CCNA Certification Study Guide, Volume 2
Exam 200-301
1st Edition
Published on 22. January 2020
896 pages
978-1-119-66025-5 (ISBN)
Description
Cisco expert Todd Lammle prepares you for the NEW Cisco CCNA certification exam!
Cisco, the world leader in network technologies, has released the new Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) exam. This consolidated certification exam tests a candidate's ability to implement and administer a wide range of modern IT networking technologies. The CCNA Certification Study Guide: Volume 2 Exam 200-301 covers every exam objective, including network components, IP connectivity and routing, network security, virtual networking, and much more. Clear and accurate chapters provide you with real-world examples, hands-on activities, in-depth explanations, and numerous review questions to ensure that you're fully prepared on exam day.
Written by the leading expert on Cisco technologies and certifications, this comprehensive exam guide includes access to the acclaimed Sybex online learning system--an interactive environment featuring practice exams, electronic flashcards, a searchable glossary, a self-assessment test, and video tutorials on critical Cisco networking concepts and technologies.
* Covers 100% of all CCNA Exam 200-301 objectives
* Provides accurate and up-to-date information on core network fundamentals
* Explains a broad range of Cisco networking and IT infrastructure
* Features learning objectives, chapter summaries, 'Exam Essentials' and figures, tables, and illustrations
The CCNA Certification Study Guide: Volume 2 Exam 200-301 is the ideal resource for those preparing for the new CCNA certification, as well as IT professionals looking to learn more about Cisco networking concepts and technologies.
Cisco, the world leader in network technologies, has released the new Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) exam. This consolidated certification exam tests a candidate's ability to implement and administer a wide range of modern IT networking technologies. The CCNA Certification Study Guide: Volume 2 Exam 200-301 covers every exam objective, including network components, IP connectivity and routing, network security, virtual networking, and much more. Clear and accurate chapters provide you with real-world examples, hands-on activities, in-depth explanations, and numerous review questions to ensure that you're fully prepared on exam day.
Written by the leading expert on Cisco technologies and certifications, this comprehensive exam guide includes access to the acclaimed Sybex online learning system--an interactive environment featuring practice exams, electronic flashcards, a searchable glossary, a self-assessment test, and video tutorials on critical Cisco networking concepts and technologies.
* Covers 100% of all CCNA Exam 200-301 objectives
* Provides accurate and up-to-date information on core network fundamentals
* Explains a broad range of Cisco networking and IT infrastructure
* Features learning objectives, chapter summaries, 'Exam Essentials' and figures, tables, and illustrations
The CCNA Certification Study Guide: Volume 2 Exam 200-301 is the ideal resource for those preparing for the new CCNA certification, as well as IT professionals looking to learn more about Cisco networking concepts and technologies.
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TODD LAMMLE, Cisco certified in almost every category, is the authority on Cisco networking and certification. His three decades of real-world experience is prevalent in his writing. He is an experienced networking engineer with very practical experience working on the largest bounded and unbounded networks in the world at such companies as Xerox, Hughes Aircraft, Texaco, AAA, Cisco, and Toshiba, among many others. Todd has published over 60 books, including the very popular and bestselling CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide and Cisco Firepower NGIPS. Todd runs an international training company from Texas, and a large-scale consulting business out of Colorado. You can reach Todd through his forum and blog at www.lammle.com/ccna.
Content
- Intro
- CCNA Certification Study Guide
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Contents at a Glance
- Contents
- Introduction
- Cisco's Network Certifications
- What Does This Book Cover?
- Interactive Online Learning Environment and Test Bank
- CCNA Exam Overview
- Are there any prerequisites to take before the CCNA exam can be taken?
- How to Use This Book
- Where Do You Take the Exam?
