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The Network Layer Chap 6 Flashcards

1
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4 basic processes of the Network layer

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addressing end devices
encapsulation
routing
de-encapsulation

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3 basic charecteristics of IP

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connectionless
best effort(unreliable)
media independent

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what happens if out-of-order or missing packets create problems for the application using the data?

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upper layer services, such as TCP, must resolve the issue

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What is the only major characteristic of the network-layer of the media considers?

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the maximum size of the PDU that each medium can transport or the maximum transmission unit (MTU)

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what is it called when and intermediate device such as a router must split up a packet when forwarding it from one medium to a medium with a smaller MTU?

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fragmenting the packet or fragmentation

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What are the 2 parts to an IPv4 packet?

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IP header and Payload

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What are the 6 significant fields in an IPv4 header?

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  1. version 2. Differentiated Services(DS) 3. TTL 4. Protocol 5. Source IP 6. Destination IP
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what is the 8 bit ipv4 header field that indicates the data payload type that the packet is carrying?

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Protocol field

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Which ipv4 packet header field uses the traceroute command to identify routers used between source and destination?

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TTL field

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Which ipv4 packet header field is used to determine the priority of each packet?

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Differentiated Serviced (DS)

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Which ipv4 packet header field is used to identify the ip packet version?

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version field

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12
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What is the ipv4 version field always set to?

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0100

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Which ipv4 packet header field identifies the number of 32-bit words in the header?

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internet header length

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Which ipv4 packet header field error checks the ip header

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header checksum

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What happens to the packet if the header checksum is incorrect

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the packet is dropped

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16
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Which ipv4 packet header field defines the entire packet size?

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total length

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17
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what is the size range a packet can be?

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20 bytes to 65535 bytes

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18
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what is the size of a packet header?

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20 bytes

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19
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What are 3 limitations of IPv4

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  1. IP address depletion 2. Internet routing table depletion 3. Lack of end to end connectivity
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Advantages of IPv6

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  1. Improved packet handling 2. eliminate the need for NAT 3. Integrated security
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21
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how many addresses does ipv4 provide?

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4.2 million

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22
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how many addresses does ipv6 provide?

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340 undecillion

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how many header fields does ipv6 have?

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8 fields

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4 advantages ipv6 headers offer over ipv4 headers?

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  1. Better routing efficiency for performance and forwarding-rate scalability
  2. No requirement for processing checksums
  3. Simplified and more efficient extension header mechanisms ( as opposed to the ipv4 options field)
  4. A flow label field for per-flow processing with no need to open the transport inner packet to identify the various traffic flows
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what are the 8 fields in an ipv6 packet header?

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Version, traffic class, flow label, payload length, next header, hop limit, source ip address, destination ip address

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Which ipv6 header field is equivalent to the ipv4 DS field?

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traffic class field

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what is the version number in an ipv6 version header filed always set to?

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0110

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Which ipv6 packet header can be used to inform routers and switches to maintain the same path for the packet flow so that packets are not reordered?

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flow label

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29
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Which ipv6 packet header is equivalent to the ipv4 protocol field?

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next header

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30
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Size of the IPV6 header version

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4 bits

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31
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Size of the IPV6 header traffic class

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8 bit

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32
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Size of the IPV6 header flow label

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20 bit

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33
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Size of the IPV6 header payload length

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16 bit

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34
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Size of the IPV6 header next header

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8 bit

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35
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Size of the IPV6 header hop limit

36
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Size of the IPV6 header source address

37
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Size of the IPV6 header destination address

38
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A host can send packets to which 3 destinations?

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itself, local host, remote host

39
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what is the router connected to the local network segment referred to as?

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default gateway

40
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what command can be used on a Windows host to display the host routing table?

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route print or netstat -r

41
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what is the address for the local default route, the route with destinations do not match other specified addresses in the routing table?

42
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What is the range for loopback addresses?

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127.0.0.0 - 127.255.255.255

43
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which command is used to display the routing table in a cisco ios router

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show ip route

44
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Identifies a directly connected network. Directly connected networks are automatically created when an interface is configured with an IP address and activated.

45
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Identifies that this is a link local route. Link local routes are automatically created when an interface is configured with an IP address and activated.

46
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Identifies that the route was manually created by an administrator to reach a specific network. This is known as a static route.

47
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Identifies that the route was learned dynamically from another router using the Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)

48
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Identifies that the route was learned dynamically from another router using the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocol.

49
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In a routing table, what identifies the trustworthiness of the route source?

A

administrative distance

50
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In a routing table, what identifies the value assigned to reach the remote network? Lower values indicate preferred networks

51
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In a routing table, what identifies the IP address of the next router to forward the packet

52
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In a routing table, what identifies when the route was last heard from?

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route timestamp

53
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in a routing table, what identifies the exit interface to use to forward a packet toward the final destination?

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Outgoing interface

54
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in a routing table, what identifies the address of the remote network?

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destination network

55
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in a routing table, what identifies how the route was learned?

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route source

56
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What is the address of the device that will process the packet next?

57
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What do Cisco devices require to execute OS instructions, such as system initialization, routing functions, and switching functions.

58
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system software used in most cisco devices regardless of the size and type of the device.

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cisco internetwork operating system (IOS)

59
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Volatile memory that requires continual power to maintain its information.

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Random access memory RAM

60
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Memory that stores the bootup instructions

61
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Memory that contains the startup configuration

62
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Non volatile Memory that contains the IOS

63
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Memory that contains the running configuration files

64
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Memory that contains a limited IOS in case the router cannot load the full version

65
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Memory that contains the basic diagnostic software

66
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Memory that contains the ip routing and ARP tables

67
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Memory that contains basic diagnostic software

68
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Memory that contains the packet buffer

69
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Router component that connects routers to external networks usually over a large distance

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WAN interface

70
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A way to remotely access the CLI across a network interface

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Telnet or SSH

71
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Router component that connects computers, switches, and routers for internal networking.

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LAN interface

72
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A local port on a router which uses USB or low-speed, serial connections to manage network devices.

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Console port

73
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A port to manage routers using telephone lines and modems

74
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What is the first step in a router boot up process and which part of the router does it boot this process from?

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Perform POST and load the bootstrap from ROM.

75
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What is the second step in a router boot up process and which part of the router does it boot this process from?

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Locate and load the Cisco IOS software from either flash, a TFTP server, or ROM

76
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What is the third step in a router boot up process and which part of the router does it boot this process from?

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Locate and load the configuration file from either NVRAM, a TFTP server, or the console port.

77
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What program searches for the configuration file?

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the bootstrap program

78
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Where is the IOS typically located before startup

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flash memory

79
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Where does the router look for the IOS if it is not found in flash?

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tftp server, but if a full ios image is not located there, a scaled down version can be found in ROM

80
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Which show command is used to verify and troubleshoot some of the basic hardware and software components of the router?

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show version

81
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global configuration command to prevent passwords from displaying as plain text in the configuration file.

A

service password-encryption

82
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what command activates an interface?

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no shutdown

83
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Which show command of all interfaces, their ip addresses, and their current status?

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show ip interface brief

84
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which show command displays the contents of the ipv4 routing table stored in ram?

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show ip route

85
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which show command displays statistics for all interfaces on the device?

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show interface

86
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which show command displays the ipv4 statistics for all interfaces on a router?

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show ip interface

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