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Network Warrior

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1. What Is a Network? 2. Hubs and Switches

Hubs Switches

Switch Types Planning a Chassis-Based Switch Installation

Rack space Power Cooling Installing and removing modules Routing cables

3. Autonegotiation

What Is Autonegotiation? How Autonegotiation Works When Autonegotiation Fails Autonegotiation Best Practices Configuring Autonegotiation

4. VLANs

Connecting VLANs Configuring VLANs

CatOS IOS Using VLAN Database IOS Using Global Commands Nexus and NX-OS

5. Trunking

How Trunks Work

ISL 802.1Q Which Protocol to Use Trunk Negotiation

Configuring Trunks

IOS CatOS Nexus and NX-OS

6. VLAN Trunking Protocol

VTP Pruning Dangers of VTP Configuring VTP

VTP Domains

IOS CatOS NX-OS

VTP Mode

IOS CatOS NX-OS

VTP Password

IOS CatOS NX-OS

VTP Pruning

IOS CatOS NX-OS

7. Link Aggregation

EtherChannel

EtherChannel Load Balancing Configuring and Managing EtherChannel

EtherChannel protocols CatOS example IOS example NX-OS example

Cross-Stack EtherChannel Multichassis EtherChannel (MEC) Virtual Port Channel

Initial vPC Configuration Adding a vPC

8. Spanning Tree

Broadcast Storms MAC Address Table Instability Preventing Loops with Spanning Tree

How Spanning Tree Works

Managing Spanning Tree Additional Spanning Tree Features

PortFast BPDU Guard UplinkFast BackboneFast

Common Spanning Tree Problems

Duplex Mismatch Unidirectional Links Bridge Assurance

Designing to Prevent Spanning Tree Problems

Use Routing Instead of Switching for Redundancy Always Configure the Root Bridge

9. Routing and Routers

Routing Tables Route Types The IP Routing Table

Host Route Subnet Summary (Group of Subnets) Major Network Supernet (Group of Major Networks) Default Route

Virtual Routing and Forwarding

10. Routing Protocols

Communication Between Routers Metrics and Protocol Types Administrative Distance Specific Routing Protocols

RIP RIPv2 EIGRP OSPF BGP

11. Redistribution

Redistributing into RIP Redistributing into EIGRP Redistributing into OSPF Mutual Redistribution Redistribution Loops Limiting Redistribution

Route Tags A Real-World Example

Another method

12. Tunnels

GRE Tunnels GRE Tunnels and Routing Protocols GRE and Access Lists

13. First Hop Redundancy

HSRP HSRP Interface Tracking When HSRP Isn’t Enough Nexus and HSRP GLBP

Object Tracking in GLBP

14. Route Maps

Building a Route Map Policy Routing Example

Monitoring Policy Routing

15. Switching Algorithms in Cisco Routers

Process Switching Interrupt Context Switching

Fast Switching Optimum Switching CEF

Configuring and Managing Switching Paths

Process Switching Fast Switching CEF

16. Multilayer Switches

Configuring SVIs

IOS (4500, 6500, 3550, 3750, etc.) Hybrid Mode (4500, 6500) NX-OS (Nexus 7000, 5000)

Multilayer Switch Models

17. Cisco 6500 Multilayer Switches

Architecture

Buses Enhanced Chassis Vertical Enhanced Chassis Supervisors

MSFC PFC Models

Modules

Module interaction Module types

Ethernet modules FWSMs CSMs NAM Intrusion Detection System modules FlexWAN modules Communication Media Modules

CatOS Versus IOS Installing VSS

Other Recommended VSS Commands

VSS dual-active detection

VSS Failover Commands Miscellaneous VSS Commands VSS Best Practices

18. Cisco Nexus

Nexus Hardware

Nexus 7000 Nexus 5000 Nexus 2000 Nexus 1000 Series

NX-OS

NX-OS Versus IOS

No more speed-related interface names No hidden configuration in NX-OS Interface status displays operational state along with a reason The show interface brief command No more write memory No more do command No more show arp No more interface range command Slash notation supported on all IPv4 and IPv6 commands Two CLI help levels Routing configuration mostly within interfaces Many more pipe options

Nexus Iconography Nexus Design Features

Virtual Routing and Forwarding Virtual Device Contexts Shared and Dedicated Rate-Mode Configuring Fabric Extenders (FEXs)

Describing FEXs Physical connection Pinning FEX fabric uplinks using vPC

Virtual Port Channel Config-Sync Configuration Rollback Upgrading NX-OS

19. Catalyst 3750 Features

Stacking Interface Ranges Macros Flex Links Storm Control Port Security SPAN Voice VLAN QoS

20. Telecom Nomenclature

Telecom Glossary

21. T1

Understanding T1 Duplex Types of T1 Encoding

AMI B8ZS

Framing

D4/Superframe Extended Super Frame

Performance Monitoring

Loss of Signal Out of Frame Bipolar Violation CRC6 Errored Seconds Extreme Errored Seconds

Alarms

Red Alarm Yellow Alarm Blue Alarm

Troubleshooting T1s

Loopback Tests Integrated CSU/DSUs

Configuring T1s

CSU/DSU Configuration CSU/DSU Troubleshooting

22. DS3

Framing

M13 C-Bits Clear-Channel DS3 Framing

Line Coding Configuring DS3s

Clear-Channel DS3 Channelized DS3

23. Frame Relay

Ordering Frame Relay Service Frame Relay Network Design Oversubscription Local Management Interface

Congestion Avoidance in Frame Relay

Configuring Frame Relay

Basic Frame Relay with Two Nodes Basic Frame Relay with More Than Two Nodes Frame Relay Subinterfaces

