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Networking Essentials
Gain the essential knowledge and skills required to configure, troubleshoot, manage and protect a data network.
Last updated 4/2015
English
What you'll learn
- Confidently get started on their career (or hobby) in Networking.
- Understand Protocols, in particular, TCP/IP.
- Work with name-resolution and IP address allocation.
- Work with Active Directory.
- Effectively Troubleshoot various issues.
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Course content
11 sections • 120 lectures • 8h 13m total length
- Course Introduction1:08A short overview of what will be presented in this course.
- Network Basics - Lesson Introduction0:42
A brief introduction of what will be covered in this lesson.
- Todays IT Network Structures1:19Today network structures can range from very simplistic through to something that is very, very complex. Let's take the first steps.
- Why use a Network?0:30Let's dig a little bit deeper under the surface and have a look at "Why use a network"?
- Networking Components and Services2:32Within networks, there are many services and components that connect it all together.
- Networking Terminology Topologies2:16Within networks, there are many services and components that connect it all together.
- Networking Terminology Access / Communication Methods1:04Let's demystify some of the jargon that you have to become familiar with, regarding modern networks.
- OSI Model3:26
The seven layer OSI model rationalizes how data travels across the network.
- TCP/IP Stack2:26
Let's take a look at the four layers in the TCP/IP protocol stack.
- OSI Model and TCP/IP Model2:19Learn how the TCP/IP Protocol and the OSI model relate to each other.
- Introducing Protocols0:47
Protocols are where we get the magic and the mysticism happening within networks.
- Addressing and Routing5:35On a network, data has to move between computers. We do this using addressing or IP addressing which is referred to as routing.
- Network Basics - Summary0:46
An end of lesson summary of what was covered in this lesson.
- Network Basics - Quiz
- Elements of a Network - Lesson Introduction0:35A brief introduction of what will be covered in this lesson.
- LAN Technologies / Devices / Protocols0:46A Local Area Network, or a LAN, consists of a well-connected group of computers. But how are these connections actually created for us?
- Introducing Hubs, Switches and Routers7:43
What is an internetwork connectivity device?
- What is a MAC Address?2:56
Every network card in existence has a unique property. This property is a media access code, or MAC address.
- Ethernet Frames3:18
For data to be transported across an Ethernet network, it needs to be assembled into an Ethernet frame.
- Ethernet Cables1:40Ethernet cables are used to connect network cards within computers to other network devices.
- Network Operating Systems Introduction0:45
In this video you will learn about the network operating systems.
- Network Operating System Functions, Multi-User, Authentication and Sharing3:47A Network Operating System allows us to connect to resources over a network on devices other than computers. Let's now take a look at how we can do that with Windows 7 and Windows XP.
- Elements of a Network - Summary0:40
An end of lesson summary of what was covered in this lesson.
- Elements of a Network - Quiz
- TCP/IP Basics - Lesson Introduction0:39
A brief introduction of what will be covered in this lesson.
- TCP/IP Architecture2:16Transmission Control Protocol, Internet Protocol or TCP/IP. It's not a single protocol. In fact, it's a suite of protocols that are arranged in a four layer stack.
- Description of IPv4 Address Structure3:49An IPv4 address has a defined structure. You'll see it broken down into four octets.
- IPv4 Address Classes7:48IPv4 is a “classful” addressing system and it's broken down into five classes of addresses.
- IPv4 Reserved Addresses3:38
You will learn that some IP addresses are reserved addresses.
- Setting a Static IP Address7:56Learn how to set an IP address up on a computer system.
- Function of Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)6:44Address Resolution Protocol, or ARP, is a broadcast based protocol that is responsible for resolving the IP address of a computer to its physical or MAC address.
- The Default Gateway4:58
How does a computer system access resources on other networks, or indeed, how does a computer system find its way off of one network and to the Internet?
- The Concept of Subnetworks1:35
Why break large networks down into smaller subnetworks or subnets?
- IPv4 Address Decimal Binary Notation5:54
Computers use binary number format. What does that mean for our IP addresses?
- Overview of CIDR3:58
We're running out of IP addresses because the standard classful IP addressing system is wasteful. What should we do?
- Introduction to IPv60:56
The available public IPv4 address space is limited and nearly exhausted. So, we need another solution. That solution is IP Version 6, or IPv6.
- IPv4 vs IPv6 Address Space7:09
IPv6 offers sextillions of IP addresses, which is billions of IP addresses per square millimeter of the planet's surface.
- Types of IPv6 Address2:54
When we're working with an IPv6 network, there are three major types of IP addresses that we'll work with.
- Introduction to Transport Protocols0:38
Within IPv4, you have two transport protocols available.
- Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)5:21
The Transmission Control Protocol is the TCP element of the TCP/IP protocol suite.
- User Datagram Protocol (UDP)1:05
The User Datagram Protocol, or UDP, is the second transport protocol in the TCP/IP Suite.
- IP Ports6:37How can a computer system work out which applications it should be going to?
