Numbers
/8 address block
8 position 8 contact (8P8C) connector
10/100/1000 interfaces
10/100 interfaces
10GBASE-T
/16 address block
/24 prefix length
/24+ subnet masks
/24+ subnets, calculating five attributes of
802.1s standard
1000BASE-T
Symbols
--More-- prompt
A
ABR (area border router) ,
access-list command , ,
access port ,
ACEs (access control entries) ,
deleting
resequencing
ACLs (access control lists) See also extended access control lists (ACLs)
applying
editing –
standard
AD (administrative distance) , ,
add keyword (VLAN) ,
address blocks
subnetting /8 address blocks
subnetting /16 address blocks
subnetting /24 address blocks
address configuration –
manually assigning IPv6 addresses –
Modified EUI-64 –
adjacency (OSPF)
adjacent-layer interaction
administrative mode (switch port) ,
advanced distance-vector protocol
alternate role (RSTP)
anycast addresses
anycast keyword
any keyword (ACL) ,
Application Layer
area 0 (OSPF)
ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) – , ,
ARP reply ,
ARP request ,
AS (autonomous system) ,
ASBR (autonomous system boundary router)
auto-cost reference-bandwidth command
auto-cost reference-bandwidth mbps command
auto keyword
Auto MDI-X
auto mode (PAgP) ,
autonegotiation process , –
AVF (Active Virtual Forwarders) ,
AVG (Active Virtual Gateway) ,
B
backbone area ,
backbone router
backup role (RSTP) –
bandwidth
bandwidth command
bandwidth kbps command
base 2
base 10
BDR (backup designated router) , ,
BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) ,
BIA (burned-in address)
BID (bridge identifier)
binary digit
Binary Game, Cisco Learning Network
binary number system , – ,
converting binary numbers to decimal
converting decimal numbers to binary –
bits and bytes
blocking state (STP)
bootpc keyword
bootps keyword
BPDUs (Bridge Protocol Data Units) ,
bps (bits per second)
bridge priority
broadcast
address
domain ,
frame
storm
BUM (broadcast, unknown unicast, and multicast) traffic
C
cables
copper UTP connections
1000BASE-T and 10GBASE-T
Auto MDI-X
IEEE 802.3 standards
straight-through and crossover cables –
CAM table (content addressable memory)
carrier-sense
Cat 5 (Category 5)
CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) certification
domains of
exam format
overview of –
reasons for getting certified
scheduling and taking exam
structure of book
study plan –
CDN (Content Delivery Network)
CDP (Cisco Discovery Protocol)
channel-group command , ,
checksum
CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing) ,
CIDR notation
Cisco Modeling Labs (CML)
classful addressing
classful networks
classless networking
clear ip ospf process command , , ,
clear mac address-table dynamic command ,
CLI (Cisco IOS command-line interface) ,
configuration files
navigating –
context-sensitive help –
EXEC modes
global configuration mode
keyboard shortcuts
password-protecting privileged EXEC mode –
shells –
accessing CLI of Cisco devices –
GUI and CLI
overview of
clients –
client socket
clock
CML (Cisco Modeling Labs) ,
cold standby
collision detection
collision domain
collisions
computer terminal
Configuration Revision number
configure terminal command , ,
connected routes , –
connections, TCP
console port ,
context-sensitive help – ,
auto-completing commands
viewing available commands
copper UTP connections –
IEEE 802.3 standards
straight-through and crossover cables –
copy running-config startup-config command ,
CRC (cyclic redundancy check) , , ,
crossover cable – ,
