Configuring and Testing
Your Network
Network Fundamentals – Chapter 11 Final Chapter
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What will we Learn from Chapter 11?
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To define the role of the Internetwork Operating
System (IOS).
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To use Cisco CLI commands to perform basic router
and switch configuration and verification.
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Given a network addressing scheme, select, apply,
and verify appropriate addressing parameters to a
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To use common utilities to verify network connectivity
between hosts.
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To use common utilities to establish a relative
performance baseline for the network.
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Role of Internetwork Operating System (IOS)
Identify several classes of devices that have IOS embedded
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Role of Internetwork Operating System (IOS)
Define the purpose of startup config
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Role of Internetwork Operating System (IOS)
Identify the relationship between IOS and config
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Role of Internetwork Operating System (IOS)
Cisco IOS is modal. describe the implications of modes
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Role of Internetwork Operating System (IOS)
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Role of Internetwork Operating System (IOS)
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Role of Internetwork Operating System (IOS)
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Role of Internetwork Operating System (IOS)
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Role of Internetwork Operating System (IOS)
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Role of Internetwork Operating System (IOS)
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Use Cisco CLI Commands to Perform Basic Router &
Switch Configuration and Verification
Why name devices?
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Use Cisco CLI Commands to Perform Basic
Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
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Use Cisco CLI Commands to Perform Basic
Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
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Use Cisco CLI Commands to Perform Basic
Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
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Use Cisco CLI Commands to Perform Basic
Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
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Use Cisco CLI Commands to Perform Basic
Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
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Use Cisco CLI Commands to Perform Basic
Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
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Use Cisco CLI Commands to Perform Basic
Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
Use basic IOS config commands to manage a device.
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Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
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Use Cisco CLI Commands to Perform Basic
Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
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Use Cisco CLI Commands to Perform Basic
Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
The purpose of having multiple interfaces in one router
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Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
The purpose of assigning interface descriptions to a router
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Use Cisco CLI Commands to Perform Basic
Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
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Select, Apply, and Verify Appropriate
Addressing Parameters to a Host
Trace the steps for assigning host parameters to a host
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Select, Apply, and Verify Appropriate
Addressing Parameters to a Host
Trace the steps for using ipconfig/ifconfig to verify host parameter
assignments and for using ping to test assignments
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Select, Apply, and Verify Appropriate
Addressing Parameters to a Host
Identify two ways parameters can be assigned to hosts
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Use Common Utilities to Verify Network
Connectivity Between Hosts
Use the ping command in the CLI to determine if the IP protocol is
operational on a local host
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Use Common Utilities to Verify Network
Connectivity Between Hosts
Use the ping command to determine if the IP protocol is properly
bound to an NIC
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Use Common Utilities to Verify Network
Connectivity Between Hosts
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Use Common Utilities to Verify Network
Connectivity Between Hosts
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Use Common Utilities to Verify Network
Connectivity Between Hosts
Identify several conditions that might cause the test to fail
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Use Common Utilities to Verify Network
Connectivity Between Hosts
Use trace commands to identify network connectivity problem
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Use Common Utilities to Establish a Relative
Performance Baseline for the Network
Use the output of the ping command, saved into logs, and repeated
over time, to establish relative network performance
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Use Common Utilities to Establish a Relative
Performance Baseline for the Network
Use the output of the traceroute command, saved into logs, and
repeated over time, to establish relative network performance
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Use Common Utilities to Establish a Relative
Performance Baseline for the Network
Trace the steps for verifying the physical addresses of the hosts
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What Did I Learn from Chapter 11?
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The role of the Internetwork Operating System (IOS).

To use Cisco CLI commands to perform basic router
and switch configuration and verification.

Given a network addressing scheme, select, apply,
and verify appropriate addressing parameters to a
network
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To use common utilities to verify network connectivity
between hosts.

To use common utilities to establish a relative
performance baseline for the network.
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Configuring and Testing Your Network
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