We have received countless request regarding what book(s) should candidates use when learning and preparing for exams. When learning new technologies it is always good to have a well written book to explain the technologies. Free CCNA Workbook primarily provides workbook labs however there is core knowledge you must know which you may not find on this website. For this we refer you to the official Cisco CCNA Certification Study Guide published by Cisco Press. There are of course tons of books on the market that CCNA candidates can...

If you have a DSL Connection than often times you're going to have a DSL modem provided by your ISP. This modem however is fairly standardized in which case you can replace it with the HWIC-1ADSL which supporst up to the aDSL2+ Standard. Often times when you browse through your modem management page it shows very little information with regards to troubleshooting and basic monitoring of the circuit. the aDSL WIC/HWIC provides deteiled information when it comes to the actual underlying ATM circuit. First off lets make sure...

Throughout the years while working for a Value Added Re-seller (VAR) that provides professional services, I always get asked about by clients countless questions regarding best practice configurations for access edge switches. Unfortunately there are no simple guides that I could find on google currently that discuss and demonstrate the most common best practice access edge configuration. So in this blog I'm going to discuss key details about best practice configuration for access edge switches. First we'll take a look at an example best practice configuration on a...

So I've posted a nice little challenge on the Facebook page where I asked everyone to name items that every network engineer should have in their laptop bag. Everyone can think of the most obvious items such as a laptop, console cable, power cable, Ethernet cable, etc... But this blog is going to focus on some of the items that are very handy to have especially when you're working for a consultant as every site you work at...

The sun has since set on the days of Dial up internet access however there are few that hang onto the legacy technology for good reason. Over 2 million Americans alone use AOL Dial up Internet Access because they reside in areas that do not have broadband (DSL/Cable/FIOS). There are several reasons as to why you may want to use Dial up in a business setting. First and foremost is the cost. You can get a POTS (Plain old telephone service) line for pennies on the dollar now...