Know what end-system network configuration tables are and the information they contain.
End-system network configuration tables are used to record key settings of end systems in the
network. Items commonly included in an end-system network configuration table are system
name, system manufacturer/model, CPU speed, RAM, storage, system purpose, media type,
interface speed, VLAN, IP address, default gateway, subnet mask, WINS, DNS, operating system
(including version), network-based applications, high-bandwidth applications, and lowlatency
applications.
Know what end-system network topology diagrams are and the information they contain.
End-system network topology diagrams are graphical representations of the network and are
usually built with many of the same components as the end-system network configuration
tables. Some common components of the end-system network topology diagram are system
name, connection to the network, system purpose, VLAN, IP address, subnet mask, and network
applications.
Know the commands to discover information and troubleshoot end systems. There are Unix
and Windows versions of the discovery and troubleshooting commands, and many of them correlate
directly to Cisco IOS commands. Some of these commands are arp, ifconfig, ipconfig,
netstat, ping, route, telnet, and traceroute.