Today I just wanted to show you a very minimal configuration for a Cisco switch so that we can at least get our network working at White Cloud Water Company and then we can dive into some other topics in more detail. switch1# config t switch1(config)# interface vlan 1 switch1(config-if)# ip address 192.168.2.2 255.255.255.0 switch1(config-if)# [...]

To program a Cisco router we are going to use a Command Line Interface or CLI. Basically what that means is there is no pretty user interface with graphics and buttons, we will just be typing commands. The good thing about using a CLI is that once you get past the initial learning curve you [...]

Before I show you how to setup and configure your Cisco Router and Switch I thought that I would go over the OSI Model with you. The OSI Model is probably the topic that shows up most frequently on the ICND1 Exam.

The OSI Model was created because when the internet was in its infancy there were many companies producing different types of networking technologies. Networks during this time were increasing very rapidly and many problems began to arise when networks from different vendors could not talk to one another.

By following the OSI Model networks created by different vendors can now communicate with one another.

Click to continue…

At some point in time you will need to recover the password from a Cisco router.  I had to reset the password on my Cisco 2600 router this morning and so I thought that I would share with you the steps that I performed. I have Debian Linux on my old laptop. It’s the only [...]

My study guide is based off of the following ICND1 Topics provided by Cisco. I wanted to make sure that my students are fully prepared for their ICND1 Exam, so I figured the best source in this case was Cisco, since it is their exam. I would use this page often to see which topics [...]