Cover --
Contents --
Foreword --
Preface --
Acknowledgments --
Introduction --
Part I: Introduction to Networking --
1 Networks --
Introduction to Networks --
Network Topologies --
Introduction to Network Security --
2 OSI Reference Model --
Introduction to the OSI Reference Model --
Layers of the OSI Reference Model --
Encapsulation and De-encapsulation --
3 Layer 2 LAN Technologies --
Ethernet Evolution and Standards --
Addressing --
Ethernet Connections --
4 Bridges and Switches --
Problems and Limitations of Ethernet --
Solutions to Collision Problems --
Bridges versus Switches --
Switching Functions --
5 Wireless --
Wireless LAN Technologies --
WLAN Standards --
WLAN Security --
WLAN Implementation --
WLAN Devices --
Part II: TCP/IP Protocol Suite --
6 TCP/IP and the Internet Layer --
TCP/IP Protocol Stack --
TCP/IP Internet Protocols --
TCP/IP Tools for Windows PCs --
7 IP Addressing and Subnetting --
IP Addressing Review --
Subnetting --
IP Address Planning --
Determining IP Address Components --
8 VLSM --
VLSM --
Route Summarization --
9 TCP/IP and the Transport Layer --
Transport Layer Functions --
Transport Layer Protocols --
TCP and UDP Applications --
Session Establishment --
10 Sending and Receiving TCP/IP Packets --
Network Components and Addressing Review --
End-to-End Delivery Example --
Part III: Cisco Catalyst Switches --
11 Cisco IOS Software --
Introduction to Cisco Device Configuration --
Command-Line Interface (CLI) --
IOS Basics --
Basic IOS Configuration --
Basic IOS Security Configuration --
IOS Operation and Verification --
12 Initial Switch Configuration --
2960 Overview --
Switch Startup --
Basic Switch Configuration --
Basic Switch Operation and Verification --
Port Security Feature --
13 VLANs and Trunks --
VLAN Overview --
VLAN Connections --
VLAN Trunk Protocol --
VLAN Configuration --
14 Switches and Redundancy --
Layer 2 Redundancy --
Spanning Tree Protocol --
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol --
EtherChannels --
STP Troubleshooting --
Part IV: Cisco Routers and LANs --
15 Routers and Routing --
Routing Introduction --
Dynamic Routing Protocols --
Distance Vector Protocol Problems and Solutions --
16 Initial Router Configuration --
Router Hardware Components --
Router Bootup Process --
AutoSecure --
Router Configuration --
Router-on-a-Stick --
17 IOS Device Management --
Router Configuration Files --
Changes in Your Network --
IOS Image Files --
Remote Access to Your IOS Device --
Basic Troubleshooting --
18 Security Device Manager --
Introduction to SDM --
Basic Router Configuration Using SDM --
Basic Router Monitoring Using SDM --
Part V: Routing --
19 Basic Routing --
Static Routes --
Dynamic Routing Protocol Basics --
RIP --
20 OSPF Routing --
OSPF Overview --
OSPF Operation --
OSPF Configuration --
OSPF Troubleshooting --
21 EIGRP Routing --
EIGRP Overview --
EIGRP Operation --
EIGRP Configuration --
EIGRP Troubleshooting --
Part VI: Advanced Cisco Router Features --
22 Access Control Lists --
ACL Overview --
Basic ACL Configuration --
ACL Types --
ACL Placement.