Introduction xxii
Part I Packet Tracer Fundamentals 1
Chapter 1 Introducing Packet Tracer 3
Accessing and Installing Cisco Packet Tracer 4
Exploring Packet Tracer 9
Chapter Review 13
Chapter 2 Building Your First Simulation 15
Building the Lab Topology 15
Lab 2.1: Building a Sample Lab 16
Configuring and Verifying IP Reachability 19
Lab 2.2: Configuring IP Reachability 19
Chapter Review 22
Chapter 3 Customizing Packet Tracer 23
Customizing Packet Tracer 23
Lab 3.1: Customizing Packet Tracer 23
Customizing Your First Simulation 27
Lab 3.2: Customizing Your First Simulation 27
Chapter Review 30
Part II Network Fundamentals 31
Chapter 4 Cisco IOS Basics 33
Chapter Pretest 34
Answers 34
The Cisco IOS CLI 35
Lab 4.1: The Cisco IOS CLI 37
Configuring Cisco IOS 40
Lab 4.2: Configuring Cisco IOS 42
Lab 4.3: Chapter Review 44
Review Questions 45
Answers to Review Questions 46
Chapter 5 Physical Interfaces and Cabling Types 47
Chapter Pretest 48
Answers 48
Single-Mode Fiber, Multimode Fiber, and Copper 49
Troubleshoot Interface and Cable Issues (Collisions, Errors, Duplex, Speed) 52
Lab 5.1: Working with Interfaces and Cable Types 56
Lab 5.2: Chapter Review 57
Review Questions 58
Answers to Review Questions 60
Chapter 6 Configure and Verify IPv4 Addressing and Subnetting 61
Chapter Pretest 62
Answers 63
Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot IPv4 Addressing and Subnetting 64
Lab 6.1: IPv4 Address Configuration and Verification 68
Compare and Contrast IPv4 Address Types 71
Lab 6.2: IPv4 Address Types 72
Describe the Need for Private IPv4 Addressing 74
Verify IP Parameters for Client OS (Windows, macOS, Linux) 76
Lab 6.3: Verify IPv4 on a Client OS 77
Lab 6.4: Chapter Review 79
Review Questions 80
Answers to Review Questions 81
Chapter 7 Configure IPv6 83
Chapter Pretest 84
Answers 85
Compare and Contrast IPv6 Address Types 85
Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot IPv6 Addressing 89
Lab 7.1: IPv6 Address Configuration and Verification 90
Lab 7.2: IPv6 EUI-64 Address Configuration and Verification 92
Verify IPv6 Parameters for the Client OS (Windows, macOS, Linux) 95
Lab 7.3: IPv6 on a Client OS 96
Topic Quiz 97
Topic Quiz Answers 97
Lab 7.4: Chapter Review 97
Review Questions 98
Answers to Review Questions 99
Chapter 8 Describe Wireless Principles 101
Chapter Pretest 101
Answers 102
Wireless Principles 102
Lab 8.1: Chapter Review 104
Review Questions 104
Answers to Review Questions 105
Chapter 9 Configure Switching Basics 107
Chapter Pretest 108
Answers 108
Describe Switching Concepts 109
Interpret Ethernet Frame Format 113
Lab 9.1: Chapter Review 114
Review Questions 115
Answers to Review Questions 116
Part III Network Access 117
Chapter 10 Configure and Verify VLANs and Interswitch Connectivity 119
Chapter Pretest 120
Answers 120
Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot VLANs (Normal Range) Spanning Multiple Switches 121
Lab 10.1: Configuring VLANs 125
Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot Interswitch Connectivity 128
Lab 10.2: Configuring Interswitch Connectivity 130
Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot (Layer 2/Layer 3) EtherChannel 132
Lab 10.3: Configuring EtherChannel 137
Lab 10.4: Chapter Review 139
Review Questions 140
Answers to Review Questions 141
Chapter 11 Configure and Verify Layer 2 Discovery Protocols 143
Chapter Pretest 143
Answers 144
Configure and Verify Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) 144
Configure and Verify Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) 145
Lab 11.1: Chapter Review 147
Review Questions 148
Answers to Review Questions 149
Chapter 12 Configure Rapid PVST+ Spanning Tree Protocol 151
Chapter Pretest 152
Answers 152
Understand Rapid PVST+ Spanning Tree Protocol 152
Lab 12.1: Chapter Review 161
Review Questions 162
