Lesson | Date | Topics | Chapter | Due |
1 | 2/12 |
Introduction to Course, TCP/IP and Network Access
- UNIX/Linux market
- How this course will work
- Equipment and resources
- VMware 101 skills
- Networking overview
- NIC drivers
- Joining a network
- Troubleshooting
- Using IPv6
Materials
Supplemental
TBA Assignment
CCC Confer
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1.4, 4.3, 12.7, 13.7, 14.1-14.3, 14.10-14.11 16 21.2 |
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2 | 2/19 |
ARP and the Internet Layer
- Permanent interface configuration
- Red Hat and Debian/Ubuntu files
- Understand how address resolution works
- Manage and track the arp cache
- Sniff packets on the network with tcpdump and Wireshark
- Understand the Internet layer (layer 3) and how addressing works
- Understand how NAT/PAT works with private networks
- Use several troubleshooting tools to diagnose problems
Materials
TBA Assignment
CCC Confer
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14 21.4 21.5 21.7 |
Student survey
Lab 1
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| 2/23 |
Last day to add CIS 192 |
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3 | 2/26 |
IP Routing and Subnetting
- Describe the fields of a datagram header
- Describe the role of routing
- Describe how packet forwarding is accomplished
- Use the Simple Routing Algorithm to interpret a routing table
- View, add, and delete entries in a routing table
- By properly configuring routing tables on hosts and routers, configure a LAN of multiple segments which allows all hosts to communicate with each other.
Materials
TBA Assignment
CCC Confer
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14 15 |
Lab 2
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4 | 3/5 |
TCP and the Transport Layer
- Dynamic routing
- Quagga routing suite
- RIPv2 implementation skills
- Transport layer
- TCP and UDP protocols
- Service ports and sockets
Materials
TBA Assignment
CCC Confer
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15 |
Lab 3
5 posts
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5 | 3/12 |
Test 1
The Application Layer
- Review
- TCP continued
- Security issues
- Application layer
- xinetd and Telnet
- Very Secure FTP
Materials
TBA Assignment
CCC Confer
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6 | 3/19 |
Firewalls and NAT
- FTP continued
- SSH service
- SSH port forwarding
- Firewalls and NAT
- Configuring firewall and NAT for Lab 5
- Port forwarding
Materials
TBA Assignment
CCC Confer
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14.12 22.8 22.12 |
Lab 4
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7 | 3/26 |
Dynamic Host Configuration
- More on FTP and firewalls
- Install and configure a DHCP Server
- Configure a client to obtain an IP address and related information from a DHCP Server
- Use a DHCP Relay agent to relay DHCP requests through a router
Materials
TBA Assignment
CCC Confer
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14.7 |
Lab 5
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| 4/2 |
Spring Break
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8 | 4/9 |
PPP and WAN Protocols
- Review for next test
- Connect two LANs together through a serial line
- Configure a PPP server and associated support files
- Identify, isolate, and fix problems associated with PPP
Materials
TBA Assignment
CCC Confer
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14.9 31 |
Lab 6
5 posts
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9 | 4/16 |
Test 2
The Domain Name System
- Install and configure a primary, secondary, and caching DNS Server
- Use configuration tools such as host and dig to troubleshoot DNS
Materials
TBA Assignment
CCC Confer
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17 |
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10 | 4/23 |
Network File System and Printing
- List the required packages needed to implement Network File Systems
- Install and configure NFS to export (share) files to remote computer
- Configure clients to mount NFS directories dynamically or using /etc/fstab
- Implement security measures to control a network file system
- Configure "shares" on a Linux system for access from other Linux machines
- Add, configure, and remove printers
- Manage a print system using web-based CUPS
Materials
TBA Assignment
CCC Confer
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18 26 |
Lab 7
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11 | 4/30 |
Samba and Windows Connectivity
- Install the Samba packages and identify the servers, clients, and configuration files
- Configure "shares" on a Linux system for access from other Linux machines
- Browse a Linux file system from a Windows machine
- Configure the smb.conf file for interoperability with a Windows workgroup
- Investigate the Samba Windows Administration Tool (SWAT)
Materials
TBA Assignment
CCC Confer
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30 |
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12 | 5/7 |
SMTP, POP3 and Email Services
- Describe the components of an email system
- Create global aliases and mailing lists
- Communicate with SMTP, POP and IMAP servers
- Configure a Mail User Agent
- Examine DNS MX records
Materials
TBA Assignment
CCC Confer
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20 |
Lab 8
5 posts
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13 | 5/14 |
Network Information Service
- List the required packages needed to implement Network Information Services
- Install and configure NIS to serve common accounting files to remote clients
- Configure clients to use the /etc/passwd and /etc/hosts files from a master server
- Review for next test
Materials
TBA Assignment
CCC Confer
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Lab 9
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14 | 5/21 |
Test 3
Internet Services
- Install and configure an FTP service
- Install and configure Apache Web Server
- Configure a server for virtual web hosting
Materials
TBA Assignment
CCC Confer
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23 |
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15 | 5/28 |
Management tools and utilities
- Troubleshooting activity
- Management tools and utilities
- Preparing for the final
- Lab Workshop
Materials
TBA Assignment
CCC Confer
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21 |
Lab 10
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- - | 6/4 |
Final Exam for CIS 192
Time
- 5:30PM - 8:20PM in Room 2501
Materials
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5 posts
Extra Credit Labs
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