Document Outline
- CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide
- Frontmatter
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Assessment Test
- Answers to Assessment Test
- Chapter 1: Internetworking
- Internetworking Basics
- Internetworking Models
- The Layered Approach
- Advantages of Reference Models
- The OSI Reference Model
- Ethernet Networking
- Half- and Full-Duplex Ethernet
- Ethernet at the Data Link Layer
- Ethernet at the Physical Layer
- Ethernet Cabling
- Straight-Through Cable
- Crossover Cable
- Rolled Cable
- Data Encapsulation
- Cabling the Wide Area Network
- Serial Transmission
- Data Terminal Equipment and Data Communication Equipment
- Fixed and Modular Interfaces
- Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Connections
- Selecting Cisco Products
- Cisco Hubs
- Cisco Routers
- Cisco Switches
- The Cisco Three-Layer Hierarchical Model
- The Core Layer
- The Distribution Layer
- The Access Layer
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Key Terms
- Written Labs
- Written Lab 1.1: OSI Questions
- Written Lab 1.2: Defining the OSI Layers and Devices
- Written Lab 1.3: Identifying Collision and
- Broadcast Domains
- Review Questions
- Answers to Review Questions
- Answers to Written Labs
- Answers to Written Lab 1.1
- Answer to Written Lab 1.2
- Answers to Written Lab 1.3
- Chapter 2: Layer-2 Switching
- Before Layer-2 Switching
- Switching Services
- Limitations of Layer-2 Switching
- Bridging vs. LAN Switching
- Three Switch Functions at Layer 2
- Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
- Spanning-Tree Terms
- Spanning-Tree Operations
- Spanning-Tree Example
- LAN Switch Types
- Cut-Through (Real Time)
- FragmentFree (Modified Cut-Through)
- Store-and-Forward
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Key Terms
- Written Lab 2
- Review Questions
- Answers to Review Questions
- Answers to Written Lab 2
- Chapter 3: Internet Protocols
- TCP/IP and the DoD Model
- The Process/Application Layer Protocols
- The Host-to-Host Layer Protocols
- The Internet Layer Protocols
- IP Addressing
- IP Terminology
- The Hierarchical IP Addressing Scheme
- Subnetting
- Subnet Masks
- Subnetting Class C Addresses
- Subnetting Class B Addresses
- Subnetting Class A Addresses
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Key Terms
- Written Lab 3
- Review Questions
- Answers to Review Questions
- Answers to Written Lab 3
- Chapter 4: Introduction to the Cisco IOS
- Cisco Router User Interface
- Cisco Router IOS
- Connecting to a Cisco Router
- Bringing Up a Router
- Setup Mode
- Command-Line Interface
- Logging into the Router
- Overview of Router Modes
- CLI Prompts
- Editing and Help Features
- Gathering Basic Routing Information
- Setting Passwords
- Encrypting Your Passwords
- Banners
- Router Interfaces
- Hostnames
- Descriptions
- Viewing and Saving Configurations
- Verifying Your Configuration
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Key Terms
- Commands Used in This Chapter
- Written Lab 4
- Hands-on Labs
- Hands-on Lab 4.1: Logging into a Router
- Hands-on Lab 4.2: Using the Help and Editing Features
- Hands-on Lab 4.3: Saving a Router Configuration
- Hands-on Lab 4.4: Setting Your Passwords
- Hands-on Lab 4.5: Setting the Hostname, Descriptions, IP Address, and Clock Rate
- Review Questions
- Answers to Review Questions
- Answers to Written Lab 4
- Chapter 5: IP Routing
- Routing Basics
- The IP Routing Process
- IP Routing in a Larger Network
- Configuring IP Routing in Our Network
- Static Routing
- Default Routing
- Dynamic Routing
- Routing Protocol Basics
- Administrative Distances
- Routing Protocols
- Distance-Vector Routing Protocols
- Routing Loops
- Maximum Hop Count
- Split Horizon
- Route Poisoning
- Holddowns
- Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
- RIP Timers
- Configuring RIP Routing
- Verifying the RIP Routing Tables
- Holding Down RIP Propagations
- Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP)
- IGRP Timers
- Configuring IGRP Routing
- Verifying the IGRP Routing Tables
- Verifying Your Configurations
- The Show Protocols Command
- The Show IP Protocol Command
