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Network Fundamentals

Course Description

Network Fundamentals covers the core concepts and protocols required to understand computer networking. This course starts with basic networking concepts and progressively covers switching, routing, WAN technologies, security, and network services. You’ll learn how networks operate at each layer of the OSI model, how to configure and troubleshoot common protocols, and how devices communicate across local and wide area networks. This is a free course designed for beginners with no prior networking experience.

Course Highlights

In this course, you will learn:

  • Network topologies and the OSI model.
  • IPv4 and IPv6 addressing, subnetting, and summarization.
  • TCP, UDP, and ICMP protocol operations.
  • Switching concepts including VLANs, trunking, and InterVLAN routing.
  • Spanning Tree Protocol (STP, RSTP, MST) and EtherChannel.
  • Static routing and dynamic routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, EIGRP).
  • First Hop Redundancy Protocols (HSRP, VRRP, GLBP).
  • WAN technologies including HDLC, PPP, Frame Relay, and GRE tunnels.
  • Network Address Translation (NAT/PAT).
  • Access Control Lists (ACLs) for traffic filtering.
  • DHCP and DNS services.
  • Network services like CDP, LLDP, NTP, SNMP, and Syslog.
  • Security fundamentals including port security, DHCP snooping, and DAI.
  • Wireless LAN concepts and security.
  • Quality of Service (QoS) basics.
  • Cloud computing, virtualization, and SDN concepts.
  • Network troubleshooting methodologies and tools.

Presented to you by instructor Rene Molenaar, CCIE #41726.

Requirements

  • None. This course is designed for beginners.

Course Schedule