Product Description

Authorized Self-Study Guide

Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices, Part 2 (ICND2)

Third Edition

 

Foundation learning for CCNA ICND2 Exam 640-816

 

Steve McQuerry, CCIE® No. 6108

 

Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices, Part 2 (ICND2), is a Cisco®-authorized, self-paced learning tool for CCNA® foundation learning. This book provides you with the knowledge needed to install, operate, and troubleshoot a small to medium-size branch office enterprise network, including configuring several switches and routers, connecting to a WAN, and implementing network security.

 

In Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices, Part 2 (ICND2), you will study actual router and switch output to aid your understanding of how to configure these devices. Many notes, tips, and cautions are also spread throughout the book. Specific topics include constructing medium-size routed and switched networks, OSPF and EIGRP implementation, access control lists (ACL), address space management, and LAN extensions into a WAN. Chapter-ending review questions illustrate and help solidify the concepts presented in the book.

 

Whether you are preparing for CCNA certification or simply want to gain a better understanding of how to build medium-size Cisco networks, you will benefit from the foundation information presented in this book.

 

Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices, Part 2 (ICND2), is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.

 

Steve McQuerry, CCIE® No. 6108, is a consulting systems engineer with Cisco focused on data center architecture. Steve works with enterprise customers in the Midwestern United States to help them plan their data center architectures. He has been an active member of the internetworking community since 1991 and has held multiple certifications from Novell, Microsoft, and Cisco. Before joining Cisco Steve worked as an independent contractor with Global Knowledge, where he taught and developed coursework around Cisco technologies and certifications.

 

• Review the Cisco IOS® Software command structure for routers and switches
• Build LANs and understand how to overcome problems associated with Layer 2 switching
• Evaluate the differences between link-state and distance vector routing protocols
• Configure and troubleshoot OSPF in a single area
• Configure and troubleshoot EIGRP
• Identify and filter traffic with ACLs
• Use Network Address Translation (NAT) and Port Address Translation (PAT) to conserve IPv4 address space and implement IPv6

• Connect different sites over WANs or the Internet using IPsec VPN, SSL VPN, leased line, and Frame Relay connections

 

This volume is in the Certification Self-Study Series offered by Cisco Press®. Books in this series provide officially developed self-study solutions to help networking professionals understand technology implementations and prepare for the Cisco Career Certifications examinations.

 

Category: Cisco Press—Cisco Certification

Covers: ICND2 Exam 640-816

 

 

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #177069 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 408 pages

About the Author

Steve McQuerry, CCIE No. 6108, is a consulting systems engineer with Cisco focused on data center architecture. Steve works with enterprise customers in the Midwestern United States to help them plan their data center architectures. Steve has been an active member of the internetworking community since 1991 and has held multiple certifications from Novell, Microsoft, and Cisco. Before joining Cisco, Steve worked as an independent contractor with Global Knowledge, where he taught and developed coursework around Cisco technologies and certifications.

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Introduction

Since the introduction of the personal computer in the early 1970s, businesses have found more uses and applications for technology in the workplace. With the introduction of local-area networks, file sharing, and print sharing in the 1980s, it became obvious that distributed computing was no longer a passing fad. By the 1990s, computers became less expensive, and innovations such as the Internet allowed everyone to connect to computer services worldwide. Computing services have become large and distributed. The days of punch cards and green-bar paper are behind us, and a new generation of computing experts is being asked to keep this distributed technology operational. These experts are destined to have a new set of issues and problems to deal with, the most complex of them being connectivity and compatibility among differing systems and devices.

The primary challenge with data networking today is to link multiple devices' protocols and sites with maximum effectiveness and ease of use for end users. Of course, this must all be accomplished in a cost-effective way. Cisco offers a variety of products to give network managers and analysts the ability to face and solve the challenges of internetworking.

In an effort to ensure that these networking professionals have the knowledge to perform these arduous tasks, Cisco has developed a series of courses and certifications that act as benchmarks for internetworking professionals. These courses help internetworking professionals learn the fundamentals of internetworking technologies along with skills in configuring and installing Cisco products. The certification exams are designed to be a litmus test for the skills required to perform at various levels of internetworking. The Cisco certifications range from the associate level, Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), through the professional level, Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), to the expert level, Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE).

The Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices, Part 2 (ICND2) course is one of two recommended training classes for CCNA preparation. As a self-study complement to the course, this book helps to ground individuals in the fundamentals of switches and routed internetworks. It presents the concepts, commands, and practices required to configure Cisco switches and routers to operate in corporate internetworks. You will be introduced to all the basic concepts and configuration procedures required to build a multiswitch, multirouter, and multigroup internetwork that uses LAN and WAN interfaces for the most commonly used routing and routed protocols. ICND provides the installation and configuration information that network administrators require to install and configure Cisco products.

Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices, Part 2 (ICND2), is the second part of a two-part, introductory-level series and is recommended for individuals who have one to three years of internetworking experience, are familiar with basic internetworking concepts, and have basic experience with the TCP/IP protocol. While the self-study book is designed for those who are pursuing the CCNA certification, it is also useful for network administrators responsible for implementing and managing small- and medium-sized business networks. Network support staff who perform a help-desk role in a medium- or enterprise-sized company will find this a valuable resource. Finally, Cisco customers or channel resellers and network technicians entering the internetworking industry who are new to Cisco products can benefit from the contents of this book.

Goals

The goal of this book is twofold. First, it is intended as a self-study book for the ICND2 test 640-816 and the CCNA test 640-802, which are part of the requirements for the CCNA certification. Like the certification itself, the book should help readers become literate in the use of switches, routers, and the associated protocols and technologies. The second goal is that someone who completes the book and the CCNA certification should be able to use these skills to select, connect, and configure Cisco devices in an internetworking environment. In particular, the book covers the basic steps and processes involved with moving data through the network using routing and Layer 2 switching.

