Linux Network Administration II

Duration
The duration of the course is 24 hours.

Purpose
This course is designed to teach the student how to implement a Linux-based firewall.

Audience
This course is designed for experienced Linux and networking professionals who are
responsible for configuring and maintaining a Linux-based firewall.

Prerequisites
• Linux Basics
• Linux System Administration
• Linux TCP/IP Administration

Objectives
On completing this course, students should be able to:

• Discuss network and system security, and the place of a firewall therein
• Install and harden Linux
• Configure packet filtering and network address translation
• Configure socks and proxy services
• Configure DNS on a firewall
• Configure E-mail forwarding on a firewall
• Configure Virtual Private Networking
• Configure and use hackers' tools
• Detect and counter firewall intrusions