This document discusses configuring and testing networks. It covers topics like the role of the Internetwork Operating System (IOS), using Cisco CLI commands to configure routers and switches, assigning addressing parameters to hosts, verifying network connectivity between hosts using tools like ping and trace, and establishing a baseline for relative network performance over time.

1. Configuring and Testing
Your Network
Network Fundamentals – Chapter 11
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2. Objectives
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Define the role of the Internetwork Operating System
(IOS)
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Use Cisco CLI commands to perform basic router and
switch configuration and verification
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Given a network addressing scheme, select, apply,
and verify appropriate addressing parameters to a
host
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Use common utilities to verify network connectivity
between hosts
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Use common utilities to establish a relative
performance baseline for the network
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3. Role of Internetwork Operating System (IOS)
 Identify several classes of devices that have IOS
embedded
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4. Role of Internetwork Operating System (IOS)
 Define the purpose of startup config.
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5. Role of Internetwork Operating System (IOS)
 Identify the relationship between IOS and config
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6. Role of Internetwork Operating System (IOS)
 Recognize that Cisco IOS is modal and describe the
implications of modes.
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7. Role of Internetwork Operating System (IOS)
 Define the different modes and identify the mode
prompts in the CLI
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8. Role of Internetwork Operating System (IOS)
 Identify the basic command structure for IOS
commands
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9. Role of Internetwork Operating System (IOS)
 Identify the types of help and feedback available while
using IOS and use these features to get help, take
shortcuts and ascertain success
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10. Role of Internetwork Operating System (IOS)
 Identify the purpose of the show command and several
of its variations
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11. Role of Internetwork Operating System (IOS)
 Identify several of the configuration modes, their
purpose and their associated prompt
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12. Role of Internetwork Operating System (IOS)
 Use the CLI to access various IOS configuration modes
on a device
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13. Use Cisco CLI Commands to Perform Basic
Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
 Explain the reasons for naming devices.
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14. Use Cisco CLI Commands to Perform Basic
Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
 Describe two common approaches to establishing
naming conventions
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15. Use Cisco CLI Commands to Perform Basic
Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
 Based on a diagram, configure host names using the
CLI
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16. Use Cisco CLI Commands to Perform Basic
Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
 Describe the role of passwords in limiting access to
device configurations
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17. Use Cisco CLI Commands to Perform Basic
Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
 Describe several ways in which access to a device
configuration can be limited
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18. Use Cisco CLI Commands to Perform Basic
Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
 Use the CLI to set passwords and add banners to a
device
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19. Use Cisco CLI Commands to Perform Basic
Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
 Trace the steps used to examine the startup config,
make changes to config, and replace the startup config
with the running config
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20. Use Cisco CLI Commands to Perform Basic
Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
 Use basic IOS config commands to manage a device.
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21. Use Cisco CLI Commands to Perform Basic
Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
 Use a text file to backup and restore config settings
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22. Use Cisco CLI Commands to Perform Basic
Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
 Identify the role of a router in a network.
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23. Use Cisco CLI Commands to Perform Basic
Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
 Describe the purpose of having multiple interfaces in
one router
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24. Use Cisco CLI Commands to Perform Basic
Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
 Explain the purpose of assigning interface descriptions
to a router
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25. Use Cisco CLI Commands to Perform Basic
Router & Switch Configuration and Verification
 Assign a router interface, assign a meaningful interface
description, and enable the interface
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26. Select, Apply, and Verify Appropriate
Addressing Parameters to a Host
 Given a type of host and a master addressing scheme, trace the
steps for assigning host parameters to a host
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27. Select, Apply, and Verify Appropriate
Addressing Parameters to a Host
 Trace the steps for using ipconfig/ifconfig to verify host parameter
assignments and for using ping to test assignments
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28. Select, Apply, and Verify Appropriate
Addressing Parameters to a Host
 Identify two ways parameters can be assigned to hosts
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29. Use Common Utilities to Verify Network
Connectivity Between Hosts
 Use the ping command in the CLI to determine if the IP
protocol is operational on a local host
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30. Use Common Utilities to Verify Network
Connectivity Between Hosts
 Use the ping command to determine if the IP protocol is
properly bound to an NIC
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31. Use Common Utilities to Verify Network
Connectivity Between Hosts
 Use the ping command to determine if a host can
actively communicate across the local network
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32. Use Common Utilities to Verify Network
Connectivity Between Hosts
 Use the ping command to verify that the local host can
communicate across the internetwork to a given remote
host.
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33. Use Common Utilities to Verify Network
Connectivity Between Hosts
 Identify several conditions that might cause the test to
fail
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34. Use Common Utilities to Verify Network
Connectivity Between Hosts
 Use trace commands to identify network connectivity
problem
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35. Use Common Utilities to Establish a Relative
Performance Baseline for the Network
 Use the output of the ping command, saved into logs,
and repeated over time, to establish relative network
performance
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36. Use Common Utilities to Establish a Relative
Performance Baseline for the Network
 Use the output of the traceroute command, saved into
logs, and repeated over time, to establish relative
network performance
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37. Use Common Utilities to Establish a Relative
Performance Baseline for the Network
 Trace the steps for verifying the physical addresses of
the hosts
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38. Summary
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