP certification practice questions! CCNA: Short answer: What's the full command to set a router's OSPF Router ID to 10.10.10.10 ? CCNP / BSCI: What LSA type is generated by an ABR and describes inter-area links? A. Type 1 B. Type 2 C. Type 3 D. Type 4 E. Type 5 F. Type 6 CCNP / BCMSN: Which of the following is defined by IEEE 802.3ad? A. Portfast B. LACP C. PAgP D. Backbonefast CCNP / BCRAN: Short answer: Name the PRI linecode types. CCNP / CIT: If you cannot ping a router by its hostname from the local router, where should you check first? A. The local DNS server. B. The local IP Host table. C. The remote DNS server. D. The remote IP Host table. Answers will be posted tomorrow - and look for another new tutorial to be posted here later today! To your Cisco certification success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com

Here's a new CCNA certification tutorial on using static routes and the ip route command to troubleshoot a network. Couldn't hurt for the exam, either. :) http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/CCNACertificationStaticRoutes.htm Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com