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Computer Networking
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07/28/2010

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Term
What is a piont-to-point topology?
Definition
Contains 2 hosts conected to each other and nothing else.
Term
What is a Star Topology
Definition
Also called a hub and spoke topology. One host or device has more than one conections to other hosts.
Term
What is a Ring topology?
Definition
Hosts are conected in a line or circle. a token is passed to the host whos turn it is to broadcast.
Term
What happens when a colision occurs?
Definition

1. A jam signal is sent

2. All host briefly stop transmitting

3. All host run the backoff algorithm, which decides the random time they will wait before attempting to transmit again

Term
IEEE 10-BASE 5
Definition
  1. Topology = Bus
  2. Sp/Duplex/Media= 10mbs,half duplex, thicknet
  3. Range= 500m
Term
IEEE 10-Base 2
Definition
1. sp\duplex\media = 10mbs, half duplex, thinnet
2. topology = Bus
3. 185m
Term
10/100-BASE T
Definition
1. Topology = Star
2. sp\duplex\media = 10/100mbs, half, UTP
3. range = 100m
Term
100-BASE T
Definition
1. Topology = Star
2. sp\duplex\media = 100mbs, half or full, UTP
3. Range = 100m
Term
100-BASE FX
Definition
1. Topology = Star
2. sp\duplex\media = 100mbs, full. UTP
3. Range 400m
Term
1000-BASE T
Definition

1. Topology = Star

2. sp\duplex\media = 1000mbs, full, Fiber

3 Range = 100m

Term
1000-BASE ZX
Definition
1. Topology = Star
2. sp\duplex\media = 1000mbs\ full\ single fiber
3. Range = 100km
Term
What is Cisco's three-layer hirarchial model
Definition
core, distorbution, access
Term
Advantages to the three-layer model
Definition
1. scalability- easier to extend one layer fuctionablity at a time
2. cost savings- upgrading one layer at a time will save money
3. easier trouble shooting - able to track down problems easier
Term
7 layers of the OSI model in order
Definition
7. Application
6. Pressentation
5. session
4. Transport
3. Network
2. Data link
1. physical

All People Seam To Need Data Processing
Term
Application Layer Protocols
Definition
HTTP - hyper text transfer protocol. browes web page

FTP - file transfer protocol. sends and recives files

SMTP - simple mail transfer protocol. sends mail.
POP3 - post office protocol

NTP - Network TIme Protocol

SNMP - simple network management protocol

TFTP - Trivial file transfer protocol

DNS - Domain name service

DHCP - dynamic host configuration

Teltnet
Term
What does the presentation layer do?
Definition
responsible for formatting data so that application layer protocols can reconize and work with it.

extentions include .doc, .jpg, .txt, .avi
Term
what does the Session layer do?
Definition
Deals with initiating and terminating network connections. It provides instructions to connect, authenitcate, and disconnect from netowrk resources.
Term
What does the transport layer do?
Definition
Deals with the exact way 2 hosts are going to send data.
Term
What are the 2 main ways data is transmitted in the Transport layer?
Definition
connection (TCP) & Connectionless (UDP)
Term
What is the 3 way hand shake?
Definition
establishes a connection between two hosts.
Term
What is the range of a class A subnet?
Definition
1.0.0.0 - 126.0.0.0
Term
What are the 3 parts of the 3 way hand shake?
Definition
  1.  
    1. The sender starts it by sending a sequence number
    2. the resiever sends an acknolagement which is 1 more than the sequence
    3. the senders sends out a message saying it is ready.
Term
What is the TCP sliding window?
Definition
if the reciver is getting to many packets is can send out a message letting the sender know that it can only recive so many packages and some packeges will be dropped and need to be resent.
Term
Well known port range
Definition
0-1023
Term
Registered port ranges for applications built by companies
Definition
1024-49151
Term
Dynamic/Private port ranges
Definition
49152-65535
Term
Common UDP Port Numbers
Definition
  • DNS - 53
  • DHCP - 67, 68
  • TFTP - 69
  • NTP - 123
  • SNMP - 161
Term
Common TCP ports
Definition
FTP - 20, 21

Telnet - 23

SMTP - 25

DNS - 53

HTTP - 80

POP - 110

NNTP - 119

HTTPS - 443
Term
What does the network layer do?
Definition
Deals with logical addressing such as ip addresses.

Detrimins the route path.

