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CCENT/CCNA: ICND1 100-105 Certification Guide

By : Bekim Dauti
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CCENT/CCNA: ICND1 100-105 Certification Guide

By: Bekim Dauti

Overview of this book

CCENT is the entry-level certification for those looking to venture into the networking world. This guide will help you stay up-to date with your networking skills. This book starts with the basics and will take you through everything essential to pass the certification exam. It extensively covers IPv4 and IPv6 addressing, IP data networks, switching and routing, network security, and much more—all in some detail. This guide will provide real-world examples with a bunch of hands-on labs to give you immense expertise in important networking tasks, with a practical approach. Each chapter consists of practice questions to help you take up a challenge from what you have procured. This book ends with mock tests with several examples to help you confidently pass the certification. This Certification Guide consists of everything you need to know in order to pass the ICND 1 100-105 Exam, thus obtaining a CCENT certification. However, practicing with real switches and routers or a switch or router simulator will help you succeed.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
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Appendix G: Graphical Network Simulator-3 (GNS3)

Connecting the router to a PC and turning it on

Although connecting the router to a PC and turning it on may seem an easy task, it is counted as one of the most important ones when working with routers. To ease that job, this section provides you with the right information on how to connect your router to your PC, turn on the router, and establish an initial session with the router.

Router LED indicators

Like switches, routers also use LED indicators, as shown in Figure 6.1, to provide a way to monitor their activity and performance. Unlike switches, routers have far more less ports in the front panel (some Cisco router models do not have any at all), and LED indicators in the rear panel are usually placed next to ports and...