Can anyone point me in the right direction.

I am following the Cisco academy and just taken Sem 4 final exam and got 90.7%

Hoping to take CCNA June/July time

We have the opportunity to do the Threaded case study. (Washinton school District)

But i have no idea were to start. can anyone give me any pointers please.

Also is anyone out there logging onto cisco.netacad.net. I have just bought a new PC with XP pro and it will not let me log onto cisco.

I can run Win2K on the same PC and this runs into Cisco fine.

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Is your Internet Connnection Firewall enabled on your Win XP? That usually causes a lot of connection problems. I imagine it would on getting into Cisco sites too, because they no doubt have their own firewalls up. I set up one of their Pix firewalls at work and we're running Win XP Pro, and I have no problems getting into their site.

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Thanks for your quick responce

No. I have not got XP firewall enabled, but I have got Norton personal Firewall installed

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Try disabling your Norton firewall just long enough to test it, there may be some type of conflict. If it works, then you'll have to look into another type of firewall. If it doesn't work, then there is certainly more troubleshooting to be done.

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Hey darronb!

I have some pointers that you may be able to use on your "Dreaded" I mean, Threaded Case Study.

The very first thing that our group did was assign the duties of each student. Next, our group brianstormed and came to a mutual agreement on a topology to accomodate the Washington School District (we had that same district). When assesing the topology, we considered the placement of the MDF, and IDF(s). Keep in mind the specs for the school disrict, (3 layer or 2 layer design) we had to have a 2 layer design. This is the most challenging.

Once the topology is agreed upon, then you need to take a physical host count of the entire school district that you are designing. This will help you to decide what type switch or router or hubs to use, how many to purchase and how your layer 2 or 3 devices with come to play in your MDF's, IDF's and/or classroom rack closets.

Once this basic function is achieved, everything will basically fall upon each individual student and thier specific job function. Keep in mind that you may have to get real-time quotes from the actual vendors and ISP's.

I would also suggest that you draw out the entire school district in relation to the existing school discticts. Use this topology in your presentation (we presented in PowerPoint). This is visually appealing and it will help your audience to easily understand the info being presented. I used Microsoft Word to draw this topology and I inserted schools from the clip art function in Word. Our group also used Visio and Configmaker and these tools are also extremely helpful in the visual design process.

This "Dreaded" Threaded Case Study will separate the HEALTHY from the WEAK, however it will make EVERYONE much STRONGER in the process.

Keep a post on your progress. I am certain you will make great strides in your progress of the Threaded Case Study!!

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