CCNP Routing and Switching ROUTE 300-101 Official Cert Guide Premium Edition eBook and Practice Test

Kevin Wallace, CCIEx2 No. 7945 (Route/Switch and Collaboration), is a Certified Cisco Systems Instructor (CCSI No. 20061) and holds multiple Cisco professional and associate-level certifications in the Route/Switch, Collaboration, Security, Design, and Data Center tracks. With Cisco experience dating back to 1989, Kevin has been a network design specialist for the Walt Disney World Resort, an instructor of Cisco courses for Skillsoft, and a network manager for Eastern Kentucky University. Currently, Kevin produces video courses and writes books for Cisco Press/Pearson IT Certification (http://kwtrain.com/books). Also, he owns and operates Kevin Wallace Training, LLC ( http://kwtrain.com ), a provider of self-paced training materials that simplify computer networking. Kevin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Kentucky, and he lives in central Kentucky with his wife (Vivian) and two daughters (Sabrina and Stacie). Kevin can be followed on these social media platforms: Blog: http://kwtrain.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/kwallaceccie Facebook: http://facebook.com/kwallaceccie YouTube:http://youtube.com/kwallaceccie LinkedIn:http://linkedin.com/in/kwallaceccie Google+:http://google.com/+KevinWallace

Introduction xxix

Part I Fundamental Routing Concepts

Chapter 1 Characteristics of Routing Protocols 3

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 3

Foundation Topics 6

Routing Protocol Fundamentals 6

The Role of Routing in an Enterprise Network 6

Routing Protocol Selection 7

Scalability 8

Vendor Interoperability 8

IT Staff's Familiarity with Protocol 9

Speed of Convergence 9

Capability to Perform Summarization 9

Interior or Exterior Routing 10

Routing Protocol Categories 11

Network Technology Fundamentals 16

Network Traffic Types 16

Unicast 16

Broadcast 16

Multicast 17

Anycast 18

Network Architecture Types 19

Point-to-Point Network 19

Broadcast Network 19

NBMA 20

TCP/IP Fundamentals 21

IP Characteristics 21

Routing Review 24

Asymmetric Routing 27

Maximum Transmission Unit 30

ICMP Messages 30

TCP Characteristics 31

Three-Way Handshake 33

TCP Sliding Window 33

Out-of-Order Delivery 35

UDP Characteristics 35

Network Migration Strategies 36

Routing Protocol Changes 36

IPv6 Migration 37

Spanning Tree Protocol Migration 38

Migration to Easy Virtual Networking 39

Exam Preparation Tasks 42

Planning Practice 42

Design Review Table 42

Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 43

Review All the Key Topics 44

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 45

Definitions of Key Terms 45

Chapter 2 Remote Site Connectivity 47

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 47

Foundation Topics 50

Remote Connectivity Overview 50

MPLS-Based Virtual Private Networks 50

Tunnel-Based Virtual Private Networks 50

Hybrid Virtual Private Networks 51

MPLS VPN 51

Layer 2 MPLS VPN 51

Layer 3 MPLS VPN 52

GRE 53

DMVPN 56

Multipoint GRE 57

NHRP 59

IPsec 61

Exam Preparation Tasks 66

Planning Practice 66

Design Review Table 66

Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 67

Create an Implementation Plan Table 68

Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 68

Review All the Key Topics 69

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 69

Define Key Terms 69

Part II IGP Routing Protocols

Chapter 3 IPv6 Review and RIPng 71

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 71

Foundation Topics 75

Global Unicast Addressing, Routing, and Subnetting 76

Global Route Aggregation for Efficient Routing 77

Conventions for Representing IPv6 Addresses 79

Conventions for Writing IPv6 Prefixes 80

Global Unicast Prefix Assignment Example 82

Subnetting Global Unicast IPv6 Addresses Inside an Enterprise 84

Prefix Terminology 87

IPv6 Global Unicast Addresses Assignment 87

Stateful DHCP for IPv6 88

Stateless Autoconfiguration 89

Learning the Prefix/Length and Default Router with NDP Router Advertisements 89

Calculating the Interface ID Using EUI-64 91

Finding the DNS IP Addresses Using Stateless DHCP 92

Static IPv6 Address Configuration 93

Survey of IPv6 Addressing 93

