BCRAN kicking my ass

RandyCCIE#TBD

someone kill me, why am i having so many problems with BCRAN?

can someone tell me why i got like 10 questions cisco 827 router configs?

can someone tell me how i am supposed to be familiar with show commands that would be run on an ATM switch?

mikej412

rgeorge wrote:

can someone tell me why i got like 10 questions cisco 827 router configs?

I'd say "luck of the draw" -- but in this case you were unlucky.

Old exam blueprint:
# Describe and configure PPPoE, PPPoA, and RFC 1483/2684 Bridging
Replacement exam (ISCW) blueprint:
# Configure ADSL (i.e., PPPoE or PPPoA).

So it isn't going away anytime soon.

The A in the PPPoA is ATM -- which might be useful to know for the CCIP, but this (or the replacement exam) aren't requirements for the CCIP. So I guess we have to blame it on corporate SOHO routers for work-at-home employees with DSL.

A 10,000 foot view of ATM (and PVCs and VPI/VCI) might help, along with a PPPoA configuration sample/example for a SOHO router (like that 827). I had lots of ATM experience, so it was only that dinky configuration that I needed to memorize.

EdTheLad

rgeorge wrote:

someone kill me, why am i having so many problems with BCRAN?

can someone tell me why i got like 10 questions cisco 827 router configs?

can someone tell me how i am supposed to be familiar with show commands that would be run on an ATM switch?

This is the reason i say bcran is the most difficult to study for, they can throw anything at you.Use cisco.com and study the different config options for dsl and cable modems.

RandyCCIE#TBD

do you know any resources where i could see the output of various show commands relating to ATM PVCs and VPI/VCI's and actually have the output explained?
Thanks!

MrD

the examcram bcran book does that...lays it all out for you

at least I'm pretty sure that's the one; I think the Sybex CCNP Complete does it as well