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BigD
Got it now ?

took icnd1 and 2 today

icnd1 962
icnd2 986

training material for ICND1:
http://www.ciscovce.com

I made a post that is “awaiting moderation”, whats that all about ?

Prev
Didnt know u can write both on the same day

Thats a good option for me aswell

@prev

can you write all the questions/sims that were on your exam.. i want to know every single question that you had on ICND1

xallax, what version of packet tracer do I need to open the files? I have version 5.3 and I can’t open some of the files.

Thanks!

Why is someone using my name? I did not ask for any questions above, whoever it is please stop using my name, there are plenty to choose from.

Hey that BIGD isint the real one, I’m the real one

Can people stop using my name.. lets get back to the ICND1 topic.

prev, post all your questions ASAP

can you please email me dumps.

xallax,

Should I get study a lot into NAT questions for ICND1 ? Or is it something to focus for ICND2?

Some people need to grow up
And
Others need to learn to use google and get what they need by themselves

And learn to read the old posts on this site

Cisco is NOT for the lazy, u need to study AND understand, otherwise your career will be over before it starts

EVERYTHING u need is on the internet

That isn’t the real BIGD, YOUR A FAKER–GET A LIFE, YOU DON’T TELL PEOPLE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE YOU DO, ASK POLITELY- YOU DO NOT DEMAND QUESTIONS. GET OFF THIS SITE

@test
i’d suggest you go over NAT at least once. it is not asked in ICND1, but it’s better to prepared for anything.

@bigds
this is funny

@XALLAX, SOME IDIOT IS PLAYING GAMES

@XALLAX, DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID FOR ME SEVERAL WEEKS AGO?

@bigd
i’ve been writing php/mysql code for the past 3 weeks. please remind me 🙂

It’s not inportant. Just so you know which Bigd is the real one and the faker.

Thanks xallas 🙂

hey xallax, you learned php/mysql on your own or as a student?

@jeff
php on my own – used apache2triad and xampp as wamp platforms
mysql on my own – phpmyadmin is the best!
sql syntax – had a great teacher in first faculty and liked to look at what goes on in microsoft access files

thanks for asking 🙂

how do I learn those? I mean like for the CCNA studies, there’s PT and GNS3. Any good tutorials out there?

@jeff
well…
my best buddy on that is google.
http://www.php.net is by far the best place to learn how to use php and how to use php in tandem with sql sublanguages

if you want to practice php/mysql get xampp, it’s free
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

this will actually transform your computer in a web server (nice!)

Look at the cisco blue print for ICND1 & 2, STUDY, THEN USE PRACTICE QUESTIONS LIKE ON THIS SITE FOR REFERENCE

Xallax, I can’t open some of the packet tracer files, what version do I need?

Thanks

@phenom
get the version here
http://www.packettracer.com

that should do
cheers

Thanks again Xallax. I am assuming you are taking an IT degree of some sort. Still a student right?

@jeff
yes, about to start my 3rd year on second faculty 🙂

my goal is to get my ccna, become ccnp. maybe a job in the IT field… time will tell 🙂

what is second faculty? anyway, you’re already CCNA. Just need to pass the exam to make it official which I am sure you would. I do wonder when it will undergo a major revision since the world is moving into IPv6. I would go for CCNA concentration first depending on the industry I land and CompTIA certs as well.

@jeff
dont laugh: this faculty is for kindergarten and primary school teacher…
just a way to spend my time i guess…

came across a comptia VCE, scored 700+ on first try without any preparation. they are easy and… kinda useless…

Still good to have one on your resume. And I think Microsoft credit CompTIA certs too.

xallas,

If you are looking for a job in the engineering field, email me your resume at late4thing@yahoo.com… always have openings for CCNA/CCNP folks

Passed exam 🙂

Passed with 960 first time, studied for about 1,5 month, watched the CBT nuggets + Official Cisco Press books and did some lab. Exam was easier than i thought and I was much more worried than I had to.

Study and get to know your stuff, then come over here and get some experience with this kind of questions / sims.

Who would want something on their CV they cannot back up anyhow?

KNOW YOUR STUFF!

Hi All,

Been studying consistenty for the CCENT exam and I dont know if I am ready to sit for the exam. I have got Subnetting down to perfecrtion and I have been using Packet Tracer to create my own Networks which are working excellent. I know how to configure routers using RIP V2 or even using EIGRP. Setting up port Security on a switch is easy. Is there anything else I should be focusing on for e.g NAT?

