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CCNA Success Secrets






There has never been a CCNA Guide like this.

Success Secrets is not about the ins and outs of CCNA. In-stead,
it answers the top questions that we are asked and those we come
across in forums, our consultancy and education programs.

It tells you exactly how to deal with those questions, with tips
that have never before been offered in print.

This book is also not about CCNAs best practice and standards
details. Instead, it introduces everything you want to know to be
successful with CCNA.


Table of Contents
10 Practice questions for Cisco Certified Network Associate
(CCNA) ................................................................................................. 9
10 multiple choice Free CCNA Practice Exam: 640-802 .............. 13
Free Cisco CCNA, CCNP, CCENT Tutorial on Switching,
Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP) ......................................................... 17
CCNA, CCENT, CCNP Tutorial on Routers and Routing.......... 19
Free CCNA tutorial about Cisco IOS Software, Cisco Router
Configuration modes and Cisco CLI (Command Line Interface).
.............................................................................................................. 21
CCNA Training Courses .................................................................. 23
CCNA Security Exam Tutorial: When It's Good To Add Salt .... 25
History of Cisco networking ........................................................... 27
The Discussion Of CCNA Advice For You ................................... 30
The Cisco Learning Network Playground..................................... 37
CCNA: Cisco Certification Success Story...................................... 40
Why People should get Network+, CCNA, CCNP or CCIE
Network Based Certifications.......................................................... 43
Cisco CCNA And CCNP Practice Exam Questions: Frame Relay,
Uplink fast, And More!..................................................................... 45
Cisco CCNA, CCNP, and Security Practice Exam: Frame Relay,
NTP, Authentication, And More! ................................................... 49
Cisco Expert-Level Certifications.................................................... 53

Cisco CCNA, CCNP, Security, And CCENT Practice Exam
Questions: Debugging RIP, SDM, And More! ...............................56
Cisco CCNA, CCNP, and CCENT Questions: SDM, Lily Pad
Networks, and More!.........................................................................60
Cisco announces new CCNA Concentrators .................................64
CCNA, CCNP, And Cisco Security Practice Exam Questions:
OSPF Stub Areas, Switches, And More! .........................................66
CCNA, CCNP, and Cisco Security Questions: BGP Attributes,
Switching Problems, And More!......................................................70
CCNA, CCNP, And Security Exam Questions: Usernames,
Passwords, TCP, And More! ............................................................74
A CCNA Certification Validates Advanced it Skills ....................78
CCNA ICND Exam Tips ...................................................................81
Cisco CCNA and CCENT Practice Exam: 10 Questions on Point-
To-Point Connections, PPP, and HDLC .........................................84
CCENT, CCNA, CCNP, CCIE Interview Questions.....................90
Cisco CCNA Certification Training Tips........................................93
Cisco CCNA Certification Introduction .........................................96
CCNA CERTIFICATION - A SHORT ELABORATION..............98
Cisco CCNA, CCNP, CCENT, and CompTIA Network+ and
Security+ Questions: VLANs, SYN Attacks, and More! ............101
How to pass CCNA: 6 Steps to Success........................................104
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) 640-802 Exam......109
CCNA Certification-A threshold in networking profession .....112

How To Get The Necessary CCNA Certification Training....... 115
Get Your CCNA and Advance Your Career ............................... 117
Cisco CCNA Certification Exam FAQ: Discussing 640-801 And
640-802 .............................................................................................. 120
Your First Step to Network Certification - CCNA(Cisco Certified
Network Associate)......................................................................... 123
Get CCNA at Home........................................................................ 125
CCNA Training Courses ................................................................ 134
Doing the CCNA Certification Exam With No Experience? You
May Get Your Head Bitten Off!..................................................... 136
CCNA ICND Exam Tips ................................................................ 140
Cisco CCNA And CCNP Practice Exam Questions: Frame Relay,
Uplinkfast, And More!.................................................................... 143
Cisco CCNA, CCNP, And Security Practice Exam: Frame Relay,
The IPS, And More!......................................................................... 147
Cisco CCNA And CCNP Practice Exam: HDLC, PPP, Secure
Remote Connections, And More!.................................................. 151
Cisco CCNA, CCNP, Security, And CCENT Practice Exam
Questions: Debugging RIP, SDM, And More! ............................ 156
CCNA, CCNP, and CCENT Practice Exam Questions: Password
Encryption, The IOS Firewall Set, And More! ............................ 161
CCNA, CCNP, And Cisco Security Practice Exam Questions:
OSPF Stub Areas, Switches, And More! ...................................... 167
Cisco Courses-Your ticket to the world of networking experts172

