This book is completely revised for the New 2007 Version of the CCNA Exam ( numbered 640 802), Cisco networking authority. Todd Lammle has completely updated this new edition to cover all of the exam objectives for the latest version of the CCNA exam. Todd's straightforward style provides lively examples, easy to understand analogies, and real world scenarios that will not only help you prepare for the exam, but also give you a solid foundation as a Cisco networking professional. Packed with updated topics that have been added to the 2007 version of the CCNA exam, this updated study guide features expanded coverage of key topic areas plus new material on switching, network address translation, and OSPF.Inside, find the complete instruction you need, including: full coverage of all exam objectives in a systematic approach, so you can be confident you're getting the instruction you need for the exam; practical hands on exercises and labs to reinforce critical skills, real world scenarios that put what you've learned in the context of actual job roles; challenging review questions in each chapter to prepare you for exam day; and, exam essentials, a key feature in each chapter that identifies critical areas you must become proficient in before taking the exam. CD ROM Includes: chapter review questions; four full length practice exams; 200 electronic flashcards; audio and video instruction from Todd Lammle; and, full book in searchable PDF format.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Assessment Test. Chapter 1: Internetworking. Chapter 2: Introduction to TCP/IP. Chapter 3: Subnetting, Variable Length Subnet Masks (VLSMs), and Troubleshooting TCP/IP. Chapter 4: Cisco's Internetworking Operating System (IOS) and Security Device Manager (SDM). Chapter 5: Managing a Cisco Internetwork. Chapter 6: IP Routing. Chapter 7: Enhanced IGRP (EIGRP) and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF). Chapter 8: Layer 2 Switching and Spanning Tree Protocol (STP). Chapter 9: Virtual LANs (VLANs). Chapter 10: Security. Chapter 11: Network Address Translation (NAT). Chapter 12: Cisco's Wireless Technologies. Chapter 13: Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6). Chapter 14: Wide Area Networks. Glossary. Index.

About the Author

Todd Lammle, CCSI, CCNA/CCNP/CCSP, 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 25 years of experience working with LANs, WANs, and large Wireless networks. He is president of GlobalNet Training, Inc, a network integration and training firm based in Dallas. You can reach Todd through his forum at www.lammle.com.

From The Publisher:

Cisco dominates the internetworking hardware market with a more than 80hare of the routers used on the Internet. The Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification is the first-tier certification and by far its most popular. Cisco continues to add new questions to the item pool, thus making it even more necessary for courseware providers to keep their content up to date.

This 6th edition provides indepth coverage of every exam objectives, plus updates that reflect technology developments over the past year. It addition, it offers expanded coverage on key topics reflected in the current version of the exam. Finally, the enhanced CD contains over an hour of useful video and audio files, as well as the Sybex Test Engine, Flahscards, and entire book in PDF format.