- The Debug IP RIP Command
- The Debug IP IGRP Command
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Key Terms
- Commands Used in This Chapter
- Written Lab 5
- Hands-on Labs
- Hands-on Lab 5.1: Creating Static Routes
- Hands-on Lab 5.2: Dynamic Routing with RIP
- Hands-on Lab 5.3: Dynamic Routing with IGRP
- Review Questions
- Answers to Review Questions
- Answers to Written Lab 5
- Chapter 6: Virtual LANs (VLANs)
- Introduction to VLANs
- Broadcast Control
- Security
- Flexibility and Scalability
- VLAN Memberships
- Static VLANs
- Dynamic VLANs
- Identifying VLANs
- Frame Tagging
- VLAN Identification Methods
- Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Protocol
- VLAN Trunk Protocol (VTP)
- VTP Modes of Operation
- VTP Pruning
- Routing between VLANs
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Key Terms
- Written Lab 6
- Review Questions
- Answers to Review Questions
- Answers to Written Lab 6
- Chapter 7: Managing a Cisco Internetwork
- The Internal Components of a Cisco Router
- The Router Boot Sequence
- Managing Configuration Registers
- Understanding the Configuration Register Bits
- Checking the Current Configuration Register Value
- Changing the Configuration Register
- Recovering Passwords
- Backing Up and Restoring the Cisco IOS
- Verifying Flash Memory
- Backing Up the Cisco IOS
- Restoring or Upgrading the Cisco Router IOS
- Backing Up and Restoring the Cisco Configuration
- Backing Up the Cisco Router Configuration
- Restoring the Cisco Router Configuration
- Erasing the Configuration
- Using Cisco Discovery Protocol
- Getting CDP Timers and Holdtime Information
- Gathering Neighbor Information
- Gathering Interface Traffic Information
- Gathering Port and Interface Information
- Using Telnet
- Telnetting into Multiple Devices Simultaneously
- Checking Telnet Connections
- Checking Telnet Users
- Closing Telnet Sessions
- Resolving Hostnames
- Building a Host Table
- Using DNS to Resolve Names
- Checking Network Connectivity
- Using the Ping Command
- Using the Traceroute Command
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Key Terms
- Commands Used in This Chapter
- Written Lab 7
- Hands-on Labs
- Hands-on Lab 7.1: Backing Up Your Router IOS
- Hands-on Lab 7.2: Upgrading or Restoring Your Router IOS
- Hands-on Lab 7.3: Backing Up the Router Configuration
- Hands-on Lab 7.4: Using the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
- Hands-on Lab 7.5: Using Telnet
- Hands-on Lab 7.6: Resolving Hostnames
- Review Questions
- Answers to Review Questions
- Answers to Written Lab 7
- Chapter 8: Configuring Novell IPX
- Introduction to Novell IPX
- Novell IPX Protocol Stack
- Client-Server Communication
- Server-Server Communication
- IPX Addressing
- Encapsulation
- Enabling IPX on Cisco Routers
- Enabling IPX Routing
- Enabling IPX on Individual Interfaces
- Configuring Our Internetwork with IPX
- Configuring IPX on the 2621A Router
- Configuring IPX on the 2501A Router
- Configuring IPX on the 2501B Router
- Configuring IPX on the 2501C Router
- Verifying the IPX Routing Tables
- Adding Secondary Addresses
- Configuring Secondary Addresses
- Subinterfaces
- Configuring Our Internetwork with Multiple Ethernet Frame Types
- Configuring Multiple Frame Types on the 2621A Router
- Configuring Multiple Frame Types on the 2501A Router
- Configuring Multiple Frame Types on the 2501B Router
- Configuring Multiple Frame Types on the 2501C Router
- Verifying the IPX Routing Tables
- Monitoring IPX on Cisco Routers
- The Show IPX Servers Command
- The Show IPX Route Command
- The Show IPX Traffic Command
- The Show IPX Interface Command
- The Show Protocols Command
- The Debug IPX Command
- The Ping IPX Command
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Key Terms
- Commands Used in This Chapter
- Written Lab 8
- Hands-on Labs
- Hands-on Lab 8.1: Configuring Internetworking Packet Exchange (IPX)
- Hands-on Lab 8.2: Adding Secondary Network Addresses and Multiple Frame Types with IPX
- Review Questions
- Answers to Review Questions
- Answers to Written Lab 8
- Chapter 9: Managing Traffic with Access Lists
- Access Lists
- Standard IP Access Lists
- Controlling VTY (Telnet) Access
