A Day-By-Day Review Guide for the N10-006 Certification Exam
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Allan Johnson entered the academic world in 1999 after 10 years as a business owner/operator to dedicate his efforts to his passion for teaching. He holds both an MBA and an M.Ed in Occupational Training and Development. He taught CCNA courses at the high school level for 7 years and has taught both CCNA and CCNP courses at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas. In 2003, Allan began to commit much of his time and energy to the CCNA Instructional Support Team, providing services to Networking Academy instructors worldwide and creating training materials. He now works full time for Cisco Networking Academy as a Learning Systems Developer.
Introduction xx
Day 31: Network Devices 1
CompTIA Network+ N10-006 Exam Topics 1
Key Topics 1
Common Network Devices 1
Specialty Devices 2
Firewalls 2
IDS and IPS 3
Proxy Server 5
Load Balancer 5
Packet Shaper 6
VPN Concentrator 6
Study Resources 7
Day 30: Network Services and Applications 9
CompTIA Network+ N10-006 Exam Topics 9
Key Topics 9
VPN 9
Types 9
IPsec and IKE 11
Other VPN Technologies 12
Remote Access Services 12
AAA Services 13
Microsofts RAS 14
Other Remote Access Services 14
Unified Communications 14
DHCP 15
DNS 17
NAT 18
Study Resources 20
Day 29: WAN Technologies 23
CompTIA Network+ N10-006 Exam Topics 23
Key Topics 23
Packet Switching and Circuit Switching 23
WAN Link Options 24
Home and Small Office 25
Wireless 29
SONET 30
Dedicated Leased Lines 31
Enterprise WANs 32
Study Resources 35
Day 28: Cable Installation 37
CompTIA Network+ N10-006 Exam Topics 37
Key Topics 37
Copper 37
Copper Cables 37
Copper Connectors 40
Fiber 42
Fiber-Optic Cables 43
Fiber Connectors 44
Media Converters 45
Tools 45
Study Resources 48
Day 27: Network Topologies and Infrastructure 49
CompTIA Network+ N10-006 Exam Topics 49
Key Topics 49
Network Topologies 49
Bus 49
Ring 50
Star, Extended Star, and Hub-and-Spoke 51
Full and Partial Mesh 53
Client-Server and Peer-to-Peer 55
Network Infrastructures 57
PANs 57
LANs and WLANs 57
CANs 58
MANs 59
WANs 59
Other Network Infrastructures 59
Industrial Networks 59
Medianets 60
Study Resources 61
Day 26: Implement IPv4 Addressing 63
CompTIA Network+ N10-006 Exam Topics 63
Key Topics 63
Local Addressing 63
MAC Addresses 63
Collision and Broadcast Domains 63
IPv4 Addressing 64
IPv4 Address Structure 64
Private and Public IP Addressing 66
IPv4 Address Types 66
Subnetting in Four Steps 68
Determine How Many Bits to Borrow 68
Determine the New Subnet Mask 69
Determine the Subnet Multiplier 69
List the Subnets, Host Ranges, and Broadcast Addresses 69
Subnetting Example 1 70
Subnetting Example 2 70
Subnetting Example 3 71
VLSM and Classless Addressing 71
Study Resources 74
Day 25: Implement IPv6 Addressing 75
CompTIA Network+ N10-006 Exam Topics 75
Key Topics 75
IPv6 Addressing Overview 75
Representing the IPv6 Address 76
Conventions for Writing IPv6 Addresses 76
Conventions for Writing IPv6 Prefixes 77...