Overview of IPv6 Addressing 93

Unicast IPv6 Addresses 94

Unique Local IPv6 Addresses 94

Link-local Unicast Addresses 95

IPv6 Unicast Address Summary 96

Multicast and Other Special IPv6 Addresses 97

Layer 2 Addressing Mapping and Duplicate Address Detection 97

Neighbor Discovery Protocol for Layer 2 Mapping 98

Duplicate Address Detection (DAD) 99

Inverse Neighbor Discovery 99

Configuring IPv6 Addresses on Cisco Routers 100

Configuring Static IPv6 Addresses on Routers 101

Multicast Groups Joined by IPv6 Router Interfaces 103

Connected Routes and Neighbors 104

The IPv6 Neighbor Table 104

Stateless Autoconfiguration 105

RIP Next Generation (RIPng) 107

RIPng: Theory and Comparisons to RIPv2 108

Configuring RIPng 109

Verifying RIPng 112

Exam Preparation Tasks 115

Planning Practice 115

Design Review Table 115

Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 115

Create an Implementation Plan Table 116

Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 117

Review All the Key Topics 118

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 118

Define Key Terms 118

Chapter 4 Fundamental EIGRP Concepts 121

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 121

Foundation Topics 125

EIGRP Fundamentals 125

Configuration Review 125

Verification Review 127

Internals Review 131

Exchanging Topology Information 131

Calculating the Best Routes for the Routing Table 132

EIGRP Neighborships 134

Manipulating EIGRP Hello and Hold Timers 134

Configuring the Hello/Hold Timers 135

Verifying the Hello/Hold Timers 137

Preventing Unwanted Neighbors Using Passive Interfaces 138

Controlling Neighborships with Static Configuration 141

Configuring Static EIGRP Neighbors 142

Caveat When Using EIGRP Static Neighbors 143

Configuration Settings That Could Prevent Neighbor Relationships 144

Configuring EIGRP Metric Components (K-values) 145

EIGRP Router ID 146

Neighborship over WANs 147

Neighborship on Frame Relay 147

Neighborship on MPLS VPN 148

Neighborship on Metro Ethernet 149

Exam Preparation Tasks 150

Planning Practice 150

Design Review Table 150

Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 150

Create an Implementation Plan Table 151

Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 151

Review All the Key Topics 152

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 153

Define Key Terms 153

Chapter 5 Advanced EIGRP Concepts 155

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 155

Foundation Topics 162

Building the EIGRP Topology Table 162

Seeding the EIGRP Topology Table 162

The Content of EIGRP Update Message 163

The EIGRP Update Process 166

WAN Issues for EIGRP Topology Exchange 167

Split Horizon Default on Frame Relay Multipoint Subinterfaces 167

EIGRP WAN Bandwidth Control 170

Building the IP Routing Table 172

Calculating the Metrics: Feasible Distance and Reported Distance 172

EIGRP Metric Tuning 174

Configuring Bandwidth and Delay 175

Choosing Bandwidth Settings on WAN Subinterfaces 175

Metric Weights (K-values) 178

Offset Lists 178

Unequal Metric Route Load Sharing 180

Optimizing EIGRP Convergence 183

Fast Convergence to Feasible Successors 183

Successor and Feasible Successor Concepts 184

Verification of Feasible Successors 185

Converging by Going Active 188

The Impact of Stub Routers on Query Scope 190

The Impact of Summary Routes on Query Scope 192

Stuck in Active 193

Route Filtering 194

Filtering by Referencing ACLs 196

Filtering by Referencing IP Prefix Lists 198

IP Prefix List Concepts 199

Samples of Prefix List Matching 201

Using IP Prefix Lists to Filter EIGRP Routes 202

Filtering by Using Route Maps 204

Route Map Concepts 204

Using Route Maps to Filter EIGRP Routes 206

Route Summarization 208

Calculating Summary Routes 209

Choosing Where to Summarize Routes 209

Influencing the Choice of Best Route for Summary Routes 210

Suboptimal Forwarding with Summarization 211

Route Summarization Benefits and Trade-offs 213

Configuring EIGRP Route Summarization 213

Auto-summary 217

Default Routes 219

Default Routing to the Internet Router 219

Default Routing Configuration with EIGRP 220

Advertising Static Default Routes with EIGRP 220

Configuring a Default Network 221

Exam Preparation Tasks 225