CSMA/CD (carrier-sense multiple access with collision detection) ,
D
DAD (Duplicate Address Detection) ,
datagrams –
Data Link Layer
data overhead
data sequencing
data streams
DBD (database description) messages
dead timer (OSPF)
decimal number system ,
converting binary numbers to decimal
converting decimal numbers to binary –
default gateway
default-information originate command , ,
default route, configuring –
default routes
default VLAN ,
DEI (Drop Eligible Indicator)
delay
description command , ,
designated bridge
designated port selection –
port on switch with lowest bridge ID
port on switch with lowest root cost
desirable mode (PAgP) ,
destination
MAC addresses
Destination Address field
destination argument (ACL) , ,
DF (Don’t Fragment) bit
D flag
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) , ,
Dijkstra’s algorithm ,
directly connected static route , –
dir flash command
disable command ,
discarding state (RSTP)
distance-vector protocols
DNS (Domain Name System) , ,
do command
dot1q protocol
dotted decimal notation ,
DR (designated router) , ,
DROthers ,
DSCP (Differentiated Services Code Point)
field
DTP (Dynamic Trunking Protocol) , –
disabling –
negotiation –
DUAL (Diffusing Update Algorithm)
duplex
auto setting
command
full setting
half setting
mismatch
dynamic
auto mode (DTP) , ,
desirable mode (DTP) , ,
MAC addresses ,
ports
dynamic routing ,
network command –
protocols
route selection –
ECMP (equal-cost multi-path) routing
examples –
floating static routes
metric parameter –
packet forwarding –
routing table population
scalability
types of routing protocols –
distance-vector protocols
EGPs
IGPs –
link-state protocols
vs. static routing –
E
ECMP (equal-cost multi-path) routing , ,
ECN (Explicit Congestion Notification)
field
edge link
editing ACLs –
deleting ACEs
resequencing ACEs
EGPs (Exterior Gateway Protocols) , ,
egress
EIA (Electronic Industries Alliance)
EIGRP (Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol) , , , ,
EMI (electromagnetic interference)
enable command , , , ,
enable password –
enable secret
encapsulation dot1q command , , , ,
end command ,
end host
sending packets from –
ephemeral ports
erase nvram command
erase startup-config command
error-disabled state
errors
interface errors –
duplex mismatches
speed mismatches
EtherChannel
configuration –
Layer 3 –
load balancing –
overview of –
Ethernet
header and trailer –
destination and source
Frame Check Sequence
hexadecimal number system
MAC addresses
Preamble and SFD
Type/Length field
Ethernet cables ,
Ethernet LAN switching
frame switching –
frame flooding and forwarding –
MAC address learning –
MAC address table in Cisco IOS
EtherType
field
EUI-64 (Extended Unique Identifier 64)
eui-64 keyword
except keyword
EXEC modes
exit command ,
exit interface, specifying static routes –
extended access control lists (ACLs) . See also ACLs (access control lists)
configuring –
matching protocol, source, and destination –
matching TCP/UDP port numbers –
example security requirements –
extended-range VLANs ,
Extended System ID
external connectivity, using routed ports for
external routes ,
F
factory-default configuration
FCS (Frame Check Sequence) , ,
FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) ,
FHRPs (First Hop Redundancy Protocols) ,
comparing –
GLBP
HSRP –
VRRP
concepts –
failover
neighbor relationships
redundant default gateways
configuring –
fiber-optic connections –
anatomy of cables
UTP vs.