Any help would be appreciated as I would like to sit for my exam within the next 4 weeks. I have done the course, gone through CBT Nugget Videos, I have the Cisco Press Book which comes with Boson Test Engine

Thanks

Fletch

Search for exam collection, work through a test or two
Work through (and understand) this site

After that u should be good

I learnt to configure NAT manually, cause using GNS3 and SDM is so bloody slow, nothing to SDM, its point and click

I started with ICND2 studies today, gonna write both exams on the same day

@ Fletch

RIP and static routes are the only routing protocols taught at the ICND1 level. NAT is for ICND2. If you already know your subnetting well and you’ve even gone through formal training then you should be ready. I would say taking it in less than 4 weeks would be better. Just be familiar with the various show commands and what the output tells you.

@ Jeff

Thanks for your response Jeff. I guess I will need to look at Static routes a bit more and keep playing with Packet Tracer. Do you recommend any other good training material? I also use http://www.subnettingquestions.com to test my knowledge and im pretty good at that.

Thanks

Passed today with 887/1k. Should have taken it weeks sooner. Between this site, dumps, and ICND 1 Odom book there were no surpises.

@Austin

What dumps did you use?

@ Fletch

For subnetting, those in here are pretty good for practice. Read your books and practice with PT and you’re good.

ICND1 practice questions and study material links:
http://www.ciscovce.com

passed with 874/1000. master subnetting, half of the questions i had involved subnetting. and know your fundamentals…

@ def
How did you do on the security and wan links sections? What was the questions like?

Passed my exam yesterday and had the following on my test:
1) Security Sim- You have to use the show running-config to get the answers
2) Implementation Sim- The way you see it here is the way to do it, just different IP addresses
3) All drag-n-drops on this site- I had them, they threw them at me for sure.
4) Show Config sim- had that one too

DO NOT MEMORIZE THE ANSWERS- Know what you are doing- Do not go in there because you spent weeks going over the questions and memorized the answers because it’s going to burn you.
I had half of my questions on subnetting- either you know it or you don’t- STUDY-STUDY-STUDY
GOOD LUCK

@bond007

Thanks, great guidance

Passed yesterday with an 887. First 6 questions were all WAN related. Also had two simulations. This site has a ton of great information. The explanations of the questions are extremely helpful.

Hi All,

Please explain the below-

Which command will show the MAC addresses of stations connected to switch ports?
A. show mac-address
B. show arp
C. show table
D. show switchport

in Dumps 9tut & actual test – Answer is B, is it right, explain

@vj
“show mac-address” is an incomplete command
“show table” is not a CLI command
“show switchport” won’t show up the MAC address…

Does anyone know what a secure edge port is?

How does one secure an edge port or can an edge port be secured?

Anyone care to answer – CCENTS, CCNA’s, CCNP’s CCIE’s ???

@prev
options:
set maximum number of allowed MAC address,
statically assign a MAC address to a port,
assign the port to a certain VLAN,
disable (shutdown) the port if is not in use.

training material for ICND1:
http://www.ciscovce.com

@xallax

So why do they call it edge port?

@prev
the word “edge” tells us what it is: the point where the users get connected to the network.
found a nice short explanation here:
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6965577.html

@xallax

Thanks

i’m prepare for ICND1 exam and i don’t know which dump can i use ??? plz help me guys

Have you gone through at least an ICND1 book? It’s not enough to go over dumps…you won’t get an understanding that way from just memorizing questions and answers

i’m already gone through the book but i need dump just for be in the safe side

go to http://www.examcollection.com and download the latest one..

why these are not valid ip6 address:
B. 2001:0DB8:0000:130F:0000:0000:08GC:140B
C. 2001:0DB8:0:130H::87C:140B

@Anonymous
because G and H are not hexadecimal symbols

@xallax
in PT show mac-address did show mac addresses of PCs connected to switch, show arp did not, can you please explain?

@kosta
in packettracer you can use short commands (conf – configure, en – enable, sh mac – show mac-address-table)
show arp/show ip arp works on L3 devices

ICND1 training material:
http://www.ciscovce.com

@xallax
i am confused because question is asked about switch port, layer 3 is not mentioned, show arp command showed macs only after enabling vlan interface. i do not have cisco switch and there are no cisco switches in gns, can you tell if there are other options if i press [?] after typing [show mac-address] in real cisco switch? if there is only [mac-address-table] option only then answer A is correct.

