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Windows clients not only are configured to work in the network, they have a large array of troubleshooting tools to aid in testing connectivity issues and other problems in the network. Cisco has also made Windows troubleshooting a large part of the exam. That's why this chapter deals with Windows troubleshooting techniques. You need to remember that a Cisco switch or router has to work correctly with different traffic types. Data may be sent from a number of networking protocols from Windows 95/98/NT/XP/2000/2003 clients or servers. Cisco router configurations must change, depending on what data traffic types the routers need to support. Some examples of traffic types include TCP/IP, NetBEUI, NetBIOS, transparent bridging, and source route bridging. In this chapter, you learn about the following commands, their syntaxes, and how they're used in troubleshooting Windows issues:
We'll take a look at each one of these commands and some of their most important syntaxes used in troubleshooting. At the end of this chapter, we look at troubleshooting common problems from Windows clients. |