The CCNA certification continues to be one of the most highly prized of all IT certifications. This set of books and CDs from Cisco Press and revered trainer Wendell Odom is consistently the bestselling guide to passing the CCNA exam. This new edition has been fully updated to refresh the content, add new exercises, and enhance certain essential exam topics. A significant amount of new exercises have been added. Several chapters and an appendix have been completely updated and revised. In addition to the new content in the print books, this new edition includes a completely new test prep engine, and an exclusive free network simulator.

Table of Contents

ICND1: Part I Networking Fundamentals 1 Introduction to Computer Networking 2 The TCP/IP and OSI Networking Models 3 Fundamentals of LANs 4 Fundamentals of WANs 5 Fundamentals of IPv4 Addressing and Routing 6 Fundamentals of TCP/IP Transport and Application Protocols Part II LAN Switching 7 Ethernet LAN Switching Concepts 8 Operating Cisco LAN switches 9 Ethernet Switch Configuration 10 Ethernet Switch Troubleshooting 11 Wireless LANs Part III IPv4 Addressing and Subnetting 12 Perspectives on IPv4 Subnetting 13 Understanding Classful IPv4 Networks 14 Converting Subnet Masks 15 Analyzing Existing Subnet Masks 16 Designing Subnet Masks 17 Analyzing a Single Existing Subnet 18 Finding All Subnet IDs Part IV IPv4 Routing 19 Operating Cisco Routers 20 Routing Protocol Concepts and Configuration 21 Troubleshooting IP Routing Part V Wide-Area Networks 22 WAN Concepts 23 WAN Configuration Part VI Final Preparation 24 Final Preparation Appendices (Print) A Answers to the Do I Know This Already Quizzes B Numeric Reference Tables C ICND1 Exam Updates: Version 1.0 Glossary Index Appendices CD D Practice for Chapter 13: Classful Networks E Practice for Chapter 14: Convert Masks F Practice for Chapter 15: Analyze Masks G Practice for Chapter 16: Design Masks H Practice for Chapter 17: Analyze One Subnet I Practice for Chapter 18: Find All Subnets J Additional Scenarios K Subnetting Video Reference L Memory Tables M Memory Tables Answer Key N ICND1 Open Ended Questions ICND2: Part I LAN Switching 1 Virtual LANs 2 Spanning Tree Protocol 3 Troubleshooting LAN Switching Part II IP Routing 4 IP Routing: Static and Connected Routes 5 VLSM 6 Router Summarization 7 IP Access Control Lists 8 Troubleshooting IP Routing Part III Routing Protocols 9 Routing Protocol Theory 10 OSPF 11 EIGRP 12 Troubleshooting Routing Protocols Part IV Wide-Area Networks 13 Point-to-Point WANs 14 Frame Relay Concepts 15 Frame Relay Configuration 16 Virtual Private Networks Part V Scaling the IP Address Space 17 Network Address Translation 18 IP Version 6 Part VI Final Preparation 19 Final Preparation Appendices (Print) A Answers to the Do I Know This Already Quizzes B Numeric Reference Tables C ICND2 Exam Updates: Version 1.0 Glossary Index Appendices CD D Practice for Chapter 5: Variable Length Subnet Masks E Practice for Chapter 6: Route Summarization F Practice for Chapter 7: IP Access Control Lists G Additional Scenarios H Video Scenario Reference I ICND1 Chapter 23 (was 16) WAN Configuration J Memory Tables K Memory Tables Answers L ICND2 Open-ended questions N/A Subnetting Elements

About the Author

Wendell Odom, CCIE No. 1624, has been in the networking industry since 1981. He has worked as a network engineer, consultant, systems engineer, instructor, and course developer; he currently works writing and creating certification tools. He is author of all the previous editions of the CCNA Exam Certification Guides from Cisco Press, as well as the CCNP ROUTE 642-902 Official Certification Guide, the CCIE Routing and Switching Official Exam Certification Guide, Computer Networking First Step, the CCNA Video Mentor, and other titles. He is also the primary networking consultant for the CCNA 640-802 Network Simulator.