Intro to Networking and Networking Models

    * The OSI Model
    * The Data Transmission Process
    * The TCP/IP Model
    * Why Use Networking Models
    * TCP and UDP
    * Ports, Sockets, Port Numbers

Ethernet Standards and Cables

    * Operation of CSMA/CD
    * Ethernet Types and Standards
    * Pins and Transmissions
    * Crosstalk
    * Cable Types
    * Ethernet Addressing
    * WAN Cabling and Cable Types

Switching

    * Repeaters, Hubs and Bridges
    * Building the MAC Table
    * “Flood, Filter or Forward?”
    * Frame Processing Methods
    * Virtual LANs
    * Cisco 3-Layer Switching Model
    * Introduction to STP
    * Basic Switch Security
    * Port Security Defaults

IP Addressing and The Routing Process

    * IP Addressing and Binary Conversions
    * IP Address Classes
    * Private IP Address Ranges
    * Intro to the Routing Process
    * Keeping Subnets On One “Side” of the Router

Common Router and Switch Commands

    * Physical Connections and Passwords
    * Telnet
    * User, Enable and Privilege Modes
    * Enable Password vs. Enable Secret
    * “privilege level 15”
    * Secure Shell - SSH
    * Physical Side of Cisco Switches
    * Assigning an IP Address and Default Gateway To The Switch
    * Speed, Duplex, and “Interface Range”
    * Banners, “logging synch”, and “exec-timeout”
    * Keystroke Shortcuts and Manipulating History

ARP, DNS and DHCP

    * One Destination, Two Destination Addresses
    * DNS
    * The ARP Process
    * Routers, Broadcasts, Proxy ARP
    * The DHCP Process
    * DHCP Config on Cisco Router

Memory Components and Config Files

    * ROM, RAM, NVRAM, and Flash
    * The Boot Process
    * Setup Mode
    * Startup and Running Config Files
    * The COPY Command
    * IOS Upgrading
    * The Configuration Register

Intro to Wireless Networks (WLANs)

    * Wireless Network Types
    * Standards and Ranges
    * Spread Spectrum
    * Antenna Types
    * CA vs. CD
    * SSIDs and MAC Address Authentication
    * WEP, WPA, and WPA2

Binary Math and Subnetting

    * Decimal > Binary, Binary > Decimal
    * Subnetting Basics
    * Calculating Valid Subnets, Hosts, and IP Addresses
    * Prefix Notification
    * Calculating the Subnet Number of a Given IP Address
    * Design Requirements

Static Routing and RIP

    * Static Routing Theory and Labs
    * RIP Routing Theory and Labs
    * “show ip protocols”, “show ip route rip”, “debug ip rip”, and More!

Wide Area Networks (WANs)

    * Physical Side of WANs
    * Directly Connecting Cisco Routers Via Serial Interfaces
    * HDLC and PPP
    * Intro to Frame Relay
    * RFC 1918, NAT and PAT
    * Intro to ATM
    * Modems and DSL Variations

Troubleshooting

    * Where to Begin
    * Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
    * L1 and L2 Troubleshooting
    * LAN Troubleshooting
    * WAN Troubleshooting
    * Telnet and SSH Commands
    * Administrative Distance
    * Extended Ping and Traceroute
    * The Real Key to Troubleshooting

Network Security

    * Firewalls and Proxy Servers
    * The Attacker's Arsenal
    * Intro to PIX, ASA, IDS, and IPS
    * Viruses, Worms, Trojan Horses
    * Preventing Virus Attacks
    * One Final Cisco “Secret”
    * A Final Word

Switching II

    * STP
    * Root Bridges, Root Ports, and Designated Ports
    * STP Timers and Port States
    * Portfast
    * VLANs and Trunking
    * Access and Trunk Port Comparison
    * VTP
    * “Router on a Stick”
    * RSTP and PVST
    * Etherchannels

PTP WAN Links, HDLC, PPP, and Frame Relay

    * HDLC vs. PPP
    * PPP Features
    * PAP and CHAP
    * Frame Relay LMI Theory
    * Frame Relay Configs, DLCIs, Frame Maps, and Inverse ARP
    * Frame Sub-Interfaces
    * Split Horizon
    * Frame Relay LMI Show and Debug
    * FECN, BECN, DE bits
    * PVC Status Meanings

Static Routing and RIP

    * Static Routing Configuration
    * Distance Vector Protocol - Split Horizon and Route Poisoning
    * RIP Version Differences
    * The Joy of “show ip protocols”
    * RIP Limitations and Timers
    * Floating Static Routes

OSPF

    * Link State Routing Protocol
    * DR and BDR
    * Hello Packets
    * Adjacency Issues
    * Broadcast Networks
    * OSPF RID and Router Types
    * Advantages of OSPF
    * Point-to-Point OSPF Networks
    * Default-Information Originate
    * OSPF Authentication

EIGRP

    * Introduction to EIGRP
    * Successors and Feasible Successors
    * EIGRP vs. RIPv2
    * Wildcard Masks
    * Load Sharing
    * EIGRP, RIPv2, and Autosummarization
    * Passive vs. Active Routes

IPv6 and NAT Security

    * IPv6 Theory and Introduction
    * Zero/Leading Zero Compression
    * IPv6 Reserved Addresses
    * Autoconfiguration Process
    * OSPF v3 Basics
    * Transition Strategies
    * NAT Theory and Introduction
    * Static NAT Configuration
    * Dynamic NAT Configuration
    * PAT Configuration

VPNs and IPSec

    * Tunneling Protocols
    * Data Encryption Technologies
    * Key Encryption Schemes
    * IPSec, AH and ESP
    * A VPN in Your Web Browser

ACLs and Route Summarization

    * ACL Login and Implicit Deny
    * Standard ACLs and Remarks
    * “Host” and “Any”
    * The Order of the Lines
    * Extended ACLs
    * Named ACLs
    * Telnet Access, Placing ACLs, and Blocking Pings
    * Dynamic and Time-Based ACLs
    * Port Number Review
    * Route Summarization with RIP and EIGRP