Introduction to Networking

IPv4, Subnetting, DNS, DHCP, IPv6, Routing and Switching

4.58 (1316 reviews)

Udemy

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English

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Network & Security

What you will learn

A basic understanding networking

Understand IPv4 addressing and subnetting

Understand IPv6 addressing

Understand name resolution using DNS (Domain Naming Service)

Understand IP address assignment using DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)

Networking skills that will allow students to move on to advanced Cisco courses

Networking skills that will allow students to move on to Cloud courses such as Azure (Microsoft), AWS (Amazon) or GCP (Google)

Why take this course?

This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of computer networking that is necessary knowledge for those that currently work or intend to work in roles including helpdesk, desktop support, systems administrator or work with Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform or any other cloud provider. Most job roles in IT require a baseline knowledge of networking, which this course will provide.

In this course students can expect to learn the following topics and more:

Understand IPv4 addressing.
Subnetting of IPv4 networks.
How devices communicate on local networks and over the internet.
How switches allow devices to communicate.
How routers allow devices on different networks to communicate.
Understand public and private IP addressing.
How to troubleshoot IPv4 communication issues using various tools.
How to capture traffic for examination using Wireshark.
Understand how IP addresses can be automatically assigned using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
Understand the configuration of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) on Windows Servers and other types of devices.
Understand how to troubleshoot Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) related issues.
Understand how the Domain Name Service (DNS) communicates to resolve names
Understand the configuration of the Domain Name Service (DNS) on Windows Servers and other types of devices.
Understand how to troubleshoot Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) related issues.
Understand how to troubleshoot Domain Name Service (DNS) related issues.
Understand the purpose of IPv6 and the different IPv6 address types.

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Reviews

Masobode

September 28, 2023

with a background of being a student in networking, so far everything has been explained very easy for me to be able to memories and remember everything.

Demetryce

September 6, 2023

I never knew about IP addresses and binary code and how they work together. Very interesting course so far, a lot of information thrown at you but, i'm sure it'll all click together towards the end

Krishna

September 1, 2023

Course is good but the course in more focused on the application of the product rather than explaining the product(DNS, DHCP etc)

Panayiotis

August 21, 2023

amazing. I have a bachelor Degree on Computer Systems Engineering, and i wanted to polish my skills alongside remember some basic small details because when solving a problem it always comes down to the basics and it gives you the explanation needed to move forward and understand the logic behind networking which for me is the most important

Brad

August 15, 2023

The perfect gift from my brother, we always talk about Networking! I hope that after I complete this course, I should be able to keep up with him. ":)

Graciete

August 11, 2023

Outstanding! Kevin Brown's communication is succinct, straight to the core, employing lucid language. Use of logical reasoning enhances the clarity of the explanations.

Ruslan

July 21, 2023

I wanted to find a short and quite comprehensive networking course, which is going thoughout lots of important topics - kind of a crash course. And this is exact match. And the last but not least is the tutor's mood which is engaging. It would be even much better with demo/practice on Linux, not only Windows, what I already asked the tutor for. But anyway for now that's exactly what I've been looking for, thanks!

Baraka

June 19, 2023

Sincerely speaking this is the simplest way of teaching i have ever uncounted, keep up the good work!!

Kerry

June 14, 2023

I like the way Mr. Brown teaches he's very thorough and his subjects are long and makes you really get the whole point. Lots of instructors just give you small sections on category and he makes sure you know it frontwards and backwards. Very knowledgeable about the whole realm of Networking !!

Anonymized

May 20, 2023

The course is excellent. My input for you: Lesson 24. TCP Flow Control. Instructor uses the vague term "messages." Use a relevant noun: segments or bytes. Lesson 26, he says, "Just type in the default gateway." But how do you know the IP address of the default gateway? Lesson 31. Troubleshooting Methodology - the graphic has two errors: on PC 1 and PC2, DNS: 192.1681.10! IP addresses are missing a period.

Donald

May 10, 2023

So far, this is excellent. Kevin has an awesome way of describing complex technical issues into understandable material.

Kim

April 16, 2023

Wow, you break it down to the simplest and easiest way to understand all of these terminologies and how they work, such as routers, switches, default gateway etc...! Thank you!

Peter

April 10, 2023

Very nice course, lots of information. It was very well explained, I myself don't have English as native language, but that was not a problem, because of the clear explanation. I enjoyed the course, and learned a lot.

Tony

April 7, 2023

I want to learn more about networking and security so when my body can't handle the physical work I am doing now, I can at least keep working.

Phumlani

March 22, 2023

The structuring of the course is on point and mostly the instructor is an expert in the course, the instructor has excellent presentation and education skills .

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