The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification has become a widely recognized credential for broad information security expertise. But the challenging exam for CISSP certification requires such a wide range of security knowledge that many tech pros require some help to pass it, regardless of their experience level.
As a CISSP [...]
A Cisco lab of your own is the best way to prepare for CCNA certification. Whether you’re in the planning stages of your Cisco lab or ready to purchase some routers or switches, eBay is a great place to get started. (By the way, those of you preparing for CCNP certification can [...]
Congratulations on your decision to earn your CCNP certification! As a CCIE, I can tell you that Cisco certifications are both financially and personally rewarding.
To earn your CCNP, you first have to earn your CCNA certification. Then you’re faced with a decision – take the three-exam CCNP path, or the four-exam path? [...]
Promptly you’ve got your CCNA, you’re on to relocate on to the next unalterable, the Professional certifications. Recompense years, Cisco had united Seasoned certification, the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification. On time, Cisco has expanded this point of certifications to group the Cisco Certified Security Maestro (CCSP) and Cisco Certified [...]
Cisco certification candidates are introduced to BGP at the CCNP level, but the reaction to its introduction always reminds me of something I see often as the CCNA level.
Whenever I teach distance-vector protocols in my Ultimate CCNA Boot Camp or Fast Track classes, I make sure my students understand the many rules [...]
Your CCNA certification exam efforts must include practicing with different password types and knowing how to configure them on a Cisco router – but for CCNA exam success and to thrive in real-world networks, you also have to know how to examine a Cisco router configuration and determine the level of network [...]
Cisco CCNA candidates need to be aware that the current CCNA, Intro, and ICND exams are being retired as of November 6, 2007.
This is actually great news for future CCNAs, since there is more than enough time to study for the 640-801 version of the CCNA exam, even if you haven’t started [...]
In this article, I will discuss the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification and the value it provides to both employers and employees.
History
Cisco created the Cisco certifications in late 1998 to give administrators a set of skills and to give prospective employers an authenticated way to measure those skills. Becoming a CCNA [...]
Not only will the switch warn you about the proper usage of PortFast, but you must put the port into access mode before PortFast will take effect.
Now, you’d think that would be enough of a warning, right? But there is a chance – just a chance – that someone is going to manage [...]
Cisco CCNA Certification Exam Tutorial: Prefix Notation
When you’re preparing to pass the CCNA exam and earn this coveted Cisco certification, you’ve got to be totally prepared for the many kinds of binary and subnetting questions Cisco may throw at you. You also have to be familiar with the different manners in [...]
