Configuration – Ciscco Wired Host Networking
This chapter covers the following exam topics:
3. Endpoints and Media Types
3.4. Demonstrate how to set up and check network connectivity on Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, and Apple mobile OS.
Networking utilities on Windows, Linux, Android, and Apple operating systems; how to run troubleshooting commands; wireless client settings (SSID, authentication, WPA mode)
5. Diagnosing Problems
5.3. Run basic diagnostic commands and interpret the results.
ping, ipconfig/ifconfig/ip, tracert/traceroute, nslookup; recognize how firewalls can influence the result The previous three chapters discussed how computer networks use addresses and control planes to carry traffic from one host to another. This chapter is a more practical examination of configuring individual hosts to connect to and use an IP network.
• Verifying the physical interface address.
• Configuring and verifying the IP address.
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Chapter 15, “Application Transport, ” considers DNS operation. Chapter 8, “Wireless Networks,” considers connecting to a wireless network.
This chapter also touches on the host routing table. Each section considers a single operating system.
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The instructions given here may not be correct for the version of the operating system you are using, and they may not be correct for future versions of these operating systems. Vendors change the way these options are accessed and configured regularly.
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Chapter 7, “Wired Networks,” considers the operation of Ethernet, the typical interface type you will encounter when working with hosts.