- Tips for Taking Your Cisco Exams
- CCNA Certification Exam 200-301 Objectives
- Assessment Test
- Answers to Assessment Test
- Chapter 1 Network Fundamentals
- Network Components
- Next-Generation Firewalls and IPS
- Network Topology Architectures
- The Cisco Three-Layer Hierarchical Model (3-Tier)
- Collapsed Core (2-Tier)
- Spine-Leaf
- WAN
- Defining WAN Terms
- WAN Connection Bandwidth
- Physical Interfaces and Cables
- Ethernet Cabling
- Straight-Through Cable
- Crossover Cable
- Fiber Optic
- Power over Ethernet (802.3af, 802.3at)
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Review Questions
- Chapter 2 TCP/IP
- Introducing TCP/IP
- A Brief History of TCP/IP
- TCP/IP and the DoD Model
- The Process/Application Layer Protocols
- The Host-to-Host or Transport Layer Protocols
- The Internet Layer Protocols
- IP Addressing
- IP Terminology
- The Hierarchical IP Addressing Scheme
- Private IP Addresses (RFC 1918)
- IPv4 Address Types
- Layer 2 Broadcasts
- Layer 3 Broadcasts
- Unicast Address
- Multicast Address
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Review Questions
- Chapter 3 Easy Subnetting
- Subnetting Basics
- How to Create Subnets
- Subnet Masks
- Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR)
- IP Subnet-Zero
- Subnetting Class C Addresses
- Subnetting Class B Addresses
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Review Questions
- Chapter 4 Troubleshooting IP Addressing
- Cisco's Way of Troubleshooting IP
- Verify IP Parameters for Operating Systems (OS)
- Determining IP Address Problems
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Review Questions
- Chapter 5 IP Routing
- Routing Basics
- The IP Routing Process
- The Cisco Router Internal Process
- Testing Your IP Routing Understanding
- Configuring IP Routing
- Corp Configuration
- SF Configuration
- LA Configuration
- Configuring IP Routing in Our Network
- Static Routing
- Default Routing
- Dynamic Routing
- Routing Protocol Basics
- Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
- Configuring RIP Routing
- Holding Down RIP Propagations
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Review Questions
- Chapter 6 Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
- Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Basics
- OSPF Terminology
- OSPF Operation
- Configuring OSPF
- Enabling OSPF
- Configuring OSPF Areas
- Configuring Our Network with OSPF
- OSPF and Loopback Interfaces
- Configuring Loopback Interfaces
- Verifying OSPF Configuration
- The show ip ospf Command
- The show ip ospf database Command
- The show ip ospf interface Command
- The show ip ospf neighbor Command
- The show ip protocols Command
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Review Questions
- Chapter 7 Layer 2 Switching
- Switching Services
- Three Switch Functions at Layer 2
- Port Security
- Configuring Catalyst Switches
- Catalyst Switch Configuration
- Verifying Cisco Catalyst Switches
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Review Questions
- Chapter 8 VLANs and Inter-VLAN Routing
- VLAN Basics
- Broadcast Control
- Security
- Flexibility and Scalability
- Identifying VLANs
- Frame Tagging
- VLAN Identification Methods
- Routing Between VLANs
- Configuring VLANs
- Assigning Switch Ports to VLANs
- Configuring Trunk Ports
- Configuring Inter-VLAN Routing
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Review Questions
- Chapter 9 Enhanced Switched Technologies
- Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
- Spanning-Tree Terms
- Spanning-Tree Operations
- Types of Spanning-Tree Protocols
- Common Spanning Tree
- Per-VLAN Spanning Tree+
- Modifying and Verifying the Bridge ID
- Spanning-Tree Failure Consequences
- PortFast and BPDU Guard
- BPDU Guard
- EtherChannel
- Configuring and Verifying Port Channels
- Layer-3 EtherChannel
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Review Questions
- Chapter 10 Access Lists
- Perimeter, Firewall, and Internal Routers
- Introduction to Access Lists
- Mitigating Security Issues with ACLs
- Standard Access Lists
- Wildcard Masking
- Standard Access List Example
- Controlling VTY (Telnet/SSH) Access
- Extended Access Lists
- Extended Access List Example 1
- Extended Access List Example 2
- Extended Access List Example 3
- Named ACLs
- Remarks
- Monitoring Access Lists
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Review Questions
- Chapter 11 Network Address Translation (NAT)
- When Do We Use NAT?
