Robert Myhre, Plymouth, Minnesota

Coming December, 1999 by Prentice Hall PTR (ECS Professional)

Copyright 2000, 500 pp.
Cloth Bound w/CD-ROM
ISBN 0-13-086185-5

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For courses in Cisco certification. CCNA certification is key for students looking to broaden their career opportunities—and this essential guide follows the CCNA exam objectives to increase students' chances for passing the exam. Myhre introduces networking using the OSI model, and continues through the LAN/WAN environment defining how Cisco products meet the diverse needs of small to enterprise-wide companies. Throughout, students are treated as if they were given the task of setting up a small routed network with connectivity to the Internet.




Introduction to Cisco routers and the software that runs those routers.
End-of-chapter lab exercises and sample exam questions—Where appropriate.

• Reinforces the concepts presented.

Presentation of specific technologies—TCP/IP, fundamentals of bridges and routes, RIP, OSPF, National Security, Routes Management.
Detailed description of the OSI model—Includes addressing the various layers, data encapsulation, flow control, connection vs. connectionless services, and the general functions of repeaters, bridges, and routers.
General descriptions of WAN technologies—Includes frame relay, ISDN, HDLC, and PPP.
Discussion of common products in the Cisco line—Introduces the Cisco 2500 family, the IOS, and its function when running on the router.
Description of the Cisco RAM, ROM, flash memory, TFTP, and the methods of upgrading and saving the configurations.
Detailed description of IOS fundamentals—Includes logging in and out, configuring a new router, re-configuring an existing router, and managing the router.
Examination of the IPX/SPX protocol, along with how to configure Cisco routers for a TCP/IP environment.
Discussion of the general concepts of switching and segmentation of a network—Includes full-duplex and half-duplex operation, cut-through and store-and-forward switching, virtual LANs, and fast Ethernet.
Coverage of network security using TCP/IP and IPX/SPX access lists—Discusses both standard and extended access lists.

1. Introduction to Networking and the OSI Model.
2. LAN Technologies.
3. Introduction to Cisco Routers.
4. Switches, Repeaters, Bridges, and Routers.
5. Comparing the OSI Model to the DOD Model.
6. TCP/IP Addressing.
7. TCP/IP Subnetting.
8. Routing Principles.
9. Dynamic Routing.
10. Cisco Router Boot Methods.
11. TCP/IP Access Lists.
12. IPX/SPX.
13. IPX Access Lists.
14. WAN Technologies.
15. Debugging the Cisco Router.

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