Comments on: Best CCNP Lab? Part I http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2007/08/07/best-ccnp-lab-part-i/ Everything under the Cisco sun Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:50:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: zorro http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2007/08/07/best-ccnp-lab-part-i/#comment-2672 zorro Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:27:30 +0000 http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2007/08/07/best-ccnp-lab-part-i/#comment-2672 Great news!, is it still apply to the current exam of ccnp? thanks Great news!, is it still apply to the current exam of ccnp? thanks

]]> By: Jason http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2007/08/07/best-ccnp-lab-part-i/#comment-950 Jason Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:07:39 +0000 http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2007/08/07/best-ccnp-lab-part-i/#comment-950 Your lab recommendations are out of this world! Most people can't afford that kind of expense, I know I can't. "I" suggest that people use rack rentals to focus on parts of the CCNP that require pricey equipment. Wendell Odom has some interesting highlights regarding CCNP lab setup. Part of the post can be found here: http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/25396 Your lab recommendations are out of this world! Most people can’t afford that kind of expense, I know I can’t. “I” suggest that people use rack rentals to focus on parts of the CCNP that require pricey equipment. Wendell Odom has some interesting highlights regarding CCNP lab setup. Part of the post can be found here:

http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/25396

]]> By: ted http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2007/08/07/best-ccnp-lab-part-i/#comment-155 ted Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:44:28 +0000 http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2007/08/07/best-ccnp-lab-part-i/#comment-155 Voice VLANs are used to carry IP voice traffic from an IP phone. You can configure a voice VLAN and regular "access" VLAN on the same port. Typically you have a phone plugged into the switch port, and you connect your PC to the Phone's built-in switch. Using CDP (Cisco discovery protocol), the switch will tell the Cisco phone to use VLAN X for voice traffic and VLAN Y for Data traffic. So traffic from your PC will be in VLAN Y and VOIP traffic from the Phone will be in VLAN X. It's a good idea to separate VOICE into its own VLAN. I have not taken the new CCNA exam (think it gets released today). I have taken the new CCNP exams. I always take the latest exams for the classes I teach. Hope this helps, Ted Voice VLANs are used to carry IP voice traffic from an IP phone. You can configure a voice VLAN and regular “access” VLAN on the same port.

Typically you have a phone plugged into the switch port, and you connect your PC to the Phone’s built-in switch.

Using CDP (Cisco discovery protocol), the switch will tell the Cisco phone to use VLAN X for voice traffic and VLAN Y for Data traffic. So traffic from your PC will be in VLAN Y and VOIP traffic from the Phone will be in VLAN X. It’s a good idea to separate VOICE into its own VLAN.

I have not taken the new CCNA exam (think it gets released today). I have taken the new CCNP exams. I always take the latest exams for the classes I teach.

Hope this helps,

Ted

]]> By: Matt http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2007/08/07/best-ccnp-lab-part-i/#comment-154 Matt Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:40:35 +0000 http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2007/08/07/best-ccnp-lab-part-i/#comment-154 Never mind, I guess if it wasn't available until today and you wrote this a week ago, that you couldn't have taken it yet. Never mind, I guess if it wasn’t available until today and you wrote this a week ago, that you couldn’t have taken it yet.

]]> By: Matt http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2007/08/07/best-ccnp-lab-part-i/#comment-153 Matt Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:31:50 +0000 http://shouldhavegonewithcisco.com/2007/08/07/best-ccnp-lab-part-i/#comment-153 What is the difference between a voice vlan and a regular vlan? Did you actually take the new CCNA exam already? Did you pass? What is the difference between a voice vlan and a regular vlan? Did you actually take the new CCNA exam already? Did you pass?

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