Introduction to Networking

Types of Networking Devices

Cabling Overview

Network Topologies

Introduction to the 7 layers :: Part 1

Introduction to the 7 layers :: Part 2

Ethernet Basics

Standards Organizations

Broadcast & Collision Domains

CSMA/CD

Distance, Cables & Duplex

Ethernet Frame Structure

Ethernet Cabling

Intro to Binary and Hexadecimal

Ethernet MAC Address Structure

Data Transmission Types

Introduction to IPv4

IP Services :: DHCP

IP Services :: ARP

IP Services :: DNS

UDP Overview

TCP Overview

IPv4 :: Review Questions

Evolution of Switching

Basics of Switching

MAC Address-Table

Introduction to Cisco IOS

Device Startup Sequence

Memory Types

Accessing router via CLI

Basic Switch Configuration & Verification :: Part 1

Basic Switch Configuration & Verification :: Part 2

Basic Switch Configuration & Verification :: Part 3

Why do we need VLANs?

VLAN Configuration

Access Ports

VLAN Trunking :: 802.1q and ISL

VLAN Trunking :: Native VLANs

VLAN Trunking :: Configuration and Verification

Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP)

VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)

VLAN :: Review Questions

Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) :: Part 1

Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) :: Part 2

Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) :: Part 3

Per-VLAN Spanning Tree (PVST)

Etherchannel

Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)

BPDU Protection Mechanisms :: Portfast

BPDU Protection Mechanisms :: BPDU Guard & Filter

BPDU Protection Mechanisms :: Root Guard/Loop Guard

Port Security :: What problem does it solve?

Port Security :: Violation Modes, Configuration & Verification

Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) :: What problem does it solve?

Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) :: Configuration & Verification

Inter-VLAN Routing

IPv4 Addressing :: Classes of Addresses

IPv4 Addressing :: Subnet Mask Usage

IPv4 Addressing :: Private vs Public Addresses

Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) :: Review

IPv4 Same Length Subnetting

IPv4 Variable Length Subnetting (VLSM)

IPv4 Summarization

IPv4 Supernets

IP Routing Fundamentals :: What is Routing?

Types of Routes & General Rules of Routing

Routing Components :: Autonomous Systems

Routing Components :: Administrative Distance

Routing Components :: Metrics

Characteristics of Routing Updates

Static Routing

Default Routing

Introduction to Dynamic Routing

IGP Categories :: Distance Vector, Link State, Hybrid

Introduction to EIGRP

EIGRP :: Packet Types

EIGRP :: Neighbor Process

EIGRP :: Internal vs External Routes

EIGRP :: Terminology

EIGRP :: Variance

IP Addressing/Subnetting Review Excercise

EIGRP :: Authentication

Implementing EIGRP

Floating Static Route

Introduction to OSPF

OSPF :: Network Types

OSPF :: Neighbor Process

OSPF :: Router Roles

OSPF :: Link State Advertisements (LSAs)

OSPF :: Router id & Priority

OSPF :: DR & BDR Election

OSPF :: Authentication

Implementing OSPF

Introduction to WAN Terminology

Types of WANs

HDLC

Point-to-Point Protocol

PAP Authentication

CHAP Authentication

Frame-Relay Concepts

Frame-Relay :: Implementation & Verification

Introduction to HSRP

Introduction to GLBP

Implementing HSRP

IOS Services :: DHCP Server

Access Control List :: Introduction to ACL

Access Control List :: Standard ACL

Access Control List :: Extended ACL

Access Control List :: Named ACL

Review Questions

Introduction to NAT

Static NAT

Dynamic NAT

Port Address Translation (PAT)

Introduction to IPv6

Types of IPv6 Addresses

Implementing IPv6

Implementing RIPng

Implementing EIGRPv6

Implementing OSPFv3