Free Lab – SSH, VLAN, & TRUNKING Practice

Enter Free Lab Here you can download a free lab to practice SSH, VLAN, & Trunking creation and troubleshooting. With this you can begin to use what you know, and test what you don’t know yet! This Lab is the first lab of this series. Here you will be creating the base, and from this … Read more

What are symptoms of a ransomware infection?

Free Knowledge Check (SCOR) Answer: Security Concepts Question #1 The symptoms of ransomware on any device are; Threats to personal/corporate data. Your data may be encrypted through a bitlocker key, and not returned until ransom is paid. Attackers typically ask for crypto, or giftcards as payment. Once Payment is given, attackers provide key to unlock … Read more

Best Switches and Routers for Beginner Labs – Budget Friendly (300$ or less)

Introduction This post is meant to provide ideas, budgeting, and insight for a small lab. The switches and routers I am about to mention are some devices I have used in preparation for the CCNA exam. Packet tracer is great, but you will find limitations pretty quickly. Especially when you step into a live environment. … Read more

Your first network lab – guide for beginners

Introduction You want to become a network engineer? This post will guide you through a basic setup for you first network lab! We will go through everything you need from physical switches, and routers. Things you need and what you should avoid. For those that do not have the space, or are on a budget, … Read more

Top 5 Study Tips for SCOR & other exams

top 5 study tips for scor & other exams

Introduction Disclaimer: before we start on discussing top 5 study tips for these exams, I just want to clarify the following. This website and its content are created independently and are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. or any of its subsidiaries. All product names, trademarks, and registered trademarks mentioned … Read more

What is an EtherChannel?

Introduction An EtherChannel is a network protocol. This protocol allows you to connect mutliple ports on a switch (to another switch, or server), and have them all function as one. What I mean by this is if you have only 1 port fail, the rest keep the connection going. You would need to have all … Read more

Top 5 Most Powerful Cisco Commands

top 5 most powerful cisco commands

Introduction In this post I will discuss what are the Top 5 most powerful cisco commands. The 5 commands I will discuss in this post are: lets get started. Reload This is possibly in my opinion the strongest Cisco Command, as this causes a reload of the device. This means it affects production and should … Read more

Umbrella Integrations

Umbrella Integrations

Introduction Cisco Umbrella is one of the several Cisco Solutions that are important for the SCOR 350-701 Exam. The goal of this post is to cover some of the topics that I have faced when taking this exam. Specifically, Umbrella Integrations. Umbrella Integrations The following are Integrations for Cisco Umbrella. If you want deeper information. … Read more

SCOR Deep Dive

Introduction Let’s start by saying that I have taken this exam twice and failed. I am currently CCNA Certified. The exam is pretty hard so I have created this information dump. If you are studying for the SCOR, this is for you. Not only is helpful to anyone currently studying for this exam, but also … Read more

What is a subnet?

what is a subnet?

Introduction This posts covers subnetting, and provides a few tutorials and practices for anyone beginning to learn subnetting. This posts also talks about some concepts and logic behind subnetting, and the importance of subnets in IT. subnetting and networking What is a subnet? A subnet is a division of an IP space, used to segment … Read more

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