200-301 V1 Ch05: Ethernet Switching

It seems simple… and then you’re sitting at the #CCENT or #CCNA exam. Where does that Ethernet frame really go? I posted a question about LAN Switching a few days back. Here are the [...]

To get your #CCENT and #CCNA, you must have the skill to predict how switches forward Ethernet frames. This skill goes beyond a simple generic list of actions like forward/filter/flood. This next [...]

This post wraps up the discussion of the to the question listed in this earlier post – a question copied from the exam bank that comes with the ICND1 Official Cert Guide. Today’s post discussed [...]

This post discusses the answers to the questions listed in the previous post. But what makes this question so challenging for someone headed for the ICND1 exam? Three things, in my opinion: 1) [...]

Today’s post lists a question that comes with the ICND1 Official Cert Guide from Cisco Press. Here’s the story. I received a reader comment about this question, and I thought, wow, this one has [...]

I posted a question about LAN Switching a few days back. Here are the answers! Post with any related clarifications or comments.

Today’s post is a #CCENT question about the basics of LAN switching. It has a similar slant to some of the recent questions here in the blog, but focused on layer 2. I’ll post the [...]

Today’s post wraps up this latest sample #CCENT exam question. Answer is below the fold. Relevant Links: The original question Related analysis of the question Other Q&A in this blog

In many ways, the #CCENT and #CCNA are all about practice. Yes, you need to learn, but you need to practice applying what you learned if you want to do well on the exams. Today’s post looks at [...]

For #CCENT and #CCNA, you need to know how switches learn, plus you need to know how switches forward frames. Sometimes, combining the two concepts (learning and forwarding) for the first time [...]