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Networking Foundations: Network Media (WANs)

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Discover how to apply your existing IP knowledge to networking. Learn how to set up WANs (wide area networks) with switches, routers, and different routing protocols.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Foundations of WAN technologies
  • What you should know
1. WAN Technologies
  • Dial-up
  • DSL and ADSL
  • Cable and broadband
  • Leased lines
  • MPLS and VPLS
  • Tunnels and VPN
  • Fringe WAN connection options
2. Switches
  • Hubs, bridges, and switches
  • Hardware specification
  • Backplane speed
  • Hardware redundancy
  • Switching types and MAC tables
  • Managed and unmanaged switches
  • VLANs
  • Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
  • Security options
3. Routers
  • Transmission and speed considerations
  • Static vs. dynamic routing
  • Routing tables
  • Software routing in Windows
  • Network address translation (NAT)
  • Basic router security
  • Firewalls and security zones
  • Firewall advanced features
4. Routing Protocols
  • Directly connected and static routes
  • Distance vector
  • Link state
  • RIPv2
  • OSPF
  • OSPF areas
  • EIGRP
  • BGP
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Greg Sowell

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