Readers interested in more information about the CCNA certification should consult the Cisco website at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/learning/le3/le2/le0/le9/learning_certification_type_home.html. To schedule a Cisco certification test, contact Pearson Vue on the web at http://www.PearsonVue.com/cisco or Prometric on the web at http://www.2test.com.

Chapter Organization

This book is divided into eight chapters and an appendix and is designed to be read in order because many chapters build on content from previous chapters.

• Chapter 1, "Review of Cisco IOS for Routers and Switches," provides a review of the Cisco IOS. This is an assumed knowledge for readers, but this chapter provides a brief review of command structure that is used throughout the other chapters of the book.

• Chapter 2, "Medium-Sized Switched Network Construction," explores the operation and configuration of local-area networks, including the challenges associated with these networks, and describes how network devices are used to eliminate these problems focusing on Layer 2 switching.

• Chapter 3, "Medium-Sized Routed Network Construction," describes routing operations. This chapter discusses the differences between link-state and distance vector routing protocols and provides the foundation for Chapters 4 and 5.

• Chapter 4, "Single-Area OSPF Implementation," looks at how to configure OSPF to act as a routing protocol within a network. This chapter describes the operation of the protocol and provides configuration examples for a single area. The chapter also includes troubleshooting steps.

• Chapter 5, "Implementing EIGRP," discusses the EIGRP routing protocol. It describes the operation of the protocol and the configuration requirements. It also includes troubleshooting steps.

• Chapter 6, "Managing Traffic with Access Control Lists," discusses how access control lists are used in Cisco IOS to identify and filter traffic. The chapter discusses the configuration of the lists and provides some practical applications of these lists.

• Chapter 7, "Managing Address Spaces with NAT and IPv6," discusses the limitations of IPv4 address space, specifically that these addresses are running out. The chapter discusses how Network Address Translation (NAT) and Port Address Translation (PAT) are helping conserve addresses and how IPv6 will alleviate this problem. The chapter also discusses the configuration of NAT, PAT, and IPv6.

• Chapter 8, "Extending the Network into the WAN," describes how different sites can be connected across a wide-area network or using the Internet. It discusses VPN and SSL VPN (WebVPN) solutions as well as traditional leased line and Frame Relay connections. The chapter also provides a troubleshooting section.

• The appendix, "Answers to Chapter Review Questions," provides answers to the review questions at the end of each chapter.

Features

This book features actual router and switch output to aid in the discussion of the configuration of these devices. Many notes, tips, and cautions are also spread throughout the text. In addition, you can find many references to standards, documents, books, and websites to help you understand networking concepts. At the end of each chapter, your comprehension and knowledge are tested by review questions prepared by a certified Cisco instructor.

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Note - The operating systems used in this book are Cisco IOS Software Release 12.4 for the routers, and Cisco Catalyst 2960 is based on Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2.

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Customer Reviews

Over priced and over zealous
The book is a great source for one of Cisco's hidden mysteries - the meaning of the individual fields of various show commands and debug command outputs. Other than that, using it to prepare for the CCNA exam the book is drastically over priced for its content. The Two book CCNA Exam Preparation series (CCNA ICND1 & ICND2) by Wendell Odom is a far better buy and closer to the CCNA exam objectives outlined by Cisco. In fact, both of the Odom books together are cheaper than this single book.

This book includes way too much trivia to be useful for the CCNA exam. Eventually you get lost in the detail of what is needed for the test and what the author threw in to show off his knowledge.

Passed CCNA
Passed 640-802 yesterday with a score off 973.

The exam engine is easy to use and the questions are at the right depth for the exam. There are no gimmes in the pool for example, a question with a long answer that's correct and a several short wrong choices. Even a question asking the reader to match a binary number with part of an IP address has 4 good choices (many competitors make elimination easy by choosing an even number in decimal then providing two or three obviously odd numbers -- last digit is 1 -- in the binary answers). I also highly recommed you use a software to help prepare you, what I used is 2009 CCNA Exam Simulation Software (Exam 640-802) Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Software, 3,000 Total CCNA Certification Practice Questions

My background includes Lead networking resource, for continuous network and VOIP system availability, network security and network monitoring. Environment: Cisco LAN/WAN, Cisco Call Manager, Cisco Unity, Cisco IPCC, Cistera, Clarus IPC+, CiscoWorks, Cisco IPS/IDS, Cisco FWSM, Q1 Labs QRadar, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Linux administration and basic bash shell scripting (Fedora, Ubuntu, Red Hat, CentOS), BackTrack, Nessus, Nikto, Nmap, MRTG and other open source security and networking tools.

VERY VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
Do you have one to three years of internetworking experience, are familiar with basic internetworking concepts, and have basic experience with the TCP/IP protocol? If you do, then this book is for you. Author Stephen McQuerry, has done an outstanding job of writing the third edition of a self-study book for those who are pursuing the CCNA certification.

McQuerry, begins with a brief review of the command structure that is used throughout the other chapters of the book. Then, the author explores the operation and configuration of LANs. The author also describes routing operations. He continues by looking at how to configure OSPF to act as a routing protocol within a network. Then, the author discusses the EIGRP routing protocol. Next, he discusses how access control lists are used in Cisco IOS to identify and filter traffic. The author continues by discussing the limitations of IPv4 address space, specifically that these addresses are running out. Finally, he describes how different sites can be connected across a wide-area network or using the Internet.

This most excellent book is intended as a self-study resource that covers the subjects on the 640-816 (ICND2 test) exam as well as the ICND2 material of the 640-802 (CCNA test) exam. Perhaps more importantly, this book should help you become literate in the use of switches, routers, and the associated protocols and technologies.