Packet guide to routing and switching
"Go beyond layer 2 broadcast domains with this in-depth tour of advanced link and internetwork layer protocols, and learn how they enable you to expand to larger topologies. An ideal follow-up to Packet Guide to Core Network Protocols, this concise guide dissects several of these protocols to e...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Sebastopol, CA
O'Reilly Media
2011
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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Routing Protocols (computer Network Protocols) / Http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007005954
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- The Operation of Spanning TreeStep 1
- Switch 1 Is Powered Up; Step 2
- Switch 2 Is Powered Up; Step 3
- Switch 3 Is Powered Up; Step 4
- Creation of a Loop; Spanning Tree Messages; Problems with Spanning Tree; Switch to Switch: A Special Case; Cisco Improvements; Portfast; Uplinkfast; Backbonefast; VLANs and Spanning Tree; The Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol; The Operation of RSTP; Alternate and backup blocked ports; Security; Reading; Summary; Review Questions; Review Answers; Lab Activities; Activity 1
- Capture of a BPDU; Activity 2
- BPDU Address Analysis; Activity 3
- Looping the Switch Back to Itself
- Activity 3
- What Can You See?
- Activity 4
- Looping Switches TogetherActivity 5
- Removing the Loop; Chapter 4. VLANs and Trunking; Problem: Big Broadcast Domains; What Is a VLAN?; The Effect of VLANs; VLAN Ports Do Not Need to be Continuous; Types of VLANs; Case 1
- DHCP; Case 2
- No DHCP; Solution: Dynamic VLANs; VLANs Between Switches; What is a Trunk?; Trunking Protocol Standards; IEEE 802.1Q; Inter-switch link (ISL); Pruning; VLAN Design Considerations; Security Considerations; Reading; Summary; Review Questions; Review Answers; Lab Activities; Activity 1
- Setting Up a Local VLANs; Activity 2
- VLANs and the SAT.
- Case 1: Destination Is on the Same Network as the SourceCase 2: Destination Is on a Different Network than the Source; Reading; Summary; Review Questions; Review Answers; Lab Activities; Activity 1
- Build the Topology Depicted in Figure 2-2; Activity 2
- Host Routing Table; Activity 3
- ARP Tables; Activity 4
- Following the Traffic; Activity 5
- Addressing; Chapter 3. Spanning Tree and Rapid Spanning Tree; Why Are Loops Bad?; The Structure of Spanning Tree BPDUs; The Comparison Algorithm; Some Definitions; Spanning Tree Addressing; Port States; Spanning Tree Timers; Hello; Max age; Forward delay
- Prefix lengthAdministrative distance; Metric; Routing Loops; Discard or Null Routing; IPv6; Reading; Summary; Review Questions; Review Answers; Lab Activities; Activity 1
- Interconnected Switches and SATs; Activity 2
- Static Routing Topology; Activity 3
- Convert to Default Routes; Activity 4
- Routing Loop; Activity 5
- Null Route; Chapter 2. Host Routing; The Decision Process; Case 1: Destination Is on the Same Network as the Source; Case 2: Destination Is on a Different Network than the Source; What If the Default Gateway Is Not Known?; Host Routing Tables; Addressing; Tracking the Packets
- Includes bibliographical references
- Table of Contents; Preface; Audience; Contents of This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; Using Code Examples; Safari® Books Online; How to Contact Us; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Routing and Switching Strategies; Switching: Forwarding and Filtering Traffic; Forwarding Based on MAC Addresses; Routing: Finding Paths; Routing Devices; Static Routes; Digging a Little Deeper
- Common Mistakes; Default Routes; Dynamic Routes; Routing Protocols; Single versus multipath; Interior versus exterior; Flat versus hierarchical; Link state versus distance vector; Choosing or Installing a Route