CCNA 200-301 Hands-on Mastery with Packet Tracer

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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