Introduction xxi Chapter 1 Routing Concepts 1 Objectives 1 Key Terms 1 Introduction (1.0.1.1) 3 Router Initial Configuration (1.1) 4 Router Functions (1.1.1) 4 Characteristics of a Network (1.1.
1.1) 4 Why Routing? (1.1.1.2) 6 Routers Are Computers (1.1.1.3) 7 Routers Interconnect Networks (1.
1.1.4) 9 Routers Choose Best Paths (1.1.1.5) 10 Packet-Forwarding Mechanisms (1.1.1.
6) 11 Connect Devices (1.1.2) 14 Connect to a Network (1.1.2.1) 14 Default Gateways (1.1.2.
2) 16 Document Network Addressing (1.1.2.3) 17 Enable IP on a Host (1.1.2.4) 18 Device LEDs (1.1.
2.5) 19 Console Access (1.1.2.6) 21 Enable IP on a Switch (1.1.2.7) 22 Router Basic Settings (1.
1.3) 23 Configure Basic Router Settings (1.1.3.1) 23 Configure an IPv4 Router Interface (1.1.3.2) 24 Configure an IPv6 Router Interface (1.
1.3.3) 26 Configure an IPv4 Loopback Interface (1.1.3.4) 29 Verify Connectivity of Directly Connected Networks (1.1.4) 30 Verify Interface Settings (1.
1.4.1) 30 Verify IPv6 Interface Settings (1.1.4.2) 32 Filter Show Command Output (1.1.4.
3) 35 Command History Feature (1.1.4.4) 36 Routing Decisions (1.2) 37 Switching Packets Between Networks (1.2.1) 37 Router Switching Function (1.2.
1.1) 38 Send a Packet (1.2.1.2) 39 Forward to the Next Hop (1.2.1.3) 40 Packet Routing (1.
2.1.4) 42 Reach the Destination (1.2.1.5) 43 Path Determination (1.2.2) 44 Routing Decisions (1.
2.2.1) 44 Best Path (1.2.2.2) 45 Load Balancing (1.2.2.
3) 46 Administrative Distance (1.2.2.4) 47 Router Operation (1.3) 48 Analyze the Routing Table (1.3.1) 49 The Routing Table (1.3.
1.1) 49 Routing Table Sources (1.3.1.2) 49 Remote Network Routing Entries (1.3.1.3) 51 Directly Connected Routes (1.
3.2) 52 Directly Connected Interfaces (1.3.2.1) 52 Directly Connected Routing Table Entries (1.3.2.2) 53 Directly Connected Examples (1.
3.2.3) 54 Directly Connected IPv6 Example (1.3.2.4) 55 Statically Learned Routes (1.3.3) 58 Static Routes (1.
3.3.1) 58 Static Route Examples (1.3.3.2) 59 Static IPv6 Route Examples (1.3.3.
3) 61 Dynamic Routing Protocols (1.3.4) 62 Dynamic Routing (1.3.4.1) 62 IPv4 Routing Protocols (1.3.4.
2) 63 IPv4 Dynamic Routing Examples (1.3.4.3) 64 IPv6 Routing Protocols (1.3.4.4) 65 IPv6 Dynamic Routing Examples (1.3.
4.5) 66 Summary (1.4) 67 Practice 68 Class Activities 68 Labs 68 Packet Tracer Activities 69 Check Your Understanding Questions 69 Chapter 2 Static Routing 75 Objectives 75 Key Terms 75 Introduction (2.0.1.1) 76 Implement Static Routes (2.1) 76 Static Routing (2.1.
1) 77 Reach Remote Networks (2.1.1.1) 77 Why Use Static Routing? (2.1.1.2) 78 When to Use Static Routes (2.1.
1.3) 79 Types of Static Routes (2.1.2) 80 Static Route Applications (2.1.2.1) 80 Standard Static Route (2.1.
2.2) 81 Default Static Route (2.1.2.3) 81 Summary Static Route (2.1.2.4) 82 Floating Static Route (2.
1.2.5) 83 Configure Static and Default Routes (2.2) 84 Configure IPv4 Static Routes (2.2.1) 84 The ip route Command (2.2.1.
1) 84 Next-Hop Options (2.2.1.2) 85 Configure a Next-Hop Static Route (2.2.1.3) 87 Configure a Directly Connected Static Route (2.2.
1.4) 88 Configure a Fully Specified Static Route (2.2.1.5) 90 Verify a Static Route (2.2.1.6) 92 Configure IPv4 Default Routes (2.
2.2) 93 Default Static Route (2.2.2.1) 93 Configure a Default Static Route (2.2.2.2) 93 Verify a Default Static Route (2.
2.2.3) 94 Configure IPv6 Static Routes (2.2.3) 95 The ipv6 route Command (2.2.3.1) 95 Next-Hop Options (2.
2.3.2) 96 Configure a Next-Hop Static IPv6 Route (2.2.3.3) 99 Configure a Directly Connected Static IPv6 Route (2.2.3.
4) 100 Configure a Fully Specified Static IPv6 Route (2.2.3.5) 102 Verify IPv6 Static Routes (2.2.3.6) 103 Configure IPv6 Default Routes (2.2.
4) 104 Default Static IPv6 Route (2.2.4.1) 104 Configure a Default Static IPv6 Route (2.2.4.2) 105 Verify a Default Static Route (2.2.
4.3) 105 Configure Floating Static Routes (2.2.5) 106 Floating Static Routes (2.2.5.1) 106 Configure an IPv4 Floating Static Route (2.2.
5.2) 107 Test the IPv4 Floating Static Route (2.2.5.3) 108 Configure an IPv6 Floating Static Route (2.2.5.4) 110 Configure Static Host Routes (2.
