The LAN Switching Video Mentor is an excellent guide to configuring Cisco switches. "Dave's videos are outstanding in their conciseness and relevance of content. They hit the nail on the head every time!" Geoff Tagg, President, INDT Ltd.
Cisco LAN Switching Video Mentor is a unique video product that provides you with more than six hours of personal visual instruction from best-selling author and network engineer David Hucaby. In the 20 videos presented in this product, Dave walks you through common Cisco® Catalyst switch configuration and troubleshooting tasks. Designed to develop and enhance hands-on skills, each 10 to 30 minute video guides you through essential configuration tasks on the Cisco Catalyst switches and shows you how to verify that network is working correctly.
Lab Layout:
Each video lab presents detailed objectives, lab diagrams, command tables, and video captures. Audio instruction throughout offers tips and shortcuts that truly make learning easy.
Network Animation:
Animated network diagrams show you lab setup, device addressing, and how traffic flows through the network.
CLI Video:
Video screen-casts of router CLI demonstrates command entry, configuration techniques, and device response.
Cisco LAN Switching
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Interface Configuration
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This lab demonstrates how a switch interfaces can be configured to support connected devices. The command line interface (CLI) is used while the computer is connected to the switch console.
Setting Up VLANs
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This lab takes a look at Layer 2 switching and covers how to configure virtual networks within a switch.
Setting Up Trunk Links
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This lab explores how VLANs are carried over trunk links between switches.
Using the VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
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In this lab, VTP is leveraged to automate VLAN configuration across multiple switches in a network.
Working with the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
TRT:22:45
This lab covers STP operation and how it maintains a loop-free Layer 2 switching topology. STP Root Switch configuration is also covered.
STP Topology Changes
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This lab explores Per-VLAN STP Plus (PVST+) operation and how STP reacts to a variety of topology changes within a VLAN.
Leveraging Rapid PVST+
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In this lab, Rapid PVST+ operation and configuration is covered, along with its behavior under several types of topology changes.
Scaling STP with Multiple Spanning Tree (MST)
TRT:16:38
This lab explores MST and how it can be configured and used to simplify STP operation in a network.
Protecting the STP Topology
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This lab covers several features that can be used to stabilize the loop-free Layer 2 switching topology. Root Guard, BPDU Guard, Loop Guard, and Unidirectional Link Detection are demonstrated.
Scaling Bandwidth with Etherchannel
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This lab demonstrates how multiple switch interfaces can be bundled together into a single logical EtherChannel interface. EtherChannels can increase available bandwidth and redundancy.
Setting Up Multilayer Switching
TRT:16:54
This lab moves beyond Layer 2 switching to cover Layer 3 switching and routing.
First Hop Redundancy with HSRP
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In this lab, the Layer 3 interface used for multilayer switching is made more redundant for devices within an IP subnet. The Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) is demonstrated by configuring multiple switches to work together and share a common gateway IP address.
First Hop Redundancy with GLBP
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This lab explores the Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP) to provide robust gateway redundancy for devices within an IP subnet.
Private VLANs
TRT:10:38
In this lab, the normal rules of Layer 2 VLANs are stretched to provide new forms of isolation by configuring Private VLANs.
Using Access Control Lists (ACLs) to Control Traffic
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This lab covers several types of ACLs that can be configured and applied within a switch to control or restrict traffic movement.
Using Port Security
TRT:9:58
In this lab, the Port Security feature is leveraged to control access to switch interfaces.
Preventing Spoofing Attacks
TRT:13:18
This lab demonstrates DHCP Snooping, IP Source Guard, and Dynamic ARP Inspection, which all work to detect and mitigate attempts to spoof network information for malicious purposes.
Quality of Service, Part 1
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This lab provides an overview of the many Quality of Service (QoS) features available on Catalyst switches. It also demonstrates how many of the features can be configured to identify and handle types of traffic according to QoS policies.
Quality of Service, Part 2
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This lab explores how packets put into and taken out of queues at switch interfaces. It also looks at congestion avoidance methods that keep interface queues from becoming too congested.
Monitoring Traffic
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In this lab, the Switch Port Analyzer (SPAN) family of features are demonstrated. By using one of the SPAN features, a switch can copy or mirror traffic from a source to a destination--either on the same switch or to a different switch. Monitored traffic is normally sent to an external network or protocol analyzer or to the Mini Protocol Analyzer, found within a switch itself.
