
Explore tcp/ip fundamentals and advanced applications, covering tcp and udp, dhcp and dns, address resolution, quality of service and security, ipv6, wireless networks, cloud networking, and a final project.
Explore the fundamentals of computer networks, including LAN, WAN, and metropolitan area networks, and learn how topologies like bus, star, ring, and mesh shape communication and resource sharing.
Explore the history of Arpanet and the rise of TCP/IP, and compare TCP/IP’s four-layer model with the seven-layer OSI, highlighting robustness, inter-network interconnectivity, and internet evolution.
Take a quick IP basics quiz on the main function of IP and how packets reach the correct destination. Learn IPv4 vs IPv6 address space and the dotted decimal notation.
Explore IPv4 and IPv6 fundamentals, including address formats, subnetting with CIDR, and routing basics, then apply concepts through Cisco Packet Tracer practicals.
Explore IPv4 addressing and subnetting using Cisco Packet Tracer to build a basic star topology, configure a router and switch, assign IP addresses, and verify connectivity with ping.
Build and configure a complex Cisco Packet Tracer topology with multiple routers, multilayer switches, and IP phones; subnet 192.168.1.0/24 into six /27 networks, enable IP routing, and test connectivity.
Explore dynamic routing protocols such as RIP, OSPF, and BGP, compare static and dynamic routing, and learn how path determination, packet forwarding, and route aggregation enable scalable internet routing.
Learn to configure static routing in Cisco Packet Tracer to connect multiple networks, verify reachability with ping, and apply subnetting concepts in a practical TCP/IP course module.
Explore configuring dynamic routing with OSPF on Cisco devices in Cisco Packet Tracer, transitioning from static routes, testing connectivity with pings, and examining routing tables.
Configure static and dynamic routing in Cisco Packet Tracer, linking IOS routers via serial DCE; two LANs use static routes and two use dynamic routes with OSPF.
Explore the transmission control protocol (tcp) fundamentals: reliable connection-oriented communication, three-way handshake, four-way termination, segment structure, flow control, error handling, congestion control, and practical web and file transfer applications.
Perform a hands-on Wireshark lab to demonstrate TCP three-way handshake, connection establishment and termination, and data payload exchanges. Analyze packet headers, sequence numbers, TTL, window size, and TLS handshake details.
Practice assignment focuses on TCP, guiding you to capture traffic with Wireshark. Extract the TCP handshake, ports, IPs, and the sequence number after the handshake, and note TCP UDP differences.
Explore UDP's low-latency, connectionless design and its use in DNS, VoIP, gaming, and live streaming. Compare its unreliability with TCP's reliability and see how apps manage loss and jitter.
Analyze UDP traffic with Wireshark, capture DNS queries and responses, and differentiate UDP from TCP while exploring QUIC, ports, and DNS basics such as port 53 and TTL.
Explore the UDP characteristics, its use in video streaming, and why UDP is faster than TCP due to no acknowledgements or retransmissions.
Explore how DHCP automates IP address assignment, leases, and network configuration. Learn how DNS translates domain names to IPs and manages forward and reverse zones and essential records.
Explore configuring dhcp in Cisco Packet Tracer and real networks, including router and dedicated server setups, with pools, excluded addresses, and testing in simulated and home environments.
Configure a dns server in a Cisco Packet Tracer lab, add type A records for Cisco.com and local hosts, and validate resolution using public and private dns options.
Configure a DHCP server for the 10.1.1.0/24 network and a DNS server on the same Cisco Packet Tracer server, then verify IP config on PCs and DNS resolution.
Master address resolution by mapping ips to macs with arp, manage arp tables, and use icmp diagnostics like ping and traceroute with nat types static, dynamic, and port address translation.
This hands-on lab demonstrates ARP requests and replies, updates ARP tables, and configures static NAT and port address translation in Cisco Packet Tracer.
Practice address resolution and management in a DHCP network by capturing ARP requests and responses, then configure inside local and inside global interfaces and static NAT for a single PC.
