Take the quiz (either here or use the PTP software) if you want to use the score to help you decide how much time to spend on this chapter. Appendix A, “Answers to the ‘Do I Know This Already?’ Quizzes,” found at the end of the book, includes both the answers and explanations. You can…
Category: Cisco Basic Network Hardware
Every network engineer—at some point in their career, at least—runs network wiring, so it is essential to understand how to perform this fundamental task. Figure 10-9 illustrates cable management. Figure 10-9 With and Without Cable Management The left side of Figure 10-9 shows a rack cabled without management aids, bundling, or even separation. The result…
Take the quiz (either here or use the PTP software) if you want to use the score to help you decide how much time to spend on this chapter. Appendix A, “Answers to the ‘Do I Know This Already?’ Quizzes,” found at the end of the book, includes both the answers and explanations. You can…
Like most other hosts, Apple Macintosh computers have a command line you can use to examine and configure network parameters. You can typically find an application called Terminal under Applications, Utilities in the Finder app. Once you have launched the terminal, you can display the network configuration using ifconfig, as shown in Figure 4-10. Figure…