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How to level up your exam prep with NetSim Network Simulator

Feb 9, 2022 1:30:03 PM / by Boson Software posted in CCNA Certification Tools, NetSim, Cisco Network Simulator, Network Simulator, CCNP Network Simulator, CCNA, ccna study

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Overcoming CCNA Roadblocks with Boson-Bombal 8 Weeks to CCNA

Oct 6, 2021 9:06:37 AM / by Andrea Warner posted in CCNA Certification Tools, ccna class, CCNA, ccna study

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Working in the training industry for 15+ years, I’ve heard from many students about the roadblocks they face when trying to achieve Cisco’s CCNA certification.

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Five Months: #CERTPOCALYPSE

Sep 11, 2019 2:06:20 PM / by Michael Aldridge posted in CCNA Certification Tools, Cisco Network Simulator, Cisco, CCENT, CCNP, Cisco certification, Cisco Labs, CCNA, Cisco Update, Cisco 2020

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Do Cisco’s New Exam Tracks Deconstruct the Certification Pyramid?

Aug 8, 2019 3:45:07 PM / by James Hanback posted in CCNA Certification Tools, Cisco, CCNP, CCNA, ICND1, ICND2, Cisco Update, Cisco Certified Specialist, CCIE, Cisco 2020

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Cisco’s certification pyramid strategy allows you to step your way up the career ladder by upgrading lower-tiered certifications to higher ones as your skills and knowledge increase. At the bottom of that pyramid–at least until Feb. 24, 2020–is the Entry level, represented by the Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) credential. A step up from that is the Associate level, or Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA). Certification candidates can start their journeys at the Entry level and graduate to the Associate level by first taking the Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices 1 (ICND1) exam and then taking ICND2. Or, candidates can skip the Entry level completely and hop straight to the Associate level by taking the CCNA exam. Therefore, Cisco has no prerequisite for obtaining the Associate-level credential.

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What Does 200-301 Mean For My CCNA Concentration Studies?

Jul 1, 2019 3:47:13 PM / by James Hanback posted in CCNA Certification Tools, CCNA, ccna study, ccna exam questions, Cisco Update, Cisco 2020

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Along with the retirement of the Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) credential in February 2020, Cisco recently announced that the revamped Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) will, as of Feb. 24, 2020, include knowledge from what had previously been separate but related CCNA concentrations. Specifically, the concentrations that are being replaced by CCNA 200-301 include all of the following:

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How To | Topology and Configs in Boson NetSim 8

Apr 20, 2011 8:55:00 AM / by Kelly Mansfield posted in CCNA Certification Tools, labs, NetSim, NetSim 8, multi-device configs, Cisco Network Simulator, Lab Compiler

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By Brian Scheibe

I recently discussed why it’s helpful to be able to create your own lab packs using the Lab Compiler included in Boson's NetSim network simulator software. Lab packs include topology files (*.top), lab documents (*.xps), loading configuration files (*.nwc), and grading configuration files (*.nwc). If you’ve created your own lab pack and want to import the files into NetSim, simply select the Custom Lab Packs tab and then click Lab > Import Lab Pack from the Menu Bar. Sometimes, however, you won’t need to include the individual topology and loading configuration files as a part of a lab pack. The good news is that you can still use them in NetSim.

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CCNA Certification Tools and Easter Eggs

Feb 8, 2011 10:26:00 AM / by Kelson Lawrence posted in subnetting, CCNA Certification Tools, subnet calculator

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By Brian Scheibe

For those of you who don’t know, an Easter Egg is an undocumented feature, freebie, or some other type of good thing that is available if you can find it. Do you look for them when you visit Web sites? For those of you studying to attain a CCNA certification there are Easter Eggs at boson.com. Several people find these Easter Eggs every day using search engines and I bet you want to know what and where they are.

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Cisco Network Simulator - What's cool about NetSim?

Feb 8, 2011 10:19:00 AM / by Kelson Lawrence posted in SWITCH exam, ROUTE exam, TSHOOT exam, CCNA Certification Tools, NetSim, Cisco Network Simulator, CCENT, CCNP, Cisco certification, CCNA

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By Chad Altman

Boson NetSim Network Simulator is an application that simulates Cisco Systems' networking hardware and software and is designed to help you learn the Cisco IOS command structure. That alone is pretty cool, but it gets better. NetSim uses its Virtual Packet Technology® engine to create individual packets that are routed and switched through the simulated network, to build an appropriate virtual routing table and to simulate true networking. NetSim doesn't just look like a real network, it acts like one too -- same telnet window, same shortcut commands, same hands-on experience.

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