- TCP/IP Basics - Summary0:41
An end of lesson summary of what was covered in this lesson.
- TCP/IP Basics - Quiz
- Commonly Used IP Network Protocols - Lesson Introduction0:57
A brief introduction of what will be covered in this lesson.
- Review the TCP/IP Stack in Detail5:54
The TCP/IP protocol is operating around a four-layer stack. An application layer, a transport layer, an Internet layer and a network interface layer. Learn what sits within these layers.
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)10:09
You know that on an IP network, every machine must have an individual or unique IP address. Now, imagine that this network has got thousands of computers. How does the data find the correct one?
- DHCP Lease Renewal / Refresh3:17
The DHCP lease has an expiry time. So what happens when that lease is approaching its expiration date? What will the client do?
- Switch from Static IP to DHCP Assigned IP Address5:51You can switch to an IP address that is obtained automatically using either the GUI or using the command line.
- DHCP Relay Agent4:14What does DHCP use during the DORA process? The discover, offer, request and acknowledgement steps.
- Introduction and Description of NAT6:32
If you've got 500 computers, does that mean that you have to go and buy 500 public IP addresses?
- Introduction and Description of PAT1:14PAT, or Port Address Translation, is a more complex version of NAT, or Network Address Translation.
- Introduction to DNS1:17
DNS or the Domain Name System is something that a network simply couldn't exist without today.
- DNS Name Space Syntax1:02
DNS Name-Space Syntax is used to give us a fully qualified domain name.
- What is a Domain Name System Server? (Name Server)2:39
Domain Name System, or DNS, is hosted by a DNS server.
- How Internet DNS Names are Resolved6:14How is it, that our internal computer can actually resolve the name of an Internet-based web server?
- Internal Name Resolution Process on a Windows Computer5:51
When we're working on a computer network, we use the names of those computers to actually establish communication sessions with them.
- Introduce Reverse Lookup3:14
What happens if we have the IP address of a computer, and we need the name of that computer?
- Introduce Client Side DNS Actions Using IPCONFIG7:07There may be occasions where you need to interact with DNS on the client side, and the best way to do this is using command line utilities.
- Introducing TELNET and FTP1:24Learn how to use Telnet and FTP to your advantage.
- TELNET2:34
Telnet is a Terminal Emulation program, which allows you to actually open up a remote sessions on a computer system over the network and work as if you were logged on locally.
- File Transfer Protocol7:50FTP is a great quick and clean system for transferring files over a network.
- Commonly Used IP Network Protocols - Summary0:44
An end of lesson summary of what was covered in this lesson.
- Commonly Used IP Network Protocols - Quiz
- Windows Networking Tools - Lesson Introduction0:43A brief introduction of what will be covered in this lesson.
- Windows CLI Network Tools0:27
A lot of the networking tools that we can work with, within Windows, are actually accessible through the command prompt, or the command-line interface.
- Using Netsh2:22Learn how to run Network Shell (netsh) from the command prompt.
- Basics of IPCONFIG and PING7:08Learn how to us ipconfig to view the IP configuration of a system or ping to make sure that another machine is up, available, and responding on the network.
- Tracert, Finding your Way Through the Network4:12
Learn how to use traceroute, or tracert, for troubleshooting.
- IP to MAC, Mapping Physical Address Resolution7:07
Address Resolution Protocol is the protocol that's responsible for mapping a computer's IP address to a MAC address.
- Using Netstat2:39Use netstat to display the current connections to a computer system, which computers those connections are coming from, which IP addresses they're using, and which ports they're connected to.
- Using NSLookup4:13
Learn how to run NS lookup in interactive mode and non-interactive mode.
- Windows Networking Tools - Summary0:52
An end of lesson summary of what was covered in this lesson.
- Windows Networking Tools - Quiz
- Windows Control Panel - Lesson Introduction1:38A brief introduction of what will be covered in this lesson.
- Settings in Control Panel2:44Control Panel is your window through the system Registry within the Operating System.
- Network Settings in Control Panel2:26
Learn how you can use the Control Panel to manage network settings.
- What is a Firewall3:46
The firewall exists to protect our internal machines from any unauthorized traffic.
- The Windows Firewall0:26The host-based firewall in a Windows Operating System.
- Configure the Windows Firewall with Predefined Rules3:25The Windows Firewall comes with a whole suite of predefined rules. Learn how you can work with these rules.
- Add Firewall Rule for Network Application using GUI5:11
Learn how you can put together a Windows Firewall rule using the GUI to enable access to the web server through the firewall.
- Add Firewall Rule for Network Application using Netsh6:05
Learn how you can put together a Windows Firewall rule using the command line to enable access to the web server through the firewall.
- Viewing Connected Devices Using Control Panel0:30
Learn how you can use the Control Panel to view connected devices.
- Introduction to Device Manager, Viewing Devices and Drivers6:15
The Device Manager allows you to look at device drivers, versions, how devices are connected and how to enable or disable devices.
- Introduction to Task Manager9:42Learn to work with the Task Manager, and discover some of the Task Manager's hidden gems.
