Network + 07/18/2011

I hope you have learned alot, bassed on the questions and topics you guys asked in class I have collected the following links for your use after the class

This a tool set that you can install from usb that includes Virus scanner and adobe reader mini=internet browsers
Portable Apps

Boot Disk Tools: Pasword changer, bios password cracking tools, basic network diagnostic tools
http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd

List of site I used in class
Mac Address Finder
http://www.coffer.com/mac_find/

Wireless Router Emulator Software
http://skyangel.wikidot.com/emulators

Great Site for Summary Info and Detailed info on IPV6
http://he.net/Hurricane Internet Services


Books that I found helpful to get past the NET + exams

This book breaks down all of the topics of subnetting and IPv4 addressing into 1 Hour topics
http://www.amazon.com/Sams-Teach-Yourself-TCP-Hours/dp/0672329964

6292A Week of July 11

Hope you enjoyed class, based on the things that seemed to be of the most interest to you as a group I have collected the following links for you exam prep and windows 7 deployment guides

First Sections Free eval Software for creating your own labs

Windows 7 Eval ISO

Video Demo: How to create and boot from VHD FIles

Windows Native VHD Boot Step by Step Guide

Test Prep suggestions

Look at the following Info to determine what you need to study

first take a look at the exam objectives( link below) It will tell you where you need to focus you study efforts.

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?id=70-680#tab2

2nd look for any deployment guides or support pages associated with topic or product FROM MICROSOFT. Many of the questions and answers are pulled from there. Click on the link below for an example page.

Branch Cache Deployment Guide

DIRECT ACCESS Deployment Guide

Network + class 06/27 to 07/01

Hope you enjoyed class....

Here is are the links that you said as a class would be helpful

Server 2008 r2 VHD files

http://www.msfn.org/_/windows/windows-server-2008-r2-sp1-standard-full-x64-evaluat-r8758

NETWORK  3.4 Moniter Download

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=4865

 How to find Hardware manufactuer and model number from MAC Address

http://www.coffer.com/mac_find/


IPV6  (other source info)

http://he.net/news/Hurricane_Electric_IPv6_Update_April_2008.pdf

Addtional Information




More study tips and links  to be added over the weekend so check back on monday


Subnetting,

+1-360-xxx-xxx: NIce TRY

SMS Spoofing is Cute and can be effective if you do it right!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_engineering_(security)


http://untraceableman.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-to-spoof-sms-text-messages.html

by the way the I should have the real sender witthin the next few hours. GAME ON

WILL

Direct Access Setup Guide

Based on the feedback in class i have posted this for all

Here is the link to  guide that we spoke about on Direct Access. The First link is for the set up guide for the test lab

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/confirmation.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=8d47ed5f-d217-4d84-b698-f39360d82fac

2^nd link is for the troubleshooting guide

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=0f049be7-8842-4c9d-9929-e0493b599319

3rd link is for the base lab configuration

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/confirmation.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ab6c61af-9c34-4692-815c-4396b482d31b

6292 class 05/18/ 2011

IPV6 Address information need for Exam

Type of ISATAP Address	ISATAP Address
With link-local prefix	FE80::5EFE:131.107.129.8*
With site-local prefix	FEC0::1111:0:5EFE:131.107.129.8*
With global prefix	3FFE:1A05:510:1111:0:5EFE:131.107.129.8*
With global 6to4 prefix	2002:9D36:1:2:0:5EFE:131.107.129.8*

Addtional Info

IPv6 Private Addresses Types/Scopes

Now, let's take a bit more of a look at private addresses. In IPv6, these are called local-use addresses, the name conveying clearly what they are for. They are also sometimes called link-layer addresses. Recall that IPv4 private addresses were commonly used when public addresses could not be obtained for all devices, sometimes in combination with technologies like Network Address Translation (NAT). In IPv6, trickery like NAT isn't required. Instead, local-use addresses are intended for communication that is inherently designed only to be sent to local devices. For example, neighbor discovery functions using the IPv6 Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol employ local-use addresses.

The scope of local addresses is obviously a local network, and not the global scope of public Internet addresses. Local addresses in IPv6 are divided further into two types, reflecting a further division of local scope.

Site-Local Addresses

These addresses have the scope of an entire site, or organization. They allow addressing within an organization without need for using a public prefix. Routers will forward datagrams using site-local addresses within the site, but not outside it to the public Internet.

Site-local addresses are differentiated from link-local addresses by having a tenth bit of “1” following the nine starting address bits common to all private IPv6 addresses. Thus, they begin with “1111 1110 11”. In hexadecimal, site-local addresses begin with “FE” and then “C” to “F” for the third hex digit. So, these addresses start with “FEC”, “FED”, “FEE” or “FEF”.

Link-Local Addresses

These addresses have a smaller scope than site-local addresses; they refer only to a particular physical link (physical network). Routers will not forward datagrams using link-local addresses at all, not even within the organization; they are only for local communication on a particular physical network segment. They can be used for address configuration or for the ND functions such as address resolution and neighbor discovery.

Link-local addresses are differentiated from site-local addresses by having a tenth bit of “0” following the nine initial address bits common to all private IPv6 addresses: “1111 1110 1”. Thus, site-local addresses begin with “FE” and then “8” to “B” for the third hex digit. So, these addresses start with “FE8”, “FE9”, “FEA” or “FEB”.

