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#451
Network Configuration and Troubleshooting Training
Course 451
- Duration: 4 days
- Labs: Yes
- Language: English
- Level: Intermediate
The ability to provide users with constant access to critical data is essential for the success of today's rapidly evolving networks. In this Network Configuration and Troubleshooting training course, you gain a comprehensive set of tools and techniques needed to configure and maintain networks proficiently and identify and resolve problems related to cables, wireless connections, protocols, and applications. In addition, you will learn to implement VLANs in a switched network, access and secure your wireless network, and manage IP address assignments and subnetting.
Network Configuration and Troubleshooting Training Delivery Methods
In-Person
Online
Network Configuration and Troubleshooting Training Information
In this Networking course, you will learn how to:
- Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot multiple network configurations.
- Implement VLANs in a switched network.
- Access and secure your wireless network.
- Manage IP address assignments and subnetting.
Prerequisites
Attendees should have networking experience at the level of Learning Tree course 450, Introduction to Networking Training.
Network Configuration and Troubleshooting Training Outline
Fundamentals of a network
- Types of networks
- Hardware and software
Applying the OSI model to troubleshooting
- Executing a troubleshooting methodology
- Employing fault isolation at each layer
Distinguishing media terminology
- Twisted pair
- Fiber
- Wireless
- EIA/TIA standards
Cabling and port configuration
- Strategies for successful configuration
- Validating wiremap with cable scanner
- MDI/MDI-X port configuration
- Specifying various fiber types
Working with network adapters
- Designating Layer 2 MAC address
- Demystifying access methods
- Displaying NIC configuration
Assessing LAN topologies
- Logical and physical topologies
- Star
- Hybrid
- Mesh
LAN and WAN standards at Layer 2
- 802 standards
- Wireless
- Fast and Gigabit Ethernet
- xDSL
- Cable modem
- Frame Relay
- ATM
Interfacing with the network
- Testing speed and duplex settings
- Authenticating using 802.1X and EAP
Analysing protocols
- Differentiating Ethernet and 802.3 frame formats
- Capturing and filtering traffic with Wireshark
Solving network congestion
- Deploying switches
- Interpreting Layer 2 traffic
Implementing VLANs
- Defining the VLAN
- Port tagging with 802.1Q
- Interconnecting VLANs across switches
Traversing the wireless topology
- Network types and standards
- Selecting infrastructure or ad hoc mode
- IBSS
- BSS
- ESS
Building the wireless network
- Setting up the access point
- Configuring the SSID on a client
- Securing the wireless traffic
The role of TCP/IP
- TCP/IP protocol suite
- OSI model vs. TCP/IP model
Configuring IP addresses
- Public vs. private addresses
- Allocating addresses with DHCP
- Managing addresses with ifconfig/ipconfig
- Resolving address conflicts
Enabling the routing function
- Subnetting and the adjacency test
- Interpreting a routing table
Investigating protocol headers
- TCP
- UDP
- IP
- ARP
- ICMP
- Identifying common protocol issues
Managing OS functions
- File
- Messaging
- Database
Fine-tuning network services
- DNS
- Web services
- Debugging name resolution with nslookup
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Network Configuration and Troubleshooting Training FAQs
A number of various tools are used in this course to provide you with troubleshooting experience at all levels of the network configuration and maintenance process. Those tools include NIC diagnostic, Protocol analyser, ping, PathPing and TRACERT, and PC configuration and diagnostic utilities.
Yes! We know your busy work schedule may prevent you from getting to one of our classrooms, so we offer convenient online training to meet your needs wherever you want, including online training.