Cisco Networking Essentials - 1st Edition

Learn Cisco Networking Quickly and Easily

This full-color guide gives networking newcomers a solid foundation in the fundamentals of Cisco technologies. Learn networking basics, then get quickly up to speed on how to configure Cisco routers and switches, manage the Cisco IOS, and much more. Whether you're an aspiring networking professional or just brushing up on the basics, it's the essential information you need to be successful in any computing environment.

Learn these Cisco networking essentials—and more

Network basics—terms, components, architectures

The ins-and-outs of the OSI model and its layers

TCP/IP, protocols, and physical and logical topologies

Understanding classful and classless IP addressing

Cabling, network devices, and LAN operations

Managing the Cisco IOS effectively

How to configure routers and switches

Configuring static and dynamic routing

Full-color images of network configurations

Helpful illustrations to reinforce learning objectives

This striking Essentials book maximizes skill acquisition and knowledge retention with:

Chapter-opening learning topics

Step-by-step tutorials

Four-color screenshots and illustrations

Essentials and Beyond—summaries and additional suggested exercises

Chapter review questions