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.
12 months Post-Training Support
After completing this TCP/IP training course, delegates receive 12-months Post-Training Support from LEVER Technology Group, to help them apply the technologies and skills they have learned with us, 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?