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Nov. 29, 2006: Vol. 7, Issue 41
Editor: Becky Nagel (bnagel 1105media.com)
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In this issue:
1) THIS WEEK'S IT CERTIFICATION NEWS
2) ZUBAIR'S TIP O' THE WEEK: NAVIGATING DIRECTORIES MADE
EASY
3) FROM THE FORUMS: CDP, CISCO SWITCHES VS. DELL SWITCHES,
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1) THIS WEEK'S IT CERTIFICATION NEWS
NEWS: "Microsoft Launches Distance Learning
Initiative"
Microsoft launched on Nov. 14 its Microsoft Official
Distance Learning
initiative (MODL), a blended learning program that uses
Microsoft
Office Live Meeting to conduct MCT-led classes, which
students then
reinforce with self-paced homework assignments and scenario
exercises.
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2) ZUBAIR'S TIP O' THE WEEK: NAVIGATING DIRECTORIES MADE
EASY
QUESTION:
Is there an easier method to navigate between various
directories at
the command prompt, especially when the directory names are
really long?
ANSWER:
Yes. There's a little-known feature that the Windows 2000
development team posted on Microsoft TechNet back in 1999
called
"File and Directory Name Completion." It's a
feature that can
speed up your navigation when you use the command prompt.
The two
hot keys that you use to invoke this feature are CTRL+F and
CTRL+D.
Here's how it works.
You can enable this feature either by starting a command
prompt
with the /f:on switch. Click Start, Run, and in the Open box
type
cmd /f:on. Now, to use the file completion feature, type any
executable command and press CTRL+F. For example, if you are
in
Windows folder and you want to change directory to
"IIS Temporary
Compressed Files" folder, simply type cd i and press
CTRL+F. You'll
notice that the rest of the characters (IS Temporary
Compressed
Files) are automatically filled for you.
To make life even easier, try this trick. This is the
ultimate
time-saver because you don't even need to know the exact
name of a
folder to use this technique; it will list all the folders
for you.
If you simply type cd and press spacebar, then hold down the
CTRL
key and keep on clicking D (or F), you will cycle through
all the
possible folders. Remember to use the spacebar after typing
cd.
The preferred method is to modify the shortcut that starts
the
command prompt by adding the /f:on switch. Go to Start,
Programs,
Accessories, right-click Command Prompt and select
Properties. Click
on the Shortcut Tab and type /f:on at the end of the command
in the
Target box so it looks like this:
%SystemRoot%system32cmd.exe /f:on
-- Zubair Alexander, MCSE, MCT, MCSA and Microsoft MVP, is
the
owner of SeattlePro Enterprises, an IT training and
consulting
business. His experience covers a wide range: trainer,
consultant,
systems administrator, security architect, network engineer,
author, technical editor, college instructor and public
speaker.
Zubair holds more than 18 technical certifications and
bachelor of science degrees in aeronautics and astronautics
engineering, mathematics and computer information
systems. His Web site, www.techgalaxy.net, is dedicated to
technical resources for IT professionals. Zubair may be
reached
at alexandertechgalaxy.net.
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3) FROM THE FORUMS: CDP, CISCO SWITCHES VS. DELL SWITCHES,
MORE
The following posts were made to our forums recently by IT
professionals like yourself. To post your own comments,
please
register with the forums.
To respond to one of these posts or find out more, go to the
link
under each post. To read our other posts and start a thread
of
your own, go to http://certcities.com/f
orums/
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*CDP* (CCNA/CCNP forum)
mfb.moazzam writes:
"I have a question regarding 'Cisco discovery
protocol.' I was
working on the sim with two directly connected Cisco 2600
Series
routers, and when I entered the command to check the
connected
neighbors, it showed me nothing. And when I entered the
command
to check the interface status connected to the router it
displayed:
serial0 down line protocol is down.
I do know that CDP works at the layer two of OSI model, but
what I
want to know is that if we have not enabled the interface
manually
and 'line protocol is down,' then is it normal for a router
not to
show any information on issuing CDP neighbors command, or is
there
a fault with my simulator? In other words, when line
protocol is
down, no CDP info will pass, correct?"
Read the entire post and responses (9 so far) at:
http://certcities.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?tid=4202
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*CISCO 6513 vs. Dell Blade Switch 5316M* (CCNA/CCNP forum)
Badre writes:
"My problem is whenever I connect a cable from a Dell
Blade Module
Switch 5316 into a Cisco 6513 switch, the port that I am
connecting
in Cisco gets disabled. My customer is not willing to do any
settings in the Cisco switch as we suspect the Cisco port is
going
to err-disabled. How do I change some setting in my Dell
5316
switch without affecting the Cisco switch going into
disabled mode?
Following is the global and switch port configuration on the
Cisco
6513 switch:..."
Read the entire post and responses (4 so far) at:
http://certcities.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?tid=4201
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*SH IP EIGRP TOPO Output* (Cisco -- Real World forum)
Routerman writes:
"I notice when I issue a #SH IP EIGRP TOPOLOGY that the
results
are not listed in order of the metric. I always though that
the
route with the lowest metric would be the one chosen to
replace
the current route in the routing table if the current route
should 'expire.'
Is it safe to assume that the output of the SH IP EIGRP TOPO
command lists routes in the order of feasible successor
preference?
If the command lists the routes in the preferred order, how
does
one explain the fact that the metrics aren't listed in
'lowest to
highest order'?"
Read the entire post and responses (1 so far) at:
http://certcities.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?tid=4207
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*Elevated Privileges GPO?* (Microsoft -- Real World forum)
zackidoo writes:
"Clients require elevated privileges for certain tasks.
Under what
setting will the administrator elevated privileges be found
in
Group Policy?"
Read the entire post and responses (0 so far) at:
http://certcities.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?tid=4197
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