If you have your mind set on obtaining Cisco certification, keep in mind that a major Treadstone upgrade was announced at Cisco Live 2019. As of February 24, 2020, the requirements for various certifications will change. This article lists the changes which impact mainly CCNA and CCNP candidates. There is a link at the end … Continue reading Cisco CCNA and CCNP Certification Update 2019 – 2020
Tag Archives: CCNA
How MAC Addresses Are Assigned to Devices
This post is from our Cisco CCNA Training Course. Instructor Mark Jacob was presenting a Q&A Session in our ICND1 CCNA class and answered a question regarding MAC Adresses and when they get associated to devices. Transcription: The OUI is an abbreviation that stands for Organizationally Unique Identifier. “What organization?” you might ask. Let’s take … Continue reading How MAC Addresses Are Assigned to Devices
Configuring NTP for IPv6 on Cisco Networks
In my last blog I discussed Configuring HSRP for IPv6 on Cisco Networks. Since it was already on my mind, I decided to continue the IPv6-oriented blogging and show how to configure and verify NTP for IPv6. Let’s see how it works. First, let’s see the topology I am using, shown in figure 1: For … Continue reading Configuring NTP for IPv6 on Cisco Networks
How to connect to your Cisco EtherSwitch Network Module
If you have read my previous postings regarding GNS3 as a practice platform, then you have probably gotten the gist that I am a big supporter. It can even do most of the things that are required, with just a few exceptions. This is typically done by configuring a router with an EtherSwitch module and … Continue reading How to connect to your Cisco EtherSwitch Network Module
A Cisco solution that’s perfectly NAT-ural
If you are reaching for your CCNA Routing and Switching certification, you probably already know that configuring NAT is on the list of stuff to know. In the CCNA world, this is accomplished using dynamic NAT, or NAT pools, as one solution, or Port Address Translation (PAT) for the other solution. Static NAT is mentioned … Continue reading A Cisco solution that’s perfectly NAT-ural
Changes to the ICND1 Curriculum from Cisco! Etherchannel Port Aggregation
As I promised last time, I will be providing more updates regarding the differences between the previous CCNA track and the new CCNA Routing and Switching track announced by Cisco on March 26th. One of the major differences is that the revised track will include lecture and lab on the topic of Etherchannel, or port … Continue reading Changes to the ICND1 Curriculum from Cisco! Etherchannel Port Aggregation
How to Decipher Cisco Route Maps
In my last blog How to interpret Cisco IP prefix lists, I mentioned that I would discuss using prefix lists to filter routes. Before we can go there, there is another piece of the puzzle which must be addressed. That piece is the topic of route maps. Let’s take a look at the concept of … Continue reading How to Decipher Cisco Route Maps
CISCO Aspire – A fun CCNA Certification Game and Study Guide
Greetings to all who are reaching for a CCNA certification, there is a study aid available on the Cisco website for those with a Cisco (free) login. It’s called Cisco Aspire CCNA Edition. Here is an introductory video: You can download Aprire from the Cisco Learning Network. I downloaded it and installed it without any … Continue reading CISCO Aspire – A fun CCNA Certification Game and Study Guide
Cisco EIGRP authentication – what is the key?
How many times have you heard that two potential EIGRP neighbors with md5 authentication configured will neighbor up even if they are not using the same key in their key chains? Several Cisco texts have made this comment. I decided that I would put this to the test. I configured some real routers and I … Continue reading Cisco EIGRP authentication – what is the key?
More Cisco CCNA Certification Study Tips and Aids
As you may know if you read my blogs or have been in my classes, I am a big believer in memory aids, or mnemonics. I have a previous blog; Cisco certification exam memory aids – My favorite mnemonics which lists a few of them, but the list is always growing. One of the things … Continue reading More Cisco CCNA Certification Study Tips and Aids