Practical TCP/IP Training Course
This four-day course combines theoretical instruction—utilising protocol analyser traces where suitable—with hands-on experiments designed to test and verify the functionality of TCP/IP networks. The curriculum covers key components of the TCP/IP protocol stack, including subnetting, supernetting, and the implementation of dynamic routing protocols. Participants will compare and contrast TCP and UDP, with specific focus on the end-to-end reliability and congestion avoidance mechanisms within the TCP/IP framework. Additionally, the course examines various application layer protocols such as HTTP, TLS, DNS, and DHCP. Network security, particularly TLS, is addressed from both theoretical and practical perspectives. The hands-on exercises are structured to complement the theoretical content, deepening participants' understanding of underlying protocols while sharpening their problem-solving capabilities.
Audience:
Designed for individuals seeking a comprehensive understanding of TCP/IP.
The course consists of approximately 50% practical activities.
This course is available as onsite live training in Botswana or online live training.Course Outline
Objectives:
- Explain encapsulation, de-encapsulation, and modularity within the TCP/IP protocol stack.
- Identify and interpret the fields and flags contained in the IP header.
- Characterise IP address classes A, B, and C.
- Apply subnet masks to determine the network portion of an IP address.
- Distinguish between classful and classless IP addressing schemes.
- Describe the functioning of IP routers and the application of static and dynamic routing.
- Compare and contrast distance vector (RIP) and link-state (OSPF) routing protocols.
- Elaborate on the concept of IP subnetworking.
- Explain supernetting, VLSM, and CIDR.
- Describe ICMP and utilise ping and traceroute for network connectivity testing.
- Explain the role of DHCP in dynamic IP address assignment.
- Demonstrate how ARP maps IP addresses to MAC addresses.
- Describe the function of DNS within TCP/IP networks.
- Identify and interpret the fields and flags in TCP and UDP headers.
- Explain how TCP provides end-to-end reliability over an unreliable IP network.
- Describe the operation of congestion avoidance in TCP/IP networks.
- Explain Transport Layer Security (TLS).
Practical Exercises:
Lab Exercise 1: Connectivity and Testing.
Lab Exercise 2: DHCP and DNS.
Lab Exercise 3: Checking ARP cache.
Lab Exercise 4: Fragmentation.
Lab Exercise 5: Traceroute.
Lab Exercise 6: Routing.
Lab Exercise 7: Subnetting.
Lab Exercise 8: TCP Options.
Lab Exercise 9: TLS.
Requirements
None
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