@anonymous
i don’t own a cisco switch either, sorry…
you managed to get some output with show arp on a switch?

@xallax
that Anonymous was me, just forgot to type name 😛
my friend has cisco switch, i will ask him about it after 9 hours and post result.
in PT i connected 2 pcs to switch, enabled vlan interface on switch and assigned ip so it is in the same subnet with pcs, i had to ping pcs to make them appear in show arp.

@kosta
thank you!
that means that “show arp” is the correct answer after all

@xallax
my friend checked on real switch and there are other commands starting with show mac-address, so show arp is left as correct answer 🙂

passed my CCENT today. i got the cdp sim, the security testlet and a few of the drag and drops. there was a lot of subnetting questions. you gotta know how to subnet!!! i cant stress that enough. there was also some basic networking questions too…whats arp. how the mac table/filter table works, etc. time was a major factor for me. had 10 minutes to spare at the end of the exam. hope this helps. thanks 9tut!! 🙂

Hi All,

I purchased a ICND Book and it came with a Boson Exam Simulator cd. My question is are the questions which are on the CD as tough as the real exam?

Also whats the difference between the test simulator that came with the ICND book and the Ex Sim Max you can get from Boson?

Thanks

M

Router_1# show ip protocols
Routing Protocol is “rip”
Sending updates every 30 seconds, next due in 8 seconds
Invalid after 180 seconds, hold down 180, flushed after 240
Outgoing update filter list for all interfaces is not set
Incoming update filter list for all interfaces is not set

After a RIP route is marked invalid on Router_1, how much time will elapse before that route is removed from the routing table?

A. 30 seconds
B. 60 seconds
C. 90 seconds
D. 180 seconds
E. 240 seconds

Answer: B

how is the answer B plz explain xallax

@anonymous
“Invalid after 180 seconds, hold down 180, flushed after 240”

router thinks this way:
i wait 180 seconds to get a message from my neighbor
if i don’t get it after 180, then i wait up to 240 (another 60 seconds). if 240 seconds passed since last message then i consider my neighbor as non-existent any longer.

answer B is correct

ICND1 training material:
http://www.ciscovce.com

Just passed the 640-822 (ICND1) earlier today. It was alot easier than I thought it was going to be, but it was still a tough test. Got an 899 in 45 minutes. I saw a bunch of things on this website on the test, 1 or 2 even word for word.

If you know your stuff (ALOT OF SUBNETTING), then it really wont be all that hard.

Study like it’s going to be the most difficult test you have ever taken. Better to be over prepared then under.

I used the ICND1 Book from cisco press, cbtnuggets, and this website.

Nice one MrMan!

I have booked my exam which is in 2 weeks. I have got my subnetting down pat so hopefully I will pass. In the meantime I will continue to study and practice my subnetting skills.

Hi everybody,
I have my test booked for next Tuesday morning, and was wondering did anyone have any last minute advice for me, i have gone through discovery 1 and 2, i have read the Cisco official press book and even gone through the exam cram guide and the last 3 latest dumps on exam collection. But i still feel nervous as this is my first real certification exam and don’t know what to expect.

Thanks guys and girls.

@Hello
Keep practicing subnetting, you can’t practice that enough. and go through all this website has to offer in the way of the 640-822. They are very helpful and you will more than likely see a few of them on the test. But don’t memorize the answer, understand the process.

@Anonymous

Thanks for the advice, have already gone through all on 9tut site and think i understand where it all comes from and as for subnetting that just depends on the day usually i can do it in 30 ish sec but if its complicated then it might take me up to a min i just hope that nothing like that happens on the day. Assuming its not a violation of the NDA can i ask are the style of questions similar to the ones in the dumps or are the more like questions within questions, because some of the questions in the dumps are very straight forward, and dont seem to be out to get anyone

@Hello
I honestly didn’t really look too much at the dumps. I think the dumps are all just multiple choice questions. It’d be beneficial to go to

http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/wwtraining/certprog/training/cert_exam_tutorial.html

thats the tutorial video for the question types on the test. Its a pretty mixed bag of all of them.

@xallax why are you posting links to material which charge for stuff you can get free on this site.

@A
those are packs that include all that is needed to read/watch/practice on.
sorry if it offended you in any way

@Xallax

Hi Xallax.

I purchased your material a few weeks back and I have just configured the EIGRP Routing Packet Tracer topology. I just have a quick question which I hope you could answer?

