Welcome to Computer Networking documentation!

• Lab Environment
  • New Notebook
  • Notebook Cells
  • Suggested workflow for completing practice questions:
  • Components
  • Answer Tabs
  • Interface List
  • Example: L2 Table
  • Action Rows
  • Suggested workflow for completing exercises:
  • Load the %practice
  • Components of the display
  • Answer mechanism
• Class Terminology
• Practice in Lab Notebook
  • Suggested workflow for completing exercises:
  • Load the %practice
  • Components of the display
  • Answer mechanism
• Introduction to Computer Networking
  • Physical Media and Connectivity Concept
  • Example Layering Concept: L1 and L2 connectivity
  • Message, Data, Packet, Bits
• Ethernet Protocol
  • Protocol Components
  • Ethernet Device Behavior
• Ethernet MAC Learning
  • Bridge
  • A Forwarding Scenario
• Lab - 1: MAC Learning in Ethernet Bridges
  • Objectives
  • Load Lab Network
  • Topology Orientation
  • Observation Plan and Environment
  • Learning Activities
  • Lab Completion
• Internet Protocol
  • Protocol, Type, and Addressing
• IP Subnet Address Ranges
  • Subnets
  • Special IP Address Ranges
• Lab - 2: Internet Protocol and Subnets
  • Objectives
  • Load Lab Network
  • Topology Orientation
  • Observation Plan and Environment
  • Learning Activities
• Address Resolution Protocol
  • An ARP Packet
• Lab - 3 Address Resolution Protocol
  • Objectives
  • Load Lab Network
  • Topology Orientation
  • Observation Plan and Environment
  • Learning Activity
• IP routes
  • Route Lookup Process
• Internet Control Message Protocol
• Longest Prefix Match
• Lab - 4: Route Tables
  • Objectives
  • Load Lab Network
  • Topology Orientation
  • Observation Plan and Environment
  • Gathering Network State in the Lab Notebook
  • Learning Activity
• Loops in Ethernet Topologies
  • Three Bridges in a Loop
  • Four Bridges in a Mesh Topology
• Spanning Tree Protocol
  • Network Graph
  • Subgraph
  • Connectivity
  • Tree and Spanning Tree
  • STP Protocol and Algorithm
  • Root Bridge
  • Failover Scenario
• Lab - 5: Spanning Tree Protocol
  • Objectives
  • Load Lab Network
  • Topology Orientation
  • Learning Activities
• VLANs
  • VLAN-tagged Packets
  • VLAN Port Configurations
• Lab - 6: VLANs
  • Objectives
  • Load Lab Network
  • Topology Orientation
  • Learning Activities
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
  • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
• Lab - 7: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
  • Objectives
  • Load Lab Network
  • Topology Orientation
  • Learning Activities
• Basic Routing
  • Host Route Tables
  • Nexthop IP Address in a Route
  • Routing Process Flow
• Routers
  • Trace Packet Forwarding
  • Host Route and ARP Tables
  • At the Router: Route and ARP Tables
  • Misconfiguration of Routes: L3 Loop
• Traceroute Tool
  • How does traceroute work?
• Lab - 8: Routers
  • Objectives
  • Load Lab Network
  • Discussion Questions
  • Learning Activities
• Domain Name System (DNS)
  • DNS Lookup Examples
  • DNS Subdomains
• DNS Global System
  • DNS Query and Response
• Lab - 9: DNS
  • Objectives
  • Load Lab Network
  • Lab Task
• Projects
  • Overview
  • Tasks
  • Entering Data

Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

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