Network Configuration and Troubleshooting Training
Level: Intermediate
Course#: 451
Course info - Prices, Enrollment
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 proficiently configure and maintain networks, as well as identify and resolve problems related to cables, wireless connections, protocols, and applications. You will learn to implement VLANs in a switched network, access and secure your wireless network as well as manage IP address assignments and subnetting.
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
Instructor-Led – Live, Online Training
8-day instructor-led training course
Network Configuration and Troubleshooting Course Information
Requirements
Networking experience at the level of:
Introduction to Networking
Network Configuration and Troubleshooting Course Outline
Networking Overview
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
Connecting the Physical 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
Building the Data Link Layer
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
Switching at the Data Link Layer
Analyzing 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
Wireless Networking
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
Integrating the Network and Transport Layers
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
Troubleshooting the Application Layer
Managing OS functions
File
Messaging
Database
Fine-tuning network services
DNS
Web services
Debugging name resolution with nslookup
Team Training
Network Configuration and Troubleshooting Training FAQs
What network troubleshooting tools are used in this course?
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 analyzer, ping, PathPing and TRACERT, and PC configuration and diagnostic utilities.
Can I learn Network Configuration and Troubleshooting online?
Yes! We know your busy work schedule may prevent you from getting to one of our classrooms which is why we offer convenient online training to meet your needs wherever you want, including online training.