Cisco Training Classes for a successful IT career ........................175
Three Levels of Cisco Certifications..............................................178
Cisco CCNA, CCNP, and CCENT Practice Exam: The Boot
Process, WPA, Network Attacks, and More! ...............................180
It is Now Easy to Get Through Cisco Exams ...............................185
CCNA, CCENT, And CCNP Practice Exam Questions: VTP, BGP
Attributes, SRST, And More!..........................................................187
CCNA, CCNP, CCENT, And Cisco Security Questions: RFC
Address Ranges, OSPF Router Types, And More!......................191
CCNA, CCNP, And Cisco Security Practice Exam Questions:
POSTs, ROM, RAM, And More! ....................................................195
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10 Practice questions for Cisco Certified
Network Associate (CCNA)

By Georgia Stath

After you study your text books it is important to test your
newly acquired knowledge and see just how well you have
absorbed the material. Practice exams....
Reinforces what you learnt - fill in the gaps of what you
missed * Gets you used to answering questions to build
confidence and familiarity
Here are 10 Multiple Choice exams questions for you to
practice on:

Question 1# - Which of the following are valid parameters for
an extended IPX access list (Choose all that apply)?
A. source-network B. permit or deny C. source-socket D.
protocol E. list-number

Question 2# - Which of the following is not valid?
A. router show RAM B. router show version C. router show
running-config D. router show startup-config
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Question 3# - Which of the following is a congestion man-
agement scheme that identifies conversations, separates
packets that belong to each conversation, and shares band-
width fairly between the various streams?
A. Weighted Priority queuing B. Prioritizing queuing C. FIFO
fair queuing D. Weighted fair queuing

Question 4# - Which of the following describes a full-duplex
transmission?
A. Data transmission in only one direction B. Data transmis-
sion in both directions, but only one way at a time C. Uses a
single cable D. Uses a point-to-point connection from the
transmitter of the transmitting station to the receiver of the
receiving station

Question 5# - What would be the proper command to set a
bandwidth of 56K for a serial interface?
A. Router# bandwidth 56000 B. Router (config-if) #band-
width 56,000 C. Router (config) #bandwidth 56000 D.
Router (config-if) #bandwidth 56

Question 6# - Which of the following is not part of the data
link layer?
A. Determines network topology B. Performs flow control C.
Performs physical addressing D. Terminates a session E.
Transports data across the physical link
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Question 7# - You have an IP address of 172.16.13.5 with a
255.255.255.128 subnet mask. What is your class of address,
subnet address, and broadcast address?
A. Class B, Subnet 172.16.13.0, Broadcast address
172.16.13.255
B. Class B, Subnet 172.16.13.0, Broadcast address
172.16.13.127
C. Class B, Subnet 172.16.0.0, Broadcast address
172.16.255.255
D. Class A, Subnet 172.16.13.0, Broadcast address
172.16.13.127.

Question 8# - Coaxial cable was used for which types of
Ethernet networks? (Select 2)
A. 10Base-T B. 100Base-T4 C. 10Base2 D. 100Base-FX E.
10Base5 F. 100Base-T

Question 9# - As a system administrator, you need to set up
one Ethernet interface on the Cisco router to allow for both
sap and Novell-ether encapsulations. Which set of com-
mands will accomplish this?
A. interface Ethernet 0.1 ipx encapsulation Novell-ether ipx
network 9e interface Ethernet 0.2 ipx encapsulation sap ipx
network 6c
B. interface Ethernet 0.1 ipx encapsulation Novell-ether
interface Ethernet 0.2 ipx encapsulation sap

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C. interface Ethernet 0 ipx encapsulation Novell-ether ipx
network 9e interface Ethernet 0 ipx encapsulation sap ipx
network 6c

D. interface Ethernet 0.1 ipx encapsulation Novell-ether ipx
network 9e interface Ethernet 0.2 ipx network 6c

Question 10# - Using a switch we divide the network into
multiple _________ domains
A. collision B. broadcast C. bridged D. virtual

ANSWERS
Question 1 - Correct Answers: A, B,C,D,E Question 2 - Cor-
rect Answers: A Question 3 - Correct Answers: D Question 4 -
Correct Answers: D Question 5 - Correct Answers: D Ques-
tion 6 - Correct Answers: D Question 7 - Correct Answers: B
Question 8 - Correct Answers: C,E Question 9 - Correct
Answers: A Question 10 - Correct Answers: A

About the Author

By Georgie Stath - Certification Help is a beginners guide to
getting certified. Also find 8 Accelerated Learning Tech-
niques that will see you getting certified faster.

