Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Steve, Tuesday's Mastermind Mail Is Here!

Steve, 

Welcome to the Tuesday, September 30 edition of The Mastermind!   

I've got a new link to a fascinating tech article on MSNBC, the answers to yesterday's questions, and more - so let's get started!

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Four New Bryant Advantage CCNA / CCNP Videos Have Been Posted On YouTube!
 
New CCNP and CCNA Wireless, Voice, and Security Videos Are On The Way!

Even if you're not working on a home lab right now, I strongly recommend these videos for all CCENT and CCNA candidates, as these videos also review some important Frame Relay concepts:

CCNA / CCNP Home Lab Video: Frame Relay Switch Theory

The second video shows you how to configure a Frame Relay switch, along with verification and troubleshooting procedures:

CCNA / CCNP Home Lab Video: Frame Relay Switch Configuration

I'm often asked whether I recommend the one-exam or two-exam path to the CCNA. Here's a video to help you decide:

The Path(s) To CCNA And CCENT Success

And if you'd like to take a video tour of my CCNA / CCENT Study Package, I have that ready for you as well!

CCNA / CCENT Study Package Video Tour

While you're there, be sure to click "subscribe" to be the first to know about future Cisco certification videos I'll be posting regularly on YouTube, including in-depth looks at the new Security, Wireless and Voice videos, along with study tips and a lot more!


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Thought For The Day

"Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success.  When you do a thing, do it with all your might.  Put your whole soul into it.   Stamp it with your own personality. 
 
Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object.  Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." -- Emerson
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Here are your Cisco practice exam questions for today!
 
 
CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification:

There's a common reason for adding an explicit deny to an extended ACL. What is it?

A. To negate the implicit allow

B. The IOS requires it

C. To allow the creation of a complete log

D. To perform packet trapping for SDEE


CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam:

What is the general term for the computers used to actually perform the attack in a DDoS attack?



CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam:

Name two common methods of combating the overhead created by a BGP full mesh.



CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam:

Identify the true statements regarding ISL.

A. It's Cisco-proprietary

B. It's an open standard trunking protocol

C. Understands the native VLAN

D. Adds 30 bytes to the size of the frame

E. Encapsulates the frame

F. Adds only a header to the frame



CCNP / ONT Exam:

What exactly does "CoPP" protect?

A. The control plane

B. The management plane

C. Both

D. Neither


Answers right here on Wednesday, October 1!
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A New Approach To Defending Computer Networks
 
I'll have a new CCNA Security tutorial for you later today, and in the meantime, take a few minutes to read this MSNBC.com article on a new approach to fighting cyber attacks.

Stopping Computer Attacks - Before They Happen!

Enjoy, and make sure to make full use of my free CCNA Security Resource Page - and four weeks from today, my CCNA Security Study Package will be ready to make sure YOU earn this vital certification!
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Here are the answers to yesterday's questions!
 
CCNA Certification And CCENT Certification:

Short answer: What command resulted in the following output?

R3# ?
HD unit 1, idb = 0x1C44E8, driver structure at 0x1CBAC8
buffer size 1524 HD unit 1, V.35 DCE cable


Answer: That's the output of show controller serial x. The above content is followed by about 25 lines of hex, but the DTE/DCE cable information you see there is (thankfully) near the top!




CCNA Security Certification / CCNP ISCW Exam:

Short answer: "All" is one of the SDEE Message display options available in SDM. Name the other three.

Answer: error, status, and alerts.


CCNP Certification / BSCI Exam:

Is the following configuration legal? If so, what's the meaning of the third line?

R2(config)#route-map PASSBSCI permit 20
R2(config-route-map)#match ip address 23
R2(config-route-map)#set interface serial0 ethernet0

Answer: Yes, this configuration is legal! When you name two interfaces with the set interface command in a route map, the first interface will be used as long as it's available, with the second interface being put into use only if the first interface is unavailable.



CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam:


Port security can't be used with which of the following?


A. trunk ports

 

B. Etherchannel ports

 

C. destination SPAN port

 

D. 802.1x ports


Answer: A, B, C, D. You can't configure port security on any of those port types.



CCNP / ONT Exam:


Give both the numeric and non-numeric name and value for the highest level of IP Precedence available in the following configuration.

R2(config-pmap-c)#set precedence ?

Answer: Numerically, it's 7, the network level.
 
That's it for now!   Enjoy the videos and the new link, and I'll see you Wednesday!
 
To your success,
 
Chris Bryant
CCIE #12933
 

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