firewalls –
first and last usable addresses – ,
five-layer TCP/IP model
five-tuple
Flags field
flap
floating static routes , , – ,
flooded frames
flow
flow control
Flow Label field
FLSM (fixed-length subnet mask) ,
scenarios
forward delay timer
forwarding state (STP) ,
four-layer TCP/IP model
four-way handshake
Fragment Offset field
Frame Check Sequence
frames
ARP –
switching –
frame flooding and forwarding –
MAC address learning –
MAC address table in Cisco IOS
full duplex
fully adjacent neighbors (OSPF)
fully specified static routes ,
G
GARP (gratuitous ARP) ,
Gateway of last resort
giants
GLBP (Gateway Load Balancing Protocol) , ,
global configuration mode ,
global ID
global routing prefix
global unicast addresses
group-number value
GUI (graphical user interface) ,
H
half duplex
hashing
headers , –
destination and source
Frame Check Sequence
hexadecimal number system
MAC addresses
Type/Length field
Header Checksum field
hello timer ,
hexadecimal number system
hexadectet term
hextet term
home routers
host-based firewalls
hostname command , ,
hostnames
host portion
host routes ,
HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol) , – ,
configuring –
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) ,
hubs
I
IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) ,
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) ,
ICMPv6 message types
Identification field
IEEE 802.1D standard
IEEE 802.1Q protocol
IEEE 802.1Q tag
IEEE 802.1w standard
IEEE 802.3 standards
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force)
IGPs (Interior Gateway Protocols) – , ,
distance-vector protocols
link-state protocols
IHL (Internet Header Length) field ,
implicit deny
INCMP (incomplete) entry
informal names
input errors
inter-area routes ,
interface command , , , ,
interface errors –
duplex mismatches
speed mismatches
interface range command ,
interfaces ,
configuring –
collision domains
CSMA/CD
Ethernet hubs
interface descriptions
interface duplex –
interface speed
interface vlan command
interior gateway protocol (IGP)
Internal Protocol standard
internal router
Internet Standards
inter-VLAN routing ,
intra-area routes ,
ip access-group command
ip access-list extended command
ip access-list resequence command ,
ip access-list standard command ,
ip address command
ipconfig command
IP (Internet Protocol)
addresses
ip mtu bytes command
ip ospf authentication command
ip ospf authentication-key command
ip ospf cost command
ip ospf dead-interval command
ip ospf hello-interval command
ip ospf network point-to-point command ,
ip ospf priority command ,
ip ospf process-id area area command ,
ip route command
ip routing command ,
IPv4 addressing ,
address classes –
attributes of IPv4 network −
availability of addresses
binary number system –
configuring IPv4 addresses on routers –
header –
structure of IPv4 address –
subnetting
defined
FLSM scenarios ,
IPv4 and IPv6 routing
IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4) ,
ipv6 address link-local command
ipv6 address autoconfig command , ,
ipv6 address autoconfig default command
ipv6 address command , ,
IPv6 addressing , , –
abbreviating addresses –
address structure
address types –
anycast addresses
global unicast
link-local
multicast –
other reserved addresses
unique local
header
hexadecimal
identifying prefixes
ipv6 address prefix eui-64 command
IPv6 adoption
ipv6 enable command
IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6)
address configuration –
NDP (Neighbor Discovery Protocol) –
neighbor table
routing
routing tables –
static routing –
ipv6 route command
IS-IS (Intermediate System to Intermediate System) ,
ISL (Inter-Switch Link)
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
ISP (Internet Service Provider)
K
keyboard shortcuts
known unicast frames ,
L
LAA (Locally Administered Address)
labbing
lab switch
LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol) , –
LANs (local area networks) , , ,
Ethernet LAN switching
ARP –
destination and source
Ethernet header and trailer –
Frame Check Sequence
MAC addresses
Preamble and SFD
Type/Length field
last usable address
late collision
Layer 1 segment
Layer 2
domain ,
segment
segmentation with VLANs
switch
Layer 3
EtherChannel –
loop
segment
segmentation with subnets
switch ,
Layer 4 –
port numbers –
session multiplexing
Layer 8
layers
