Build and Maintain Networks

Table of Contents

Introduction

So, You Want to Build a Network

Our Second Topology

Capture Some Traffic

Networking Models, Standards and Vendors

Layer 1, 2 and 3 Building Blocks

Building Block and Protocol Detail: Layers 1 and 2 Ethernet

Introduction to Radio LANS

Layer 3 Building Block Detail: IPv4

Layer 3 Building Block Detail: IPv6

Layer 3 Operations - ARP and ICMP

Internet Control Message Protocol: ICMP - RFC 792

Sub-networks and Masking

Network Equipment and Tables

Routing from the Router Point of View

Routing from the Workstation Point of View

VLANs and Trunking

Spanning Tree Protocol: 802.1D / 802.1Q

TCP

UDP

Routing Protocols - RIP and OSPF

Introduction

Welcome to the Course

Models, Addressing, Equipment and Protocols - where does it all fit?

Layer 2 Wired

Layer 2 - A Review of Ethernet

Introduction to Management

Tools and Layer 2 Troubleshooting

Layer 2 Management Protocols

VLAN and Trunking Review

Spanning Tree Review

Rapid Spanning Tree

VLANs and Spanning Tree

Link Aggregation

Layer 2 Wireless

A Review of 802.11 Networking

The FCC and Spectrum

Site Surveys

Wireless Packet Capture

Wireless Controllers

Layer 3

Equipment and Tables Review

IPv4 Review

Network Address Translation and Private Addressses

Routers and Static Routing Review

Layer 3 Review: A Review of Routing Protocols (RIP, OSPF) and Route Selection

Access Control Lists and Filtering

Introduction to Tunnels and GRE

Encrypted Tunnels and VPN’s

Subnetting, Supernetting and Route Aggregation

Advanced Routing: Route Redistribution, Default Routing and Black Holes

IPv6 Review and OSPFv6

Connecting to your Network Devices: telnet, ssh, http and https

Simple Network Management Protocol

Security: CIA, Network Device Security

Layer 4 Transport

TCP and UDP - Transport Protocol Review

TCP Sliding Window, Features and Port Scans

Networking with Virtual Machines: Desktop Virtualization

Networking with Virtual Machines: Bare Metal Hypervisor