Planning Practice 225

Design Review Table 225

Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 226

Create an Implementation Plan Table 227

Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 228

Review All the Key Topics 229

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 230

Define Key Terms 230

Chapter 6 EIGRP for IPv6 and Named EIGRP 233

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 233

Foundation Topics 236

EIGRP for IPv6 236

EIGRP for IPv4 and IPv6: Theory and Comparisons 236

Configuring EIGRP for IPv6 237

Verifying EIGRP for IPv6 240

Named EIGRP 243

The Named EIGRP Hierarchical Structure 244

Traditional EIGRP and Named EIGRP Configurations Compared 245

Verifying Named EIGRP 250

Exam Preparation Tasks 253

Planning Practice 253

Design Review Table 253

Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 253

Create an Implementation Plan Table 254

Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 255

Review All the Key Topics 255

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 256

Define Key Terms 256

Chapter 7 Fundamental OSPF Concepts 259

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 259

Foundation Topics 263

OSPF Review 263

OSPF Link-State Concepts 263

OSPF Configuration Review 266

OSPF Verification Review 268

OSPF Feature Summary 271

OSPF Neighbors and Adjacencies on LANs 272

Enabling OSPF Neighbor Discovery on LANs 272

Settings That Must Match for OSPF Neighborship 274

Optimizing Convergence Using Hello and Dead Timers 275

Using a Unique OSPF Router ID 278

Using the Same IP MTU 279

OSPF Neighbors and Adjacencies on WANs 281

OSPF Network Types 281

OSPF Neighborship over Point-to-Point Links 282

Neighborship over Frame Relay Point-to-Point Subinterfaces 284

Neighborship on MPLS VPN 285

Neighborship on Metro Ethernet 287

Virtual Links 288

Understanding OSPF Virtual Link Concepts 289

Configuring OSPF Virtual Links 291

Verifying the OSPF Virtual Link 292

Exam Preparation Tasks 295

Planning Practice 295

Design Review Table 295

Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 295

Create an Implementation Plan Table 296

Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 297

Review All the Key Topics 298

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 299

Define Key Terms 299

Chapter 8 The OSPF Link-State Database 301

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 301

Foundation Topics 305

LSAs and the OSPF Link-State Database 305

LSA Type 1: Router LSA 306

LSA Type 2: Network LSA 312

Background on Designated Routers 312

Type 2 Network LSA Concepts 312

Type 2 LSA show Commands 313

LSA Type 3: Summary LSA 317

Limiting the Number of LSAs 320

Summary of Internal LSA Types 321

The Database Exchange Process 321

OSPF Message and Neighbor State Reference 322

Exchange Without a Designated Router 323

Discovering a Description of the Neighbor's LSDB 324

Exchanging the LSAs 325

Exchange with a Designated Router 326

Flooding Throughout the Area 328

Periodic Flooding 329

Choosing the Best OSPF Routes 330

OSPF Metric Calculation for Internal OSPF Routes 330

Calculating the Cost of Intra-Area Routes 331

Calculating the Cost of Interarea Routes 332

Special Rules Concerning Intra-Area and Interarea Routes on ABRs 336

Metric and SPF Calculations 337

Metric Tuning 337

Changing the Reference Bandwidth 338

Setting Bandwidth 338

Configuring Cost Directly 339

Verifying OSPF Cost Settings 339

Exam Preparation Tasks 340

Planning Practice 340

Design Review Table 340

Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 340

Create an Implementation Plan Table 341

Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 342

Review All the Key Topics 343

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 343

Define Key Terms 343

Chapter 9 Advanced OSPF Concepts 345

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 345

Foundation Topics 350

Route Filtering 350

Type 3 LSA Filtering 351

Filtering OSPF Routes Added to the Routing Table 355

Route Summarization 356

Manual Summarization at ABRs 357

Manual Summarization at ASBRs 360

Default Routes and Stub Areas 361

Domain-Wide Defaults Using the default-information originate Command 362

Stubby Areas 364

Introducing Stubby Area Types 365

