- CCNP BCMSN Exam Cram: VLANs, Trunks, and VTP
- Dec 23, 2003
- In preparation for the CCNP BCMSN Exam, Richard Deal explains VLANs, trunking, and the Virtual Trunk Protocol (VTP), areas that play an integral part in the setup of VLANs in your network.
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- CCNP BCRAN Self-Study: Managing Network Performance with Queuing and Compression
- Dec 23, 2003
- To help you prepare for the CCNP BCRAN exam, Brian Morgan and Craig Dennis discuss some of the advanced queuing techniques offered in Cisco IOS and compression techniques that are possible from Cisco routers.
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- CCNP CIT Exam Self-Study: Selecting a Troubleshooting Approach
- Dec 19, 2003
- This sample chapter presents three main approaches to troubleshooting and describes how to select a suitable troubleshooting approach for the problem at hand.
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- CCDA Self-Study: RIP, IGRP, and EIGRP Characteristics and Design
- Dec 12, 2003
- This sample chapter reviews distance-vector routing protocols, covers both versions of the Routing Information Protocol, and discusses the Cisco Interior Gateway Routing Protocol and Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol — important knowledge for the CCDA.
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- Securing Cisco Routers
- Dec 12, 2003
- Learn the different ways you can provide additional security to your Cisco network by setting up encrypted passwords, turning off all unwanted services, configuring different access levels, and using different access lists to filter all unwanted traffic out of your network and mitigate spoofing and DoS threats.
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- CCNA Self-Study (ICND Exam): Extending Switched Networks with Virtual LANs
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Stephen McQuerry
- Dec 5, 2003
- Steve McQuerry discusses how VLANs operate to provide more effective networks by controlling broadcasts in your network.
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- Identifying Cisco Network Threats
- Dec 5, 2003
- To become a Cisco Certified Security Professional you need to understand all kinds of threats to your network. Learn to identify threats by their origin and by their type.
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- CCIE Practical Studies: Configuring Route-Maps and Policy-based Routing
- Nov 26, 2003
- Route maps are like duct tape for the network—they can be applied to numerous situations to address many issues. At times, they may not be the most "pretty solutions," but they will be very effective. Karl Solie and Leah Lynch show you how to configure and use route maps.
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- CCNP Practical Studies: Layer 3 Switching
- Nov 26, 2003
- Learn about Layer 3 switching in detail and how to configure Layer 3 switching on the flagship of the Cisco Catalyst product family, the Catalyst 6000/6500.
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- Securing Your Network with AAA
- Nov 21, 2003
- In this chapter from "CCNA BCRAN Exam Cram 2," the authors discuss CiscoSecure ACS, which is what provides a Cisco network with AAA capabilities. They also examine the three AAA services—Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting—in detail.
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- Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator Hardware
- Nov 13, 2003
- It is important to understand the hardware aspects of the Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator hardware series. David Minutella explains what you'll need to know about them to pass the CCSP CSVPN Exam.
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- Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) Basics for the Cisco BSCI Exam
- Nov 13, 2003
- This Flash Cards excerpt gives you the basic facts about IS-IS you need to know for the Cisco BSCI exam.
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- Basics of the PIX Firewall
- Nov 7, 2003
- There are several areas of a network in a secure environment; the most common are the inside, the outside, and the DMZ firewalls that help divide and control traffic between them. Cisco has designed the PIX series of firewalls to be the primary devices for performing these functions. This chapter covers the basics of the PIX firewall areas that connect to the firewall—the trusted, untrusted, and DMZ.
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- The Cisco Certified Security Professional
- Oct 31, 2003
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- Switch Operation for the CCNP BCMSN Exam
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David Hucaby
- Oct 24, 2003
- This sample chapter covers the following topics for the CCNP BCMSN exam: Layer 2 Switch Operation, Multilayer Switch Operation, Tables Used in Switching, and Troubleshooting Switching Tables.
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- Tackling the CCNA Exam
- Sep 26, 2003
- Mastering CCNA certification is not an easy task. Eric Rivard gives you tips on how to successfully pass the CCNA exam the very first time.
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- Classification and Marking for Cisco DQOS and QOS Exams
- Sep 19, 2003
- Brush up on your skills with this review of exam topics and objectives for the Cisco DQOS and QoS exams.
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- Fundamentals of IP for the CCNA INTRO Exam #640-821
- Sep 12, 2003
- Learn about the core concepts behind OSI Layer 3 and the main Layer 3 protocol used by TCP/IP to help you on the CCNA INTRO Exam.
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- Frame Relay for ICND Exam
- Aug 29, 2003
- Wendell Odom tells you what you need to know to ace the Frame Relay portion of the ICND Exam. In this sample chapter, he concentrates on Frame Relay protocols and configuration.
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- Basic Cisco IOS Software and Catalyst 3550 Series Security
- Jul 25, 2003
- Become comfortable with basic Cisco IOS Software and Catalyst 3550 security features with an introduction to password management, disabling unnecessary services, setting up secure HTTP and NTP services, and SSH.
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