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resources
that BCMSN students may find helpful.
Cisco On-Line
Resources - IOS, Switching Technologies and BCMSN test links.
Essential
BCMSN Test Preparation
- Practice test, Rack Rentals, Books & Slides.
Additional BCMSN Technologies and Study Aides
- Test Taking and Study Techniques.
Cisco On-Line Resources
Cisco Wireless LAN Controller features/commands
Cisco
Wireless LAN Controller Configuration Guide
Extensive documentation on the features/commands of
Cisco IOS:
IOS
IP Command Reference, Volume 2: Routing Protocols, R 12.3
Cisco IOS IP Command
Reference, Volume 3 of 4: Multicast, Release 12.3 T
Cisco Technical References:
Spanning Tree
Understanding and Configuring the Cisco
UplinkFast Feature
Understanding and Configuring Backbone Fast
on Catalyst Switches
Understanding Spanning Tree PortFast,
UplinkFast, and BackboneFast
VLANs
Load Balancing
Troubleshooting
BCMSN
Test Description and Tutorials
Look on this pages for the BCMSN (642-8110 tests objectives, test simulation
and the location of the VUE and Prometric test centers!
Click here for the BCMSN test
description:
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Essential BCMSM Test
Preparation
CCNP slides & books On-Line
CCNA & CCNP slides
available on-line:
http://iws.ccccd.edu/sbutler/ccnp3.html
http://dl.njfiw.gov.cn/books/cisco/CCNP%20PPT/BCMSN/
CCNA, CNNP & CCIE
books on-line:
http://www.ssuet.edu.pk/~amkhan/cisco/cisco.htm
CCNP BCMSN Exam Certification Guide (4th Edition)
This is the best BCMSN preparation book I
have found.
Click here to see/order this book!
Cisco Wireless Local-Area Network
Fundamentals
This is the best book I have found on wireless Cisco LANs.
Click here to see/order this book!
Bob's BCMSN Study Guide -
3.0
My
summary of the key points of Cisco's BCMSN course 3.0:
Bob's BCMSN Study Guide
IP References
The
TCP/IP on-line reference :
http://www.tcpipguide.com/free/t_toc.htm
DNS, How the
Internet Runs, and TCP/IP videos:
http://www.learntcpip.com/
Antenna Theory References
Each branch of the military has produced a series of courses on electronics
and communications. The courses on antennas and wave propagation are
particularly helpful for students of wireless networking.
US Naval course on
Antennas and Wave Propagation
US Army course on
Radio Wave Propagation and Antennas
The USMC Antenna Handbook
Basic
Antenna Theory
http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=7565
Why an Antenna Radiates
http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=7566
Radio Antennas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antenna_(radio)
Digital Modulation Techniques
Basic digital modulation
http://www.sss-mag.com/pdf/1modulation.pdf
DSSS tutorial
http://www.sss-mag.com/pdf/Ss_jme_denayer_appl_print.
FSS vs DSSS
http://www.commsdesign.com/design_corner/OEG20030506S0029
http://www.zytrax.com/tech/wireless/fh_ds.htm
FCC Regulations on Unlicensed Radio
Frequency Devices
Click here for FCC Part
15 Rules:
Various BCMSN preparation Resources That I Like
Cisco users groups:
http://dfw.cisco-users.org/other_cugs.htm
RouterGod is a
humorous on-line publication about Cisco:
http://www.routergod.com
The
best BCMSN practice test I have found:
http://www.how2pass.com
Rent
a rack of Cisco Equipment, including two 3550s for a little as $ 2.50 an hour:
http://www.mindtechcom.com
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Network Security Study Aides
Network Security
Maybe the best collection of information Security-related URLs:
http://www.garykessler.net/library/securityurl.html
Listen to security presentations from past "Black Hat" security conferences.
Black Hat brings together government agencies and independent security
researchers and hackers:
http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-multimedia-archives-index.html
HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth) presentations are the audio recordings from
the annual HOPE conferences providing an edgy perspectives on a wide
variety of security issues and technologies:
Hope 5:
http://www.the-fifth-hope.org/hoop/5hope_speakers.khtml
Hope 6:
http://www.hopenumbersix.net/speakers.html
Hacking articles and videos:
http://www.i-hacked.com/
More Hacking Instructional Videos:
http://www.irongeek.com/i.php?page=security/hackingillustrated
http://www.irongeek.com/i.php?page=security/vids-by-others
SANS' Information Security Reading Room over
1600 original computer security white papers in 71 different categories:
http://www.sans.org/reading_room/
The Open Source Security Testing Methodology
Manual (OSSTMM) is a peer-reviewed methodology for performing security tests
and metrics.
http://www.isecom.org/osstmm/
Professional Hackers Linux Assault Kit Live CD (PHLAK) is a live Linux
distro filled with tools designed for penetration testing:
http://www.phlak.org/modules/mydownloads/
Mnemonic Techniques
Mnemonics are
techniques used to memorize facts and figures.
http://www.utexas.edu/student/utlc/makinggrade/mnemonic.html
http://www.accelerated-learning-online.com/techniques/default.asp
Test Taking
Techniques
Learning how to
take standardized tests can significantly increase your test score.
http://www.testtakingtips.com/test/multiple.htm
http://www.studygs.net/tsttak3.htm
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