Configuring and Verifying Stubby Areas 366

Configuring and Verifying Totally Stubby Areas 371

The Not-So-Stubby Area (NSSA) 374

OSPF Version 3 376

OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 Comparison 376

OSPFv3 Traditional Configuration 377

OSPFv3 Address Family Configuration 384

Exam Preparation Tasks 392

Planning Practice 392

Design Review Table 392

Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 393

Create an Implementation Plan Table 394

Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 394

Review All the Key Topics 396

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 396

Define Key Terms 396

Part III Route Redistribution and Selection

Chapter 10 Route Redistribution 399

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 399

Foundation Topics 405

Route Redistribution Basics 405

The Need for Route Redistribution 405

Redistribution Concepts and Processes 408

Redistribution into EIGRP 410

EIGRP redistribute Command Reference 410

Baseline Configuration for EIGRP Redistribution Examples 411

Configuring EIGRP Redistribution with Default Metric Components 412

Verifying EIGRP Redistribution 415

Redistribution into OSPF 417

OSPF redistribute Command Reference 418

Configuring OSPF Redistribution with Minimal Parameters 419

Setting OSPF Metrics on Redistributed Routes 423

LSAs and Metrics for External Type 2 Routes 423

Determining the Next Hop for Type 2 External Routes-Intraarea 425

Determining the Next Hop for Type 2 External Routes-Interarea 427

Redistributing into OSPF as E1 Routes 431

A Brief Comparison of E1 and E2 Routes 432

External Routes in NSSAs 433

Redistribution with Route Maps and Distribute Lists 436

Overview of Using Route Maps with Redistribution 436

Filtering Redistributed Routes with Route Maps 438

Configuring Route Filtering with Redistribution 439

Verifying Redistribution Filtering Operations 441

Setting Metrics When Redistributing 443

Configuring the Metric Settings 443

Verifying the Metric Settings 445

Setting the External Route Type 446

Redistribution Filtering with the distribute-list Command 447

Issues with Multiple Redistribution Points 447

Preventing Routing Domain Loops with Higher Metrics 448

Preventing Routing Domain Loops with Administrative Distance 449

EIGRP Default AD Defeats Loop from EIGRP to OSPF to EIGRP 450

EIGRP Default AD Defeats Loop from OSPF to EIGRP to OSPF 451

Setting AD per Route Source for Internal and External Routes 452

Domain Loop Problems with More Than Two Routing Domains 453

Using Per-Route Administrative Distance Settings 454

Preventing Domain Loops by Filtering on Subnet While Redistributing 458

Preventing Domain Loops by Filtering on Route Tag Using Distribute Lists 459

Exam Preparation Tasks 462

Planning Practice 462

Design Review Table 462

Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 463

Create an Implementation Plan Table 465

Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 465

Review All the Key Topics 467

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 468

Define Key Terms 468

Chapter 11 Route Selection 471

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 471

Foundation Topics 476

Cisco Express Forwarding 476

Operation of Process Switching 476

Operation of Fast Switching 477

Operation of Cisco Express Forwarding 478

Policy-Based Routing 483

Matching the Packet and Setting the Route 484

PBR Configuration Example 485

How the default Keyword Impacts PBR Logic Ordering 488

Additional PBR Functions 489

Applying PBR to Locally Created Packets 489

Setting IP Precedence 489

PBR with IP SLA 490

IP Service-Level Agreement 490

Understanding IP SLA Concepts 491

Configuring and Verifying IP SLA 492

Tracking SLA Operations to Influence Routing 496

Configuring a Static Route to Track an IP SLA Operation 496

Configuring PBR to Track an IP SLA 499

VRF-Lite 499

VRF-Lite Configuration 500

VRF Verification 502

Exam Preparation Tasks 505

Planning Practice 505

Design Review Table 505

Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 506

Create an Implementation Plan Table 507

Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 507

Review All the Key Topics 508

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 509