6292 COURSE 05/10/2011

Sorry folks,
 I am a little behind I will be working on getting the Evaluation copy(server 2008 r2)  and the study guide excel spreadsheet by monday morning. If you need something else use this site or my email and I will post it as well.  I really enjoyed teaching the class this week. Hope to hear from you soon

Will


Basic Notes & Links

Windows Cert Paths
WINDOWS 7 EXAMS

If you don't have windows 7 but need an trial copy for Virtual Machine testing or so that you can create a VM to use the labs click the links below

Windows 7 Enterprise Edition 90 day Trial Version


STUDY MATERIALS

the self-paced training books from Microsoft press can be helpful after you have had some exposure to the practice test and or a instructor-led class. It can be used to fill in the blanks from training materials or not meeting the pre-reqs

MIcrosoft Press Books

ClassNotes:

these links are provided to give you additional points of view of the content and to help fill any "gaps" that you might have between the textbook answer and a possible  real world scenerio.

What Does USMT Migrate?

How to use the WET(Windows Easy Transfer) Tool

addtional info on WIM (Windows Imaging)

VIDEOS & How To's

Quick: How To Bulid a Windows 7 Image

New Study Info

For those of you who missed or need a refresher on Subnetting made easy. I think this video from youtube puts the concept really simply... you may want to pause the video and look at the chart he created. It isn't as simple as my suggestion but it could be really useful for practicing

Easy subnetting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4n2Ofqr6QY

If you think getting quized with subnetting question could help you see the idea here is a link to a great practice site

http://www.subnettingquestions.com/

use this to practice finding address in CIDR based networks

http://www.kehlet.cx/docs/2004/03/subnet.php

More to come and.... remember get that info from the study email to me asap!

STUDY Tips

First, and foremost this exam is tough for a lot of reasons. But the most common problem is….How to read the questions and figure out what your being asked. I know it sounds simple but tomorrow @8:30 am Eastern time I will start the class with some practice questions on the topics that we covered so far( exam Type not from the book). I want to see how you all read and interpret questions. That can help me help you figure out how to approach the exam. So if you can get there early tomorrow that would be great. I am hoping to do one question for each of you so far that’s eight. Trust me I can learn a lot about what you know from how you approach even one question. Besides that here are of couple of links I need you to look at(if you already have these links… tell what was helpful about them or not… whatever the case may be)




First link

Know what you could be asked!!!



http://www.comptia.org/Libraries/Exam_Objectives/Network2009_Objectives.sflb.ashx



the objectives clearly state the topics that could be covered. But you don’t have to memorize all of them. I will show you how to group them and memorize how they are different which is a smaller list than all of the details.. almost everything in networking is linked at some level. But I want you to see why you group them first



2nd link

How do they ask the questions?



http://www.comptia.org/certifications/testprep/practicetests.aspx



You need to study the question types as much as the materials. I know by how a question is written what they are looking for. The choice and order of the words matter and almost always point to an answer. If you have problem understanding the questions I want you to take a screenshot of a question and email it to me and you and I will go over the question. And I will “show” you what to look for?...the Good news comptia is predictable in how they set up questions( for that matter all test vendors are)





3rd link


Break the topics down to their base levels



Here are some examples



DNS

What is used for, Who configures it, What happens if it doesn’t work, how do host computers use it(remote or local)



DHCP

What is used for, Who configures it, What happens if it doesn’t work, how do host computers use it(remote or local)



Read the info @ these links and answer only those questions above for each topic (paste the answer you came up with in your reply to me)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DHCP

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System

counterpoint(keep Wikipedia honest)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/169289 gives you an idea about how do hosts use this

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730921.aspx ( I know it looks like a lot of reading but remember only answer the questions above from the content…Trust me J)





Things like hardware you must know the following (using CAT6 cable as an example)



What speed

What is it made of

What distance

What network type

Cost



Answer these questions first when trying to study !!! About all hardware related questions. Even if you forget all the details other than it’s copper and gigabit speeds…. you know for sure that no copper lan cable is longer than fiber Right? Remember go for summary information and use what you know to figure the question down to the two most likely answers.



When you have looked over this info get back to me as soon as possible with the following information



1) If you are using pretest software, your last score report and two questions you don’t understand from the test(use screenshots)

2) What topics you know for a fact give you trouble on the exam i.e. dns, dhcp, subnetting ( so I send you materials that are pertinent to your needs)

3) Do you have problem taking test in general if so what are issues ( i.e. anxiety. Feeling rushed)

4) When exactly your taking the test( date and time)

5) Copies of your study notes..if you have some



Remember………… This is test of best practices and general knowledge of networking. So the details you need to know are “common” from the MEDIC or EMT point of view as well as

the Doctors point of view( remember todays analogy Network helpdesk vs. network designer or admin)



That’s all for tonight I will get more materials together tomorrow night when I am in mentored learning @ night till 9:00pm EST



No man or woman left behind….we all pass that’s the goal





Smile it could be worse….you could be sitting through a class with a know it all instructor….wait a minute…



Will

Network + OLL week of 11/04/2010

Hope you enjoyed your class as I mentioned below are the links that you may find helpful

First the PowerPoint slides that I used in class

http://axzopress.com/downloads/exe/1426006098p.exe

2nd the answers to all of the quizzes and labs in the book

http://axzopress.com/downloads/exe/1426006098s.exe

Link to network troubleshooting best practices articule for windows networks

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Troubleshooting-Connectivity-Problems-Windows-Networks-Part1.html

Comptia Practice Questions:

http://www.comptia.org/certifications/testprep/practicetests.aspx

more to follow those were the first ones to pop into my head