CCNA Lab IV: Choosing the IOS Version and Feature Set
It's back to the CCNA Lab series today to discuss how to choose the right IOS for routers. Cisco routers run software called IOS. Traditionally - that is, from the early days of Cisco until the last...
View ArticleCCNA Lab Part V: Ruling Out (or In) 2500 and 2600
Cisco 2500 and 2600 series routers have long been some of the favorite router models for cost-conscious Cisco cert candidates looking to build a lab. They were cheap, they worked, and there was a...
View ArticleCCNA Lab Series Part 6: The Best Router for CCNA, 2011
Today we'll wrap up the router portion of this lab series with the conclusion: what should you buy? Hopefully, the earlier posts in this series so far helps anyone make their own decision, especially...
View ArticleCCNA Lab Part 7: Choosing the Right Switch Models
After working through a longish discussion about Cisco routers for your CCNA lab, it will be nice to discuss switches. Thankfully, the choice of switches is a lot easier to figure out than the choice...
View ArticleCCNA Lab Part 8: How Many Switches, and Which Ones?
It's time to wrap up (hoorah!) this spring's foray into the question of what to put in your CCNA lab. I hope that you've found the series useful. Today, I'll touch on a few final points with switches,...
View ArticleMiscellaneous Thoughts from the First Day at Cisco Live this Year
As usual at Networkers, my schedule's a little tight to write something thorough about what's come up at the show this week. But even on the first full day of the show Monday, there were a couple of...
View ArticleAnswers on Cisco's Cert Announcements Here at Cisco Live
In the last day or so here at Cisco Live, I've heard John Chambers talk in a couple of settings, and had several conversations with folks who work with Cisco certs. Today I'll toss out a few more...
View ArticleCisco Announces the Cisco Certified Technician
Practical. That's the one overriding word that keeps coming to mind when I think of Cisco's new Cisco Certified Technician (CCT) cert announced today. But then again, I've always been a fan of the...
View ArticleChoosing the New CCTRS Instead of CCENT? Really?
Cisco announced their three CCT certs last week, all geared towards technicians. CCT has a clear and obvious good core purpose: to certify techs that Cisco dispatches to customer sites. The question...
View ArticleClosing the Cisco Cert Zone (for Now)
Hi folks. This short post is a notice to let everyone know that I'll not be continuing to blog in the Cisco Cert Zone for the foreseeable future. For those of you who just saw this blog, the links...
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