Linux Network Administration I

Duration
The duration of the course is 24 hours.

Purpose
The purpose of this course is to teach TCP/IP network configuration and administration
including the skills necessary to begin implementing and using PPP, DHCP, electronic
mail, static and dynamic routing, DNS, NFS and NIS.

Prerequisites
• Have a working knowledge of the Linux environment and commands
• Be able to edit files with vi
• Understand file systems, directories, files and their security
• Understand the concept of mounting file systems
• Have a basic knowledge of general networking concepts

Objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Understand the basic concepts of TCP/IP protocols and addressing
• Understand TCP/IP broadcasting and multicasting
• Configure TCP/IP on Linux
• Configure PPP
• Understand DHCP and build a DHCP server on Linux
• Connect multiple TCP/IP networks using static and dynamic routing
• Use networking commands for remote login, remote execution, and file transfer
• Understand and implement DNS, NFS, and NIS
• Understand and implement electronic mail
• Perform basic troubleshooting of network problems

Contents

• TCP/IP protocols and addressing
• TCP/IP broadcasting and multicasting
• TCP/IP subnet masking
• Configuring TCP/IP on Linux
• TCP/IP commands
• Electronic mail
• Point-to-Point Protocol implementation
• Static and dynamic routing including an introduction to the RIP  and OSPF protocols
• Concepts and basic implementation of DNS
• Introduction to troubleshooting network problems
• Concepts and basic implementation of NFS and NIS
• Concepts and implementation of NTP