Chapter 17
Cisco Switches and Routers
Objectives
Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:
What are Cisco LAN switches?
What is the Cisco LAN switch boot process?
What are Cisco small business routers?
What is the Cisco router boot process?
Key Terms
There are no key terms for this chapter.
Introduction (17.0.1)
By now, you must be more than ready to test your knowledge and skills on a larger network. Larger networks require switches and routers. Switches and routers turn your LAN into part of a WAN, and your WAN into part of the World Wide Web, so you will want to know how to make them work. This chapter is the perfect starting point for you.
Cisco Switches (17.1)
Ethernet switches are Layer ...
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