From: Ben Rife (brife@xxxxxxxxxx)
Date: Sun Nov 07 1999 - 12:56:35 GMT-3
Thanks for the quick info. Sorry for not acknowledging the feminine side of
this list. I can think of quite a few intelligent ladies on the list
...Cheryl, Patricia, Pamela, ...etc. Have a great day everyone.
Ben
----- Original Message -----
From: Jay Hennigan <jay@west.net>
To: Ben Rife <brife@bignet.net>
Cc: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 06, 1999 11:46 PM
Subject: Re: IOS Specific
> 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.
>
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