So why do I say that CBT certification training is more useful than the traditional methods of training. The first reason I have is that I can watch the videos and read the learning material unlimited number of times while if we’re in a training class, we get a chance to listen to the teacher only once.

There may be an advantage of attending the classes because of the environment of the institute and the physical equipment available for hands on training in case of technology certifications like Cisco CCNA or Microsoft MCTS but the fact is that we can get near to perfect simulators of the physical products very easily. This can lead us to sitting and watching the CBT training videos sitting in the comfort of our home.

What do you people think of attending the training classes in real time versus watching CBT training videos at home?

I’m planning to have a forum where we can share everything like this. Today I’m going to share with everyone the latest version of Pass4Sure CCNA 640-802 Exam which was updated in January 2010. There are 60 questions in total and it’s in the form of a Word document. It can be downloaded from the following URL:

To see the version of IOS, there is one command which give a detailed overview of the software installed on the system (Cisco router or switch).Lets issue the command:

Certhacker#show version

The following sample information will be shown:

Show version will provide the following information:

• The version of the IOS
• Configuration register
• Hostname of the device
• The version of the ROM bootstrap
• The version of the boot loader
• The last way, time and date to power off the device
• Uptime of the device
• RAM
• Information about device hardware like Processor ID etc.
• Information about the interfaces installed on the device

It also show some additional information in case of a switch:

• The MAC addresses of all the interfaces on the switch
• Installed features like encryption etc.
• Time and date of configuration file modification

If you want to practice this command, you can use the router simulation in the following page:

Show Version Command Practice Simulation

So let’s start:

Enter global config mode

Certhacker#configure terminal
Enter configuration lines, one per line. End with CNTL/Z
Certhacker(config)#

Create Access list to permit a network

Certhacker(config)#access-list 20 permit 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255

This will create an access list no. 20 which will permit the network 192.168.1.0/24. Now we need to apply this access list to a vty line.

Apply access list to router’s virtual terminals

Certhacker(config)#line vty 0 4
Certhacker(config)#access-class 20 in

Now see the access list applied

Certhacker#show access-list

This will show the recently applied access list 20. Please note that there is an implied deny all at the end of each access list that will deny all other networks other than the permitted ones.

Try this tutorial live on the following simulation lab:

CCNA Simulation Lab Access List Tutorial

Somebody told me in comments that the Pass4Sure CCNA 640-802 dumps have been updated. The latest version is 7.63. The latest version comes as an auto installer which can be downloaded from the following URL:

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Download Links for V7.58 are as follows:

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CCNA demand has been increasing and industry is demanding more and more skills from its workers. Due to recent recession times, companies are downsizing their workforce but at the same time they are hiring more people. This looks strange at first but if you analyze at this time the need of organizations is less workforce and more skills. So, logically there are more chances of one’s hiring if one can show more skills to an employer. Cisco Certificates are one way of showing your knowledge and skills.

CCNA is a great certification for those who want to enhance their knowledge of IP. Technology is changing at high speed and every network is coming to IP, in other words we are moving towards an all-IP era. These times require more IP skills and CCNA is a certificate for these kind of skills. The following video goes deepen into what I am saying:

The salary of a network engineer depends on a location and experience he has in the field of networking. I will talk of two locations only which will show the variation of salaries according to the place of work. In USA, the salary survey by TCPmag shows the following chart:

According to payscale.com, average CCNA salaries in Pakistan are as follows:

DYNAGEN is a best Cisco emulator ever written. You can take advantage of that as it is free to use. Download it as follows:

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=160317&package_id=192619