You need to really know how WINS, DHCP, DNS, LMHOSTS and HOSTS work together.

There are a lot of scenario questions with "meets all the required solutions" and "optional solution" type answers. The network address and the subnet mask and default gateway were presented and you had to tell why the connection wouldn’t go through.

There was not too much in the way of subnetting. The first test had a couple of items requiring knowledge of subnetting. The first one dealt with static and dynamic routing. It looked like it came right out of the MOC student workbook on those diagrams on static and dynamic routing. You really need to know this and understand it to get the right answer. A subnetting item that required a four part answer gave you the number of hosts and asked you to give the subnet mask with the most subnets for those hosts. It was a drop and click operation.

Students need to know how Performance Monitor and Network Monitor work with TCP/IP and SNMP. That seems easy but is tricky.

Know NETSTAT AND NBTSTAT COMMANDS AND WHEN TO USE THEM.

There was a couple of things on LMhosts and Hosts files.

Know what LPQ and LPR do and when to use them.

RAS server is also asked about (which isn’t in the MOC course). You'll need to study that more.

There were a couple of scenario exhibits on the use of WINS. Typical best-solution-type answers.

There was a drop and click on the use of DHCP.  You moved the right answers from one block to the next.  If you know scopes, reservations and other functions of DHCP IP address assignment, this one is easy and very straightforward.