Duration
5 days
Abstract
The purpose of this course is to teach TCP/IP network configuration and administration including the skills necessary to begin implementing and using PPP, DHCP, electronic mail, Usenet news, static and dynamic routing, DNS, NFS, NIS, LDAP and NTP.
Audience
Network administrators or other personnel responsible for the configuration, use, and support of TCP/IP and common network services, such as electronic mail, Usenet News, DHCP, DNS, NFS, NIS, LDAP and NTP on Linux.
Pre-requisites
- Have a working knowledge of the Linux environment and commands
- Be able to edit files with vi
- Understand file systems, directories, files and their security
- Understand the concept of mounting file systems
- Have a basic knowledge of general networking concepts
Course Objective
On completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Understand the basic concepts of TCP/IP protocols and addressing
- Understand TCP/IP broadcasting and multicasting
- Configure TCP/IP on Linux
- Configure PPP
- Understand DHCP and build a DHCP server on Linux
- Connect multiple TCP/IP networks using static and dynamic routing
- Use networking commands for remote login, remote execution, and file transfer
- Understand and implement DNS, NFS, NIS and LDAP
- Understand and implement NTP
- Understand and implement electronic mail and Usenet News
- Perform basic troubleshooting of network problems.
Key topics
- TCP/IP protocols and addressing
- TCP/IP broadcasting and multicasting
- TCP/IP subnet masking
- Configuring TCP/IP on Linux
- TCP/IP commands
- Electronic mail
- Usenet News
- Point-to-Point Protocol implementation
- Static and dynamic routing including an introduction to the RIP and OSPF protocols
- Concepts and basic implementation of DNS
- Introduction to troubleshooting network problems
- Concepts and basic implementation of NFS, NIS and LDAP
- Concepts and implementation of NTP
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.