leading zeros
learning state (STP)
least-significant bit
link-local
link-local addresses , ,
link-local next hops –
link-state protocols
LLC (Logical Link Control) header
load balancing and distribution
local routes , –
long costs (RSTP)
loopback
loopback addresses , ,
loopback interfaces
LSAck (link-state acknowledgment) messages
LSAs (link-state advertisements) ,
LSDB (link-state database) , – ,
LSR (link-state request) messages
LSU (link-state update) messages
M
MAC (media access control) addresses ,
aging ,
flapping
learning –
table
tables in Cisco IOS
magic number method
managed switch
master router
matching, packets –
max age timer
maximum number of hosts
maximum-paths command
MD5 (Message Digest 5) ,
mesh
metric parameter –
ECMP (equal-cost multi-path) routing
floating static routes
MF (More Fragments) bit
MMF (multimode fiber)
models, OSI reference model
Modified EUI-64 –
modifying, lists of allowed VLANs –
most-significant bit
most specific matching route , , ,
MSTP (Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol) ,
MTU (maximum transmission unit)
multicast addresses –
multicast messages
multilayer switching
inter-VLAN routing via SVIs
using routed ports for external connectivity
multiple access
My BID field
N
name command (VLAN) ,
named ACLs –
NA (Neighbor Advertisement) , ,
native VLANs ,
disabling
mismatch
NAT (network address translation)
NDAs (nondisclosure agreements)
NDP (Neighbor Discovery Protocol) – ,
address resolution with –
duplicate address detection
router discovery with
solicited-node multicast
neighbor relationships (FHRP)
neighbors and adjacencies (OSPF)
netmasks ,
network
network address
network command , – ,
network devices – 20
types of –
clients –
firewalls
routers
servers –
switches
networking
conceptual models of
OSI reference model
Network Layer
network portion ,
network route
networks
defined
standards
network segmentation
network type
next hop, specifying static routes –
nibble
no command
nodes
defined
non-designated ports (STP)
normal-range VLANs ,
no service password-encryption command
no shutdown command , , , , ,
no switchport command , , ,
no vlan <vlan-id> command
NS (Neighbor Solicitation)
message ,
Null0 route
numbered ACLs –
applying
creating
number systems
binary – , –
hexadecimal
NVRAM (nonvolatile RAM) ,
O
octets ,
on mode (EtherChannel)
operational mode (DTP) ,
operator arguments (ACL) ,
Options field
OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) model ,
OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) , , ,
areas –
configuration –
activating OSPF on interfaces
advertising default route –
changing
loopback interfaces
passive interfaces
router ID –
cost –
modifying link cost
reference bandwidth –
foundations
link-state database –
LSA types
neighbor requirements –
neighbors and adjacencies
network types
broadcast
point-to-point
OSPFv2 (Open Shortest Path First version 2)
OSPFv3 (Open Shortest Path First version 3)
OUI (organizationally unique identifier) ,
output errors
P
packets , ,
matching and acting on –
sending from end hosts –
PAgP (Port Aggregation Protocol) –
passive interfaces – ,
passive mode (LACP) ,
passwords, protecting privileged EXEC mode –
path-vector algorithm
Payload Length field
payloads
PCP (Priority Code Point)
field
PDU (protocol data unit)
Physical Layer
ping command ,
point-to-point connections ,
point-to-point link
port-channel command
port-channel load-balance parameters command
port channels
port-channel term
port numbers , –
ports ,
copper UTP connections –
crossover cables –
IEEE 802.3 standards
straight-through and crossover cables –
port states and timers (STP) –
Preamble
preempting the DR/BDR
preemption (FHRP) ,
prefix length ,
subnets with /24 prefix length
/24+ subnet masks
calculating five attributes of /24+ subnets
primary server (VTP)
private ports
privileged EXEC mode , ,
password-protecting –
processing overhead
protocol argument (ACL) , ,
Protocol field
protocols
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), overview of
UDP (User Datagram Protocol), overview of
proxy ARP ,
public IPv4 address
PVST+ (Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus) , ,
Q
QoS (Quality of Service) , ,
quartet term
QUIC (Quick UDP Internet Connections)
R
RAM (random-access memory)
Rapid-PVST+ (Rapid Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Plus) , ,