- Types of Network Address Translation
- NAT Names
- How NAT Works
- Static NAT Configuration
- Dynamic NAT Configuration
- PAT (Overloading) Configuration
- Simple Verification of NAT
- Testing and Troubleshooting NAT
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Review Questions
- Chapter 12 IP Services
- Exploring Connected Devices Using CDP and LLDP
- Getting CDP Timers and Holdtime Information
- Gathering Neighbor Information
- Documenting a Network Topology Using CDP
- Network Time Protocol (NTP)
- SNMP
- Management Information Base (MIB)
- Configuring SNMP
- Syslog
- Configuring and Verifying Syslog
- Secure Shell (SSH)
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Review Questions
- Chapter 13 Security
- Network Security Threats
- Three Primary Network Attacks
- Network Attacks
- Eavesdropping
- Denial-of-Service Attacks
- Unauthorized Access
- WareZ
- Masquerade Attack (IP Spoofing)
- Session Hijacking or Replaying
- Rerouting
- Repudiation
- Smurfing
- Password Attacks
- Man-in-the-Middle Attacks
- Application-Layer Attacks
- Trojan Horse Programs, Viruses, and Worms
- HTML Attacks
- Security Program Elements
- User Awareness
- Training
- Physical Access Control
- Layer 2 Security Features
- Securing Network Access with Cisco AAA
- Authentication Methods
- Windows Authentication
- Security Server Authentication
- External Authentication Options
- Managing User Accounts
- Disabling Accounts
- Setting Up Anonymous Accounts
- Limiting Connections
- Renaming the Maintenance Account
- Security Password Policy Elements
- Password Management
- Managing Passwords
- Single Sign-On
- Local Authentication
- LDAP
- Password Alternatives
- User-Authentication Methods
- Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
- Kerberos
- Setting Passwords
- Auxiliary Password
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Review Questions
- Chapter 14 First Hop Redundancy Protocol (HSRP)
- Client Redundancy Issues
- Introducing First Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP)
- Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)
- Virtual MAC Address
- HSRP Timers
- Group Roles
- Configuring and Verifying HSRP
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Review Questions
- Chapter 15 Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
- Virtual Private Networks
- Benefits of VPNs
- Enterprise- and Provider-Managed VPNs
- Introduction to Cisco IOS IPsec
- IPsec Transforms
- GRE Tunnels
- GRE over IPsec
- Configuring GRE Tunnels
- Verifying GRP Tunnels
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Review Questions
- Chapter 16 Quality of Service (QoS)
- Quality of Service
- Traffic Characteristics
- Trust Boundary
- QoS Mechanisms
- Classification and Marking
- Policing, Shaping, and Re-marking
- Tools for Managing Congestion
- Tools for Congestion Avoidance
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Review Questions
- Chapter 17 Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
- Why Do We Need IPv6?
- The Benefits and Uses of IPv6
- IPv6 Addressing and Expressions
- Shortened Expression
- Address Types
- Special Addresses
- How IPv6 Works in an Internetwork
- Manual Address Assignment
- Stateless Autoconfiguration (eui-64)
- DHCPv6 (Stateful)
- IPv6 Header
- ICMPv6
- IPv6 Routing Protocols
- Static Routing with IPv6
- Configuring IPv6 on Our Internetwork
- Configuring Routing on Our Internetwork
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Review Questions
- Chapter 18 Troubleshooting IP, IPv6, and VLANs
- Endpoints
- Desktops/Laptops
- Mobile Phones/Tablets
- Access Points
- IP Phones
- Internet of Things
- Servers
- Server Roles
- IP Config
- Windows 10
- macOS
- Ubuntu/Red Hat
- Troubleshooting IP Network Connectivity
- Using SPAN for Troubleshooting
- Configuring and Verifying Extended Access Lists
- Troubleshooting IPv6 Network Connectivity
- ICMPv6
- Troubleshooting VLAN Connectivity
- VLAN Troubleshooting
- Trunk Troubleshooting
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Review Questions
- Chapter 19 Wireless Technologies
- Wireless Networks
- Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN)
- Wireless LAN (WLAN)
- Wireless Metro Area Network (WMAN)
- Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN)
- Basic Wireless Devices
- Wireless Access Points
- Wireless Network Interface Card (NIC)
