Linux/Unix 2: Networking and DNS

 

Course Details and Syllabus

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Course: Linux/Unix 2: Networking and DNS
Tuition: $398
Time Frame: Due to our monthly lab fee system, this course is completely self-paced. You can expect to work approximately 40 hours on this course.
Technical Requirements: As long as you have a web browser and internet connection, you can take this course from anywhere in the world.
CEUs: 4 Continuing Education Units with official letter from the University of Illinois Office of Continuing Education.
Software: The web-based Learning Sandbox® provided for you will contain all your lessons, projects, quizzes, account files, editors, and tools necessary to build your skills from beginning to end, even beyond coursework. In addition, you will be provided with a virtual Linux root server which can be accessed through the Sandbox or, if you prefer, any normal SSH program. No other software is needed.
Instructor: You will have one instructor throughout the course who will evaluate your projects and quizzes, hand them back for improvement when necessary, and coach you throughout your skills advancement.
Book: All required course materials and software are included online within the Learning Sandbox®. However, within a few weeks of enrolling, you'll receive the free book TCP/IP Network Administration, 3rd Edition as a complimentary reference from O'Reilly.
Certificates: Completion of this course counts toward the Linux/Unix System Administration Certificate Series.
Prerequisites: Linux/Unix 1: The Unix file system, or equivalent beginning system administration skills. This course is meant for the beginning or intermediate system administrator.
Topics: Introduction to Networking, TCP/IP, IP addresses, subnets, IP's and Routing, Configuring an Ethernet Device, Network at Startup, Services and Ports, Access Control, DNS, Bind, Zone files, Setting up Secondary DNS, Running and testing DNS, etc.
Syllabus:
  • Introduction to Networking
    • Introduction
    • The Structure of a Network
    • TCP/IP

  • IP addresses
    • Binary Numbers
    • IP Addresses
    • Network, Broadcast, and Subnets
    • Subnet Mask Example
    • The Hardware

  • IPs and Routing
    • Ifconfig
    • Hostnames and Domain names
    • Routing Basics

  • Configuring an Ethernet Device
    • The Tricky Part
    • Connecting to a Bubble via Serial
    • Disconnecting from the console

  • Network at Start-up
    • Startup Scripts
    • Rebooting the System
    • Putting things back the way they were

  • Services
    • Services and Ports
    • xinetd
    • Wu-ftpd
    • Turning off services
    • inetd

  • Access Control
    • Access Control
    • Access Control Files
    • Denying a host
    • Mostly Closed Policy

  • DNS
    • /etc/hosts
    • /etc/resolve.conf
    • whois
    • Caching
    • Types of DNS servers
    • in-addr.arpa

  • Bind
    • Bind
    • /etc/named.conf
    • Zone Files

  • in-addr.apra Zone Files
    • The localhost zone file
    • Downloading Bind
    • Setting up the Secondary DNS
      • named.conf
      • Preparations for Starting named
      • Running and Testing named


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