Advanced Network Practices
Learn how to
- Describe network fundamentals and build simple LANs
- Understand IP addressing and name resolution
- Understand switching and routing
- Configure basic switching and routing
- Understand routing protocols
- Identify Fibre optic cabling and connectors
- Implement VLANs
- Troubleshoot VLAN issues
- Configure EtherChannel
- Understand basic packet sniffing with Wireshark
- Configure virtual switching in Hyper-V
Content
Networking Review
What is a Network?
Why Network?
Ethernet
IP Addressing
Subnet Masks
What Packets Will a Host Read?
IP Version 6
DNS
Understanding Name resolution
Name resolution with DNS
External name resolution
Building a Simple Network
Exploring the Functions of Networking
Understanding the Host-to-Host Communications Model
Introducing LANs
SSH, Console and Web GUI access to switches
Starting a Switch
Understanding Ethernet and Switch Operation
Troubleshooting Common Switch Media Issues
Basics of Routing
Exploring the Functions of Routing
Routing Algorithms and Metrics
Dynamic Routing Protocols
Configuring a Cisco Router
Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
Enabling Static Routing
Fibre Basics
Fibre Types
Connectors
Building a Medium-Sized Network
Implementing VLANs and Trunks
Routing Between VLANs
Using a Cisco Network Device as a DHCP Server
Troubleshooting VLAN Connectivity
Building Redundant Switched Topologies
Improving Redundant Switched Topologies with EtherChannel
Understanding Layer 3 Redundancy
What is Wireshark?
Protocol analysers
Wireshark features
Versions
Troubleshooting techniques with Wireshark
Capturing traffic
Starting and stopping basic packet captures
The packet list pane
Packet details pane
Packet bytes pane
Interfaces
Using Wireshark in a switched architecture
Virtual Networking
Hyper-V Virtual Switch types
Creating a Virtual Switch