Communicates with the layer below (data link) and the layer above (transport)
Term
What are the Layer 3 protocols?
Definition
  • IP
  • IPX
  • OSPF, EIGRP, IGRP, RIP, ISIS
  • ARP RARP
Term
what does the Data Link layer do?
Definition
resonsible for taking layer 3 packets and preparing a frame for the packet to  be transmitted on the media.
Term
What are the layer 2 fram types/
Definition
  1. Ethernet
  2. Frame relay
  3. PPP
  4. HDLC
  5. Cisco discovery protocol CDP
Term
How does a switch handel a unicast frame?
Definition
It will compare the destination host with its MAC address table and send it out the correct port
Term

What is the range of a class B subnet?

 

Definition
128.0.0.0 - 191.0.0.0
Term

What is the range of a class C subnet?

 

Definition
192.0.0.0 - 223.0.0.0
Term
What is a straight-through cable used for?
Definition
To connect routers and hosts to switches or hubs
Term
what is the settings for a terminal session?
Definition

Baud Rate= 9600

 

Data Bits= 8

 

Parity= none

 

Stop Bits= 1

 

Flow control= None

Term
What is the pin layout of a straight-through cable.
Definition

[image][image]1-----------1

2________2

3-----------3

4________4

5-----------5

6________6

7-----------7

8________8

 

Term

What is the pinout for a crossover cable?

 

Definition

1-----------3

2________6

3-----------1

4________4

5-----------5

6________2

7-----------7

8________8

Term
When should a crossover cable be used?
Definition
When connecting 2 switches, a switch to a hub, a PC to PC, PC directly into router eithernet interface
Term
When is a serial port normally used?
Definition
When doing WAN connections
Term
What is the default capsulation on a Cisco serial port?
Definition
HDLC
Term
What does the ROM memory hold in a Cisco device?
Definition

POST

Bootsrtap

ROMMON

RXBoot Microcode

Term
What is the Bootsrtap used for?
Definition
Its job is to find an operating system to load
Term
What is the ROMMON used for?
Definition
used to connect to a TFTP server to restore corrupted or missing IOS image
Term
What is stored in the Flash memory?
Definition
normally stores the IOS image file
Term
What does NVRAM store in a Cisco device?
Definition
startup config file
Term
What is RAM memory used for on a Cisco device?
Definition
dynamically learned info such as routing tables ,ARP cache, and buffers
Term

What are the basic steps the IOS Start-up Process goes through?

 

Definition

1. Run the POST

2. Find the IOS

3. Load the IOS to RAM

4. Find the config

5. Load config to Ram

Term
What is the command to encrypt vty lines?
Definition
service-password encryption
Term

What are the 4 parts of the cisco IOS file?

 

Definition

Platfor, Feature set, Run Location, IOS version

 

 

C2500 (Platfrom)-D (feature Set)-L (Run Location)-12-9 (IOS Version).bin

Term

What command do you use to suspend a telnet session?

 

Definition
Disconnect
Term
What are the four commands that you can end a telnet session?
Definition

Ctrl+Shift+6, x, show sessions, resume, disconect.

 

Term
What does a switch do with a broadcast frame?
Definition
The switch will check the source address to its MAC table and update it if needed. Since the broadcast destination add will match all it will flood all the ports except the port it came from.
Term
What does a switch do with a muliti cast frame?
Definition
It will treat it like a  broadcast frame and send it out all but the port it came in on.
Term
What are teh three switching modes?
Definition
Store and Forward, Cut Through, Fragment free
Term
What does the switch mode Store and Forward mean?
Definition
The Frame is buffard (stored in memory) and then the CRC also know as the Frame Check Sequence to see if the frame is corrupt.
Term
WHat does the switch mode Cut Through work?
Definition

It is the fastes switch mode. Only checks the first bytes of the preamble to get the destination MAC address then sends it on. 

 

Can send bad frames no CRC\CFC done

 

 

Term
How does the switch mode Fragment Free work?
Definition
Checks the first 64 bits and then moves it on.  If a frame is shorter than 64 bits it will discard it.
Term
What are 3 problems caused by switching loops?
Definition

Broadcast storms,

 

MAC table instabliity

 

Duplicate frames

Term
What does the Spanning Tree Protocol do?
Definition
Stops loops. It will block a redundent route until it is needed.
Term
What are the 3 ways Wide area networking can be broken down?
Definition

Leased line

Circuit Switched

Packet switched

Term
What is a leased line WAN?
Definition

Uses synchronous serial interfaces to connect two sites together.

 

Easy to configure

 

Most expensive over long distances

Term
What is a circuit-switched WAN?
Definition

Uses both modems connected to asynchronous interfaces and ISDN technologies.

