| "Everything you need to know that wasn't on the CCNA exam"--Cover.;Includes index.;A guide to computer networks cover such topics as hubs and switches, trunking, routers, telecom, firewalls, server load balancing, and network design.;Part 1. Hubs, switches, and switching. What is a network? ; Hubs and switches ; Auto-negotiation ; VLANs ; Trunking ; VLAN trunking protocol ; EtherChannel ; Spanning tree -- Part 2. Routers and routing. Routing and routers ; Routing protocols ; Redistribution ; Tunnels ; Resilient ethernet ; Route maps ; Switching algorithms in Cisco routers -- Part 3. Multilayer switches. Multilayer switches ; Cisco 6500 multilayer switches ; Catalyst 3750 features -- Part 4. Telecom. Telecom nomenclature ; T1 ; DS3 ; Frame relay -- Part 5. Security and firewalls. Access lists ; Authentication in Cisco devices ; Firewall theory ; PIX firewall configuration -- Part 6. Server load balancing. Server load-balancing technology ; Content switch modules in action -- Part 7. Quality of service. Introduction to QoS ; Designing a QoS scheme ; The congested network ; The converged network -- Part 8. Designing networks. Designing networks ; IP design ; Network time protocol ; Failures ; GAD's maxims ; Avoiding frustration.; |