- Wireless Antennas
- Wireless Principles
- Independent Basic Service Set (Ad Hoc)
- Basic Service Set (BSS)
- Infrastructure Basic Service Set
- Service Set ID
- Extended Service Set
- Repeaters
- Bridging
- Mesh Networks
- Nonoverlapping Wi-Fi channels
- 2.4GHz Band
- 5GHz Band
- Radio Frequency (RF)
- Radio Frequency Behaviors
- Free Space Path Loss
- Absorption
- Reflection
- Multipath
- Refraction
- Diffraction
- Scattering
- RF Operational Requirements
- Wireless Security
- Authentication and Encryption
- WEP
- WPA and WPA2: An Overview
- WPA3
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Review Question
- Chapter 20 Configuring Wireless Technologies
- WLAN Deployment Models
- Stand-Alone Model
- Lightweight Model
- Cloud Model
- Setting Up a Wireless LAN Controller (WLC)
- Configuring the Switch
- WLC Initial Setup
- Joining Access Points (APs)
- Manual Method
- DNS Method
- DHCP Method
- Configuring the VLAN
- Configuring the Switchport
- Wireless LAN Controllers (WLC)
- WLC Port Types
- WLC Interface Types
- Management Interface
- Service Port Interface
- Redundancy Management
- Virtual Interface
- Dynamic Interface
- Interface Groups
- Link Aggregation Group (LAG)
- Configuring the AP
- AP Modes
- AP and WLC Management Access Connections
- CDP
- Telnet
- SSH
- HTTP
- HTTPS
- Console
- RADIUS
- TACACS+
- Connecting the Client
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Review Questions
- Chapter 21 Virtualization, Automation, and Programmability
- Virtual Machine Fundamentals
- Virtualization Components
- Virtualization Features
- Hardware Abstraction
- Snapshots
- Clones
- Migrations
- Virtualization Types
- Type 1
- Type 2
- Hardware Virtualized Machine
- Paravirtualization
- Virtualization Solutions
- VMware ESXi
- Hyper-V
- Xen/KVM
- VMware Workstation/Fusion
- VirtualBox
- Automation Components
- Python
- JSON
- YAML
- REST API
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Review Questions
- Chapter 22 SDN Controllers
- Traditional Network Monitoring Systems (NMS)
- Configuring SNMP
- Network Health
- Central Syslog
- Central SNMP Traps
- Interface Information
- Hardware Health
- Network Information
- Traditional Network Configuration Managers (NCM)
- Traditional Networking
- Management Plane
- Control Plane
- Data Plane
- Forwarding
- Introduction to SDN
- Northbound Interfaces
- Southbound Interfaces
- SDN Solutions
- Separating the Control Plane
- Controller-Based Architectures
- Campus Architecture
- Spine/Leaf Architecture
- SDN Network Components
- Underlay
- Overlay
- Fabric
- DNA Center Overview
- Discovery
- Network Hierarchy
- Templates
- Topology
- Upgrades
- Command Runner
- Assurance
- Path Trace
- EasyQoS
- LAN Automation
- SD-Access
- Restful API
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Review Questions
- Chapter 23 Configuration Management
- Team Silos
- DevOps
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Ansible
- Installation
- Settings
- Inventory
- Lab Setup
- Modules
- Ad-Hoc Example
- Playbook Example
- Ansible Tower/AWX
- Puppet
- Installation
- Lab Setup
- Site Manifest File
- DC Manifest File
- Installing the Puppet Agent
- Verifying the Results
- Puppet Enterprise
- Chef
- Installation - Server
- Installation - Workstation
- Lab Setup
- Verifying the Results
- Summary
- Exam Essentials
- Review Questions
- Appendix Answer to Review Questions
- Chapter 1: Network Fundamentals
- Chapter 2: TCP/IP
- Chapter 3: Easy Subnetting
- Chapter 4: Troubleshooting IP Addressing
- Chapter 5: IP Routing
- Chapter 6: Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
- Chapter 7: Layer 2 Switching
- Chapter 8: VLANs and Inter-VLAN Routing
- Chapter 9: Enhanced Switched Technologies
- Chapter 10: Access Lists
- Chapter 11: Network Address Translation (NAT)
- Chapter 12: IP Services
- Chapter 13: Security
- Chapter 14: First Hop Redundancy Protocol (HSRP)
- Chapter 15: Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
- Chapter 16: Quality of Service (QoS)
- Chapter 17: Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
- Chapter 18: Troubleshooting IP, IPv6, and VLANs
- Chapter 19: Wireless Technologies
- Chapter 20: Configuring Wireless Technologies
- Chapter 21: Virtualization, Automation, and Programmability
- Chapter 22: SDN Controllers
- Chapter 23: Configuration Management
- Index
- Advert
- EULA