Troubleshooting Frame Relay

24. MPLS 25. Access Lists

Designing Access Lists

Named Versus Numbered Wildcard Masks Where to Apply Access Lists Naming Access Lists Top-Down Processing Most-Used on Top Using Groups in ASA and PIX ACLs Deleting ACLs Turbo ACLs Allowing Outbound Traceroute and Ping Allowing MTU Path Discovery Packets

ACLs in Multilayer Switches

Configuring Port ACLs Configuring Router ACLs Configuring VLAN Maps

Reflexive Access Lists

Configuring Reflexive Access Lists

26. Authentication in Cisco Devices

Basic (Non-AAA) Authentication

Line Passwords Configuring Local Users PPP Authentication

PAP

One-way authentication Two-way authentication Debugging PPP authentication

CHAP

One-way authentication Two-way authentication Changing the sent hostname

AAA Authentication

Enabling AAA Configuring Security Server Information

Default RADIUS and TACACS+ server groups Custom groups

Creating Method Lists

IOS login authentication NX-OS login authentication PPP authentication

Applying Method Lists

27. Basic Firewall Theory

Best Practices The DMZ

Another DMZ Example Multiple DMZ Example

Alternate Designs

28. ASA Firewall Configuration

Contexts Interfaces and Security Levels Names Object Groups Inspects Managing Contexts

Context Types The Classifier

No shared interfaces Shared outside interfaces Shared inside interface Sharing inside and outside interfaces Cascading contexts

Configuring Contexts Interfaces and Contexts Write Mem Behavior

Failover

Failover Terminology Understanding Failover Configuring Failover—Active/Standby Monitoring Failover Configuring Failover—Active/Active

NAT

NAT Commands NAT Examples

Simple PAT using the outside interface Simple PAT using a dedicated IP address Simple PAT with public servers on the inside Port redirection DMZ

Miscellaneous

Remote Access Saving Configuration Changes Logging

Troubleshooting

29. Wireless

Wireless Standards Security Configuring a WAP

MAC Address Filtering

Troubleshooting

30. VoIP

How VoIP Works

Protocols Telephony Terms Cisco Telephony Terms Common Issues with VoIP

Latency Packet loss Jitter

Small-Office VoIP Example

VLANs Switch Ports QoS on the CME Router DHCP for Phones TFTP Service Telephony Service Dial Plan Voice Ports Configuring Phones

Ephone-DN Paging Ephone PTT Message waiting lamps

Dial Peers

POTS VoIP Dial-peer pattern matching

Outbound dial peers Inbound dial peers

SIP

SIP and NAT

Troubleshooting

Phone Registration TFTP Dial Peer SIP

31. Introduction to QoS

Types of QoS QoS Mechanics

Priorities Flavors of QoS

Traffic-shaping theory

Common QoS Misconceptions

QoS “Carves Up” a Link into Smaller Logical Links QoS Limits Bandwidth QoS Resolves a Need for More Bandwidth QoS Prevents Packets from Being Dropped QoS Will Make You More Attractive to the Opposite Sex

32. Designing QoS

LLQ Scenario

Protocols Priorities Determine Bandwidth Requirements

Configuring the Routers

Class Maps Policy Maps Service Policies

Traffic-Shaping Scenarios

Scenario 1: Ethernet Handoff Scenario 2: Frame Relay Speed Mismatch

Traffic-shaping terminology

33. The Congested Network

Determining Whether the Network Is Congested Resolving the Problem

34. The Converged Network

Configuration Monitoring QoS Troubleshooting a Converged Network

Incorrect Queue Configuration Priority Queue Too Small Priority Queue Too Large Nonpriority Queue Too Small Nonpriority Queue Too Large Default Queue Too Small Default Queue Too Large

35. Designing Networks

Documentation

Requirements Documents Port Layout Spreadsheets IP and VLAN Spreadsheets Bay Face Layouts Power and Cooling Requirements Tips for Network Diagrams

Naming Conventions for Devices Network Designs

Corporate Networks

Three-tiered architecture Collapsed core—no distribution Collapsed core—no distribution or access Configuration concerns

Trunks EtherChannels Spanning tree VTP VLANs

Ecommerce Websites Modern Virtual Server Environments Small Networks

36. IP Design

Public Versus Private IP Space VLSM CIDR Allocating IP Network Space Allocating IP Subnets

Sequential Divide by Half Reverse Binary

IP Subnetting Made Easy

37. IPv6

Addressing

Subnet Masks Address Types Subnetting NAT

Simple Router Configuration

38. Network Time Protocol

What Is Accurate Time? NTP Design Configuring NTP

NTP Client NTP Server

39. Failures

Human Error Multiple Component Failure Disaster Chains No Failover Testing Troubleshooting

Remain Calm Log Your Actions Find Out What Changed Check the Physical Layer First! Assume Nothing; Prove Everything Isolate the Problem Don’t Look for Zebras Do a Physical Audit Escalate Troubleshooting in a Team Environment The Janitor Principle

40. GAD’s Maxims

Maxim #1

Politics Money The Right Way to Do It

Maxim #2

Simplify Standardize Stabilize

Maxim #3

Lower Costs Increase Performance or Capacity Increase Reliability

41. Avoiding Frustration

Why Everything Is Messed Up How to Sell Your Ideas to Management When to Upgrade and Why

The Dangers of Upgrading Valid Reasons to Upgrade

Why Change Control Is Your Friend How Not to Be a Computer Jerk

Behavioral Environmental Leadership and Mentoring

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