Kenneth Mayer - Certified CEH Trainer (CCSI, MCT, CCNP,
CCDA)
Ken Mayer is a Microsoft Certified Trainer as well as a Certified
Ethical Hacker Trainer and Security consultant. He started his
career in computer technology in 1980s. He has offered a wide
variety of IT training and high level consulting projects for
Fortune 500 companies across the United States and Western Europe.
He has achieved the Certified Cisco Systems Instructor
certification. The CCSI certification involved a two-day lab and
observation event held on Cisco in Paris, France Facility. This gave
Ken the accreditation to be able to deliver Cisco Authorized Courses
as a CCSI. He has taught the full line of Cisco CCNA, CCDA, CCNP,
CCDP and CCIP course curriculums, including Cisco's security
appliances such as PIX and IDS.
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Course Introduction
Course Introduction
Introducing the IOS Interface
Overview of Cisco IOS Configuration Modes
Using IOS Help
Commands Review Discussion
Access to the Remote Labs
Chapter 01 - VLANs
VLANs
Issues with a Flat Network
VLAN Overview
Options for VLAN solutions
VLANs and IP Subnets
Network Traffic Types
Why Use Voice VLANs
How VLANs Work
VLAN Membership Modes
802.1Q Trunking
802.1Q Frame
What is the Native VLAN?
VTP Features
VTP Modes
VTP Operation
VTP Pruning
How to Configure VLANs and Trunks
Configuring VTP
Creating a VTP Domain
VTP Configuration and Verification Example
802.1Q Trunking Issues
Configuring 802.1Q Trunking
Verifying a Trunk
Guidelines for VLANs
Adding a VLAN
Verifying a VLAN
How to Associate a Switchport to a VLAN
Verifying VLAN Membership
Demo - VLAN
Executing Adds, Moves, and Changes for VLANs
Chapter 01 Review
Chapter 02 - Spanning Tree
Spanning Tree
Interconnection Technologies
Determining Equipment and Cabling Needs
Another Solution: EtherChannel
Demo - Bridging
Why a Redundant Topology
Broadcast Frames
Broadcast Storms
Multiple Frame Copies
MAC Database Instability
Demo - STP
How STP Avoids Loops
Spanning-Tree Operation
Electing the Root Bridge
Spanning-Tree Port States
Demo - BPDU
PortFast
Using PortFast
Spanning-Tree Operation Example
Spanning-Tree Path Cost
Spanning-Tree Recalculation
Introducing PVST+
PVST+ Extended Bridge ID
Demo - SwitchConfig
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
Default Spanning-Tree Configuration
PVRST+ Configuration Guidelines
PVRST+ Implementation Commands
Verifying PVRST+
Configuring the Root and Secondary Bridges
Configuring the Root and Secondary Bridges: SwitchA
Configuring the Root and Secondary Bridges: SwitchB
Chapter 02 Review
Chapter 03 - Additional Switching Options
Additional Switching Options
VLAN-to-VLAN Overview
Creating Sub-Interfaces
Routing Between VLANs with 802.1Q Trunks
Securing the Expanded Network
Introducing Switch Security
Best Practices for Switch Security
Port Security
802.1X Port-Based Authentication
Switch Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Switches
Troubleshooting Port Connectivity
Troubleshooting VLANs and Trunks
Troubleshooting VTP
Troubleshooting Spanning Tree
Chapter 03 Review
Chapter 04 - Routing Review
Routing Review
Reviewing Routing Operations
Static vs. Dynamic Routes
Demo - Static Route
What is a Dynamic Routing Protocol?