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10 multiple choice Free CCNA Practice
Exam: 640-802

By Georgia Stath

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
After you study your text books it is important to test your
newly acquired knowledge and see just how well you have
absorbed the material. Practice exams....
Reinforces what you learnt - fill in the gaps of what you
missed * Gets you used to answering questions to build
confidence and familiarity

Here are 10 Multiple Choice exams questions for you to
practice on:
Question 1# - Which of the following are ways to provide
login access to a router? (choose all that apply)
A. HTTP B. Aux Port C. Console D. LLC E. Telnet F. SNMP

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Question 2# - Which statement is true regarding the user
exec and privileged exec mode?
A. They both require the enable password B. User exec is a
subset of the privileged exec C. The '?' only works in Privi-
leged exec D. They are identical

Question 3# - This modem standard has a speed of 28.8k
and has error-correction features.
A. V.42 B. V.32bis C. V.90 D. V.34

Questions 4# - What would be the proper command to set a
DCE clock rate of 56k for a serial interface?
A. Router (config) # clockrate 56000 B. Router# clockrate
56000. C. Router (config-if) #clock rate 56000 D. Router
(config-if) # clockrate 56k

Question 5# - What is an example of a MAC address?
A. Az32:6362:2434 B. BA:281x:8288 C.
101:354:665:8734:ffd6:8023 D. A625:cbdf:6525

Question 6# - Which command does not show that two
devices are failing to route packets between them success-
fully?

A. show interface B. trace C. telnet D. ping
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Question 7# - You are designing a network which needs to
support 200 users. You don't plan to extend the segment
beyond the current number of users. Which subnet mask
would best meet your needs? Select the best answer.
A. 255.255.0.0 B. 255.255.255.0 C. 255.0.0.0 D. 255.224.0.0
E. 255.255.255.200

Question 8# - MAC is to Ethernet what ________ is to
Frame Relay.
A. DLCI B. LCI C. PVC D. None of the above

Question 9# - The 802.2 frame specifies a type whereas
802.3 frame specifies a length:
A. True B. False

Question 10# - What is used to see if a client is still con-
nected to a NetWare server?
A. Spoofing TCP/SAP B. Watchdog packet C. GNS Round
Robin D. DNS Round Robin

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ANSWERS
Question 1 - Correct Answers: B,C,E Question 2 - Correct
Answers: B Question 3 - Correct Answers: A Question 4 -
Correct Answers: C Question 5 - Correct Answers: D Ques-
tion 6 - Correct Answers: A Question 7 - Correct Answers: B
Question 8 - Correct Answers: A Question 9 - Correct An-
swers: A Question 10 - Correct Answers: B

About the Author

By Georgie Stath - Certification Help is a beginners guide to
getting certified. Also find 8 Accelerated Learning Tech-
niques that will see you getting certified faster.


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Free Cisco CCNA, CCNP, CCENT Tuto-
rial on Switching, Spanning-Tree Proto-
col (STP)

By M Aslam

A Layer 2 switch, which functions as a transparent bridge,
offers no additional links for redundancy purposes. To add
redundancy, a second switch must be added. Now two
switches offer the transparent bridging function in parallel.
LAN designs with redundant links introduce the possibility
that frames might loop around the network forever. These
looping frames would cause network performance problems.
For example, when the switches receive an unknown unicast,
both will flood the frame out all their available ports, includ-
ing the ports that link to the other switch, resulting in what is
known as a bridging loop, as the frame is forwarded around
and around between two switches. This occurs because
parallel switches are unaware of each other. The Spanning-
Tree Protocol (STP), which allows the redundant LAN links
to be used while preventing frames from looping around the
LAN indefinitely through those redundant links, was devel-
oped to overcome the possibility of bridging loops. It enables
switches to become aware of each other so that they can
negotiate a loop-free path through the network. Loops are
discovered before they are opened for use, and redundant
links are shut down to prevent the loops from forming. STP
is communicated between all connected switches on a net-
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work. Each switch executes the Spanning-Tree Algorithm
(STA) based on information received from other neighboring
switches. The algorithm chooses a reference point in the
network and calculates all the redundant paths to that refer-
ence point. When redundant paths are found, STA picks one
path to forward frames with and disables or blocks forward-
ing on the other redundant paths.