Definitions of Key Terms 509

Part IV Internet Connectivity

Chapter 12 Fundamentals of Internet Connectivity 511

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 511

Foundation Topics 514

Provider-Assigned IPv4 Addresses 514

Static IP Address Assignment 514

Dynamic IP Address Assignment 516

NAT 518

Basic NAT 518

Dynamic NAT Configuration and Verification 520

Static NAT Configuration and Verification 522

PAT 523

NAT Design Considerations 526

NVI 526

Exam Preparation Tasks 528

Planning Practice 528

Design Review Table 528

Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 528

Create an Implementation Plan Table 529

Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 530

Review All the Key Topics 531

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 531

Define Key Terms 531

Chapter 13 Fundamental BGP Concepts 533

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 533

Foundation Topics 539

The Basics of Internet Routing and Addressing 539

Public IP Address Assignment 540

Internet Route Aggregation 541

The Impact of NAT/PAT 543

Private IPv4 Addresses and Other Special Addresses 544

Introduction to BGP 545

BGP Basics 545

Internal and External BGP 549

Public and Private ASNs 550

Outbound Routing Toward the Internet 551

Comparing BGP and Default Routing for Enterprises 551

Single-Homed 553

Dual-Homed 554

Preferring One Path over Another for All Destinations 556

Choosing One Path over Another Using BGP 557

Partial and Full BGP Updates 559

Single-Multihomed 561

Dual-Multihomed 562

External BGP for Enterprises 563

eBGP Neighbor Configuration 564

Requirements for Forming eBGP Neighborships 565

Issues When Redundancy Exists Between eBGP Neighbors 567

eBGP Multihop Concepts 569

BGP Internals and Verifying eBGP Neighbors 570

Verifying eBGP Neighbor Status 571

Administratively Controlling Neighbor Status 574

BGP Message Summary 576

Verifying the BGP Table 576

The BGP Update Message 577

Examining the BGP Table 577

Viewing Subsets of the BGP Table 580

Injecting Routes into BGP for Advertisement to the ISPs 583

Injecting Routes Using the network Command 583

The Effect of auto-summary on the BGP network Command 585

Injecting Routes Using Redistribution 585

Exam Preparation Tasks 588

Planning Practice 588

Design Review Table 588

Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 589

Create an Implementation Plan Table 589

Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 590

Review All the Key Topics 591

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 592

Define Key Terms 593

Chapter 14 Advanced BGP Concepts 595

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 597

Foundation Topics 602

Internal BGP Between Internet-Connected Routers 602

Establishing the Need for iBGP with Two Internet-Connected Routers 602

Configuring iBGP 603

Verifying iBGP 606

Examining iBGP BGP Table Entries 607

Understanding Next-Hop Reachability Issues with iBGP 611

Ensuring That Routes Exist to the Next-Hop Address 612

Using neighbor neighbor-ip next-hop-self to Change the Next-Hop Address 613

Avoiding Routing Loops When Forwarding Toward the Internet 614

Using an iBGP Mesh 616

IGP Redistribution and BGP Synchronization 618

Route Filtering and Clearing BGP Peers 620

BGP Filtering Overview 620

Inbound and Outbound BGP Filtering on Prefix/Length 621

Clearing BGP Neighbors 625

Displaying the Results of BGP Filtering 627

Peer Groups 629

BGP Path Attributes and Best-Path Algorithm 631

BGP Path Attributes 631

Overview of the BGP Best-Path Algorithm 633

Perspectives on the Core Eight Best-Path Steps 635

Memorization Tips for BGP Best Path 636

Influencing an Enterprise's Outbound Routes 637

Influencing BGP Weight 637

Sample Internetwork Used in the Weight Examples 638

Setting the BGP Administrative Weight Using a Route Map 642

Setting Weight Using the neighbor weight Command 643

Setting the Local Preference 644

Sample Internetwork Used in the Local_Pref and AS_Path Length Examples 645

Setting the BGP Local_Pref Using a Route Map 648

IP Routes Based on BGP Best Paths 651

Example of a BGP RIB Failure 652

BGP and the maximum-paths Command 654

Increasing the Length of the AS_Path Using AS_Path Prepend 654

