Introduction 1 Book 1: Overview 7 CHAPTER 1: Looking at the Cisco Network World 9 CHAPTER 2: Exploring Cisco Network Design 23 CHAPTER 3: Knowing as Little as Possible about Math 51 CHAPTER 4: Testing Your Core Networking Knowledge 65 CHAPTER 5: Getting into the Cisco Internetwork Operating System 103 Book 2: Internet Protocols 143 CHAPTER 1: Making the Most of IPv4 145 CHAPTER 2: Choosing between Protocols: TCP and UDP 171 CHAPTER 3: Working with ARP, the IP Communication Model, and Data Link Layer Troubleshooting 189 CHAPTER 4: Working with IPv6 217 Book 3: Switching 227 CHAPTER 1: Reviewing the Enterprise LAN 229 CHAPTER 2: Switching Basics 241 CHAPTER 3: Configuring Switches 255 CHAPTER 4: Easing Device Discovery with CDP 285 CHAPTER 5: Virtualizing Networks with VLANs and VTP 297 CHAPTER 6: Adding Fault Tolerance with STP 315 CHAPTER 7: Adding Fault Tolerance with EtherChannel 337 CHAPTER 8: Speeding Configuration with Smartport Macros 351 Book 4: Routing 365 CHAPTER 1: Making the Wide Area Network (WAN) Wide 367 CHAPTER 2: Cozying Up to Routing Basics 379 CHAPTER 3: Router Configuration 395 CHAPTER 4: Setting Up Static Routes 417 CHAPTER 5: Configuring Serial Connections and WAN Links 433 CHAPTER 6: Meeting the Routing Protocols 447 CHAPTER 7: Checking Out RIP and EIGRP Characteristics and Design 461 CHAPTER 8: Getting Comfortable with the OSPF and IS-IS Protocols 479 CHAPTER 9: Routing with BGP and IP Multicast 501 Book 5: Wireless 523 CHAPTER 1: Getting Wise to Wireless LANs 525 CHAPTER 2: Planning Your WLAN 543 CHAPTER 3: Securing Your WLAN 567 CHAPTER 4: Building a Cisco Wireless Network 583 Book 6: Security and Management 605 CHAPTER 1: Defending against Common Attacks with Basic Security Tools 607 CHAPTER 2: Securing Networks with Cisco's Adaptive Security Appliance 631 CHAPTER 3: Securing Networks with ACLs and NAT 663 CHAPTER 4: Cisco Security Best Practices 691 CHAPTER 5: AI, Management Tools, and Automation 719 Index 725.