 

You establish a circuit between two sites using a telephone company

Term
What is a packet-switched WAN?
Definition

Uses snychronous serial interfaces like leased lines but a virtual circuit is established between 2 or more sites.

 

Data packets are switched across a service provider network.

Term
What are the packet-switched WAN technologies?
Definition
Frame relay, ATM & X.25
Term
What are your encapsolation choices when useing a packet-switched networks?
Definition
X.25, Frame relay or ATM frames
Term

What are you encapsolation choices when useing a leased line for a WAN?

 

Definition
HDLC, PPP, Serial Line IP SLIP
Term
What are your encapsolation choices when useing a circuit-switched WAN?
Definition
PPP (most common), HDLC, SLIP
Term
What are the 2 sublayers to PPP?
Definition

Network control protocol NCP

 

Link control protocol LCP

Term
In PPP what is NCP responsible for?
Definition

Supporting multiple Layer 3 protocols.

 

Each protocol has its own NCP

Term
In PPP what does LCP do?
Definition
Used for establishing the line and negotiating optional settings.
Term
In PPP what are the optional settings LCP can negotiate?
Definition

Compression

 

Callback

 

Multilink

 

Authentication

Term
In LCP what does option Compression do?
Definition

Compresses you data to conserver bandwidth across you WAN.

 

Options for compression are Stacker and Predictor

Term
What are the 2 types of authentication used in PPP?
Definition

PAP - Password Authentication Protocol

 

CHAP  - Challenge handshake authentication protocol

Term
How does PAP work?
Definition
PAP sends the username and password followed by a message indicating if it passed or failed.
Term
How does CHAP work?
Definition

CHAP uses a 3-way authentication at the begining and every 2minutes.

 

passwords are sent in a MD5 hash

Term
What does DLCI stand for?
Definition
Data-link Control Identifiers
Term
What does LMI ( Local Management Interface) do?
Definition

Helps out behind the sences with your router and the providers frame relay equipment report and verify the status of your PVC

 

 

Term
What are the 3 possible statuses your PVC can be in?
Definition

Active - good

 

inactive - bad

 

Disabled - bad

Term
What does the inverse arp command do?
Definition
Maps an IP address to a DLCI
Term
What are the steps to configure Frame Relay?
Definition
  1. change encapsulation to frame relay
  2. config LMI type
  3. Config Frame Relay map or config sub interfaces
  4. config DLCI if using subinterfaces
Term

What are the 2 types of frame relay encapsulations?

 

What is the syntax to set the encapsulation?

Definition

Cisco and IETF

 

encapsulation frame-relay [ietf]

Term
What are the 3 types of LMI's and what is the syntax to set it?
Definition

Cisco, Ansi, Q933a

 

frame-relay lmi-type [ cisco| ansi | q933a ]

Term
What is the syntax to map a DLCI?
Definition
frame-relay map ip 10.2.2.2 200
Term
what does the command  show frame-relay lmi show?
Definition
It shows LMI stats, including the number of status enquireies snet adn recived
Term
What does the command show frame-relay pvc show?
Definition
will inform you to the sttus of your PVC. Should read ACTIVE. Also shows if the router is recieving BECN FECN
Term
What does the command show frame-relay map show?
Definition
will show you any static maps configured and mapes created by inverse-arp
Term
What is the syntax to setup  a static NAT route?
Definition
ip nat inside source static <inside local ip> <inside global ip>
Term
What is the sytax to build a NAT pool?
Definition
ip nat pool [pool-name] [first IP] [last IP] netmask [mask]
Term
What is the definition, and mitigation steps of Confidentiality?
Definition

keeping your data private from eavesdroppers

 

use encryption to hide the contents of the data in transit

 

Term
What is the definition and mitigation steps of integrity?
Definition

keeping your data from being altered

 

Use hashing to take a fingerprint of your data so you can verify it has not changed from its orgininal form

Term
Definition and mitigation steps for Availability
Definition

keeping your data, hosts, and services svailable for their intedned purposes

 

use rate limiting to stop an excessive flow of traffic and install teh latest patches

Term
Does security start with a corporate security policy or technology policy?
Definition
corporate
Term
What are the 3 catagories attacks against you Cisco infrastructure can fall into?
Definition

Reconnaissance

 

Access attacks

 

Denial of service attacks

Term
how to change the admin distance
Definition

at the end of a route put the new ad

 

ip route 10.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 serial 0/0 130

Term
Admin distance for connected
Definition
0
Term
Admin distance for Static
Definition
1
Term
Admin distance for EIGRP
Definition
90
Term
Admin distance for OSPF
Definition
110
Term
admin distance for RIP
Definition
120
Term
admin distance for EIGRP
Definition
170
Term
What metric does RIP use?
Definition
Hop Count
Term
What metric does EIGRP use?
Definition
Bandwidth, Delay
Term
What metric does OSPF use?
Definition

Cost

 

10^8/bandwidth

Term
What are the 2 catagories of routing protocols?
Definition
Distance vector and link state
Term
What are charateristics of Distance vector portocols?
Definition

Periodically gridcastes entire routing table out ot all interfaces

 

Trusts what the other router tells it.

