Whenever I taughtCCNP in theclass-room, I foundthat Students wereconfusedabout some topics or commands that they have studied in the CCNA course(with someone else!), and I had toclarify or re-explainthese topics or commands to them. This is because these topics orcommands are confusing by their nature, or because the way that they are typically explained to the students. Therefore, the idea of this course came in my mind, which intend toclarify those confusing topics or commands.
This course contains five sections:
Working with Passwords: which containsthoughts on passwords, understand themeaning of theno service-encryptioncommand, and how tobreak the type 7 encryption.
Working with Telnet:which contains how to work with telnet as source or destination, and how to telnet to a specific port..
Miscellaneous Topics: such asunderstanding thenetworkcommand, theVTP client mode, thelongest match rule, andthe meaning of theOSPFprocess ID being locally significant.
Everything about static Routing!: which explains almost everything about static routing and movinggraduallyfrombasicconcepts and configurations to the advanced onessuch asload balancing and floating static routes with IP SLA. Then we have tosolve the challenge of making the configuration of the floating static routes working by getting help from HSRP!You will find this part of the courseenjoyable and challenging.
Understanding the OSPF LSA Types: Where I have explained theOSPFLSA types 1,2,3,4, and5, the metric and metric types used with OSPF redistribution, and the usage of the OSPFsubnetskeyword and the EIGRPno auto-summarycommand.
Configuring Frame-Relay: Where I have explainedBasic Frame-Relay Configuration, how to configureFrame-Relay Multipoint sub-interfaces, and how tosolve issues with routing protocols in a frame-relay network.
You do not have to watch the videos in any particular order. You can godirectlyand watch the videos related totopics or commandsthat you feel that theyconfusing or not clear. At the end of the course, there will be apractice testthat you can use to find if these topics or commands are clear or still confuse you. You can attempt this practice test after watching the videos as afinal checkor even before todecide which topics or section you have to watch.
I hope that that you will find this course useful, and that it will clarify confusing topics or commands for you, so that you canfully understand the CCNA curriculum, andbe ready for your CCNP studies!.