When setting up EIGRP on each router as stated in your description what does the 0.0.0.x signifies as shown below

network 192.168.1.64 0.0.0.63
network 172.17.1.0 0.0.0.3
network 172.17.1.4 0.0.0.3

Thanks

Hi Guys, i am going to take my exam tomorrow… fingers crossed 🙂 i’ll let you know about the validity of these stuff..

@c0d3w1r3d

Best of luck with the exam there tomorrow.

@bigm
that is the wildcard mask used to advertise a particular subnet each time
the aim is to get you familiar to using wildcards

i know this is beyond the icnd1 level, but you should be prepared for anything, even what’s beyond the required level. i hope you agree with me on this.

thanks for asking and good luck practicing 🙂

@xallas,

Are you a CCIE?

@xallax

Thanks for explaining what they are. Ill be sure to read up on it and make sure I get a better understanding

Cheers

This place is more helpful than anywhere else. I learnt a lot from here and picked up some really important points. My CCENT test is in 10 days time and I think I’m ready to go ahead… I bough ExSim Max from Boson last night for USD$79 and it’s brilliant. I got $20 discount because I bought the CiscoPress Book with the Boson engine CD for practice exams. They are actually much more harder than the actual exam and the ICND 1 cisco press book. I’m getting 80% on the test on that and my goal is to get 100% before I sit in test. Thank you everyone

So I just got done with cisco networking fundamentals from the cisco learning network. Took the final exam and did good. Can Any of you netacad students tell me what you thought of the ccent vs networking fundamentals final? I mean of course I dont know to much routing andd switching cli and ios (besides the password stuff) but in terms of theory and subnetting what you thought was usefull and what was bogus?

thanks

cj

@anonymous
no sir, i’m only ccent 🙂

busy buying my cisco home lab piece by piece
Wanted to buy a complete kit from overseas till I saw what it will cost me to get it to South Africa, it actually costs more to get it here than to buy it, SCARY, and then I still have to deal with VAT and Import Duties by customs
decided to go local, so far I have
2 x 2811 Router (pd $400 and $250) incl 1 x WIC-1T and Network Card
1 x 2801 Router (pd $100)
1 x 2600xm Router (pd $150)
1 x 2620 Router with WIC-2T (pd$50)
1 x 2610 Router with WIC-2T (pd $50)
1 x 2950 Switch (pd $50)
1 x 2900xm Switch (pd $50)
and then a few cards and cables for another $150
Can’t wait to get all my stuff so I can continue full steam with the CCNA and into the CCNP
Unfortunately GNS3 keeps on crashing on my laptop the whole time and it bothers me that PT doesn’t support all the commands
Have to say I scored a few bargains buy taking time and hunting around in the tiny 2nd hand Cisco market in South Africa !
Still hunting for a 2950T and 2 x 3550

As an example, the 2811 goes for about $600 overseas, I got 2 for that price !
And most of the overseas kits include routers that’s no longer in production, I try to buy current equipment as much as possible.

As excited as a little boy in a candy store

@neilg
the candy store lady must be a real turn on…
joke aside, that is one hell of a home lab. you could very well set up your own ISP company for a few villages with that equipment.
i see the business opportunity here too 🙂

Probably could
worst of all, only getting all my “stuff” next week, it’s gonna be a looooong weekend ! Havent worked on a Cisco Router for years !
It costs a lot of money, but I consider it an investment

Nothing beats the real thing hey

Well. I am UK based and to be honest it was not easy..at all. But I PASSED 950/1000. 50 questions. You must me well prepared and do reverse engineering a lot.. Cisco loves the increments of 16 🙂 I am soo happy!! At ICND1.. you definitely have to know the theory…and yes there is a security question..didn’t like that..but got 100% on it…common sense but you have to think about it..and 9tut is definitely helpful..but far not enough! CBTNuggets + Odom or Ted will give you a PASS 🙂

@cod3w1r3d
Well said cod3w1r3d, as long as everybody knows what they are doing they will be fine,

Did you use any dumps for your training??

To be honest.. I found this site yesterday.. so i haven’t had any time to play with them.. but i studied for two months..and i got a few routers and switches at home..which is really a big help…and personally..I think Mr. Lammle’s book is awesome..and do not forget Jeremy 🙂 .. Good to be a CCENT .. 🙂 .. Three months of preparation and i ll be a CCNA..hopefully 🙂

@xallas,

No, I think you are a CCIE 🙂