- Printer and Device Status in Control Panel2:48
Learn to manage printers and devices in the Control Panel.
- Introduction to Event Viewer6:54
If an application stops, somebody logs on or connects that computer over the network, all of this information can be found within the Event Viewer.
- Event Viewer Microsoft Service Logs3:21
In Windows 7, Event Viewer is being modified. Learn how to use the newest version.
- Event Viewer Saving and Clearing Event Logs4:07
Learn how and why to clear an event log.
- Windows Control Panel - Summary0:39
An end of lesson summary of what was covered in this lesson.
- Windows Control Panel - Quiz
- Windows Practical Hands on Excersises - Lesson Introduction0:23
A brief introduction of what will be covered in this lesson.
- Windows Local User Accounts6:29Learn how to use different options for creating local user accounts using the command line interface, or the graphic user interface.
- Local User Profiles8:47
Learn how you can manage and troubleshoot user profiles.
- Sharing and Mapping Folders Introduction1:10
Learn how to share-out data on a network.
- Creating Shared Folders7:52
Learn different ways within Windows to share a folder and make the data in that folder available.
- Shared Folder Permissions4:56
Learn how you can work with and configure shared folder permissions.
- NTFS Permissions16:05NTFS permissions secure access to files and folders on a drive or a volume that's been formatted with NTFS.
- Combining Share and NTFS Permissions4:15Learn how to combine NTFS and shared folder permissions.
- Connecting to Shares3:18
Learn other ways you access mapped network drives and access shared folders.
- Installing a Network Printer2:42
Learn how you can install a network printer.
- Connecting to a Network Printer2:00Learn how you connect to a network printer.
- Windows Practical Hands on Excersises - Summary0:30
An end of lesson summary of what was covered in this lesson.
- Windows Practical Hands on Excersises - Quiz
- Active Directory - Lesson Introduction0:40
A brief introduction of what will be covered in this lesson.
- What is Active Directory?3:02Active Directory is a repository of information, and it has a defined structure to it.
- Functions of Domain and Forest in AD1:58
Time now to take a look at the functionality of an Active Directory Forest.
- Concepts of Users, Groups and OU's4:04Learn more about the fundamental building blocks that grant resource access within Active Directory.
- Main AD Admin Tools6:56
Get familiar with the main Active Directory admin tools.
- Creating User Accounts in AD7:37Learn different ways of creating Active Directory users with either the command line, or using the graphic user tools.
- Creating OU's in AD6:19
Learn how to break down an Active Directory into smaller bite-size chunks for administration – into Organizational Units.
- AD Group Types and Scopes5:53
Within Active Directory we have two different types of groups and we have three different scopes of a group.
- Using Group Policy13:10Learn how a Group Policy can be used to apply security settings.
- File Servers in AD1:12
Learn how you can bring file servers into the AD and manage file servers within Active Directory.
- File and Share Management in AD10:40Learn an easy way to provide shared folder access.
- AD, Logon, Group Policy and Group Membership in Operation8:42
A demonstration of monitoring tools, a computer in Active Directory booting, the user logging on, Group Policy being processed, and group memberships being enumerated.
- Active Directory - Summary1:04
An end of lesson summary of what was covered in this lesson.
- Active Directory - Quiz
- Troubleshooting - Lesson Introduction0:32
A brief introduction of what will be covered in this lesson.
- Troubleshooting - Approaches and Methodology3:06Learn how to adopt a troubleshooting methodology.
- Troubleshooting - Network Issues0:45
Learn how you can troubleshoot network access.
- Troubleshooting - Client Connectivity11:44
Learn troubleshooting methodologies for client connectivity issues.
- Troubleshooting - Name Resolution Issues10:32
How can you trouble shoot name resolution issues?
- Troubleshooting - DHCP Issues16:12
Let's take a look and see how you can troubleshoot DHCP issues.
- Troubleshooting - Windows Boot Problems12:52Troubleshoot boot issues.
- Troubleshooting - AD GPO Issues17:39
How can you troubleshoot Group Policy issues?
- Troubleshooting - Summary0:33An end of lesson summary of what was covered in this lesson.
- Troubleshooting - Quiz
Requirements
- The Students should have some basic knowledge about the most important concepts of networking (e.g., protocols, Active Directory and troubleshooting).
Description
This Networking Essentials course provides an introduction to the computer hardware and software skills needed to help meet the growing demand for entry-level information and communication technology (ICT) professionals.
The curriculum covers the fundamentals of computer hardware and software as well as advanced concepts such as security and networking.
In this course you, along with the instructor, will take a look at the following in depth:
- Protocols and the magic of protocols, in particular, TCP/IP.
- Working with name-resolution.
- IP address allocation.
- Active Directory.
- Troubleshooting.
Our instructor will make networking concepts easy to understand. His presentation style is easy to follow and your knowledge can be validated with our quizzes at the end of each lesson.
Who this course is for:
- This course is meant for those looking to get started with complexities of Networking.
- This course may not be for those who are already Networking Professionals.