rapid STP
RA (Router Advertisement) ,
receiver clock
recursive static routes ,
redundancy ,
redundant default gateways
reference bandwidth – ,
registered ports
reload command , , ,
reserved addresses
resilience
resources, defined
retransmission
revision number (VTP) ,
RFC 5952 (IPv6 address representation)
RID (router ID) , –
changing
loopback interfaces
ring topology
RIP (Routing Information Protocol) , ,
RIR (Regional Internet Registries)
RJ45 (Registered Jack) connector
ROAS (router on a stick) ,
configuring
configuring native VLAN with
rollover cable
root bridge election –
root cost
root port selection –
routed ports ,
router discovery
router-id command , ,
router interfaces
autonegotiation –
errors –
duplex mismatches
speed mismatches
router ospf process-id command , ,
routers
configuring IPv4 addresses on –
interfaces –
wireless routers
route selection – , ,
ECMP (equal-cost multi-path) routing
examples –
packet forwarding –
routing table population
floating static routes
metric parameter –
routing
basics of –
by rumor
connected routes
dynamic, network command –
how end hosts send packets –
local routes
loop
static –
routing protocols
types of –
routing tables , – , –
connected and local routes – , –
route selection
RS (Router Solicitation)
message
RSTP (Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol) , ,
link types –
STP and –
STP versions of –
RTT (round-trip time)
RU flag
running-config file ,
runts
Runts counter
S
same-layer interaction
scalability
scopes
scrypt ,
secondary servers (VTP) ,
segments , ,
sequencing ACEs
serial interfaces ,
server mode (VTP)
servers –
server socket
service password-encryption command ,
session multiplexing
SFD (Start Frame Delimiter) ,
S flag
SFP (Small Form-Factor Pluggable) transceiver
shadowed rule
shared link
shared medium
shells – ,
accessing CLI of Cisco devices –
GUI and CLI
short costs
show access-lists command , ,
show clock command , , ,
show command , , ,
show etherchannel load-balance command
show etherchannel summary command , ,
show flash command
show interfaces command , , , ,
show interfaces description command
show interfaces interface-name switchport command
show interfaces status command
show interfaces trunk command , , ,
show ip access-lists command
show ip interface brief command , , , , , , ,
show ip interface command
show ip ospf database command
show ip ospf interface brief command ,
show ip ospf interface command
show ip ospf neighbor command
show ip protocols command ,
show ip route command ,
show ip route static command
show ipv6 interface command
show ipv6 neighbors command ,
show ipv6 route command
show ipv6 route connected command
show ipv6 route static command
show lacp neighbor command
show mac address-table command ,
show pagp neighbor command ,
show running-config command ,
show running-config interface command ,
show spanning-tree command , , , , ,
show spanning-tree pathcost method command ,
show standby brief command ,
show standby command ,
show startup-config command
show vlan brief command , ,
show vtp status command ,
shutdown command , , , , , , , , ,
simplex
single point of failure
SLAAC (Stateless Address Autoconfiguration) ,
SMF (single-mode fiber)
SNAP (Subnetwork Access Protocol) extension
sockets
SOHO (small office/home office) network
solicited-node multicast –
source MAC addresses –
Source Address field
source argument (ACL) , ,
spanning tree
spanning-tree bpduguard enable command
spanning-tree link-type command ,
spanning-tree link-type point-to-point command
spanning-tree link-type shared command
spanning-tree mode command ,
spanning-tree pathcost method command ,
spanning-tree portfast bpduguard default command
spanning-tree portfast command , ,
spanning-tree vlan command , ,
speed auto command ,
speed command ,
speed-derived names
speed mismatches ,
SPF (Shortest Path First)
SSH (Secure Shell) , ,
standard ACLs (access control lists) . See also ACLs (access control lists)
applying
configuring –
example scenario
implicit deny
matching and acting on packets –
named ACLs –
numbered ACLs –
overview of –
types of
standards
standby ip
standby preempt
standby priority
standby router (FHRP) ,
standby version 2
startup-config file ,
static MAC addresses
static routing – , –
configuring –
configuring default route – ,
floating static routes –
