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Networking First-Step: How to Build a Local (Network) Roadway
By Wendell Odom
Jun 4, 2004
Wendell Odom covers networking basics such as how they work, what they're made of, and the benefits of using a structured cabling system.
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New First-Step book Provides an Easy Start to Computer Networking
By Wendell Odom
May 7, 2004
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Interdomain Routing Basics
By Sam Halabi
Jan 1, 2001
This chapter covers the following key topics: an overview of routers and routing, routing protocol concepts, and segregating the world into autonomous systems.
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Automating a Bug Hunt and Leveraging the Power of AI
Feb 25, 2026
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Zero Trust Network Deployment
By Josh Halley, Ariel Leza, Dhrumil Prajapati, Vinay Saini
Feb 25, 2026
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Hardware
By Mark Smith, David Bayne, John Pickard
Feb 17, 2025
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Segment Routing
By Brad Riapolov, Mohammad Said Saleh Khalil
Feb 17, 2025
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Wireless Concepts
By Allan Johnson
Feb 17, 2025
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Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Components
By Constantin Mohorea, Dustin Schuemann, Osvaldo Salazar Tovar, Anastasiya Volkova
Dec 27, 2024
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Configure and Verify Single Area OSPFv2
By Anthony J. Sequeira, Ronald Wong
Dec 27, 2024
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Dashboards
By Aaron Trompeter, Robert W. Webb
Dec 27, 2024
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Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
By Ryan Chaney, Simerjit Singh
Dec 27, 2024
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Segment Routing for Service Provider and Enterprise Networks
By Florian Deragisch, Leonir Hoxha, Rene Minder, Matthys Rabe, Kateel Vijayananda
Dec 27, 2024
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First Hop Redundancy Protocols
By Wendell Odom, Jason Gooley, David Hucaby
Aug 5, 2024

First Hop Redundancy Protocols (FHRPs) add the function of redundancy and load sharing for the default router function in any subnet. In this sample chapter you will learn the purpose, functions, and concepts of FHRPs. This chapter covers the following exam objectives from the CCNA 200-301 v1.1 exam: 3.0 IP Connectivity and 3.5 FHRPs.

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Implementing Basic OSPF Features
By Wendell Odom
Aug 5, 2024

Configuring OSPF, using mostly default settings for all the optional features, requires only a few commands. Here you will learn how to implement OSPFv2 using network Commands and Interface Subcommands. This sample chapter from CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide covers the following CCNA 200-301 v1.1 exam objectives: 3.0 IP Connectivity to 3.4.d Router ID.

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Latency, delay, speed test vs. iPerf
By Allan Johnson
Aug 5, 2024

Prepare for your CCST Networking exam in 31 days. Today's review focuses on the different measurements for network performance, the sources of delay, testing network performance online, and testing network performance using the Windows iPerf tool.

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pyATS Triggers and Verifications
By John Capobianco, Dan Wade
Aug 5, 2024

The pyATS library (Genie) provides the Genie Harness to execute network tests with dynamic and robust capabilities. The Genie Harness can be daunting for new users of the pyATS library (Genie), as there are many configuration options and parameters. By the end of the chapter, you'll understand the powerful capabilities of Genie Harness and how to write and execute triggers and verifications.

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SD-WAN and DMVPN
By Dhrumil Prajapati, Jennifer Bowman, Navin Suvarna
Aug 5, 2024

Learn common design strategies in SD-WAN and DMVPN deployments, and how to design and deploy these two technologies to integrate with other IBN domains, in this sample chapter from Designing Real-World Multi-domain Networks.

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The Meraki Admin Experience
By Arun Paul, Jeffry Handal, Medi Jaafari, Mike Woolley
Aug 5, 2024

The Cisco Meraki platform can now be used to manage all digital cloud operations in one single integration. In this sample chapter from Cisco Meraki Fundamentals: Cloud-Managed Operations, you will learn how the Dashboard can help administrators monitor and proactively address potential issues in their day-to-day workflow.

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Access Management
By Shane Sexton, Raymond Lacoste
Apr 17, 2024

In this sample chapter from Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) Cybersecurity 100-160 Official Cert Guide, you will learn how to provide an access management solution using the AAA framework, which outlines the best practices you need to consider when it comes to authentication, authorization, and accounting. This chapter covers CCST exam objective 1.3.

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