Introduction xxii Part I Packet Tracer Fundamentals 1 Chapter 1 Introducing Packet Tracer 3 Accessing and Installing Cisco Packet Tracer 4 Exploring Packet Tracer 9 Chapter Review 13 Chapter 2 Building Your First Simulation 15 Building the Lab Topology 15 Lab 2.1: Building a Sample Lab 16 Configuring and Verifying IP Reachability 19 Lab 2.2: Configuring IP Reachability 19 Chapter Review 22 Chapter 3 Customizing Packet Tracer 23 Customizing Packet Tracer 23 Lab 3.1: Customizing Packet Tracer 23 Customizing Your First Simulation 27 Lab 3.2: Customizing Your First Simulation 27 Chapter Review 30 Part II Network Fundamentals 31 Chapter 4 Cisco IOS Basics 33 Chapter Pretest 34 Answers 34 The Cisco IOS CLI 35 Lab 4.1: The Cisco IOS CLI 37 Configuring Cisco IOS 40 Lab 4.2: Configuring Cisco IOS 42 Lab 4.3: Chapter Review 44 Review Questions 45 Answers to Review Questions 46 Chapter 5 Physical Interfaces and Cabling Types 47 Chapter Pretest 48 Answers 48 Single-Mode Fiber, Multimode Fiber, and Copper 49 Troubleshoot Interface and Cable Issues (Collisions, Errors, Duplex, Speed) 52 Lab 5.

1: Working with Interfaces and Cable Types 56 Lab 5.2: Chapter Review 57 Review Questions 58 Answers to Review Questions 60 Chapter 6 Configure and Verify IPv4 Addressing and Subnetting 61 Chapter Pretest 62 Answers 63 Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot IPv4 Addressing and Subnetting 64 Lab 6.1: IPv4 Address Configuration and Verification 68 Compare and Contrast IPv4 Address Types 71 Lab 6.2: IPv4 Address Types 72 Describe the Need for Private IPv4 Addressing 74 Verify IP Parameters for Client OS (Windows, macOS, Linux) 76 Lab 6.3: Verify IPv4 on a Client OS 77 Lab 6.4: Chapter Review 79 Review Questions 80 Answers to Review Questions 81 Chapter 7 Configure IPv6 83 Chapter Pretest 84 Answers 85 Compare and Contrast IPv6 Address Types 85 Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot IPv6 Addressing 89 Lab 7.1: IPv6 Address Configuration and Verification 90 Lab 7.2: IPv6 EUI-64 Address Configuration and Verification 92 Verify IPv6 Parameters for the Client OS (Windows, macOS, Linux) 95 Lab 7.

3: IPv6 on a Client OS 96 Topic Quiz 97 Topic Quiz Answers 97 Lab 7.4: Chapter Review 97 Review Questions 98 Answers to Review Questions 99 Chapter 8 Describe Wireless Principles 101 Chapter Pretest 101 Answers 102 Wireless Principles 102 Lab 8.1: Chapter Review 104 Review Questions 104 Answers to Review Questions 105 Chapter 9 Configure Switching Basics 107 Chapter Pretest 108 Answers 108 Describe Switching Concepts 109 Interpret Ethernet Frame Format 113 Lab 9.1: Chapter Review 114 Review Questions 115 Answers to Review Questions 116 Part III Network Access 117 Chapter 10 Configure and Verify VLANs and Interswitch Connectivity 119 Chapter Pretest 120 Answers 120 Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot VLANs (Normal Range) Spanning Multiple Switches 121 Lab 10.1: Configuring VLANs 125 Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot Interswitch Connectivity 128 Lab 10.2: Configuring Interswitch Connectivity 130 Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot (Layer 2/Layer 3) EtherChannel 132 Lab 10.3: Configuring EtherChannel 137 Lab 10.4: Chapter Review 139 Review Questions 140 Answers to Review Questions 141 Chapter 11 Configure and Verify Layer 2 Discovery Protocols 143 Chapter Pretest 143 Answers 144 Configure and Verify Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) 144 Configure and Verify Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) 145 Lab 11.

1: Chapter Review 147 Review Questions 148 Answers to Review Questions 149 Chapter 12 Configure Rapid PVST+ Spanning Tree Protocol 151 Chapter Pretest 152 Answers 152 Understand Rapid PVST+ Spanning Tree Protocol 152 Lab 12.1: Chapter Review 161 Review Questions 162 Answers to Review Questions 163 Chapter 13 Compare Cisco Wireless Architectures and AP Modes 165 Chapter Pretest 166 Answers 166 Using Cisco Wireless Architectures and AP Modes 166 Lab 13.1: Chapter Review 170 Review Questions 171 Answers to Review Questions 171 Part IV IP Connectivity 173 Chapter 14 Interpret the Components of a Routing Table 175 Chapter Pretest 176 Answers 176 Describe Routing Concepts 177 Interpret the Components of a Routing Table 179 Lab 14.1: Interpret a Routing Table 182 Describe How a Routing Table Is Populated by Different Routing Information Sources 183 Lab 14.2: Chapter Review 185 Review Questions 186 Answers to Review Questions 187 Chapter 15 Configure and Verify IPv4 and IPv6 Static Routing 189 Chapter Pretest 190 Answers 190 Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot IPv4 and IPv6 Static Routing 190 Lab 15.1: IPv4 and IPv6 Static Routes 192 Lab 15.2: Chapter Review 194 Review Questions 195 Answers to Review Questions 196 Chapter 16 Configure and Verify Single Area OSPFv2 197 Chapter Pretest 198 Answers 198 Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot Single Area OSPFv2 for IPv4 198 Lab 16.1: OSPFv2 203 Lab 16.

2: Chapter Review 204 Review Questions 205 Answers to Review Questions 206 Part V IP Services 207 Chapter 17 Configure and Verify Inside Source NAT 209 Chapter Pretest 210 Answers 211 Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot Inside Source NAT 211 Lab 17.1: NAT 216 Lab 17.2: Chapter Review 217 Review Questions 218 Answers to Review Questions 219 Chapter 18 Configure and Verify NTP 221 Chapter Pretest 222 Answers 222 Configure and Verify NTP Operating in Client/Server Mode 222 Lab 18.1: NTP 224 Lab 18.2: Chapter Review 226 Review Questions 227 Answers to Review Questions 228 Chapter 19 Configure DNS and DHCP 229 Chapter Pretest 230 Answers 230 Describe DNS Lookup Operation 231 Troubleshoot Client Connectivity Issues Involving DNS 233 Configure and Verify DHCP on a Router 236 Lab 19.1: Configuring DHCP 240 Troubleshoot Client and Router-Based DHCP Connectivity Issues 241 Lab 19.2: Chapter Review 244 Review Questions 245 Answers to Review Questions 245 Chapter 20 Configure Other Networking Services 247 Chapter Pretest 248 Answers 248 Describe the Use of Syslog and SNMP Features 249 Lab 20.1.