Influencing an Enterprise's Inbound Routes with MED 656

MED Concepts 657

MED Configuration 659

Exam Preparation Tasks 661

Planning Practice 661

Design Review Table 661

Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 662

Create an Implementation Plan Table 663

Choosing Commands for a Verification Plan Table 664

Review All the Key Topics 666

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 666

Define Key Terms 667

Chapter 15 IPv6 Internet Connectivity 669

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 669

Foundation Topics 672

IPv6 Internet Connections 672

Methods of Assigning an IPv6 Address to a Customer Router 672

Manual Configuration of IPv6 Address and Default Route 673

IPv6 Access Control Lists 674

IPv6 Internet Connection Security 677

BGP Support for IPv6 677

Multiprotocol BGP Fundamentals 678

IPv6 Routing over an IPv4 BGP Session 678

IPv6 Routing over an IPv6 BGP Session 684

Single IPv4 BGP Session Versus Dual (IPv4 and IPv6) Sessions 689

Filtering IPv6 Routes with Prefix Lists 689

Using Local Preference for IPv6 Path Selection 693

Exam Preparation Tasks 695

Planning Practice 695

Design Review Table 695

Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 695

Create an Implementation Plan Table 696

Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 698

Review All the Key Topics 698

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 699

Define Key Terms 699

Part V Router and Routing Security

Chapter 16 Fundamental Router Security Concepts 701

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 701

Foundation Topics 704

Elements of a Router Security Policy 704

Access Control Lists 705

Time-Based ACLs 705

Infrastructure ACLs 707

Management Plane Security 708

Secure Shell Versus Telnet 709

Password Encryption 711

Enable Secret Password 711

Line Password 712

Username Password 713

Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding 714

Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting 719

SNMP Security 721

NTP Authentication 724

Exam Preparation Tasks 729

Planning Practice 729

Design Review Table 729

Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 730

Create an Implementation Plan Table 731

Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 732

Review All the Key Topics 733

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 734

Define Key Terms 734

Chapter 17 Routing Protocol Authentication 737

"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 737

Foundation Topics 740

Authentication Methods 740

Plain Text Authentication 740

Hashing Authentication 741

Key Chains 742

EIGRP Authentication 744

EIGRP for IPv4 Authentication 744

EIGRP for IPv6 Authentication 746

Named EIGRP Authentication 749

OSPF Authentication 751

Plain Text OSPFv2 Authentication 751

OSPFv2 MD5 Authentication 754

OSPFv3 Authentication 756

BGP Authentication 759

IPv4 BGP Authentication 760

IPv6 BGP Authentication 761

Exam Preparation Tasks 764

Planning Practice 764

Design Review Table 764

Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 764

Create an Implementation Plan Table 765

Choose Commands for a Verification Plan Table 766

Review All the Key Topics 767

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 767

Define Key Terms 767

Part VI Final Preparation

Chapter 18 Final Preparation 769

Tools for Final Preparation 769

Exam Engine and Questions on the CD 769

Install the Exam Engine 770

Activate and Download the Practice Exam 770

Activating Other Exams 771

Premium Edition 771

The Cisco Learning Network 771

Memory Tables 771

Chapter-Ending Review Tools 772

Suggested Plan for Final Review/Study 772

Step 1: Review Key Topics and DIKTA Questions 773

Step 3: Hands-On Practice 773

Step 6: Subnetting Practice 774

Step 7: Use the Exam Engine 774

Summary 776

Keep in Touch with Kevin 776

Part VII Appendixes

Appendix A Answers to the "Do I Know This Already?" Quizzes 779

Appendix B ROUTE Exam Updates 805

Appendix C Conversion Tables 809



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Appendix D Memory Tables

Appendix E Memory Tables Answer Key

Appendix F Completed Planning Practice Tables

Appendix G Study Planner

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