Chapter 5. Shooting Trouble with Ethernet

A solid understanding of Ethernet is as essential as supporting TCP/IP today. Many people have been using Ethernet since they started networking. Others have used it since the “frozen yellow garden hose” days of 10BASE5. You have used it in all the scenarios and Trouble Tickets thus far and will continue to use it throughout the book and in the real world. Understanding and supporting Ethernet not only applies to the CCNP certification but to all industry certifications. This chapter assumes your understanding of the information from the previous chapters, including protocols, models, troubleshooting methods, support tools, and resources.

In this chapter you combine some of the tasks from the preceding ...

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