TCP/IP à Result: 913 (750 to pass). First of all I really want to Thank Robert for this terrific web site – it has helped me thru all 4 of my exams – especially Workstation!

 

I have written Net Essen, Wkstation and Server and I must say that this is one of the easier exams I have written so far (if there is such a thing with Microsoft!). I feel like I knew a lot of the info already due to studying for the others. The math thing was the only hump to get over, but once you master the chart – it is all downhill from there.

 

I used the exam cram books for the last 3 tests – they are terrific in my mind! Granted, some of the info is incorrect, but it really helps you focus on what you need to study. 1 good resource book is needed in order to look up info you don’t understand in the exam cram. As well the tr**** exams and THIS web site! That’s it – that is all you need!

 

Actually, the 1st 8 questions were brutal & got me a little freaked out! I had only answered 2 questions (6 unanswered/marked) in the first 15 min of the exam. I really had to haul ass through the rest of it. I got 6 scenarios right off the bat and 2 questions that really stumped me! Luckily after that nightmare, I received much more of what I was originally expecting. Here is what I remember.

 

The Biggies – DNS, WINS, DHCP – how they work together in a ntwk.

  1. What kind of Dns server need for load balancing w/out zone transfers –
  2. What kind of Dns server need for backing up –
  3. What kind of Dns server need to process queries for internet –
  4. How provide DHCP redundancy –
  5. What need when set up Relay Agent – DHCP’s IP add
  6. Know DNS & Wins record types – ‘Unique’ Dns entry if each comp only has 1 IP
  7. Scopes – client reservation > scope level > global - if the tcpip config is changed manually on the comp itself that will override any option set on the DHCP server (ie. change IP address on the comp)
  8. Scopes – Always 1 scope per subnet, define lease period as part of each scopes config
  9. Client reservation – need to assign IP to the Mac address of the comp
  10. Remember you can use WINS thru the DNS server & ALSO the opposite - WINS server can go to the DNS server for name resolution too!

 

 

A lot on utilities – perf mon, network mon, netstat & nbtstat.

  1. What to use if session suddenly stops responding – netstat
  2. What to use to monitor ethernet & tcpip stats – netstat & network mon
  3. What to use to view tcpip stats that are cumulative from the last time you started the comp – netstat
  4. What to use to gather stats and export to a spreadsheet to analyze – Perf mon
  5. What needed to capture and analyze frames, then send to a file – Ntwk mon

 

 

 

Math/Troubleshooting – Know that CHART (check previous entries to this site)

  1. I had trouble with a couple of these. A could connect to remote compB, but not a local compC. The weird thing was that the choices only included 1&2. SM or DG wrong on A 3.SM wrong on B 4.DG wrong on C -- I chose 4, but have no idea why having a wrong DG would effect a local connection????
  2. Usual diagrams with either SM, DG or wrong IP address – look at the transcenders for these types of questions – if you can get them you will have no troubles with the ones on the REAL test.

 

 

Odds & Ends

  1. Printing – Need on Print Server - LPD/Tcpip print service, share printer (& map port to printer IF the printer is connected directly to a comp other than the print server)
  2. Syntax of Lmhosts file - #MH, #PRE, #include
  3. Printing – Use LPR to send print jobs, LPQ to view the print que
  4. Browsing – use Wins, Lmhosts file or enable router to pass broadcasts – one of these 3 will be the answer to the problem.
  5. Browsing – If PDC (ie Domain Master Browser) is down, then cross subnet browsing will no longer be available (the Master Browse list is not being updated and sent down to each subnets Master browser)
  6. Route Add syntax à Route_add_destinations ntwk Id_Mask_SM_This routers default gate IP - Remember that the Route_delete does not need the Mask_SM in the syntax
  7. Name resolution process – know the order of the H-node broadcast – Netbios cache, Wins, Broadcast, Lmhosts, Hosts, Dns
  8. SNMP – If you don’t want any Mngt console program to be able to access your SNMP agent – can select ‘only accept snmp pckgs form these hosts’ on the security tab.
  9. RAS – DG of the Ras server = blank, DG of the client is the near side of the Ras Server (tricky wording on this one)

 

That’s all for now – Good luck in your studies – have fun!!!