IT CompTIA Network +

Virtualisation

• Virtual Machines
• Virtual Network adaptors
• Virtual Switches

Topologies and the and the OSI Model

• Network topologies
• The OSI model
• The TCP /IP model
• Physical layer
• Data Link layer
• Network layer
• Transport layer
• Upper layers

Ethernet

• Cabling and physical layout
• Copper and fibre media and transceivers
• Cable testing tools and protocol analyzers (Wireshark)
• Documentation and diagrams
• Media access control and MAC addresses
• ARP and broadcast domains
• Hubs, bridges, switches and collision domains
• Distributed switches and spanning tree

IPv4 Addressing

• Setting IP and testing Ipv4 addresses
• Ipconfig
• Binary and hexadecimal numbers
• Subnet masks
• Default gateways and basic IP routing
• Ping and ICMP
• Classful addressing
• Public and private IP addresses
• Subnetting and classless addressing
• Using binary numbers to plan addresses
• Variable length subnet masks (VLSM)
• Breaking networks up with routers
• Using Windows RRAS

Introducing Ipv6 Addressing

• IPv6 address format and schemes
• Ipv6 auto configuration

DHCP

• Creating and testing DHCP Scopes
• Automatic IP Addressing (APIPA)
• Troubleshooting IPv4 addresses and DHCP

IPv4 Routing, VLANS and NAT

• Routing basics
• Static routes
• Introducing routing protocols (RIP, OSPF and BGP)
• Basic router installation and configuration
• Using RIP routers
• Tracert and Pathping
• High availability routing (HSRP and VRRP)
• VLANS
• Layer 3 switching
• Trunks
• Network Address Translation (NAT)

TCP and UDP

• TCP and UDP operation
• TCP and UDP port numbers

Name Resolution

• Name resolution methods
• Hosts files and DNS servers
• Configuring DNS servers and zones
• DNS records (A, CNAME, MX, NS, SOA, PTR)
• Troubleshooting DNS, ipconfig, nslookup

Monitoring and Updates

• Port Scanners
• Performance monitoring
• Event logs and SNMP
• Updates

Troubleshooting

• Troubleshooting procedures

Applications and Services Overview

• Web servers and HTTP
• E-mail basics (SMTP, POP, IMAP)
• Active Directory Protocols: LDAP, Kerberos, NTP
• Other application protocols: FTP, RDP, SMB, SSH, Telnet
• Basics of voice services (UC, VOIP, SIP, RTTP, RTCP, QOS)

Basic Network Security

• Using digital certificates for encryption (HTTPS)
• Firewalls
• Proxy servers and security appliances
• Denial of Service (DOS)
• Multilayer Switches

Remote Access and VPN

• Uses of VPN
• Configuring VPN;RAS servers and clients
• VPN tunnel protocols (PPTP, SSTP, L2TP/IPSec)
• Network access authentication (msCHAP, EAP, PEAP, RADIUS, 802.1x)

Introducing Cloud Computing

• Cloud computing Models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)

Wireless Networking

• Wi-Fi Standards ((802.11a,b,g,ac)
• Wi-Fi Topologies
• Wi-Fi encryption and authentication

Wide Area Networks

• PSTN and Local Loop services