Summary: Putting together a Cisco home lab is a great idea, but sometimes choosing the right cabling can be a little confusing. Learn the details from Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933. Keywords: ccna, ccnp, home, lab, cable, router, switch, crossover, dte, dce, serial, direct, pass, free, exam Article Body: More CCNA and CCNP candidates than ever before are putting together their own home labs, and...

Summary:As a CCNA and CCNP, you've got to be ready for the unexpected.  In the field, sometimes you can use the same command on two different devices and get very different results.  Learn why, and how to handle this situation, from Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933. Keywords:ccna, ccnp, bsci, bcran, free, exam, tutorial, span, tree, protocol, router, switch, ios, 5000 Article Body:As a CCNA...

Summary:Cisco PortFast gives you an important warning when you configure it, but someone may ignore it.  Learn how BPDU Guard works with PortFast from Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933. Keywords:cisco, ccnp, certification, bpdu, guard, portfast, port, fast, switch, err-disabled, exam, pass Article Body:In your CCNA studies, you learned about PortFast and the trouble it can cause if configured on...

Summary:STP timers are an important part of your CCNP studies and working with STP in real-world networks.  Learn the details of these timers and how to change them from Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933. Keywords:ccnp, bcmsn, certification, exam, pass, free, stp, spanning, tree, protocol, forward, delay, timer Article Body:In your BCMSN / CCNP exam study, it's easy to overlook some of the details...

Summary:How many STP port states are there? It depends on who you ask.  Learn the details you need to pass the BSCI exam from Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933. Keywords:cisco, ccnp, certification, spanning, tree, stp, protocol, bcmsn, disabled, listening, learning, blk Article Body:As a CCNP candidate and a CCNA, you may be tempted to skip or just browse the many details of Spanning Tree...

Summary:To become a CCNP, you've got to master the details of STP and root bridge elections.  Learn this vital information from Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933. Keywords:ccnp, bcmsn, stp, root, bridge, election, spanning, tree, secondary, vlan, priority, default, 32768 Article Body:Your BCMSN and CCNP studies will include mastering the details of Spanning Tree Protocol (STP). While you learned...

Summary: Uplinkfast is an important topic on your CCNP exams and in real-world networks. Learn the fundamentals from Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933. Keywords: cisco, ccnp, certification, exam, pass, bcmsn, uplinkfast, switch, root, bridge, port, failure, ccie Article Body: You remember from your CCNA studies that when a port goes through the transition from blocking to forwarding, you're looking at...

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