 

RIP, IGRP, EIGRP

Term
what are the max hop counts of RIP and EIGRP
Definition

RIP 15

 

EIGRP 224

Term
What are the 3 major problems swithing loops can cause?
Definition

broadcast storms

 

MAC address table instalbility

 

Duplicate frames

Term
How is the Root Bridge detrimined?
Definition
Which switch has the lowest Bridge ID
Term
What dertmines the Bridge ID
Definition

adminstative priority and teh MAC address of the switch.

 

if the ad priority is left at the default on all swtiches then it is the one with the lowest MAC address

Term
How often are BPDU's muliticasted?
Definition
every 2 seconds
Term

STP Path Costs old and new for

 

10Gbps

 

1Gbps

 

100Mbps

 

10Mbps

Definition

               new   old

 

10Gbps   2     1

 

1Gbps  4      1

 

100Mbps   19       10

 

10Mbps   100    1000

Term
In STP what is the designated port do?
Definition
it is the port that willf forward traffic to the Root form the LAN segment.
Term
What is the order of the port selection in STP?
Definition
  1. port with lowest cumulative root path cost
  2. if 1. is tied lowest bridge ID
  3. if multiple ports on same switch the lowest STP priority wins
  4. if tied port with lowest hardware number ex. Fa0/1 beats fa0/2
Term
what STP state do ports on a switch start in when first booted up?
Definition
Blocked
Term
What is the listing state in STP?
Definition
enables a blocked port to begin sending its own BPDUs. lasts 15 seconds
Term
What is Learning state is STP?
Definition

is when the stithc begins population it MAC address Table.

 

Does not forward frames yet.

 

Lasts 15 secs

Term
What is forwarding state in STP?
Definition
ports start forwarding frames.
Term
What is the goal of RSTP?
Definition
To speed up convergance.  No timers
Term
RSTP blocking state is?
Definition
discarding
Term
RSTP listing state is?
Definition
discarding
Term
RSTP learning state is?
Definition
Learning
Term
RSTP Forwarding state i?
Definition
forwarding
Term
In RSTP what is a alterinitive port type?
Definition
it is a port that will become the root port if the main goes down
Term
In RSTP what is a backup port?
Definition
it will become the designated port if the primary desg fails.
Term
What are the 3 steps in implementing a VLAN?
Definition
  1. Create the VLAN
  2. Name the VLAN
  3. Assign switch ports to the VLAN
Term
What are the three tables in EIGRP?
Definition

Neighbor

 

Topology

 

Routing

Term
What are the 2 adminstative distances for EIGRP?
Definition

internal is 90

 

external is170

Term
Reasons for using a VPN
Definition

Cost savings

 

Backup

 

Security

 

Telecommuters

Term
How does a IPSec VPN work?
Definition
Uses a suite of IP security protocols to proide a means of securing TCP/IP communication.
Term
How does SSL VPN work?
Definition
Use secure HTTP but work only with HTTP traffic
Term

Benefits of IPSec VPNs

 

Definition
  1. Authentication of every IP packet
  2. Verification of the data intergirty for each packet
  3. Confidentiality of your packet payload.
  4. Antireplay protection to verify that each packet is unique.
Term
What are the commponets of IPSec
Definition

Security protocols

 

key management

 

security alogorithms

Term
Internet Key Exchange (IKE) is made up of 3 components what are they?
Definition

Oakley

 

ISAKMP

 

SKEME

Term
Oakley
Definition
uses DIffie-Helman (DH) algorithm to generate and exchange secret keys
Term
ISAKMP
Definition
Protcol framework that forms the basis of key exchange by defining the message formats and types.
Term
SKEME
Definition
Uses public key encryption to authenitcate keying material.
Term
What are the 2 types of security algorithms used with IPSec VPNs?
Definition

Encryption

 

Message integrity

Term
VPN Encryption Algorithms
Definition
Provide confidentiality of your data.  they enclude AES, DES, 3DES
Term
VPN Message intergirty algorithms
Definition
provide you with authentication and intergity.  include MD5, SHA-1
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