Overview
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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
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Introduction
- Foundations of WAN technologies
- What you should know
- Dial-up
- DSL and ADSL
- Cable and broadband
- Leased lines
- MPLS and VPLS
- Tunnels and VPN
- Fringe WAN connection options
- 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
- 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
- Directly connected and static routes
- Distance vector
- Link state
- RIPv2
- OSPF
- OSPF areas
- EIGRP
- BGP
- Next steps
