Chapter 1 Physical Topology

This book focuses on the commands and methodologies necessary to deploy technologies in a Cisco Routing and Switching environment. This means that if you want to follow along on a task-by-task basis, you will need a lab environment that supports the commands and verification mechanisms this book provides. I consider this an invaluable part of the learning process. All procedural tasks in this book are performed against a specific arrangement of equipment. This chapter illustrates exactly how this equipment will be connected (using both Ethernet and serial interconnections) so that you can create your own training environment.

It should be noted that the CCIE Lab Exam employs two variations of Cisco IOS. Those two versions ...

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