I just got back from the new tcp/ip test and I wanted to pass on some
information.
58 Questions, 90 minutes, 750/1000 to pass
- Know all utils and what they are used for (arp.exe, netstat, nbtstat)
- Know when to use performance monitor, network monitor, netstat to perform
various functions (ie when would you use one over the other) (4 questions
on this)
- Know the node types: h-node, b-node, when to use which
- Know all the types of DNS server, primary, secondary, cache-only
- TCP/IP printing I had about 5 questions on this subject
- Troubleshooting various IP situations. Most of these involved either
wrong gateways, no DNS server, wrong node type, no wins server.
- Know when you need a DNS server vs when you need a WINS server
- Subnet questions - I had around 6 to 8 questions on choosing a subnet
for the proper number of hosts. If you know the table on this months MCP
Mag web site you will be just fine.
- I had only one question dealing with route add
- Know what a CNAME is to a DNS server
- Know about WINS replications, when to use push vs pull
- Know how to properly configure a lmhosts file