Cisco CCNA Certification: Error Detection vs. Error Recovery

Passing the CCNA, Intro, and ICND exam is all about knowing and noticing the details. (Which makes perfect sense, since becoming a master networking administrator or engineer is also about noticing the details!) One such detail knows the difference between error detection and error recovery. While the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, they are not the same thing.

Cisco CCNP Certification: Using The BGP Command "Update-Source"

When you start preparing for your CCNP exam, particularly the BSCI exam, you're introduced to Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) configurations. BGP is unlike any protocol you learned during your CCNA studies, and even the similarities are a little bit different!

Cisco CCNP - BCMSN Exam Tutorial: Configuring PortFast And BPDU Guard

In your CCNA studies, you learned about PortFast and the trouble it can cause if configured on the wrong port! Suitable only for switch ports connected directly to a single host, PortFast allows a port running STP to go directly from blocking to forwarding mode.

A Cisco router will give you a warning when you configure PortFast:

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What To Expect When Taking Your First Cisco Certification Exam

Cisco Certification: Taking Your First Certification Exam

You've studied hard you've practiced your configurations you've used your flash cards over and over again and finally, the big day is here. Your first certification exam!