Identify inherent TCP/IP vulnerabilities and attacks like DDoS and spoofing, and explore mitigations such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, and secure configurations, along with IPsec and TLS/SSL protections.
Explore quality of service in TCP/IP networks through classification, marking, and queuing. Understand real-world deployments, advanced techniques, and future trends such as AI, NFV, and network slicing.
Explore the tcp/ip stack in internet of things and the constrained application protocol, mqtt, and coap, with real-time, brokered messaging for IoT, plus security and deployment considerations.
The module eight quiz covers tcp/ip security and qos concepts, including the purpose of tls, tcp syn flood, ipsec, and traffic shaping to prioritize traffic and prevent congestion.
Explore ipv6 fundamentals and deployment: 128-bit addresses, hex notation with zero compression, unicast/multicast/anycast types, and configuration options, plus transition methods like dual stack, tunneling, and nat64/dns64.
Configure and test IPv6 addressing across a multi-network topology in packet tracer. Implement IPv6 addressing with 64-bit prefixes, link-local, dual stack, and neighbor discovery, validating with pings and DNS/DHCPv6 considerations.
Develop IPv6 networking skills by creating IPv6 network on same LAN, configuring a /64 default gateway, and assigning hosts in multiples of two with IPv6 only and dual stacked setups.
Explore TCP/IP in wireless LANs, covering WLAN fundamentals, IEEE 802.11 generations, network components, topologies, and challenges, then techniques like QoS, frame aggregation, TCP variants, and mobile IP.
Gain hands-on experience configuring three wifi networks in packet tracer, with access points, WPA2-PSK, LAN1–LAN3 ssids, and IPv4/IPv6 connectivity tests across routers.
Add a wireless access point to topology and enable Wpa2 PSK private shared key security. Replace NICs with wireless cards, connect to the wireless network, and verify access among devices.
Become a TCP/IP professional and learn one of employer's most requested skills nowadays!
This comprehensive course is designed so that IT consultants, Network Administrators, Network Engineers, Cybersecurity Professionals, students... can learn TCP IP from scratch to use it in a practical and professional way. Never mind if you have no experience in the topic, you will be equally capable of understanding everything and you will finish the course with total mastery of the subject.
After several years working in Information Technology, we have realized that nowadays mastering TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) for ensuring reliable and end-to-end communication across interconnected networks is very necessary in network communication and data transmission. Knowing how to use this tool can give you many job opportunities and many economic benefits, especially in the world of computer networks.
The big problem has always been the complexity to perfectly understand TCP/IP requires, since its absolute mastery is not easy. In this course we try to facilitate this entire learning and improvement process, so that you will be able to carry out and understand your own projects in a short time, thanks to the step-by-step, detailed and hands-on examples of every concept.
With 10 exclusive hours of video, this comprehensive course leaves no stone unturned! It includes both practical exercises and theoretical examples to master TCP IP. The course will teach you comprehensive TCP/IP networking skills including protocol fundamentals, advanced routing and security practices in a practical way, from scratch, and step by step.
We will start with the setup of the needed work environment on your computer, regardless of your operating system and computer.
Then, we'll cover a wide variety of topics, including:
Introduction to TCP IP and course dynamics
Basics and historical context, comparison with OSI model
Functionality, practical application with Cisco Packet Tracer
Operation, traffic analysis with Wireshark
Roles, configurations in network environments
Techniques, network addressing management
TCP/IP security, QoS mechanisms, IoT applications
Addressing, configuration, advantages over IPv4
Implementation in wireless and mobile networks, simulation tools
Mastery and application of absolutely ALL the functionalities of TCP/IP
Quizzes, Practical exercises, complete projects and much more!
In other words, what we want is to contribute our grain of sand and teach you all those things that we would have liked to know in our beginnings and that nobody explained to us. In this way, you can learn to build and manage a wide variety of projects and make versatile and complete use of TCP IP. And if that were not enough, you will get lifetime access to any class and we will be at your disposal to answer all the questions you want in the shortest possible time.
Learning TCP/IP has never been easier. What are you waiting to join?