Who should attend this TCP/IP course
- Both Technical and Non-Technical IT professionals wanting a Fast-Track introduction to TCP/IP and IPv6.
TCP/IP Course Pre-requisites
Delegates should have an understanding of Ethernet networking, and be a semi-technical user of Microsoft Windows.
Lifetime Post-Course Support
After completing this TCP/IP training course, delegates receive lifetime post-training support from LEVER Technology Group, to help them apply the technologies and skills they have learned with us, to provide career-long support, and to ensure they are better equipped for their future roles in IT and networking.
TCP/IP Training Course Content
Ethernet and Local Area Networks
- IEEE 802 series standards
- Ethernet characteristics
- CSMA/CD
- Frame formats (DIX, 802.3)
- MAC addresseses: unicast, multicast, broadcast
- 10BASET, 100BASETx, Gigabit Ethernet, Metro Ethernet
- LAN Repeaters, Bridges
- Spanning Tree (STAP)
- Layer 2 switches
- The role of Routers
- Layer 3 switches
- Metro Ethernet
- Ethernet Anywhere
Introduction to TCP/IP
- The DARPA model
- Role of IP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, ARP
- Application protocols
- IP address, subnet mask
- Default gateway
IP Addressing
- Class A, B, C, D, E
- What is a subnet?
- Subnet addressing
- Choosing the mask
- Defining subnet IDs
- Supernetting
- Common problems
- Resolving IP and MAC addresses
- ARP protocol & cache
- The arp command
- Common problems
IP Operation and Routing
- The IP Header
- Routing fundamentals
- Direct vs Indirect routing
- System routing tables
- Next Hop
- Metrics and reliability
- Static vs dynamic routing
- D-V protocols: RIP and RIP II
- Link State: OSPF, ISIS
- The Autonomous System
- Border Gateway Protocol, BGP
- Exterior BGP
- Interior BGP
- BGP neighboring and peering
- BGP Paths
DHCP
- DHCP Lease mechanism
- DHCP Operation
- Configuring scopes & options
Name Resolution
- IP naming schemes
- Configuring the HOSTS file
- Configuring a DNS client
- Configuring a DNS service
- Common problems
Ports, TCP and UDP
- Port concept
- UDP operation
- TCP operation
- TCP handshake
- TCP data transmission and windows
- Closing a TCP session
NAT
- Principles of NAT
- Basic NAT
- NAPT/Overloaded NAT
Overview of IPv6
- Need for IPv6
- IPv6 Header
- IPv6 Addressing
- ICMPv6
- IPv6 and NAT?