Steve,
Welcome to the Friday, August 1 edition of The Mastermind!
The answers to my latest CCNA Security exam will be posted later today, and I'll have two new CCNA and CCNP exams on the website later today as well.
And thanks to my screwup, you've got one last chance to get some serious freebees with my Video Boot Camps! We'll get to that in just a few minutes, but in the meantime.....
Let's get started!
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Get Ready For Exam Success With These Practice Exams!
Here's your latest CCNA Security practice exam:
CCNA Security Exam: Network Attacks And Defenses
I'll post the answers to those questions later today along with two new CCNA and CCNP question sets. I'll have links to those in tomorrow's newsletter, and later today on the blog.
In the meantime, take on these practice exams as well - answers are at the bottom of each page!
CCNA Security: NTP, Telnet, SSH, And More!
CCNA Certification: Frame Relay Questions
CCNA Certification: HDLC And PPP Questions
CCNA Certification: Static Routing And RIP Questions
CCNA Certification Training Questions: RAM, ROM, Flash, And More!
I'll have more free practice exams, tutorials, and coming later this summer - free video training for your Cisco certification exams and home lab setup!
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Thought For The Day:
"Oftentimes, success happens when you just lean into it - when you make yourself open to opportunities and are willing to do what it takes to pursue it further - without a contract, without a promise of success. You just start.."
-- Jack Canfield, The Success Principles
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Cisco Has Announced Three Additional CCNA Certifications!
But To Earn Them, You've Got To Be CCNA Certified, So Get Started Today!
Cisco has announced three brand-new CCNA-level Certifications:
CCNA Security
CCNA Voice
CCNA Wireless
Click those links to go to the new resource pages I've created for each new exam - I'll post practice questions, written tutorials, and video training on those pages in the weeks and months ahead.
There is a new CCNA Security tutorial on using SDM to configure one-step lockdown - the link is on the CCNA Security Resource page.
These new certifications are going to be a tremendous career boost to those who earn them.
Why? Just look at these statistics!
Security: Right now, 46% of companies included in the survey have a position dedicated to security - that's going to almost double over the next five years to 80%.
Voice: Currently, 40% of surveyed customers have a voice specialist. That number will rise to 69% in the next five years.
Wireless: While 33% of surveyed companies currently have a position dedicated to wireless, that value will double over the next five years to 66%.
(Stats were arrived at by Forrester Consulting during a study sponsored by Cisco. You can get a copy here.)
Those statistics tell a simple tale:
Network admins who have knowledge and certification in security, wireless, and voice will have a huge advantage over network admins who do not.
That's why Cisco is introducing these new certifications, and exactly why I'll be releasing Study Packages for all three of these specializations, beginning in September!
There's one detail you need to take care of now, though.
To earn any of these CCNA specialist certifications, you must earn your CCNA first, by either the one-exam (640-802) path or the two exam path (ICND 1 and 2).
This announcement by Cisco makes it more important than ever to be CCNA certified. Be ready to earn these new certifications by earning your CCNA now!
Just imagine how impressive your resume and reputation will be when you're CCNA certified and certified in security, voice, and wireless!
Personally, I'd hire you in a minute, and I've always been tough about who I hire. And if you already worked for me, you'd get the next promotion.
Get ready for these new certifications by starting on your CCNA now. Take five minutes to read this page - it's more important than ever.
The Ultimate CCNA Study Package
Starting this September, I'll be releasing Study Packages for CCNA Security, CCNA Voice, and CCNA Wireless. While I'm working on those, you need to be working on your CCNA to take advantage of these vital new certifications.
Click that link and let's get started!
The Ultimate CCNA Study Package
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Here are today's Cisco practice exam questions!
CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification:
Identify the correct statements:
A. The POSTs are kept in ROM.
B. The POSTs are kept in RAM.
C. The IOS images are kept in RAM.
D. The IOS images are kept in Flash.
E. The running configuration file is kept in Flash.
F. The running configuration file is kept in RAM.
G. The startup configuration file is kept in Flash.
CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam:
What's the purpose of the attack-drop.sdf file?
CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam:
What route redistribution option will resolve the potential issue in the following configuration?
R2(config-router)#redistribute eigrp 100 metric 30
% Only classful networks will be redistributed
CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam:
Name two methods of setting a Cisco switch's configuration revision number to zero.
CCNP / ONT Exam:
Identify the true statements:
A. The FXO port points to the office
B. The FXS port points to the subscriber
C. The FXO port points to the subscriber
D. The FXS port points to the office
I'll have the answers for you on Saturday, August 2!
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My Mistake Is Your Gain - You Have One More Chance To Claim Free Server 2008 Training, Lab Workbooks, and Study Packages With My Video Boot Camps!
