Network Configuration and Troubleshooting
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The ability to provide users with constant access to critical data is essential for the success of today's rapidly evolving networks. In this training course, you gain a comprehensive set of tools and techniques needed to proficiently configure and maintain networks, as well as identify and resolve problems related to cables, wireless connections, protocols, and applications.
You Will Learn How To
- Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot multiple network configurations
- Implement VLANs in a switched network
- Access and secure your wireless network
- Manage IP address assignments and subnetting
Important Course Information
Requirements:
- Networking experience at the level of:
- Course 450, Introduction to Networking
Course Outline
- Networking Overview
Fundamentals of a network
- Types of networks
- Hardware and software
Applying the OSI model to troubleshooting
- Executing a troubleshooting methodology
- Employing fault isolation at each layer
- Connecting the Physical Layer
Distinguishing media terminology
- Twisted pair
- Fiber
- Wireless
- EIA/TIA standards
Cabling and port configuration
- Strategies for successful configuration
- Validating wiremap with cable scanner
- MDI/MDI-X port configuration
- Specifying various fiber types
- Building the Data Link Layer
Working with network adapters
- Designating Layer 2 MAC address
- Demystifying access methods
- Displaying NIC configuration
Assessing LAN topologies
- Logical and physical topologies
- Star
- Hybrid
- Mesh
LAN and WAN standards at Layer 2
- 802 standards
- Wireless
- Fast and Gigabit Ethernet
- xDSL
- Cable modem
- Frame Relay
- ATM
Interfacing with the network
- Testing speed and duplex settings
- Authenticating using 802.1X and EAP
- Switching at the Data Link Layer
Analyzing protocols
- Differentiating Ethernet and 802.3 frame formats
- Capturing and filtering traffic with Wireshark
Solving network congestion
- Deploying switches
- Interpreting Layer 2 traffic
Implementing VLANs
- Defining the VLAN
- Port tagging with 802.1Q
- Interconnecting VLANs across switches
- Wireless Networking
Traversing the wireless topology
- Network types and standards
- Selecting infrastructure or ad hoc mode
- IBSS
- BSS
- ESS
Building the wireless network
- Setting up the access point
- Configuring the SSID on a client
- Securing the wireless traffic
- Integrating the Network and Transport Layers
The role of TCP/IP
- TCP/IP protocol suite
- OSI model vs. TCP/IP model
Configuring IP addresses
- Public vs. private addresses
- Allocating addresses with DHCP
- Managing addresses with ifconfig/ipconfig
- Resolving address conflicts
Enabling the routing function
- Subnetting and the adjacency test
- Interpreting a routing table
Investigating protocol headers
- TCP
- UDP
- IP
- ARP
- ICMP
- Identifying common protocol issues
- Troubleshooting the Application Layer
Managing OS functions
- File
- Messaging
- Database
Fine-tuning network services
- DNS
- Web services
- Debugging name resolution with nslookup
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Tuition
Standard
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In Classroom or
Online
Standard
$2990
Government
$2659
Private Team Training
Course Tuition Includes:
Training Hours
Standard Course Hours: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
*Informal discussion with instructor about your projects or areas of special interest: 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
FREE Online Course Exam (if applicable) – Last Day: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
By successfully completing your FREE online course exam, you will:
- Have a record of your growth and learning results
- Bring proof of your progress back to your organization
- Earn credits toward industry certifications (if applicable)
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