This book's primary objective is to help you prepare for and pass the required CIT exam so you can begin to reap the career benefits of CCNP certification. We believe that the only way to do this is to help you increase your knowledge and build your skills. After completing this book,you should feel confident that you have thoroughly reviewed all of the objectives that Cisco has established for the exam.

1 Troubleshooting Methodology

2 LAN Troubleshooting Problem Areas

3 WAN Troubleshooting Problem Areas

4 The Internet Protocol(IP)

5 Novell's Internetwork Packet Exchange(IPX)Protocol

6 Apple's Apple Talk Protocol

7 Common Routing Protocols

8 Troubleshooting Tools

9 Cisco's Diagnostic Tools

10 Advanced Diagnostic Tools

11 Campus Switches and VLANs

12 Hands-on Troubleshooting

13 Troubleshooting the ISDN Basic Rate Interface(BRI)

A Self Test Answers

B About the CD

C About the Web Site

Glossary

Index

In our discussion we have used the term frames in many instances to describe the data portion traversing the network ring. To fully understand exactly how this ring topology operates, you need to understand the frame format.