Introduction
  • Introduction
Network Models
  • What is a Model?
  • OSI vs. TCP/IP Model
  • Walking Through OSI and TCP/IP
  • Meet the Frame
  • The MAC Address
  • Broadcast vs. Unicast
  • Introduction to IP Addressing
  • Packets and Ports
  • Network Models
Cabling and Topology
  • Network Topologies
  • Coaxial Cabling
  • Twisted Pair Cabling
  • Cat Ratings
  • Fiber Optic Cabling
  • Fire Ratings
  • Legacy Network Connections
  • Cabling and Topology
Ethernet Basics
  • What is Ethernet?
  • Ethernet Frames
  • Early Ethernet
  • The Daddy of Ethernet, 10BaseT
  • Terminating Twisted Pair
  • Hubs vs. Switches
  • Ethernet Basics
Modern Ethernet
  • 100BaseT
  • Connecting Switches
  • Gigabit Ethernet and 10-Gigabit Ethernet
  • Transceivers
  • Connecting Ethernet Scenarios
  • Modern Ethernet
Installing a Physical Network
  • Introduction to Structured Cabling
  • Terminating Structured Cabling
  • Equipment Room
  • Alternative Distribution Panels
  • Testing Cable
  • Troubleshooting Structured Cabling, Part 1
  • Troubleshooting Structured Cabling, Part 2
  • Using a Toner and Probe
  • Wired Connection Scenarios
  • Installing a Physical Network
TCP/IP Basics
  • Introduction to IP Addressing and Binary
  • Introduction to ARP
  • Classful Addressing
  • Subnet Masks
  • Subnetting with CIDR
  • More CIDR Subnetting Practice
  • Dynamic and Static IP Addressing
  • Rogue DHCP Servers
  • Special IP Addresses
  • IP Addressing Scenarios
  • TCP/IP Basics
Routing
  • Introducing Routers
  • Understanding Ports
  • Network Address Translation
  • Implementing NAT
  • Forwarding Ports
  • Tour of a SOHO Router
  • SOHO vs. Enterprise
  • Static Routes
  • Dynamic Routing
  • RIP
  • OSPF
  • BGP
  • Routing
TCP/IP Applications
  • TCP and UDP
  • ICMP and IGMP
  • Handy Tools
  • Introduction to Wireshark
  • Introduction to netstat
  • Web Servers
  • FTP
  • E-mail Servers and Clients
  • Securing E-mail
  • Telnet and SSH
  • Network Time Protocol
  • Network Service Scenarios
  • TCP/IP Applications
Network Naming
  • Understanding DNS
  • Applying DNS
  • The Hosts File
  • Net Command
  • Windows Name Resolution
  • Dynamic DNS
  • DNS Troubleshooting
  • Network Naming
Securing TCP/IP
  • Making TCP/IP Secure
  • Symmetric Encryption
  • Asymmetric Encryption