- CCNP Routing Studies: Basic Open Shortest Path First
- May 24, 2002
- Understanding basic Open Shortest Path First routing principles not only applies to the CCNP certification but to all Cisco-based certifications. This chapter focuses on a number of objectives falling under the CCNP routing principles.
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- Cisco Networking Academy Program: Web Design Pre-Production Process
- May 24, 2002
- A majority of web projects are developed in three phases: Pre-Production, Production, and Post-Production. This chapter provides a sample approach of the steps involved in a typical pre-production phase.
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- Big Certs, Big Pay, Big Effort, Big Deal!
- May 1, 2002
- If you're determined to get the best return on your investment in IT certification, stop to ponder this collection of high-end programs. Ed Tittel explores the time, costs, and requirements involved in scaling five pinnacles of IT certification.
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- IP Access List Security for CCNA Exam #640-607
- Apr 19, 2002
- Wendell Odom reviews the characteristics and limitations of the distance vector routing protocol RIP as part of the preparation for the CCNA exam #640-607.
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- Performing a Great Screen Play: The Many Routes to Remote Computing
- Apr 12, 2002
- Symantec's pcAnywhere is no longer the de facto program for remote access. Ross Scott Rubin demonstrates how cross-platform options, hosted services, and two new options built into Windows XP can bridge the distance between you and another computer.
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- Analyzing, Configuring, and Monitoring Windows NT 4.0 Security
- Apr 5, 2002
- A wide variety of advanced topics from MCSE Exam 70-244 are covered in this article. The concept that binds them all together is that of security.
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- Learn Host-Based Intrusion Detection
- Apr 5, 2002
- Follow the step-by-step examples to learn how to use five major host-based intrusion detection tools: TCP Wrappers, xinetd, Tripwire, Swatch, and PortSentry.
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- See What Your Attacker Sees with Scanning Tools
- Apr 5, 2002
- Defend against attacks by examining your systems from the viewpoint of the attacker. You can use the same tools to protect your systems that attackers use to break in to your systems. Learn how here.
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- What's New in CCNA #640-607?
- Mar 22, 2002
- Confused about the new CCNA exam? This FAQ from Cisco Press answers the most common questions about Cisco's new exam #640-607.
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- CCIE: Cisco's Expert-Level Certification
- Mar 2, 2002
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- Introduction to Cisco Network Design
- Feb 8, 2002
- This sample chapter from Cisco Press provides an overview of the technologies available today to design networks.
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- Network Address Translation
- Feb 8, 2002
- Network address translation (NAT) is a function by which IP addresses within a packet are replaced with different IP addresses. This sample chapter from Cisco Press focuses on NAT within routers.
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- Applying the Principles of Network Design
- Feb 1, 2002
- To illustrate three basics of highly scalable networks, this Cisco Press sample chapter "reforms" a network that is experiencing stability problems to make it stable and scalable.
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- Configuring the Catalyst
- Feb 1, 2002
- This sample chapter from Cisco Press compares differences between the router CLI and the Catalyst 4000/5000/6000 family, describes the command line interface and provides an overview of the menu driven configuration for the other Catalysts.
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- Protecting the SAM with Syskey
- Jan 25, 2002
- Security expert Roberta Bragg describes the syskey command and shows you how to protect your Windows NT 4.0 system by using it..
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- Applying Cisco Troubleshooting Tools
- Nov 16, 2001
- This sample chapter from CCNP Support Exam Certification Guide introduces some powerful troubleshooting tools that are built into the Cisco IOS.
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- Cisco Network Topologies and LAN Design
- Nov 16, 2001
- This chapter from CCDA Exam Certification Guide reviews the topologies used in network design and covers the technologies and design approaches used when designing a local-area network (LAN).
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- Dynamic Routing Protocols
- Nov 16, 2001
- This sample chapter from CCIE: Routing TCP/IP Volume I shows how routers can discover how to correctly switch packets to their respective destinations automatically and share that information with other routers via dynamic routing protocols.
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- Tuning File Systems in Solaris 8
- Nov 2, 2001
- Practice one of the Solaris 8 Certification exam objectives with expert Bill Calkins' lesson on how to tune file systems. This article from New Riders teaches you how to administer the Solaris file system for optimum performance.
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- Configuring RIP and RDISC
- Nov 2, 2001
- Practice one of the Solaris 8 Certification exam objectives with expert Rafeeq Rehman's lesson on how configure RIP and RDISC.
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