STP computes a tree structure that spans all switches in a
subnet or network. Redundant paths are placed in a blocking
or standby state to prevent frame forwarding. The switched
network is then in a loop-free condition. However, if a for-
warding port fails or becomes disconnected, the STA will run
again to recomputed the Spanning-Tree topology so that
blocked links can be reactivated. By default, STP is enabled
on all ports of a switch. STP should remain enabled in a
network to prevent bridging loops from forming.

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CCNA, CCENT, CCNP Tutorial on
Routers and Routing

By M.Aslam

Routers are the critical part of all the networks and can be
both security aid and security vulnerability. A router basi-
cally has more network interfaces through which network
traffic is forwarded. Or it might be blocked. The router
decides when to forward packets between the networks based
on internal routing table. The routing table can also be static.
That means where each route is explicitly defined or dynamic
where the router learns new routes by the use the routing
protocols.
A router also supports access control lists that specify which
packets to allow or blocked. Every packet going through a
router will be checked against the ACL to see if the packet is
allowed to be forwarded. Lots of current routers offer secu-
rity capabilities along with their routing functionality. Seg-
menting the network using routers limits the amount of the
data flowing through segments. It also applies to broadcast
traffic.

Routers also allow technicians to explicitly deny a few pack-
ets the ability to be forwarded between segments. Using just
the internal security features of some, routers can prevent
users through internal network from using the Telnet to
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access external systems. Telnet are always a security risk as
the passwords and all communications are transmitted in
cleartext. Because of this, it's best not to create Telnet ses-
sions between the internal network and an external network.
Without a firewall, the rule can be put in place within the
router to drop packets attempting to connect to port 23 on
any external systems. After all of this is done by properly
con- figuring the ACLs for the router. Spoofed packets are
packets that contain the IP address in the header that are not
the actual IP address of the originating the computer.
Routers combat this by giving the technicians the ability to
drop packets which are coming through the interface from
the wrong subnet. . If the packet comes in from the router's
external interface by using an IP address from the network
on the router's internal interface, the router can be instructed
to drop the packet and not forward it. There are two types of
access lists available to filter traffic on Cisco routers. One of
them is a standard access list. It allows technicians to filter
traffic from specific addresses or subnet ranges. Cisco also
provides extended access lists, which allow technicians to
filter based on a variety of criteria. This access list allows
technicians to use source addresses, destination addresses,
and specific network services as the basis of filtering rules.

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Free CCNA tutorial about Cisco IOS
Software, Cisco Router Configuration
modes and Cisco CLI (Command Line
Interface).

By M.Aslam

The majority of Cisco routers run Cisco IOS Software with
the command-line interface (CLI). The CLI is used to inter-
face with the device and send commands to the device. This
is achieved through the use of a terminal, a terminal emula-
tor, or a Telnet connection. Some routing cards, such as the
Multilayer Switch Feature Card (MSFC) daughter card for
the Catalyst 6000 series LAN switches, also run Cisco IOS
Software. Understanding the Cisco IOS Software CLI is as
fundamental to supporting routers. There are three ways in
which you can access the CLI: you access the router through
the console; through a dialup device through a modem
attached to the auxiliary port; or by using a Telnet connec-
tion.
Whichever method you use, you enter user exec mode first.
User exec mode is one of three command exec modes in the
IOS user interface. Enable mode, also known as privileged
mode or Privileged exec mode, and command mode are the
others. Enable mode is so named because the enable com-
mand is used to reach this mode.

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User mode allows commands that are not disruptive to be
issued, with some information being displayed to the user.
Privileged mode supports a superset of commands compared
to user mode. However, none of the commands in user mode
or privileged mode changes the configuration of the router.
Passwords are required for Telnet and auxiliary access as of
Cisco IOS Release 12.x and later. However, there are no
preconfigured passwords; therefore, you must configure
passwords for Telnet and auxiliary access from the console
first.
All Cisco routers have a console port, and most have an
auxiliary port. The console port is intended for local adminis-
trative access from an ASCII terminal or a computer using a
terminal emulator. The auxiliary port is intended for asyn-
chronous dial access from an ASCII terminal or terminal
emulator; the auxiliary port is often used for dial backup.

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