Categories of Routing Protocols
Classes of Routing Protocols
How the Best Route is Selected
Route Believability with Administrative Distance
Distance Vector Routing Protocols
Sources of Information and Discovering Routes
Maintaining Routing Information
Demo - RIP Review
Problems with RIP: Counting to Infinity and Routing Loops
Counting to Infinity
Solution to Counting to Infinity: Defining a Maximum
Routing Loops
Solution to Routing Loops: Split Horizon
Solution to Routing Loops: Route Poisoning and Poison Reverse
Solution to Routing Loops: Hold-Down Timers
Triggered Updates
Eliminating Routing Loops
Link-State Routing Protocols
OSPF Design
Link-State Routing Protocol Algorithms
Benefits and Drawbacks of Link-State Routing
Subnetting Review
Possible Subnets and Hosts for a Class C Network
Possible Subnets and Hosts for a Class B Network
Possible Subnets and Hosts for a Class A Network
Subnetting Review Exercise
What is a Variable-Length Subnet Mask?
A Working VLSM Example
Understanding Route Summarization
Classful Routing Overview
Classless Routing Overview
Summarizing Within an Octet
Summarizing Addresses in a VLSM-Designed Network
Route Summarization Operation in Cisco Routers
Demo - VLSM
Summarizing Routes in a Discontiguous Network
Chapter 04 Review
Chapter 05 - Access Control Lists
Access Control Lists
Introducing ACL Operation
What's up with the ACLs?
Filtering with an ACL
ACLs for Classification
Outbound ACL Operation
ACL Actions: Deny or Permit
Types of ACLs
How to Identify ACLs
IP Access List Entry Sequence Numbering
Best Practice for ACL Construction
Reflexive ACLs
Dyamic ACLs
Time-Based ACLs
Wildcard Bits
Wildcard Bits to Match IP Subnets
Wildcard Bit Mask Abbreviations
Numbered Standard IPv4 ACLs
Numbered Standard IPv4 ACL Configuration
Numbered Standard IPv4 ACL Example 1
Numbered Standard IPv4 ACL Example 2
Numbered Standard IPv4 ACL Example 3
Demo - Standard ACL
Use of the Access Class
Demo - Access Class
Numbered Extended IPv4 ACLs
Numbered Extended IPv4 ACL Configuration
Numbered Extended IPv4 ACL Example 1
Numbered Extended IPv4 ACL Example 2
Demo - Extended ACL
Creating a Named ACL
Named Standard IPv4 ACL Example
Named Extended IPv4 ACL Example
Creating Comments
Demo - Named ACL
Monitoring ACL Statements
Verifying ACLs
Troubleshooting Common ACL Errors
Chapter 05 Review
Chapter 06 - Address Space Management
Address Space Management
NAT
PAT
Source Based Translations
Configuring and Verifying Static Translation
Enabling Static NAT Address Mapping Example
Configuring and Verifying Dynamic Translation
Dynamic Address Translation Example
Overloading
Configuring Overloading
Overloading an Inside Global Address Example
Clearing the NAT Translation Table
Demo - NAT
Troubleshooting: Translation Not Occurring - Translation Not
Installed in the Table
Displaying Information with show and debug Commands
Translation Occurring: Installed Translation Entry Not Being Used
Sample Problem: Cannot Ping Remote Host
Solution: Corrected Configuration
Chapter 06 Review
Chapter 07 - Introducing IPv6
Introducing IPv6
Comparing IPv4 to IPv6
Why a Larger Address Space?
