It is day one of the month, hence the best time to plan my study hours. Here is the study plan for July. You can watch my progress as the days go by. The Red days indicates days when I did not study at all. Let’s face it, we are all human and we have … Continue reading July 2015 Study Plan
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Half way through 2015
We are half way through the year but It feels like the year has just begun. The plans remain unaccomplished, the dreams get bigger by the day but reality is a sad little story :). When I think that am a tad wiser, I get slapped back and realize that am actually stupidier than I thought … Continue reading Half way through 2015
Capturing WLAN Packets using WireShark
If you are studying for CCNP Wireless or CWNP Certification, an essential part of the study process is actually getting to lab it all out so as to understand the concepts. I noticed that my Wireshark output lacked the 802.11 management or control packets while trying to capture Open System Authentication process. This blog will explain … Continue reading Capturing WLAN Packets using WireShark
June 2015 Study Plan
This study plan was inspired by Rasika. Check out his blog. Very informative. The Red days indicates days when I did not study at all. Let's face it, we are all human and we have a tendency of being lazy :). Yellow is for days when I did actually study but did not meet the planned number … Continue reading June 2015 Study Plan
CCIE version 3.0 Wireless Summary Notes 1 : IEEE 802.11 Primary MAC Layer Functions Part 2
Connectivity To connect, the client must go through the following: Scanning for networks Includes passive or active scanning mode (or both). Many vendors use both. Passive scanning: Client tunes to each channel, listens for a period of time, and monitors 802.11 beacon frames (AP transmits beacons by default every 100 milliseconds on a specific RF) Client records the RSS … Continue reading CCIE version 3.0 Wireless Summary Notes 1 : IEEE 802.11 Primary MAC Layer Functions Part 2