CCNA Exam Notes : Cisco Certified Network Associate

by Todd Lammle

• ISBN13: 9780782125351
• ISBN10: 0782125352
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

A study guide for exam 640-407 covers Cisco IOS commands, RIP and IGRP routing protocols, configuring frame relay LMIs, WAN configurations, LAN segmentation, TCP/IP, and spanning-tree protocol

Author Biography

Todd Lammle is a CCNP, MCT, MCP, CNI, and CNE. The author of Sybex's best-selling CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide and MCSE: TCP/IP for NT Server 4 Study Guide and CIO of Globalnet System Solutions, Inc., Todd has more than fifteen years of experience designing, installing, and troubleshooting LANs and WANs.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
OSI Reference	1	(36)
Identify and describe the functions of each of the seven layers of the OSI reference model	3	(10)
Describe connection-oriented network service and connectionless network service and identify the key differences between them	13	(4)
Describe Data Link addresses and Network addresses and identify the key differences between them	17	(4)
Identify at least three reasons why the industry uses a layered model	21	(3)
Define and explain the five conversion steps of data encapsulation	24	(3)
Define flow control and describe the three basic methods used in networking	27	(5)
List the key internetworking functions of the OSI Network layer and how they are performed in a router	32	(5)
WAN Protocols	37	(38)
Differentiate between the following WAN services: Frame Relay, ISDN/LAPD, HDLC, & PPP	39	(5)
Recognize key Frame Relay terms and features	44	(5)
List commands to configure Frame Relay LMIs, maps, and subinterfaces	49	(6)
List commands to monitor Frame Relay operation in the router	55	(6)
Identify PPP operations to encapsulate WAN data on Cisco routers	61	(4)
State a relevant use and context for ISDN networking	65	(2)
Identify ISDN protocols, function groups, reference points, and channels	67	(4)
Describe Cisco's implementation of ISDN BRI	71	(4)
IOS	75	(72)
Log into a router in both user and privileged modes	77	(4)
Use the context-sensitive help facility	81	(4)
Use the command history and editing features	85	(4)
Examine router elements (RAM, ROM, CDP, show)	89	(9)
Manage configuration files from the privileged exec mode	98	(5)
Control router passwords, identification, and banner	103	(10)
Identify the main Cisco IOS commands for router startup	113	(7)
Enter an intitial configuration using the setup command	120	(5)
Copy and manipulate configuration files	125	(4)
List the commands to load Cisco IOS software from: flash memory, a TFTP server, or ROM	129	(8)
Prepare to backup, upgrade, and load a backup Cisco IOS software image	137	(2)
Prepare the initial configuration of your router and enable IP	139	(8)
Network Protocols	147	(74)
Monitor Novell IPX operation on the router	149	(9)
Describe the two parts of network addressing, then identify the parts in specific protocol address examples	158	(8)
Create the different classes of IP addresses and subnetting	166	(10)
Configure IP addresses	176	(4)
Verify IP addresses	180	(7)
List the required IPX address and encapsulation type	187	(4)
Enable the Novell IPX protocol and configure interfaces	191	(8)
Identify the functions of the TCP/IP Transport-layer protocols	199	(4)
Identify the functions of the TCP/IP Network-layer protocols	203	(5)
Identify the functions performed by ICMP	208	(4)
Configure IPX access lists and SAP filters to control basic Novell traffic	212	(9)
Routing	221	(30)
Add the RIP routing protocol to your configuration	223	(8)
Add the IGRP routing protocol to your configuration	231	(8)
Explain the services of separate and integrated multiprotocol routing	239	(2)
List problems that each routing type encouters when dealing with topology changes and describe techniques to reduce the number of these problems	241	(7)
Describe the benefits of network segmentation with routers	248	(3)
Network Security	251	(16)
Configure standard and extended access lists to filter IP traffic	252	(9)
Monitor and verify selected access list operations on the router	261	(6)
LAN Switching	267	(50)
Describe the advantages of LAN segmentation	269	(3)
Describe LAN segmentation using bridges	272	(3)
Describe LAN segmentation using routers	275	(3)
Describe LAN segmentation using switches	278	(3)
Name and descirbe two switching methods	281	(4)
Describe full- and half-duplex Ethernet operation	285	(4)
Describe network congestion problem in Ethernet networks	289	(2)
Describe the benefits of network segmentation with bridges	291	(3)
Describe the benefits of network segmentation with switches	294	(2)
Describe the features and benefits of Fast Ethernet	296	(3)
Describe the guidelines and distance limitatins of Fast Ethernet	299	(4)
Distinguish between cut-through and store-and-forward LAN switching	303	(2)
Describe the operation of the Spanning Tree Protocol and its benefits	305	(3)
Describe the benefits of virtual LANs	308	(4)
Define and describe the function of a MAC address	312	(5)
Index	317