Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices, Part 2 (ICND2): (CCNA...

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 408 pages
• Published by: Cisco Press
• Edition: 3rd Edition February 23, 2008
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1587054639
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1587054631
• Book Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 1.8 pounds

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

 

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.

Reader Reviews
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.