CID: ISDN signaling

2000-10-11 Thread Alldread AK2 Robert J
I am preparing for the CID exam and have a question that I need some help resolving. The CiscoPress CID book states on page 329 that a T1 uses in-band signaling and a E1 uses out-of-band signaling. I also have the Boson CID test #1 and it states that both use out-of-band signaling. I wrote to J

SNA: why tokenring?

2000-10-12 Thread Alldread AK2 Robert J
I am just curious as to why SNA still runs on tokenring today. Is there any reason that it cannot just hook right into an ethernet network?? I have read a few white papers on SNA, and I assume that because tokenring was the major LAN media back in the day, and because SNA uses RIF's to determine

CCDP PASSED!!

2000-10-13 Thread Alldread AK2 Robert J
Well, I just got back from the CID test. It was a doozie...the WAN part kicked my butt. I didn't pass as well as I would have liked to but I did pass. I talked to Priscilla last night and she gave me some encouraging words (they really helped calm my nerves). I got 80% on 2 of the sec

Configuration Reference

2000-10-17 Thread Alldread AK2 Robert J
I was just wondering if anyone has seen a book that has step-by-step examples of how to configure access-lists, NAT, frame-relay, and just about everything else. I had 14 Cisco press books that tell me all this, but I was looking for one book that has nothing but configurations examples. Any i

Trunk Load-Balancing

2000-10-26 Thread Alldread AK2 Robert J
I would like some opinions on load balancing across (2) 6509 switches using trunk ports. Here is the scenario... 1 switch at the access layer, 2 switches and the distribution layer. The access layer switch has a GIG trunk link to each of the 2 dist layer switches. How would I implement equal-cos

Trunk Load Balancing

2000-10-27 Thread Alldread AK2 Robert J
I would like some opinions on load balancing across (2) 6509 switches using trunk ports. Here is the scenario... 1 switch at the access layer, 2 switches and the distribution layer. The access layer switch has a GIG trunk link to each of the 2 dist layer switches. How would I implement equal-cos

ADTRAN Box

2000-11-14 Thread Alldread AK2 Robert J
I was just wondering if anyone has used an ADTRAN 550 box to simulate FR or ISDN links for a lab. If so, what is the price of the box and is it worth it?? Thanks, Skin-e _ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Repor