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A Brief Overview of Ethernet History
Perhaps some of the most tedious Cisco course material is on the history of Ethernet. Cisco itself claims that there isn’t a strong significance of the material in their courses- but rather it is good for getting a better sense of knowing strengths and weaknesses of Ethernet types.
Legacy Ethernet (10-Mbps) – 10BASE5, 10BASE2, and 10BASE-T
The [...]
CCNA 1 Module 6 Exam Solutions
Cisco’s exams can be a lot of hard work- we know. But the worst thing you can do to yourself is to simply look up the answers to exam questions. Not only do you not learn anything- but you’re hurting your future in the process.
Instead, shouldn’t you get a helpful hint and get pointed in [...]
Carrier Sense Multiple Access Collision Detect (CSMA/CD) Explained
First thing is first: save yourself some trouble and remember that carrier sense multiple access collision detect is best referred to as simply CSMA/CD. We’ve heard some ridiculously long terms before, but CSMA/CD takes the cake.
Jokes aside, this media-access mechanism is what keeps networks running. If two or more computers transmit data at the [...]
How to Prevent Denial of Service Attacks
The denial of service attack is statistically the most used malicious attack out of them all. This stems from the ease of use of the attack, as well as the alarming lethality. Literally anyone can bring down a website with a simple command prompt. The question is- how do you protect against an attack that [...]
28Jan2008 | admin | 6 comments | Continued
How Kerberos Authentication Works
You may not know it, but your network is probably unsecured right now. Anyone with the right tools could capture, manipulate, and add data between the connections you maintain with the internet. The security cat and mouse game isn’t one sided, however. Network administrators are currently taking advantage of Kerberos to help combat security concerns.
Project [...]
CCNA 1 Module 5 Exam Solutions
Cisco’s exams can be a lot of hard work- we know. But the worst thing you can do to yourself is to simply look up the answers to exam questions. Not only do you not learn anything- but you’re hurting your future in the process.
Instead, shouldn’t you get a helpful hint and get pointed in [...]
Three Archaic Backdoor Trojan Programs That Still Serve Great Pranks
There are several things that come to mind when talk of the 1990’s comes around. Nirvana, vodka, cheap rap, and well- global warming wasn’t the subject of every conversation. But what really outshines the rest is the world of computing. The world of security was just getting its foothold into what is now a highly [...]
28Jan2008 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
CCNA 1 Module 4 Exam Solutions
Cisco’s exams can be a lot of hard work- we know. But the worst thing you can do to yourself is to simply look up the answers to exam questions. Not only do you not learn anything- but you’re hurting your future in the process.
Instead, shouldn’t you get a helpful hint and get pointed in [...]
CCNA 1 Module 3 Exam Solutions
Cisco’s exams can be a lot of hard work- we know. But the worst thing you can do to yourself is to simply look up the answers to exam questions. Not only do you not learn anything- but you’re hurting your future in the process.
Instead, shouldn’t you get a helpful hint and get pointed in [...]
What Is The Difference Between A Hub And A Switch?
A hub and switch essentially accomplish the same thing, although their methods are different. Both can be used to regenerate degraded signals (acting as a repeater), and both can be used to split a signal into multiple signals (handy for splitting up an internet connection to your home network, for instance). But should you really [...]
28Jan2008 | admin | 5 comments | Continued
