Category Archives: Computer Certification

Cisco CCNA / CCNP Home Lab: Why You Need An ISDN Simulator

ISDN is a vital topic for today’s CCNA and CCNP candidates, especially for the ICND and Intro exams – you’ve got to know ISDN inside and out to pass those exams. Naturally you want to include it in your home lab. What many candidates don’t realize is that you can’t connect two Cisco routers directly […]

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Cisco CCNA / CCNP Exam Tutorial: Testing ISDN Links Without Pings

To earn your Cisco CCNA and CCNP certifications, you’ve got to master ISDN – and despite what some people say, there’s still a lot of ISDN out there that needs to be supported. And when it comes to troubleshooting ISDN, there’s a lot to look at. Is the correct ISDN switchtype configured? Are the dialer […]

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Cisco CCNA / CCNP Exam Tutorial: Five Debugs You Must Know

To pass the BSCI exam and move one step closer to CCNP certification success, you’ve got to know how and when to use debug commands to troubleshoot and verify network operations. While you should never practice debug commands on a production network, it’s important to get some hands-on experience with them and not rely on […]

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Cisco CCNA / CCNP Certification Exam Tutorial: Dialer Watch

Dialer Watch is a vital part of your CCNA and CCNP studies, particularly for the BCRAN exam, but it’s one of the most misunderstood technologies as well. To help you pass the CCNA and CCNP certification exams, here’s a detailed look at Dialer Watch. Dialer Watch allows you to configure a route or routes as […]

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Cisco CCNA / CCNP Certification Exam Tutorial: ISDN And Multilink PPP

ISDN is a huge topic on both your Cisco CCNA and BCRAN CCNP exams. While many ISDN topics seem straightforward, it’s the details that make the difference in the exam room and working with ISDN in production networks. Configuring and troubleshooting multilink PPP is just one of the skills you’ll need to pass both of […]

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Cisco CCNA / CCNP Certification Exam Review: Protocol Basics

To earn your Cisco CCNA certification and pass the BSCI CCNP exam, you have to know your protocol basics like the back of your hand! To help you review these important concepts, here’s a quick look at the basics of RIPv1, RIPv2, IGRP, and EIGRP. RIPv1: Broadcasts updates every 30 seconds to the address 255.255.255.255. […]

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