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Chapter 1: All About the Cisco Certified Network Associate Certification
How to Use This Book to Pass the Exam
One way to use this book is to start at the beginning and read it cover to cover. Although that
certainly would help you prepare, most people would not take that much time, particularly if
you already knew a lot about some of the topics in the book.
The rest of you might want to consider a different strategy on how to best use this book,
depending on what training you have had. This book is designed to help you get the most out
of the time you take to study.
Interconnecting Networks with
TCP/IP
Protocol stack versus OSI; application layer examples; TCP error
recovery; TCP and UDP ports; TCP, UDP, and IP headers; and
ICMP. For Class A, B, and C networks: IP addresses, mask
subnetting, and planning; configuring IP addresses; configuring
host names; configuring DNS; and verifying operation with
ping
,
trace
, and
show
commands.
Determining IP Routes
Configuring static routes; configuring default routes; interior
versus exterior routing protocols; configuring RIP; debugging
RIP; IGRP configuration; and IGRP
debug
and
show
commands.
Basic IP Traffic Management with
Access Lists
The purpose of using access lists, logic diagrams, standard and
extended access lists, and TCP/IP access lists; wildcard masks;
configuring standard IP access lists; configuring extended access
lists; monitoring IP access lists.
Configuring Novell IPX
Protocol versus OSI, IPX addresses, Novell encapsulation
options, RIP, SAP, GNS, configuring IPX, displaying IPX,
debugging IPX, and IPX access-lists.
Establishing Serial Point-to-point
Connections
Telephone company service basics, survey of data link protocols
for WANs, SDLC/HDLC/PPP/LAPB framing, PPP functions,
PAP and CHAP authentication, and PAP and CHAP
configuration.
Completing an ISDN BRI Call
ISDN Protocol basics and dial-on-demand routing (DDR).
Establishing a Frame Relay PVC
Connection
Terminology, LMI messages, Inverse ARP, addressing,
configuration, monitoring, configuration using subinterfaces,
NBMA, and full and partial mesh issues.
Table 1-3
ICND Course Summary (Continued)
Module Title
Topics in This Module
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