I see. Thanks

Loopbacks are slightly less complicated so I will stick with that when creating faux networks. Thanks Ronnie.

@Daniel-Espinal,

It is recently now open to other vendors.

Yes, as good of a protocol as it is, it's never been a popular implementation.

Cordially,
Ronnie Wong
Edutainer, ITProTV

@Ronnie-Wong OMG Ronnie you are super awesome. I just downloaded GNS3 and in minutes I had a Frame relay lab set up.

@Daniel-Espinal,

I believe the port security commands may not be available and creating vlans using switchport access vlan

There's possibly more than this but I know those right off the bat .

Cordially,
Ronnie Wong
Edutainer, ITProTV

@Daniel-Espinal,

As far as I know you're going to have to do exactly that.

There is no interface range command to apply to every single port on your switch that I know of if you've got multiple cards or blades or slots that are filled.

Cordially,
Ronnie Wong
Edutainer, ITProTV

@Ponciana-S-Pajela,

The command you mention shows info about that router's interfaces that are configured to handle EIGRP traffic.
The show ip protocols really let you know what routing protocols are active on the router and what networks that router is advertising using what particular protocols. So this one isn't specific to EIGRP.

Cordially,
Ronnie Wong
Edutainer, ITProTV

@Ponciana-S-Pajela,

In STP, when it comes to root election:
the Lowest RID (Root ID= Priority+ MAC) will be the root bridge.

So in your case, the Priority Default to 32768, and what you're left with is the ability to deal with the MAC address in Hex format. So you would have to determine the lower of the 1111.8339.1111 and the 1111.833d.1111. In this instance the 8339 would have been the lower of the two MAC addresses.

If you would have been told that one was 32768.1111.8339.1111 and 28672.1111.833d.1111, then the one with the 833d would have becomes the root bridge.

So it's a combination of both. @Daniel-Espinal make a good point. Normally in STP if your network is stable then it doesn't really matter if the older or newer switch is the root bridge. BUT, if you're constantly adding new switches or changing the network, you would want your newer more powerful switches to become the root bridge. The way to do that, easily is to influence the Priority number.

Cordially,
Ronnie Wong
Edutainer, ITProTV

@Daniel-Espinal,

Remember that even though it look like the Cisco IOS it really isn't. That's why the commands are bit different.

Cordially,
Ronnie Wong
Edutainer, ITProTV

Rick,

That's great to know! I didn't know they had 4 USB ports. This may be worthy of a how to one day!

Cordially,
Ronnie Wong
Host, ITProTV

I think going virtual with tools like VIRL is a better investment than physical hardware. For the price of all that hardware you can buy a poweredge off of ebay and a year of VIRL.

You can do so much with a set up like that. it will take you well into your CCIE studies.

@Peter-Wilkin
CCNA Voice is definitely in our plans to get scheduled in the next 6-9 months. We appreciate hearing from you

Angie
angie@itpro.tv

@Peter-Wilkin,

We just nearly completed the CCNP ROUTE course ( or an episode or three away from completing it). And should be starting on CCNP SWITCH soon afterwards. Not every episode is up yet that's in the process but probably another week of shows were completed. They should be up this week. The last little bit will be completed at the end of the month.

Cordially,
Ronnie Wong
Host, ITProTV

@william-clements said:

I almost exclusively used the ITPro.tv course and the official cert guide. My most successful means of studying seems to be watching the entire course from ITPro.tv from start to finish without taking any notes or pausing. After that I'll read through the cert guide, my goal being at least one chapter a day if not two. Then I'll watch the ITPro.tv course again, this time pausing to take notes to study when I'm not in front of the computer. Hand writing my notes helps me retain the information better than typing them up.

You and I are learning type twins. That's why I invested in a Live Scribe pen. There is just something about writing it out that makes it stick. I am from an era that teachers had you write out words and times tables 10 times each on a piece of paper.

I also find that audio notes are a major help. Turn all your notes into MP3s and listen to them instead of music on your commute or whatever.

@Ponciana-S-Pajela,

It's covered briefly for the sake of completeness. But it's not part of the official exam objectives. In he previous iteration, it would have been convered in the ICND2.

Cordially,
Ronnie Wong
Host, ITProTV

@Rick-Sidwell said:

But that was fixed by the turn of the century, so the recommendation today is to use autonegotiation everywhere. I think it is required for gigabit Ethernet.

Figures....."turn of the century" yep that describes me! ;)

Cordially,
Ronnie Wong
Host, ITProTV

@Ponciana-S-Pajela ,

Very good. There is no Router on a Stick configuration on the layer 3 switch.

Cordially,
Ronnie Wong
Host, ITProTV

@Patrick-McAleer,

oops... I just searched their site, I don't see the exam scheduled or retirement and can't find anyone mentioning it on any google search....so I think you're fine.

Yes, in theory the you should following and sit the CCENT first before CCNA R+S exam. The content cover every exam objective. The keys to success for Cisco exams:

Practice, practice all commands to learn what they do.
2.Practice, practice all commands to the point of muscle memory. Practice, practice all commands to get fast (give yourself, regardless of question, 1 minute per question to read, understand and answer the questions--even on practice exams) learn subnetting and do steps 1 - 3.

Cordially,
Ronnie Wong
Host, ITProTV

@Chris-Wolfe211 ,

It's always best to learn the commands outright and type them outright until you know them. There is a chance they are accepted but again they may not be. So learn them outright. What we don't want to do is say they will definitely be accepted. There's just too many abbreviations that people know and which one would be and wouldn't be accepted.

My recommendation still stands, there is no harm in coming to a simulation on the exam and trying it; press enter and see what happens. If it doesn't balk at you; then it's good. If it does; then it won't take it.

Cordially,
Ronnie Wong
Host, ITProTV

Congratulations!