IPv6 Advanced Features
IPv6 Address Representation
IPv6 Address Types
IPv6 Unicast Addressing
IPv6 Global Unicast (and Anycast) Addresses
Link-Local Addresses
Larger Address Space Enables Address Aggregation
Assigning IPv6 Global Unicast Addresses
Automatic IPv6 Address with the EUI-64 Identifier
Stateless Autoconfiguration
DHCPv6 (Stateful)
DHCPv6 Operation
IPv6 Routing Protocols
RIPng (RFC 2080)
Transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6
Cisco IOS Dual Stack
IPv6 Tunneling
Manually Configured IPv6 Tunnel
Enabling IPv6 on Cisco Routers
IPv6 Address Configuration Example
Cisco IOS IPv6 Name Resolution
Configuring and Verifying RIPng for IPv6
RIPng for IPv6 Configuration Example
Chapter 07 Review
Chapter 08 - EIGRP
EIGRP
Introducing and Configuring EIGRP
EIGRP Features
EIGRP Tables
How EIGRP Chooses a Path
Configuring EIGRP
EIGRP and Discontiguous Networks
EIGRP and Discontiguous Networks with no auto-summary
Confirming the EIGRP Configuration
Debugging EIGRP
EIGRP Metric
EIGRP Load Balancing
EIGRP Unequal - Cost Load Balancing
Variance Example
Demo - EIGRP
Securing EIGRP with MD5 Authentication
EIGRP MD5 Authentication Configuration Steps
Configuring EIGRP MD5 Authentication
Example EIGRP MD5 Authentication Configuration
Verifying MD5 Authentication
Troubleshooting EIGRP
Components of Troubleshooting EIGRP
Troubleshooting EIGRP Neighbor Issues
Troubleshooting EIGRP Routing Tables
Troubleshooting EIGRP Authentication
Troubleshooting EIGRP Authentication Problem
Chapter 08 Review
Chapter 09 - Single-Area OSPF
Single-Area OSPF
Implementing OSPF
What is OSPF?
Hierarchical Design
How OSPF Finds Neighbors
SPF Algorithm
Configuring Single - Area OSPF
Configuring Loopback Interfaces
Verifying the OSPF Configuration
OSPF debug Commands
Demo - OSPF
Load Balancing with OSPF
Securing OSPF with Authentication
Configuring OSPF Plaintext Password Authentication
Plaintext Password Configuration Example
Verifying Plaintext Password Authentication
Troubleshooting OSPF
Components of Troubleshooting OSPF
Troubleshooting OSPF Neighbor Adjacencies
Troubleshooting OSPF Routing Tables
Troubleshooting Plaintext Password Problems
Chapter 09 Review
Chapter 10 - Using a VPN for the WAN Connection
Using a VPN for the WAN Connection
What is a VPN?
Benefits of VPN
Site-to-Site VPNs
Remote-Access VPNs
What is Cisco Easy VPN?
Using the Web Browser as an SSL VPN Client
Cisco IOS Routers and VPNs
Cisco ASA Adaptive Security Appliances
VPN Clients
Introducing IPsec
IPsec Security Services
Confidentiality (Encryption)
Types of Encryption
How Does Diffie Hellman Work?
Data Integrity
Authentication
IPsec Security Protocols
IPsec Framework
Chapter 10 Review
Chapter 11 - Using PPP to Create a WAN Connection
Using PPP to Create a WAN Connection
Typical WAN Encapsulation Protocols
An Overview of PPP
How the PPP Session is Established
PPP Authentication Protocols: PAP
PPP Authentication Protocols: CHAP
PPP Configuration and Authentication
Configuring PPP and Authentication
PPP with CHAP
Demo - CHAP
Verifying the PPP Encapsulation Configuration
Using Debug to Verify PPP Authentication
Verifying PPP Negotiation
Chapter 11 Review
Chapter 12 - Using Frame-Relay to Create a WAN
Connection
Using Frame-Relay to Create a WAN Connection
Introducing Frame Relay
Terminology
Types of Frame-Relay Topologies
Problems in an NBMA Network
Frame Relay Signaling
Stages of Inverse ARP and LMI Operation
Basic Frame Relay Configuration
Configuring a Static Frame Relay Map
Configuring Frame Relay Subinterfaces
Configuring Frame Relay Point-to-Point Subinterfaces
Configuring Frame Relay Multipoint Subinterfaces
Verifying Frame Relay Operation
Demo - Frame Relay
Troubleshooting Frame Relay WANs
Components of Troubleshooting Frame Relay
Troubleshooting a Frame Relay Link That is Down
Troubleshooting Frame Relay Remote Router Connectivity
Troubleshooting Frame Relay End-to-End Connectivity
Chapter 12 Review
Course Closure