I meant to mention this offer one more time in yesterday's newsletter, but it was left out - my fault! I did send out a reminder last night, but many of you didn't see it until this morning - so I'm extending this offer for one more day to my newsletter readers only!
Certification candidates around the world have used my exclusive Video Boot Camps to pass their exams and create a brighter future for themselves - and through tonight only, I'm giving you even more incentive to purchase one of my Video Boot Camps!
When you purchase one of the four following Video Boot Camps, you receive membership in my exclusive, invitation-only Cisco certification forum AND a free download of the Lab Workbook for that course, AND three days of free rack time - a $37 value!
When you purchase my Network+ Video Boot Camp, you'll receive a free download of my Network+ Study Package - a $67 value!
And when you take my exclusive CCNP 4-In-One Video Boot Camp, you save $200 AND I'll give you a free download of the CCNP Study Package of your choice (BCMSN, BSCI, ONT, or ISCW) - a $67 value!
The Ultimate CCNP 4-In-1 Boot Camp
These Video Boot Camps will still be here on August 2, but I guarantee those free offers will NOT be here. You've got this one last chance to get in on a great deal!
Also, Trainsignal is once again giving out their free Server 2008 CD with every purchase - so frankly, there's never been a better offer on these exclusive courses!
Click on those links, order your Video Boot Camp from my friends at Trainsignal (I create and teach each course personally, and Trainsignal ships 'em), and let's get started!
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Here are the answers to yesterday's questions!
CCNA Certification:
You've configured OSPF on four routers on a broadcast segment. You notice that a DR and BDR have been elected, but some adjacencies are stopping at the 2-way state. What should you do?
A. Nothing - that's what you're supposed to see.
B. Use the ip ospf priority 0 command on the appropriate interfaces on the DROTHER routers.
C. Use the ip ospf priority 0 command on the appropriate interfaces on the DR and BDR.
D. Use the neighbor command on the DR and BDR to complete the incomplete adjacencies.
Answer: A. This is a default behavior of OSPF that helps to cut down on the number of LSAs being transmitted on a broadcast segment.
The only routers that will have an adjacency to all other routers on the segment are the DR and BDR. The DROthers will only have full adjacencies with the DR and BDR, never with other DROthers.
CCENT Certification:
How many wires "roll over" in a rollover cable?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 6
E. 8
Answer: E. All eight wires in a rollover cable will "roll over" to another pin at the remote end, with the wire on Pin 1 at one end rolling over to Pin 8 at the other end, the wire on Pin 2 at one end rolling over to Pin 7 at the remote end, and so forth.
CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam:
There are three basic methods IPS uses to identify potentially malicious traffic. Name all three and give a brief definition of each.
Both the IPS and IDS can base their identification of dangerous and malicious traffic on the following:
Policy, where a configured policy may ban particular IP addresses, ports, or even websites
Signature, where byte patterns are considered along with other values.
Anomaly, where differences from normal traffic patterns are sought and detected.
CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam:
You've run the show ip bgp command and note a value under "LocPrf". If that value is the default, what is it? And what is this particular value used for?
Answer: That's the Local Preference. LOCAL_PREF is a well-known BGP attribute that is used when multiple paths between autonomous systems exist. The LOCAL_PREF attribute is just that... local. Routers within the local AS are told what path to use to exit that AS. The local preference value is passed only among iBGP peers, and this value never leaves the local AS.
The default Local Preference is 100.
CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam:
What command resulted in the following output?
SW1# ?
Port Security : Enabled
Port Status : Secure-up
Violation Mode : Shutdown
Aging Time : 0 mins
Aging Type : Absolute
SecureStatic Address Aging : Disabled
Maximum MAC Addresses : 3
Total MAC Addresses : 2
Configured MAC Addresses : 2
Sticky MAC Addresses : 0
Last Source Address:Vlan : 0000.0000.0000:0
Security Violation Count : 0
Answer:
SW1#show port-security interface fast 0/2
You didn't need to identify the port number to answer the question correctly, but you do have to specify it when you use this command.
CCNP / ONT Exam:
What's the difference between an ad hoc wireless network and an infrastructure wireless network?
Answer: In an ad hoc WLAN ("wireless LAN"), the wireless devices communicate with no WAP involved. A more common wireless configuration is an infrastructure WLAN, where a WAP is used to allow multiple devices to connect to the wired network.
That's it for today! Watch the blog for new CCNA and CCNP practice exams later today, enjoy your day, and I'll see you Saturday!
To your success,
Chris Bryant
CCIE #12933
http://www.thebryantadvantage.com/
The Bryant Advantage, 9429 Apple Blossom Drive, Mechanicsville, VA 23116, USA
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