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Thought For The Day: Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind. -- Da Vinci

The rave reviews are in on my January CCNA Mastermind Online Webinars! Don't Miss Your Opportunity To Join Me In February! I just finished another great CCNA Mastermind Online Webinar - and the students loved it! 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 we're in the middle of Week 2 right...

Here's a brand-new Network Troubleshooting Challenge for all of you - and whether you're working on your CCNA, CCENT, Network+, CCNP, or any certification - this is great practice in spotting and resolving network issues! Troubleshooting Challenge: No IP Connectivity (Maybe!) Enjoy! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933 http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/

Here are your free CCNA, CCENT, Network+, Security+, and CCNP questions for Wednesday, January 30! CCENT / Network+ Certification: Does Layer 2 of the OSI model perform error detection, error correction, both, or neither? Security+ Certification: Briefly describe the purpose of a "SYN cookie". 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 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 distance C. distance D. variance E. seed metric F. process number CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam: In a typical Network Management block, what switch layers are represented? A. Access B. Distribution C. Core Answers will be posted Thursday, January 31! To your success, Chris Bryant CCIE #12933...

Join Me Online In February - ONE DAY ONLY - For Binary And Subnetting Success! My January Binary Math and Subnetting webinars were a HUGE success, and you have the opportunity to join me on February 10 to master binary and subnetting for your Cisco exams! I'm only holding the webinar once in February - make sure you're there! Here are comments from just a few attendees! "Just a quick mail to thank you again for a rewarding seminar on Sunday! A Great experience and inspirational !" -- Colin Smith "Thank you for a well instructed, informative class this morning. " - Jonathan Collins "Great Webinar! I really like your style of instruction!" - John Rodgers "Great job on the binary webinar. It gave me a lot of confidence in what I have learned from your material." - Wayne Markel You don't need any special equipment to attend, and no software download is necessary - just an internet connection, a web browser, and the desire to BLOW AWAY the...

Here are the answers to your free Cisco and CompTIA practice exam questions from Tuesday, January 29! CCNA 640-802 Exam: By default, what values are considered by EIGRP when computing a path's metric? A. bandwidth B. hop count C. delay D. load E. reliability F. MTU Answers: A, C. EIGRP considers bandwidth and delay by default in its route calculations. Cisco CCENT / CompTIA Network+ Certification: Which layer of the OSI model is generally recognized as the "management layer"? Answer: The Session layer. CompTIA Security+ Certification: Briefly describe the term "teardrop attack". Answer: IP fragments with large payloads are the method of attack. Issues with the TCP fragmentation reassembly code of Windows NT, 96, and 3.1x (among others) created this opening. CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: A non-Cisco router will consider what value first during the BGP best path selection process? A. AS_PATH B. origin C. MED D. weight E. LOCAL_PREF F. aggregator Answer: E. On a ...

Here are your CompTIA and Cisco certification practice questions for Tuesday, January 29 - and make sure to scroll down for today's Network Troubleshooting Challenge! CCNA 640-802 Exam: By default, what values are considered by EIGRP when computing a path's metric? A. bandwidth B. hop count C. delay D. load E. reliability F. MTU Cisco CCENT / CompTIA Network+ Certification: Which layer of the OSI model is generally recognized as the "management layer"? CompTIA Security+ Certification: Briefly describe the term "teardrop attack". CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam: A non-Cisco router will consider what value first during the BGP best path selection process? A. AS_PATH B. origin C. MED D. weight E. LOCAL_PREF F. aggregator CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam: Short answer: How can you change the speed and duplex of multiple ports with one command? CCNP Certification / ISCW Exam: Which of the following queueing strategies gives priority to interactive, low-bandwidth co...