The “router on a stick” concept was introduced to me in my CCNA studies. Its purpose is to use a router with a single physical interface and segment it into as many sub-interfaces as there are VLANs. A Router on ... Read More »
As I mentioned before, I have a GNS3 lab on my laptop, on which I’m emulating a Cisco 3725 with a NM-16ESW card. As I am progressing through the chapters, I’ll post all the commands that are not supported by it, ... Read More »
The setting: two Catalyst switches. On each one of them I created two VLANs. A trunk between both switches is set up. Scenario: I shutdown the trunk port on side A: No more VLANs are detected on the local ... Read More »
This lab will allow me to do most of the Cisco switching games of BCMSN exam. For example, I can enter the vlan database mode to configure VLANs. It’s a deprecated feature but we need to know it, for the ... Read More »
I often make sure to read the Errata before studying the book. It saves time, obviously. On the Ciscopress website, the errata can be found here: BCMSN Exam Guide 4th Ed- Errata Read More »
I’m studying the Cisco Student Guide vol1 right now. Here’s the new techniques I ‘m going to use: – keep a sheet of my study time. I’m using an egg timer. During study, there’s no facebook, no msn, no blogging; ... Read More »
Maybe some folks would know how I prepared for the exam. Here’s what I did: – I first read Cisco Student Guides (vol1 and 2). At first, it seemed like learning chinese. OSPF LSA3,4,5, EIGRP SIA, NSSA :), BGP,.. I ... Read More »
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