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Weekly Open Ended Question #7

Colby — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:02:22 +0000

The answer to the sixth question has been added to the post. Seventh question: What is ODR? How does it work? Please post answers in the comments (without Googling)! Related Posts:Weekly Open Ended Question #5Weekly Open Ended Question #4Weekly Open Ended Question #2Weekly Open Ended Question #1Troubleshooting Lab #2

Troubleshooting Lab #2

Colby — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:15:42 +0000

I don’t usually post on weekends, but I want to try out an idea for troubleshooting labs (and I’m bored). This is the second in the series. We got a lot of answers for the last one, most all of which were correct. I’ve started requiring approval for all comments, this way the answer won’t [...]

Troubleshooting Lab #1

Colby — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:27:28 +0000

This will be the first in a series of troubleshooting labs. I will post a topology and the issue I’m seeing. Hopefully you guys will attempt to solve it and post your ideas, questions and solutions in the comments. We’ll start with a relatively easy one. Today we are having an issue with BGP neighbor relationships [...]

Weekly Open Ended Question #6

Colby — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:16:54 +0000

Sorry for the lack of updates this week. I’ve just moved into a new place and I haven’t had time to get anything written up. I’m also lacking ideas lately, so leave some comments if you guys have any requests or ideas. The answer to the fifth question has been added to the post. Sixth question: What [...]

Weekly Open Ended Question #5

Colby — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:32:04 +0000

This is the fifth question in a series of OEQs. The answer to the fourth question has been added to the post. Fifth question: What protocol is used to automatically form trunks on a Cisco switch and how do you disable it? Please post answers in the comments (without Googling)! Answer: Dynamic Trunking Protocol automatically forms trunks. It is [...]

Site Will Be Down

Colby — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:23:48 +0000

The server this site resides on will be moved tomorrow. The entire site will be down for most of the day (Saturday February 27th) starting at around 10am EST. I will get it back online as quickly as possible, sometime around 4pm, hopefully. Related Posts:No Related Post

Weekly Open Ended Question #4

Colby — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:08:43 +0000

This is the fourth question in a series of OEQs. The answer to the third question has been added to the post. Fourth question: What is the 802.3ad standard, and what is its purpose? Please post answers in the comments (without Googling)! Answer: 802.3ad is better known as LACP. It is an IEEE link aggregation (aka etherchannel) protocol. Source Related Posts:Weekly [...]

CCNP TSHOOT Exam Topology

Colby — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:20:13 +0000

According to a post on Cisco Learning Network, Cisco will be releasing the topology used in the TSHOOT exam: First, I am part of the exam development team. Second, what am about to reveal is not part of some secret NDA. The new TSHOOT exam requires you to isolate issues on a defined network topology. The [...]

Weekly Open Ended Question #3

Colby — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:55:38 +0000

This is the third question in a series of OEQs. The first and second questions were pretty popular, so I’ve decided to add more than one a week for a month or so. The answer to the second question has been added to the post. Third question: What are the port states of 802.1w? Please post answers [...]

Weekly Open Ended Question #2

Colby — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:03:44 +0000

This is the second question in a series of OEQs. The first question was pretty popular, and was answered quickly in the comments. The answer to last week’s question has been added to the post. Second question: What is the Administrative Distance of an EIGRP Summary Route? Please post answers in the comments (without Googling)! Answer: The AD of an [...]