- Extended IP Access Lists
- Monitoring IP Access Lists
- IPX Access Lists
- Standard IPX Access Lists
- Extended IPX Access Lists
- IPX SAP Filters
- Verifying IPX Access Lists
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Key Terms
- Commands Used in This Chapter
- Written Lab 9
- Hands-on Labs
- Hands-on Lab 9.1: Standard IP Access Lists
- Hands-on Lab 9.2: Extended IP Access Lists
- Hands-on Lab 9.3: Standard IPX Access Lists
- Review Questions
- Answers to Written Lab 9
- Chapter 10: Wide Area Networking Protocols
- Wide Area Networks
- Defining WAN Terms
- WAN Connection Types
- WAN Support
- High-Level Data-Link Control Protocol (HDLC)
- Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
- Link Control Protocol (LCP) Configuration Options
- PPP Session Establishment
- PPP Authentication Methods
- Configuring PPP on Cisco Routers
- Configuring PPP Authentication
- Verifying PPP Encapsulation
- Frame Relay
- Frame Relay Terminology
- Frame Relay Encapsulation
- Data Link Connection Identifiers (DLCIs)
- Local Management Interface (LMI)
- Subinterfaces
- Mapping Frame Relay
- Frame Relay Congestion Control
- Committed Information Rate (CIR)
- Monitoring Frame Relay
- Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
- ISDN Components
- Basic Rate Interface (BRI)
- Primary Rate Interface (PRI)
- ISDN with Cisco Routers
- Dial-on-Demand Routing (DDR)
- Configuring DDR
- Configuring Static Routes
- Specifying Interesting Traffic
- Configuring the Dialer Information
- Optional Commands
- DDR with Access Lists
- Verifying the ISDN Operation
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Key Terms
- Commands Used in This Chapter
- Written Lab 10
- Hands-on Labs
- Hands-on Lab 10.1: Configuring PPP Encapsulation and Authentication
- Hands-on Lab 10.2: Configuring and Monitoring HDLC
- Hands-on Lab 10.3: Configuring Frame Relay and Subinterfaces
- Hands-on Lab 10.4: Configuring ISDN and BRI Interfaces
- Review Questions
- Answers to Review Questions
- Answers to Written Lab 10
- Appendix A: Introduction to the Cisco IOS: Hands-on Labs
- Lab A.1: Logging into a Cisco Router
- Lab A.2: Editing and Help Features
- Lab A.3: Gathering Basic Router Information
- Lab A.4: Setting the Passwords
- Lab A.5: Setting Router Banners
- Lab A.6: Configuring Router Interfaces
- Lab A.7: Bringing up an Interface
- Lab A.8: Configuring an IP Address on an Interface
- Lab A.9: Serial Interface Commands
- Lab A.10: Setting the Router Hostnames
- Lab A.11: Setting Interface Descriptions
- Lab A.12: Saving Your Configurations
- Lab A.13: Verifying Your Configuration
- Lab A.14: Final Lab
- Appendix B: Configuring the Catalyst 1900 Switch
- Features of the 1900 Switch
- The Three Configuration Options
- Connecting to the Console Port
- 1900 Switch Startup
- Connecting to an Ethernet Port
- Cisco 1900 IOS Configuration Commands
- Setting the Passwords
- Setting the Hostname
- Setting IP Information
- Configuring Switch Interfaces
- Configuring Interface Descriptions
- Configuring the Port Duplex
- Verifying IP Connectivity
- Erasing the Switch Configuration
- Managing the MAC Address Table
- Setting Permanent and Static MAC Addresses
- Configuring Port Security
- Using the Show Version Command
- Changing the LAN Switch Type
- Configuring VLANs
- Assigning Switch Ports to VLANs
- Configuring Trunk Ports
- Clearing VLANs from Trunk Links
- Verifying Trunk Links
- Configuring ISL Routing
- Configuring VTP
- Configuring the Domain
- Adding to a VTP Domain
- VTP Pruning
- Restoring or Upgrading the Catalyst 1900 IOS
- Backing Up and Restoring the Catalyst 1900 Configuration
- CDP with the 1900 Switch
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Commands Used in This Appendix
- Written Lab Appendix B
- Hands-on Labs
- Lab B.1: Managing the 1900 Switch
- Lab B.2: 1900 Switch Operations
- Lab B.3: Creating VLANs
- Lab B.4: Assigning VLANs to Switch Ports
- Lab B.5: Configuring Trunking
- Lab B.6: Configuring VTP
- Lab B.7: Configuring Inter-VLAN Routing with ISL
- Review Questions
- Answers to Review Questions
- Answers to Written Lab Appendix B
- Appendix C: Commands in This Study Guide
- Glossary