Saturday, 4 May 2013

Retaking CCNA


Studying for CCNA

OSI Model

7 Layers (7 - Application, 6 - Presentation, 5 - Session, 4 - Transport, 3 - Network, 2 - Data Link, 1 - Physical)

 
Differences between HUB and Switch

HUB = 1 Single Collision Domain

HUB = 1 Single Broadcast domain

HUB = Half Duplex

HUB = Works at the Physical layer of the OSI model, sends signals

 
Switches = each port is a separate collision domain

Switches = have a single Broadcast domain if no VLANs are configured

Switches = Full Duplex

Switches uses ASICS chips allows

Switches = Creates a CAM (Content Accessible Memory) table where all MAC addresses is stored

Switches work at the Data Link Layer of the OSI model sends phases
 

Type of Communications

Unicast = One to one communication between source and destination

Broadcast = A communication which is sent to all devices connected to a Network segment

Multicast = A communication which is sent to a group of devices

 
ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) = Broadcast message


Connecting to switch to configure

Open putty

Click on "Serial"

Connection Settings

Baud Rate = 9600

Data Bits: 8

Parity: none

Stop bit: 1

Flo Control: none

 
Cisco Command modes:

User EXEC mode - Switch - > (BAsic mode)

Enable - Privileged EXEC mode - switch# (Full access)

Config terminal - Global Configuration Mode – Switch (config)# (Full Configuration Mode)

 
Configure Cisco Switch

Setup switch name:

# hostname switch1

 
Set Switch's IP address for Management

You need to setup the IP for the default VLAN, or VLAN interface 1

# interface vlan 1

# ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0

# no shutdown

 
Setup default gateway at Global Config Mode

# ip default-gateway 192.168.1.1
 

Saving Configuration

# copy running-config startup-config


How to show the version of IOS running

# show version

Protecting User Privileged mode

Note: this is not secure

# enable password cisco123
# enable secret cisco1234

Note: this password is encrypted within the configuration file

If you have enable password and enable secret, enable secret will override enable password

If you have enable password set, just remove it with

# no enable password

Password protect your Console mode

# line console 0

# password cisco123

# login


Set password for telnet

# line vty 0 4

# login

# password cisco123

# service password-encryption (to encrypt all passwords)

 
Setting up a Login banner

# banner motd C

#################

Private

################# C

 

Setup SSH

# username renato password cisco1234

# ip domain-name e-networks4real.co.uk

# crypto key generate rsa 1024

# ip ssh version 2

# line vty 0 4

# transport input ssh

 

Port Security

How many devices can be plugged onto each port? If anyone plugs a different device port is disabled

# Show ip interface brief

 

How to show all messages displayed on the terminal

# Terminal monitor

 

MAC address security

# switchport mode access

# switchport port-security

# switchport port-security maximum 1

# switchport port-security violation

 

# interface  fastEthernet 0

# show port-security interface fastethernet <port>

 

Duplex mismatch

# interface fastethernet 0/2

# speed 100

# duplex full

 

Fixing console text wrapping

# line console 0

# logging synchronous

# line vty 0 4

# logging synchronous

 

Setting IDLE time

# line console 0

# exec-timeout 30 0

# line vty  0 4

# exec-timeout 30 0

 

 

Fixing Domain resolution annoying problem

# no ip domain-lookup

 

Troubleshooting Cisco Switches

# Show ip interface brief

 

# show interface fastEthernet 0/2

tx load = Sending data

rx load = receiving data

5 min input rate

5 min output rate

 

High level of broadcast is considered to be 20%

Runt is a packet considered to be too small

Late collision means the cable length is greater than 100M

Check for duplex mismatch

 

# show run

 

Type of Wireless Networks

PAN - Personal Area Network

LAN - Local Area Network

MAN - Metropolitan Area Network

WAN - Wide Area Network

 

Wireless is shared and Half-Duplex

The more people connected the less Bandwidth available

Uses Unlicensed BANDS of Radio Frequency (RF)

WIFI operates at the Physical and Data Link layer of OSI model

WIFI uses CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidence

Interference is a problem and causes connectivity issues

 

WIFI Frequencies

·         900MHZ Range - 902 - 928

·         2.4-6GHz Range - 2.400 - 2.483

·         5-gGHz Range - 5.150 to 5350

 

The lower Frequency the bigger is the range but the bandwidth is also low

Higher frequency supports higher data rate

 

WiFi Standards

802.11B 1999

Up to 11Mbps

2.45GHz

Three channels

 

 

802.11A  1999

Up to 54Mbps

5.8GHz

12 - 23 Channels

 

802.11G 2003

54Mbps

2.4GHz

Three channels

 

802.11N

100+Mbps using MIMO and multiple antenas

 

WIFI Channels

Range of Frequencies

The channel defines a section of the 2.4GHz range of frequency

If AP are in the same channel they will cause conflict and

802.11B 3 Clean Channels

 

802.11A up to 23 Channels considered Clean or not overlapping

 

300Feet without obstructions on the way

 

ITU-R

IEEE

WI-FI Alliance

 

WIFI Security

Remember it is an open door to the world

 
Recommendations

Authentication

Encryption

Intrusion Prevention System

 
Pre-shared key WEP (Use the same key)

Pre-shared keys WPA1 using encryption methot called TKIP

WPA and 802.1x Authentication (standard to request username and



Password or pass-through to a server for checking the credentials)

WPA2 (802.11I) and 802.1x
 

SSID (Service Set Identifier)

* Multiple SSIDs

* Used for public

* used for internal or private

 

RF 10-15% overlaps in your frequency area

Repeaters should have around 50%

 

BSS Basic Service Set (Roaming with service drop)

ESS Extended Service Set (Roaming without service loss)

 
Setting up redundant links

We need to use spanning tree protocol
 

Ports

Well known ports are 1-1023
 

A socket is a combination of an IP address plus a port number:

192.168.20.22:80
 

Clients use ramdon ports above 1024 as their source ports for example:

192.168.33:55667

 
Important Port Numbers

20: FTP

21: FTP

22: SSH

23: TELNET

25: SMTP

53: DNS

80: HTTP

110: POP3

443: HTTPS

69: TFTP

 

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