Cisco® announces a new entry level certification as a pre-curser to the CCNA exam
This new entry-level certification has been dubbed Cisco® Certified Entry Network Technician (CCENT). Why is this so important? Well, because the CCNA exam—especially the new CCNA announced today—is now extremely hard, that´s why! So basically, it´s CCENT to the rescue. It gives unsuspecting network professionals the opportunity to take a much easier stepping stone-like approach to getting that all-important CCNA certification instead of trying to gulp all the information in a one week class, or by reading a book. Yes, it´s true—the...
read moreCisco® announces new CCNA exams
ICND1 640–822 ICND2 640–816 CCNA Composite 640–802 In order to obtain your CCNA you can take and pass the ICND1 and ICND2 exams at $125 bucks a piece, or try your hand at the CCNA Composite 640–802 exam at $150. This is the same approach Cisco® has been using for years—you either take two relatively easier tests, or one super hard test. I always recommend the one test approach because, well, no one, including Cisco®, has proved that the two-test approach is actually easier. So why go there? Anyway, since the new exam won´t be...
read moreThe ABCs of IPv6
IP version 6 is poised to revolutionize networking. Here’s why you should care and what you need to do to get ready. The odds are good that you’re aware Microsoft will soon release new server and host operating systems that will come loaded with the Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) stack pre-installed and ready to rock on your network. Did you know that IPv6 will be the default-routed protocol, though? Unless you uninstall it from your new servers and hosts, your network will be moving to IPv6. If it fails, your hosts will revert back...
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