Summary Learn Cisco Network Administration in a Month of Lunches is a tutorial designed for beginners who want to Learn how to administer Cisco switches and routers.
His "Practical Networking" course on Pluralsight has been in the top 100 and has received high praise from Network novices and veterans alike..
He holds numerous Cisco, Citrix, and Microsoft certifications including the Cisco CCNA and CCNP.
Table of Contents Before you begin What is a Cisco network? A crash course on Cisco\'s InterNetwork Operating System Managing switch ports Securing ports by using the Port Security feature Managing virtual LANs (VLANs) Breaking the VLAN barrier by using switched virtual interfaces IP address assignment by using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Securing the Network by using IP access control lists Connecting switches using trunk links Automatically configuring VLANs using the VLAN Trunking Protocol Protecting against bridging loops by using the Spanning Tree Protocol Optimizing Network performance by using port channels Making the Network scalable by connecting routers and switches together Manually directing traffic using the IP routing table A dynamic routing protocols crash course Tracking down devices Securing Cisco devices Facilitating troubleshooting using logging and debugging Recovering from disaster Performance and health checklist Next steps About the Author Ben Piper is an IT consultant specializing in advanced enterprise networking and virtualization technologies.
He has created many video courses on networking, Cisco CCNP certification, Puppet, and Windows Server Administration.
About the Author Ben Piper is an IT consultant who holds numerous Cisco, Citrix, and Microsoft certifications including the Cisco CCNA and CCNP.
What\'s Inside Understand your Cisco network, including the difference between routers and switches Configure VLANs and VLAN trunks Secure your Network Connect and configure routers and switches Establish good maintenance habits About the Reader This book is written for readers with no previous experience with Cisco networking.
Real-world labs start with configuring your first switch and guide you through essential commands, protocols, dynamic routing tricks, and more.
In 22 bite-sized lessons, you\'ll Learn practical techniques for setting up a Cisco Network and making sure that it never fails.
About the Book Learn Cisco Network Administration in a Month of Lunches is designed for occasional and full-time Network administrators using Cisco hardware.
With a handful of techniques, a little practice, and this book, you can keep your system in top shape.
Fortunately, you don\'t have to be an old-time administrator to set up and maintain a Cisco-based network.
About the Technology Cisco\'s ultrareliable routers and switches are the backbone of millions of networks, but "set and forget" is not an acceptable attitude.
Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.
Just set aside one hour a day (lunchtime would be perfect) for a month, and you\'ll start learning practical Cisco Network Administration skills faster than you ever thought possible.
Summary Learn Cisco Network Administration in a Month of Lunches is a tutorial designed for beginners who want to Learn how to administer Cisco switches and routers