A CONFIGURATION RULES
Configuration Rules for Gigabit Ethernet 99
Configuration Rules for Fast Ethernet 100
Configuration Rules with Full Duplex 101
B NETWORK CONFIGURATION EXAMPLES
Simple Network Configuration Example 104
Desktop Switch Example 104
Advanced Network Configuration Example 105
Edge Switch Example 105
C IP ADDRESSING
IP Addresses 107
Simple Overview 107
Advanced Overview 108
Subnets and Subnet Masks 110
Default Gateways 112
D ADVANCED IP ROUTING CONCEPTS
Variable Length Subnet Masks (VLSMs) 113
Supernetting 114
GLOSSARY
INDEX