CCNA 200-301 Hands-on Mastery with Packet Tracer

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    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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