From: Jay Hennigan (jay@xxxxxxxx)
Date: Sun Nov 07 1999 - 01:46:47 GMT-3
On Sat, 6 Nov 1999, Ben Rife wrote, in one very long line:
> Guys, Quick question:
There are gals on the list, too. Smart ones. :-)
> What exactly constitutes "IOS Specific" material. Can anyone point me
> in the general vacinity. Where on the DOC CD can I find "IOS Specific"
> material?
I'm not sure in what context the question is asked, I can think of two.
Context 1: Some questions on Cisco certification exams are referred
to as "IOS Specific".
This means that you will be tested on the features and commands of the
Cisco IOS operating system, as opposed to general networking knowledge.
Navigating around the different modes, applying access lists to
interfaces, and the commands one would use to configure a router
are examples of IOS specific knowledge as opposed to knowing how
to divide an IP network into subnets.
Context 2: Some features, defaults, and commands have been added and
modified as IOS has evolved, and are "specific" to a particular release
or feature set.
Network address translation and integrated routing and bridging are
not available on some versions of IOS, but are on others. These are
"IOS specific" features. IP directed-broadcast was defaulted to on
in earlier versions of IOS, is now defaulted to off in current
production IOS.
The presence or behavior of commands which differ between versions
of IOS are IOS specific.
The index to IOS is here:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/index.htm
You'll note various versions of IOS linked from that page. Under
each version will be command summaries, release notes, new features,
etc. For exam study and practice labs, 11.2, 11.3 or 12.0 will in
most cases be OK.
-- Jay Hennigan - Network Administration - jay@west.net NetLojix Communications, Inc. NASDAQ: NETX - http://www.netlojix.com/ WestNet: Connecting you to the planet. 805 884-6323
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