Introduction
  • Introduction
Networking & LAN Basics
  • Soho & Enterprise Networks
  • ISPs & the Internet
  • The TCP/IP Model
  • The OSI Model
  • Data Encapsulation (OSI & TCP/IP)
  • Intro to TCP & UDP
  • TCP: A Connection-Oriented Protocol
  • TCP: Error Recovery & Ordered Data
  • TCP Windowing
  • Ethernet 10Base2 & 10Base5
  • Ethernet Repeaters
  • 10Base-T Ethernet & Hubs
  • UTP Cabling
  • Crossover Cables
  • CSMA/CD
  • Half Duplex & Full Duplex
  • Collision Domains
  • Broadcast Domains
  • MAC Addresses
  • Ethernet Errors
LAN Switching
  • Intro to Switches & How Switches Forward Frames
  • How Switches Learn MAC Addresses
  • Switches & Flooding Frames
  • Intro to the Spanning Tree Protocol
  • How Switches Process Frames
  • Intro to VLANs
  • Cisco Hierarchical Design Model
  • Rollover Cables
  • How to Console Into a Switch or Router
  • User, Privileged & Configuration Modes
  • CLI Help & Editing Commands
  • Cisco Switch Memory
  • Cisco Configuration Files
  • Telnet & Console Password Configuration
  • Cisco Switch Setup Mode
  • Enable & Enable Secret Password Configuration
  • Router & Switch Hostname Configuration
  • Configuring Password Encryption
  • Configuring Cisco Banners
  • The Cisco History Buffer
  • EXEC-TIMEOUT Command
  • How to Configure a Switch IP Address
  • Switch Interface Configuration
  • Switch Port Security
  • Intro to VLAN Configuration
  • How to Secure Empty Switch Interfaces
  • Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
  • Examining the Switch MAC Address Table
Wide Area Networks (WANs)
  • What is a WAN?
  • WAN Clocking & CSU/DSU
  • WAN Circuits & Speed
  • HDLC & PPP Encapsulation
  • Intro to Frame Relay
  • Intro to NAT
  • Configuring WAN Encapsulation (HDLC & PPP)
  • Packet Switching & Circuit Switching
  • WAN Connectivity: Analog Modems
  • WAN Connectivity: DSL
  • WAN Connectivity: ATM
  • Intro to the PSTN
IP Addressing
  • Intro to IP Addressing (Part I)
  • Intro to IP Addressing (Part II)
  • IP Addresses & Network Classes
  • Intro to IP Subnetting
  • Classful & Classless IP Addresses
  • Intro to the Subnet Mask
  • Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR)
  • Public & Private IP Addresses
  • Decimal to Binary Conversion
  • Binary to Decimal Conversion
  • VLSM & FLSM
  • Subnetting Class C Networks
  • Subnetting Class A & B Networks
  • The Zero & Broadcast Subnets
  • Design Challenge: Creating Subnets
  • How to Find the Number of Subnets & Valid Hosts
  • How to Find All Subnet Numbers
  • How to Find the Subnet Number of an IP Address
  • How to Find the Broadcast Address
  • Converting Dotted-Decimal to Prefix Notation
  • Subnet Masks - One Size Fits All?
  • Intro to IPv6
IP Routing & Routing Protocols
  • Intro to Routing
  • The IPv4 Packet
  • Intro to Routing Protocols
  • How A Computer Routes
  • Routed vs. Routing Protocols
  • The IP Route Table & Routing
  • IP Route Table & Types of Routes
  • IGP & EGP
  • Routing Protocol Metrics
  • Classful & Classless Routing Protocols
  • Administrative Distance