Cisco CCNA / CCNP Certification - Deciphering Ping Results
As you study for your CCNA and CCNP exams, particularly if you’re getting hands-on practice in your home lab or rack rental service, you’re going to be sending a lot of pings. As a CCNA or CCNP cand…
Cisco CCNA / CCNP Home Lab Tutorial: Planning Ahead For IE Study
Candidates preparing to pass the CCNP exams are putting together Cisco home labs like never before. With CCNA and CCNP home lab equipment more affordable than ever, candidates have realized the impor…
Cisco CCNA Certification: The Value Of The CCNA And CCNP
One question I see often on the ‘Net is “Is it worth my time to earn a CCNA / CCNP / CCIE certification?” My personal answer to that is a resounding yes. The power of Cisco certifications has allowed …
Cisco CCNA Certification Exam Training: Telnet, Passwords, and Privilege Levels
Your CCNA certification exam is likely going to contain questions about Telnet, an application-level protocol that allows remote communication between two networking devices. With Telnet use being a…
Network+ Certification Exam Tutorial: Collision Domains And Switches
In the previous Network+ exam tutorial, we talked about how collisions occur when data sent by two hosts on a shared Ethernet segment transmit data at the exact same time. Collisions result in the co…
Cisco CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam Tutorial: ISIS Hellos And Adjacencies
In my last ISIS tutorial, I mentioned that while ISIS and OSPF are both link state protocols, their actual operation differs greatly. To pass the BSCI exam and earn your CCNP, you’ll need to know thes…
Cisco CCNA Certification Exam Tutorial: RIP Details You Must Know
RIP isn’t exactly the most complex routing protocol on the CCNA exam, but that makes it easy to overlook some of the important details you must keep in mind in order to pass the exam! To help you rev…
Cisco CCNP Certification: Using The BGP Command "Update-Source"
When you start preparing for your CCNP exam, particularly the BSCI exam, you’re introduced to Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) configurations. BGP is unlike any protocol you learned during your CCNA stud…

