Table of Contents
Introduction 1 Book I: Overview 5
Chapter 1: Looking at the Cisco Network World 7
Chapter 2: Exploring Cisco Network Design 23
Chapter 3: Knowing as Little as Possible about Math 47
Chapter 4: Testing Your Core Networking Knowledge 59
Chapter 5: Getting into the Cisco Internetwork Operating System 95
Book II: Internet Protocols 131
Chapter 1: Making the Most of IPv4 133
Chapter 2: Choosing between Protocols: TCP and UDP 159
Chapter 3: Working with ARP, the IP Communication Model, and Data Link Layer Troubleshooting 177
Chapter 4: Preparing for the Advent of IPv6 203
Book III: Switching 211
Chapter 1: Reviewing the Enterprise LAN 213
Chapter 2: Switching Basics 225
Chapter 3: Confi guring Switches 237
Chapter 4: Easing Device Discovery with CDP 265
Chapter 5: Virtualizing Networks with VLANs and VTP 277
Chapter 6: Adding Fault Tolerance with STP 295
Chapter 7: Adding Fault Tolerance with EtherChannel 315
Chapter 8: Speeding Confi guration with Smartport Macros 327
Book IV: Routing 337
Chapter 1: Making the Wide Area Network (WAN) Wide 339
Chapter 2: Cozying Up to Routing Basics 351
Chapter 3: Router Confi guration 365
Chapter 4: Setting Up Static Routes 385
Chapter 5: Confi guring Serial Connections and WAN Links 395
Chapter 6: Meeting the Routing Protocols 407
Chapter 7: Checking Out RIP and EIGRP Characteristics and Design 419
Chapter 8: Getting Comfortable with the OSPF and IS-IS Protocols 433
Chapter 9: Routing with BGP and IP Multicast 451
Book V: Wireless 471
Chapter 1: Getting Wise to Wireless LANs473
Chapter 2: Planning Your WLAN 491
Chapter 3: Securing Your WLAN 519
Chapter 4: Building a Cisco Wireless Network 535
Book VI: Security 555
Chapter 1: Defending against Common Attacks with Basic Security Tools 557
Chapter 2: Securing Networks with Cisco's Adaptive Security Appliance 579
Chapter 3: Securing Networks with ACLs and NAT 611
Chapter 4: Cisco Security Best Practices 633
Index 655
