Chapter 6. Shooting Trouble with CatOS and IOS

Cisco started its internetworking revolution with routers, but soon found out with the help of those they acquired that switches are quite beneficial, too. A solid understanding of switches and routers is crucial for supporting networks as well as obtaining your CCNP and other industry certifications. This chapter assumes knowledge of the previous chapters, but in particular Chapter 5, “Shooting Trouble with Ethernet,” and Chapter 3, “Shooting Trouble with IP.”

In this chapter you eliminate any hubs and connect your hosts to Cisco switches to build the scenario. Then you review Ethernet switching concepts, symptoms, problems, and action plans. Throughout the chapter there are several walk-through ...

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