Official Todd Lammle Blog
Where Have All The Addresses Gone? Part I
Want to read something startling to wake you up today? Here it is: Projected IANA Unallocated Address Pool Exhaustion: 06-Sep-2011 Projected RIR Unallocated Address Pool Exhaustion: 29-Aug-2012 Or to put it another way — that’s only about 643 days from now.… Let me start at the beginning for a minute…the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is responsible for the global coördination of the Internet protocol resources and provides these resources to the Regional Internet Registry’s (RIR) who, in turn, delegates resources to their...
read moreCisco®’s Latest IOS — the Good, the Bad, & the Expensive, Part II
In my last blog, I talked about the new 15 IOS code and discussed the reason why they jumped from 12 to 15 in their code—well, my theory of why they did anyway. I also started a discussion about the new licensing they will be using, plus, their newest Integrated Services Routers Generation 2 (ISR G2). But right now, the types of licenses that Cisco® will be providing with their new routers are what I really want to focus on. Types of Licenses First and foremost, how does this change what you need to buy? Answer… That depends on exactly what...
read moreCisco®‘s Latest IOS — The Good, the Bad, & Expensive, Part I
Cisco®’s 12.x code has definitely proven to be a very stable operating system. But since change is a given, Cisco® has gone through a lot of revisions, and it’s finally time to morph into the 13.x code. But no… wait! 13 is bad. Buildings don’t have a 13th floor, and even if they do, elevators don’t go there! 13 is a superstitiously cursed, unlucky number here in the U.S. Friday the 13th has been cursed since the 16th Century because that’s the day that the King of France attacked and attempted to jail all of the members of the secretive...
read moreThese new Cisco® CCNA Concentrations sure can get confusing sometimes…
Alright, let me make sure everyone knows this fact straight away: No matter how lofty your personal goals may be, the first hurdle we’ve all got to jump on our way to networking stardom is to conquer the all-important Cisco®® CCNA test and get that certification. And all should agree that this must be achieved prior to talking the other professional level certifications, like CCNP, CCNP Wireless, CCSP and CCVP. But is it really? Is it actually the gatekeeper it’s believed to be? It is true that the CCNA exam is a notoriously difficult test...
read moreCisco®’s New CCNP Wireless Certification
If you’ve been paying attention to what the latest must have certs from the Cisco® world are, then you’ve definitely heard about the happening new CCNP Wireless track. If you haven’t, no worries, I’ll get you up to speed right here: The latest, greatest professional level cert is the CCNP Wireless Certification that sits squarely between the almost as recently announced CCNA and CCIE Wireless Certs. (Why it isn’t called the CCWP is presently beyond me, but I promise to fill you in as soon as I find out. I mean, that’s what I’d call it,...
read moreWelcome to 2009…
The year to focus on winning the battle, not the war! I’m not saying to give up on big dreams–no way…We need those to keep us motivated! I’m just saying that grasping every opportunity— however small— will be an important key to success this year. Yes, we all know the media can hype things now and then because freaking us out is really good for ratings, but it’s not exactly breaking news that our country/the world is undergoing a pretty challenging period fraught with an unprecedented type of financial débâcle that has, and will likely affect...
read moreWhy Network Certifications are more important than ever in these challenging economic times!
It’s not exactly breaking news that so many of us are either struggling to keep our current jobs, or battling with intensifying competition to secure a new one. And as this recession deepens, contending with trials of keeping and/or finding a good job are only certain to intensify. Not so long ago, as long as you behaved well, showed up for work reliably, and did what was expected of you, your job security probably wasn’t anywhere near the top of your list of concerns. But those days are unfortunately gone— people now need to do more than...
read moreCisco® Announces New CCNA Certifications
Cisco® just announced new certifications in the market and they’re super exciting! Of course, a lot of you are already writing me about when my books will be out… All I can say is I’m pounding the keyboard as fast as I can and that yes, I wish I could figure out some way to do that while sleeping too! But since I haven’t figured out how to do that yet, just hang in there-at least I’m not on strike! Anyway, I actually want to talk to you a bit about the old network certification path first, starting with the CompTIA certifications that led to...
read moreGood lord, Cisco® Friends!
Cisco® has just announced that the CCNA 640–802 exam price is now $250, effective immediately! Like getting the CCNA isn’t hard enough, now if you fail it, the cost, both financially and emotionally is a huge toll! Well, let’s just make sure we pass our exams the first time…. Cheers! Todd...
read moreThe End of the Internet by 2012?
Okay, Yes… The rumors abound suggesting our great Internet, as we know it today, is going the way of the Dodo. We could get on that boat and talk about the end of the Mayan calendar and the Nostradamus’s predictions too, or we can take a more sober approach and look at this issue not hysterically, but in an informed and logical way! First, I’ll acknowledge the threat is real. Certain large corporations would love to become even larger and not only control our Internet access, but charge us for that “service” in the name of protecting our...
read moreCertifications lead to IT Jobs
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