The leading CCNA certification guide, fully updated for the newest version of the exam The Cisco Certified Network Associate certification is the first step for network administrators seeking to advance their careers. Written by networking authority Todd Lammle, this comprehensive, fully updated study guide covers everything you need to know to pass the exam. It examines every exam objective, provides expanded coverage of key topics, and includes a CD with valuable video and audio files, the Sybex Test Engine, flashcards, and the entire book in searchable PDF format. * Network professionals who hold the Cisco Certified Network Associate certification generally earn more than coworkers who have not earned the CCNA * This comprehensive guide by author and trainer Todd Lammle provides everything you need to know about the areas covered on the latest version of the CCNA exam: network planning and design, implementation and operation, troubleshooting, and technology * Includes a CD with more than an hour of valuable audio and video files, the Sybex Test Engine, flashcards, and the entire book in searchable PDF format CCNA candidates will find that CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide, 7th Edition greatly improves their chances for success.

About the Author

Todd Lammle, CCSI, CCNA/CCNA Wireless/CCNP/CCSP/CCVP, MCSE, CEH/CHFI, FCC RF Licensed, is the authority on Cisco Certification internetworking. He is a world-renowned author, speaker, trainer, and consultant. Todd has over 29 years of experience working with LANs, WANs, and large licensed and unlicensed wireless networks. He has also published over 50 books, including the very popular Sybex CCNA Study Guides and CCNA Wireless Study Guide. He runs a training and consulting company based in Colorado and Texas. You can reach Todd through his forum and blog at www.lammle.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction xxiii Assessment Test xxxii Chapter 1 Internetworking 1 Chapter 2 Review of Ethernet Networking and Data Encapsulation 41 Chapter 3 Introduction to TCP/IP 83 Chapter 4 Easy Subnetting 135 Chapter 5 Variable Length Subnet Masks (VLSMs), Summarization, and Troubleshooting TCP/IP 175 Chapter 6 Cisco's Internetworking Operating System (IOS) 205 Chapter 7 Managing a Cisco Internetwork 277 Chapter 8 IP Routing 345 Chapter 9 Enhanced IGRP (EIGRP) and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) 427 Chapter 10 Layer 2 Switching and Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) 503 Chapter 11 Virtual LANs (VLANs) 557 Chapter 12 Security 607 Chapter 13 Network Address Translation (NAT) 655 Chapter 14 Cisco's Wireless Technologies 683 Chapter 15 Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) 715 Chapter 16 Wide Area Networks 741 Index 803