link-local next hops –
specifying exit interface –
specifying next hop –
vs. dynamic routing –
Status column
ST (Internet Stream Protocol)
STP (shielded twisted pair) cables
STP (Spanning Tree Protocol) ,
algorithm –
BID –
BPDU Filter
comparing BIDs –
configuring bridge priority , –
how it works
Loop Guard 283 –
need for –
PortFast and BPDU Guard –
port states and timers –
Root Guard 282 – 283
RSTP and –
topology
versions of –
straight-through cables – ,
1000BASE-T and 10GBASE-T
Auto MDI-X
subnet identifier
subnet mask , , ,
subnetting , , ,
additional practice
defined
FLSM
FLSM scenarios
IPv4 networks , –
Layer 3 segmentation with
VLSM (Variable-Length Subnet Masking) –
superior BPDU
SVIs (switch virtual interfaces)
inter-VLAN routing via
switches
connecting with trunk ports –
interfaces
configuring –
descriptions
duplex –
speed
switching, Ethernet LAN switching
ARP –
destination and source
Ethernet header and trailer –
Frame Check Sequence
frame switching –
frame flooding and forwarding –
hexadecimal number system
MAC addresses , – ,
Preamble and SFD
Type/Length field
switchport access vlan command , ,
switchport mode access , , , ,
switchport mode command , , ,
switchport mode dynamic auto ,
switchport mode dynamic desirable ,
switchport mode trunk , , , , , ,
switchport nonegotiate , ,
switchport trunk encapsulation command ,
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q , ,
switchport trunk native vlan vlan-id command
system configuration dialog
T
tagged frames
tagged ports
task groups
TCI (Tag Control Information)
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) model – , –
conceptual models of networking
OSI reference model
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) , –
comparing to UDP
connections
data encapsulation and de-encapsulation –
adjacent-layer and same-layer interactions
data de-encapsulation
data encapsulation
protocol data units
data sequencing and acknowledgment
flow control
Layer 4 −
layers of –
Application Layer
Data Link Layer
Network Layer
Physical Layer
Transport Layer
overview of , –
retransmission
scenarios where TCP is preferred
scenarios where UDP is preferred
Telnet ,
terminal emulator ,
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol)
three-way handshake
TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association)
time overhead
Token Ring , ,
Total Length field ,
TPID (Tag Protocol Identifier) field ,
trailer , –
destination and source
Frame Check Sequence
hexadecimal number system
MAC addresses
Preamble and SFD
Type/Length field
trailing zeros
transit links ,
transparent mode
Transport Layer
trunk encapsulation negotiation
trunk ports ,
connecting switches with –
configuring trunk ports –
disabling native VLAN
IEEE 802.1Q tag
modifying list of allowed VLANs –
native VLAN
native VLAN mismatch
TTL (Time To Live) field , ,
Type 1 (Router LSA)
Type 2 (Network LSA)
Type 5 (AS External LSA)
type/length field
U
UAA (Universally Administered Address)
UDP (User Datagram Protocol) , –
comparing to TCP
datagrams and data streams
Layer 4 –
overview of ,
scenarios where TCP is preferred
scenarios where UDP is preferred
Transmission Control Protocol –
U/L bit (Universal/Local bit)
unicast frames ,
unique local addresses
unmanaged switch
untagged ports ,
user EXEC mode ,
user ports
UTP (unshielded twisted pair) cables ,
copper
IEEE 802.3 standards
straight-through and crossover cables –
fiber-optic connections vs.
V
vendor-neutral model
Version field
VID (VLAN Identifier) field ,
VIP (virtual IP) address
virtual MAC address
vlan command , ,
VLAN database
VLAN hopping
VLANs (virtual LANs) ,
access ports, configuring –
connecting switches with trunk ports –
inter-VLAN routing
multilayer switching , ,
reasons for –
VLSM (Variable-Length Subnet Masking) – ,
VoIP (Voice over IP)
VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) , ,
VTP domain ,
vtp domain command ,
vtp mode command ,
vtp mode off command
vtp primary command , ,
vtp version command
VTP (VLAN Trunking Protocol) , , –
dangers of
extended-range VLANs
modes –
primary server
synchronization –
versions –
W
WAN (Wide Area Network) ,
well-known ports
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi routers
wildcard masks , , ,
WLC (wireless LAN controller) ,
working groups
write command ,
write erase command
write memory command ,