CCNA Certification All-In-One For Dummies

959 Pages·2011·63.64 MB·English

About the Authors
Silviu Angelescu is a network and software engineer, consultant and
technical trainer, specialized in data networks, storage networks and
virtualization. He has worked as network and software engineer, consultant
and corporate trainer for more than ten years at various high-tech companies
and academic institutions, such as, Network Appliance (NetApp), Computer
Associates (CA), CGI, Dawson College, and the University of Montreal. Silviu
also ran a consulting business for training organizations, designing, developing,
and deploying scheduling software and network services. He graduated in
Computer Science at the University of Montreal and is currently an engineer
and trainer in the Research Triangle Park, in North Carolina, USA.
Andrew Swerczek is a network engineer, computer lab instructor, and
technical writer with over twenty years experience in the Information
Technology fi eld. He has worked for various governmental agencies and
contractors including the US Department of Defense and Wang Laboratories.
Andrew has achieved many IT industry certifi cations such as CCNA, CNE,
CNA, CIW, DCSNP, NACA, FCA, IBA, i-Net+, Network+, Server+, and A+. He is a
graduate from the London School of Journalism, owns a small business, and
currently resides in the Harz Mountains region, in Germany.
Author’s Acknowledgments
I would like to thank Katie Feltman, Pat O’Brien, John Edwards, and Bruce
Tomlin: thanks for your hard work, support and patience. A lot of work goes
into publishing and producing a book: I want to thank everyone at Wiley who
worked behind the scenes to keep this project on track and make it happen.
I also want to thank Andrew Swerczek for his hard work and contribution to
this book: Chapters one to fi ve in Book II, Chapters one to four in Book VI,
Chapters one to four in Book VII. Thanks also to Ed Tetz for his contribution:
Chapters two to fi ve in Book V.
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Chapter 4: Routing Information Protocol (RIP) .........................................................587
Chapter 5: Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)..........................607
Chapter 6: Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Protocol ..............................................625
Book V: Wireless Networks ....................................... 645
Chapter 1: Introducing Wireless Networks ................................................................647
Chapter 2: Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Security ......................................665
Chapter 3: Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Operation Modes ......................675
Chapter 4: Managing Cisco Wireless Local Area Networks ......................................691
Chapter 5: Confi guring Cisco Wireless Local Area Networks ..................................701
Book VI: Network Security ....................................... 715
Chapter 1: Network Security Basics ............................................................................717
Chapter 2: Introducing IP Access Lists (IP ACLs) ......................................................735
Chapter 3: Introducing Network Address Translation (NAT) ..................................763
Chapter 4: Introducing Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) .........................................785
Book VII: Wide Area Networks (WAN) ..................... 805
Chapter 1: Wide-Area Networking Basics ...................................................................807
Chapter 2: HDLC (High-Level Data Link Control) Protocol ......................................823
Chapter 3: PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) ...................................................................831
Chapter 4: Frame Relay .................................................................................................855
Appendix A: About the CD ........................................ 881
Appendix B: Cisco CCNA Exam Preperation ................ 885
Index ...................................................................... 897