Technology Sampler for CIS 192 Students
These are some of the network infrastructure technologies students will learn to install, configure and operate using UNIX/Linux computer systems:
- Packet Forwarding - transfer incoming packets to another network
- DHCP - provide network settings automatically for computers wanting to join the network
- DNS - convert names like google.com and hp.com to their actual IP addresses
- PXE - hands-off automated OS and software installation of new "bare-metal" computers
- Apache - serve up web pages with the world's most popular web server
- SSH Tunneling - secure remote access to computers at home or the office
- Routing Protocols - exchange routing information with other network routers
- Firewalls - allow, block and modify incoming and outgoing network packets
To learn more, click on any of the buttons on the left panel to see a technology overview along with example configurations and commands.