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You're reading from CCENT/CCNA: ICND1 100-105 Certification Guide Learn computer network essentials and enhance your networking skills by obtaining the CCENT certification

Product type Paperback

Published in Apr 2018

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781788621434

Length 362 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Linux

Concepts

IT Certification

Author (1):

Bekim Dauti

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Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Title Page

Dedication

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Contributors

Preface

1. Introduction to Computer Networks FREE CHAPTER

2. Communication in Computer Networks

3. Introduction to Switching

4. Setting Up the Switch

5. Introduction to Routing

6. Setting up the Router

7. Networking Services and Maintenance

8. Network Troubleshooting

9. Studying and Preparing for ICND 1 (100-105) Exam

1. Appendix A: Answers to Chapter Questions

2. Appendix B: Cisco Device Icons

Cisco network topology icons

3. Appendix C: Numbering Systems and Conversions

4. Appendix D: Boolean Algebra

5. Appendix E: Subnetting

6. Appendix F: Cisco Packet Tracer

7. Appendix G: Graphical Network Simulator-3 (GNS3)

8. Other Books you may enjoy

Index

Device maintenance

There is a saying: prevention is better than a cure. If you apply that to networking devices, then you will be able to understand the importance of device maintenance. Device maintenanceis an ongoing activity that helps preventing problems from turning into costly problems, both time and business wise. As such, itrequires dedication and patience from network administrators. Thus, in order to have productive device maintenance, a clear plan with the right tools is required. Hence, device maintenance includes activities such as backing up Cisco IOS images and configuration files in a safe location and keeping the IOS images up to date. In this section, file maintenance, image management, and software licensing are covered.

Router and switch file maintenance

As you know, the IOS is a CLI-based operating system. So, if you have experience with a Disk Operating System (DOS), Windows PowerShell, or Linux Shells, then you will have no hurdles doing file maintenance both in routers...