CCNA2 SRWE Module 5 - STP Concepts

Date Subject Lesson Plan
09/30/24 CCNA2
Section 1

CCNA2v7 Module 5 Reading Organizer

Certification Guide Chapter 9: Spanning Tree Protocol Concepts
Certification Guide Chapter 10: RSTP and EtherChannel Configuration

Discussion: Introduction to Module 5 - STP Concepts

Read: 5.0.1 Why should I take this module?

Read: 5.0.2 What will I learn to do in this module?

Read: 5.1.1 Redundancy in Layer 2 Switched Networks

Read: 5.1.2 Spanning Tree Protocol
Video: CBTNugg: 200-101 #07 Understanding STP (38:24)

Read: 5.1.3 STP Recalculation

Read: 5.1.4 Issues with Redundant Switch Links

Read: 5.1.5 Layer 2 Loops

Read: 5.1.6 Broadcast Storm

Read: 5.1.7 The Spanning Tree Algorithm

Embedded Video: 5.1.8 Observe STP Operation

PT: 5.1.9 Investigate STP Loop Prevention

Activity: 5.1.10 Check Your Understanding - Purpose of STP

Assignment: Module 5 Study Guide 1-18

  A+ Software

Activity: 11.4.2.8 Check Your Understanding - File System CLI Commands

Read: 11.4.3.1 Disk Operations - Commands

Lab: 11.4.3.2 Lab - Disk CLI Commands

Activity: 11.4.3.3 Check Your Understanding - Disk Operations Commands

10/01/24 CCNA2
Section 1

Video: IT Career Conversations - Electric Vehicles (36:29) - 2024

Discussion: CLEP Tests
Link: UA CLEP credit page

Start Module 5, Section 2 - STP Operations

Read: 5.2.1 Steps to a Loop-Free Topology

Read: 5.2.2 Elect the Root Bridge

Read: 5.2.3 Impact of Default BIDs

Read: 5.2.4 Determine the Root Path Cost

Read: 5.2.5 Elect the Root Ports

Read: 5.2.6 Elect Designated Ports

Read: 5.2.7 Elect Alternate (Blocked) Ports

Read: 5.2.8 Elect a Root Port from Multiple Equal-Cost Paths

Read: 5.2.9 STP Timers and Port States

Read: 5.2.10 Operational Details of Each Port State

Read: 5.2.11 Per-VLAN Spanning Tree

Activity: 5.2.12 Check Your Understanding - STP Operations

Assignment: Module 5 Study Guide 19-42

  A+ Software

Video: LearnKey: Domain 1, Lesson 2: Operating Systems - Navigation: cd, dir, md, mdir, drive navigation
Assignment: Navigation Commands worksheet

Video: LearnKey: Domain 1, Lesson 2: Command-line tools - ipconfig, ping, hostname, netstat, nslookup, chkdisk, /?
Assignment: Command Line Tools - Part 1 worksheet

10/02/24 CCNA2

Start Module 5, Section 3 - Evolution of STP
Video: CBTNugg 200-101 #8 Enhancements to STP (21:31)

Read: 5.3.1 Different Versions of STP

Read: 5.3.2 RSTP Concepts

Read: 5.3.3 RSTP Port States and Port Roles

Read: 5.3.4 PortFast and BPDU Guard
Video: Kevin Wallace: BPDU Guard (5:14)

Read: 5.3.5 Alternatives to STP

Activity: 5.3.6 Check Your Understanding - Evolution to STP

Assignment: Module 5 Study Guide 43-52 (finish)

Start Module 5, Section 4 - Module Practice and Quiz

Read: 5.4.1 What did I learn in this module?

IP Host command

Cisco IP Host Network administrators find it hard to find IP of each Cisco device in a large networking environment and telnet each device based on IP address. Remembering every device’s IP address in itself can be a hard task to do. ‘IP host’ command in Cisco IOS is feature to support such requirement, where each device in the network may be given a name Let’s say S1, S2, etc. instead of being remembered by an IP address. Once defined we can now connect to each device on your network via telnet by just using the host name defined which is further linked to an IP address.

Below is sample configuration on cisco Switch configuration where 2 switches have been given hostnames S1 & S2 with the ‘ip host’ command.

Lab Assignment: Set up 2 routers with initial configurations. Give each switch a VLAN1 address of:

S1 192.168.1.1/24
S2 192.168.1.2/24

Then, set up the "ip host" configurations on each. Example below.

S1#config t
S1(config)#ip host S2 192.168.1.2

S2#config t
S2(config)#ip host S1 192.168.1.1

Now you'll be able to telnet and ping each device with just its hostname.

  A+

Read: 11.4.4.1 System CLI Commands

Lab: 11.4.4.2 Task and System CLI Commands

Activity: 11.4.4.3 Check Your Understanding - Task and System Commands

Video: Professor Messer: Windows Command Line Tools (24:33)

10/03/24 CCNA2

Akron Cybersecurity Course

Review: Kevin Wallace: STP Protocol Deep Dive (2:02:00)

Lab: One Page Practical #32 - Three Switches - Redundant Links

  A+

None today

10/04/24 CCNA2

Lab: One Page Practical #33 - Three Switches - RSTP - BPDU Guard

  A+

Assignment: Command Line Tools - Part 2 worksheet

Video: LearnKey: Domain 1, Lesson 3: Command-line tools - net user, net use, tracert, format, xcopy, copy, robocopy

10/07/24 CCNA2

Video Review: Jason Johnson: Module 5 STP Concepts (29:23)

Test: Module 5 STP

Start Module 6 - EtherChannel

  Reference

LearnKey: Domain 1, Lesson 13: OS Installations:
Video: USB, Optical, SSD, External Boot
Video: Network, Internet-Based Boot
Video: Internal Hard Drive Partition
Link to: 220-1102 Workbook
Assignment: OS Installation Worksheet, pg. 52.

LearnKey: Domain 1, Lesson 13: OS Upgrades
Video: Recovery, Repair, Remote Installation
Video: Types of Image Deployments
Assignment: OS Upgrades Worksheet, pg. 53