Answers to Review Questions 163
Chapter 13 Compare Cisco Wireless Architectures and AP Modes 165
Chapter Pretest 166
Answers 166
Using Cisco Wireless Architectures and AP Modes 166
Lab 13.1: Chapter Review 170
Review Questions 171
Answers to Review Questions 171
Part IV IP Connectivity 173
Chapter 14 Interpret the Components of a Routing Table 175
Chapter Pretest 176
Answers 176
Describe Routing Concepts 177
Interpret the Components of a Routing Table 179
Lab 14.1: Interpret a Routing Table 182
Describe How a Routing Table Is Populated by Different Routing
Information Sources 183
Lab 14.2: Chapter Review 185
Review Questions 186
Answers to Review Questions 187
Chapter 15 Configure and Verify IPv4 and IPv6 Static Routing 189
Chapter Pretest 190
Answers 190
Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot IPv4 and IPv6 Static Routing 190
Lab 15.1: IPv4 and IPv6 Static Routes 192
Lab 15.2: Chapter Review 194
Review Questions 195
Answers to Review Questions 196
Chapter 16 Configure and Verify Single Area OSPFv2 197
Chapter Pretest 198
Answers 198
Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot Single Area OSPFv2 for IPv4 198
Lab 16.1: OSPFv2 203
Lab 16.2: Chapter Review 204
Review Questions 205
Answers to Review Questions 206
Part V IP Services 207
Chapter 17 Configure and Verify Inside Source NAT 209
Chapter Pretest 210
Answers 211
Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot Inside Source NAT 211
Lab 17.1: NAT 216
Lab 17.2: Chapter Review 217
Review Questions 218
Answers to Review Questions 219
Chapter 18 Configure and Verify NTP 221
Chapter Pretest 222
Answers 222
Configure and Verify NTP Operating in Client/Server Mode 222
Lab 18.1: NTP 224
Lab 18.2: Chapter Review 226
Review Questions 227
Answers to Review Questions 228
Chapter 19 Configure DNS and DHCP 229
Chapter Pretest 230
Answers 230
Describe DNS Lookup Operation 231
Troubleshoot Client Connectivity Issues Involving DNS 233
Configure and Verify DHCP on a Router 236
Lab 19.1: Configuring DHCP 240
Troubleshoot Client and Router-Based DHCP Connectivity Issues 241
Lab 19.2: Chapter Review 244
Review Questions 245
Answers to Review Questions 245
Chapter 20 Configure Other Networking Services 247
Chapter Pretest 248
Answers 248
Describe the Use of Syslog and SNMP Features 249
Lab 20.1: Configuring Syslog 252
Explain the Forwarding Per-Hop Behavior (PHB) for QoS 253
Using SSH and FTP/TFTP in a Network 256
Lab 20.2: Configuring SSH 256
Lab 20.3: Chapter Review 258
Review Questions 259
Answers to Review Questions 260
Part VI Security Fundamentals 261
Chapter 21 Configure Device Access Control 263
Chapter Pretest 264
Answers 266
Configuring Device Access Controls 266
Lab 21.1: Configuring Device Access Controls 274
Lab 21.2: Chapter Review 276
Review Questions 277
Answers to Review Questions 278
Chapter 22 Configure and Verify Access Control Lists 279
Chapter Pretest 280
Answers 283
Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot IPv4 Standard Numbered and Named Access Lists for Routed Interfaces 283
Lab 22.1: Configuring Access Control Lists 287
Lab 22.2: Chapter Review 289
Review Questions 290
Answers to Review Questions 291
Chapter 23 Configure Layer 2 Security Features 293
Chapter Pretest 294
Answers 294
Configure Layer 2 Security Features 294
Lab 23.1: Configuring Layer 2 Security Features 299
Lab 23.2: Chapter Review 301
Review Questions 302
Answers to Review Questions 303
Chapter 24 Configure Wireless Security Protocols 305
Chapter Pretest 306
Answers 306
Describe WPA, WPA2, and WPA3 306
Lab 24.1: Configuring Wireless Security 307
Lab 24.2: Chapter Review 309
Review Questions 310
Answers to Review Questions 310
Part VII Appendices 311
Appendix A Other CCNA Topics 313
Appendix B Practice Exams 379
Glossary 429
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