2.6) 111 Automatically Installed Host Routes (2.2.6.1) 111 Configure IPv4 and IPv6 Static Host Routes (2.2.6.2) 113 Troubleshoot Static and Default Route (2.
3) 115 Packet Processing with Static Routes (2.3.1) 115 Static Routes and Packet Forwarding (2.3.1.1) 115 Troubleshoot IPv4 Static and Default Route Configuration (2.3.2) 116 Troubleshoot a Missing Route (2.
3.2.1) 116 Solve a Connectivity Problem (2.3.2.2) 118 Summary (2.4) 122 Practice 123 Class Activities 123 Labs 123 Packet Tracer Activities 123 Check Your Understanding Questions 124 Chapter 3 Dynamic Routing 127 Objectives 127 Key Terms 127 Introduction (3.0.
1.1) 129 Dynamic Routing Protocols (3.1) 130 Dynamic Routing Protocol Overview (3.1.1) 130 Dynamic Routing Protocol Evolution (3.1.1.1) 130 Dynamic Routing Protocol Components (3.
1.1.2) 132 Dynamic Versus Static Routing (3.1.2) 133 Static Routing Uses (3.1.2.1) 133 Static Routing Advantages and Disadvantages (3.
1.2.2) 134 Dynamic Routing Protocols Uses (3.1.2.3) 134 Dynamic Routing Advantages and Disadvantages (3.1.2.
4) 135 RIPv2 (3.2) 136 Configuring the RIP Protocol (3.2.1) 136 Router RIP Configuration Mode (3.2.1.1) 136 Advertise Networks (3.2.
1.2) 138 Verify RIP Routing (3.2.1.3) 139 Enable and Verify RIPv2 (3.2.1.4) 140 Disable Auto Summarization (3.
2.1.5) 142 Configure Passive Interfaces (3.2.1.6) 143 Propagate a Default Route (3.2.1.
7) 145 The Routing Table (3.3) 147 Parts of an IPv4 Route Entry (3.3.1) 147 Routing Table Entries (3.3.1.1) 148 Directly Connected Entries (3.3.
1.2) 149 Remote Network Entries (3.3.1.3) 150 Dynamically Learned IPv4 Routes (3.3.2) 151 Routing Table Terms (3.3.
2.1) 151 Ultimate Route (3.3.2.2) 152 Level 1 Route (3.3.2.3) 153 Level 1 Parent Route (3.
3.2.4) 154 Level 2 Child Route (3.3.2.5) 155 The IPv4 Route Lookup Process (3.3.3) 156 Route Lookup Process (3.
3.3.1) 156 Best Route = Longest Match (3.3.3.2) 158 Analyze an IPv6 Routing Table (3.3.4) 159 IPv6 Routing Table Entries (3.
3.4.1) 159 Directly Connected Entries (3.3.4.2) 160 Remote IPv6 Network Entries (3.3.4.
3) 162 Summary (3.4) 165 Practice 166 Class Activities 166 Labs 166 Packet Tracer Activities 166 Check Your Understanding Questions 166 Chapter 4 Switched Networks 171 Objectives 171 Key Terms 171 Introduction (4.0.1.1) 173 LAN Design (4.1) 173 Converged Networks (4.1.1) 174 Growing Complexity of Networks (4.
1.1.1) 174 Elements of a Converged Network (4.1.1.2) 175 Cisco Borderless Networks (4.1.1.
3) 176 Hierarchy in the Borderless Switched Network (4.1.1.4) 177 Access, Distribution, and Core Layers (4.1.1.5) 179 Switched Networks (4.1.
2) 181 Role of Switched Networks (4.1.2.1) 181 Form Factors (4.1.2.2) 183 The Switched Environment (4.2) 185 Frame Forwarding (4.
2.1) 186 Switching as a General Concept in Networking and Telecommunications (4.2.1.1) 186 Dynamically Populating a Switch MAC Address Table (4.2.1.2) 188 Switch Forwarding Methods (4.
2.1.3) 189 Store-and-Forward Switching (4.2.1.4) 190 Cut-Through Switching (4.2.1.
5) 191 Switching Domains (4.2.2) 193 Collision Domains (4.2.2.1) 193 Broadcast Domains (4.2.2.
2) 194 Alleviating Network Congestion (4.2.2.3) 195 Summary (4.3) 197 Practice 198 Class Activities 198 Check Your Understanding Questions 199 Chapter 5 Switch Configuration 203 Objectives 203 Key Terms 203 Introduction (5.0.1.1) 204 Basic Switch Configuration (5.
1) 205 Configure a Switch with Initial Settings (5.1.1) 205 Switch Boot Sequence (5.1.1.1) 205 Recovering from a System Crash (5.1.1.
2) 206 Switch LED Indicators (5.1.1.3) 207 Preparing for Basic Switch Management (5.1.1.4) 209 Configuring Basic Switch Management Access with IPv4 (5.1.
1.5) 210 Configure Switch Ports (5.1.2) 213 Duplex Communication (5.1.2.1) 213 Configure Switch Ports at the Physical Layer (5.1.
2.2) 214 Auto-MDIX (5.1.2.3) 215 Verifying Switch Port Configuration (5.1.2.4) 216 Network Access Layer Issues (5.
1.2.5) 218 Troubleshooting Network Access Layer Issues (5.1.2.6) 221 Switch Security (5.2) 222 Secure Remote Access (5.2.
1) 222 SSH Operation (5.2.1.1) 222 Configuring SSH (5.2.1.2) 225 Verifying SSH (5.2.
1.3) 227 Switch Port Security (5.2.2) 229 Secure Unused Ports (5.2.2.1) 229 Port Security: Operation (5.2.
2.2) 230 Port Security: Violation Modes (5.2.2.3) 232 Port Security: Configuring (5.2.2.4).