CompTIA Network + 5 Days Boot Camp @ Edinburgh

 Troubleshoot WAN Issues

• Common WAN Issues

 Troubleshoot Security Issues

• Security Configuration Issues
• Other Security Issues

 Troubleshoot Network Issues

• Physical Layer Issues
• Data Link Layer Issues
• Network Layer Issues

 Troubleshoot Copper and Fiber Cabling Issues

• Common Copper Cable Issues
• Common Fiber Cable Issues

 Troubleshoot Wireless Issues

• Wireless Transmission Issues
• Wireless Configuration Issues

 Troubleshooting Tools

• Command-Line Tools
• The ipconfig Command
• The tracert Command
• The ping Command
• Windows pathping Command
• The arp Command
• The netstat Command
• The nbtstat Command
• The nslookup Command
• The Cisco show mac-address-table Command
• Hardware and Software Tools

 Troubleshooting Methodology

• Identify the Problem
• Establish a Theory
• Test the Theory
• Establish a Plan of Action
• Implement the Solution or Escalate
• Verify the Solution and Implement Preventative Measures
• Document Findings, Actions, and Outcomes

 Implement Ports and Protocols

• Transport Protocols: TCP and UDP
• TCP and UDP Headers
• Error Recovery
• Flow Control
• Connection Establishment and Termination
• UDP
• Port Numbers

 Best Practices and Change Management

• Best Practices
• Change Management

 Implement Policies, Procedures, and Safety Practices

• Policies and Procedures
• Safety Policies

 Wired and Wireless Standards

• Ethernet Standards
• Wired Standards
• TIA/EIA 568A and 568B Standards
• Wireless Standards

 Network Theory

• The TCP/IP Application Layer
• The TCP/IP Transport Layer
• The TCP/IP Internet Layer
• The TCP/IP Network Access Layer
• Collisions
• Transmission Techniques
• End-to-End Communication
• Numbering Systems

 Network Models

• The OSI and TCP/IP Models
• OSI Layers
• TCP/IP Layers and Protocols
• Data Flow Through the Layers

 Physical Security, Firewalls, Access Control, and Forensics

• Physical Security
• Firewalls
• Firewall Placement and Configuration
• Access Control Models
• Forensic Concepts

 Hardening Devices

• Anti-malware Software
• Device Hardening
• Disable Unused Network Services
• Use Secure Protocols
• Configure Switch Port Security
• User Authentication
• Data Integrity and Hashing
• Wireless Security

 Risks, Threats, and Vulnerabilities

• Denial of Service
• Distributed DoS
• Reflected and Amplified Attacks
• Other Attack and Threat Terminology
• Wireless Attacks
• Vulnerabilities
• Risk Management

 WLAN Implementation

• WLAN Features
• Frequencies
• Transmission Methods
• Channels
• Antennas
• WLAN Topologies
• WLAN Devices
• Wireless Routers
• Wireless Access Points
• Wireless LAN Controllers
• Wireless Bridge
• Wireless Installation
• Channels and Frequency Bands
• Wireless Site Surveys
• Wireless Router Configuration

 STP, VLANs, Trunking, and VTP

• STP and RSTP Concepts and Operation
• STP Algorithm
• STP Convergence
• Port Costs
• RSTP Operation
• RSTP Port Roles
• VLAN Concepts
• Reasons for and Benefit of Using VLANs
• Types of VLANs
• Trunking VLANs
• VTP Concepts
• VTP Modes
• VTP Operation
• VTP Pruning

 Switch Configuration

• Evolution to Switching
• From Bridges to Switches
• Switch Types
• Switching Logic
• Basic Switch Configuration
• AAA Configuration
• Link Aggregation Configuration
• LACP Modes
• Configuring EtherChannel
• Port Mirroring Configuration

 Network: Network Segmentation, Patches, and Updates

• Network Segmentation
• Patches and Updates

 Network Monitoring and Metrics

• Types of Metrics
• SNMP
• SNMP Message Types
• SNMP Versions
• The Management Information Base
• Syslog
• Syslog Operation
• Severity Levels
• Syslog Message Format
• Port Scanners
• Packet Sniffers
• Packet Flow Monitors (NetFlow)

 Network Design and Documentation

• Network Design
• Sample Design Approach
• Design Considerations for Layers 1, 2, and 3
• Wireless Design Considerations
• Documentation
• IP Addressing Scheme
• Network Diagrams
• Baselines
• Asset Management
• Policies and Procedures

 Unified Communications, Virtualization, and Cloud

• Unified Communications
• Quality of Service
• Virtualization
• Server Virtualization
• Networking Device Virtualization
• Software-Defined Networking
• Cloud Concepts
• Storage Area Networks
• Directly Attached Storage
• Network-Attached Storage
• Fibre Channel
• Fibre Channel over Ethernet
• iSCSI

 Routing Concepts

• Static and Default Routing Overview
• Dynamic Routing Protocols
• Route Redistribution
• IGP and EGP Routing Protocols
• Distance Vector Routing Protocols
• Link-State Routing Protocols
• Classful Routing Protocols
• Classless Routing Protocols
• Dynamic Routing Metrics
• Administrative Distance
• Routing Loop Prevention
• Link-State Routing Protocol Features
• Building the LSDB
• Calculating the Dijkstra Algorithm
• Convergence with Link-State Protocols
• Route Aggregation
• High Availability

 Implement IPv6 Addressing

• IPv6 Addressing Overview
• Representing the IPv6 Address
• Conventions for Writing IPv6 Addresses
• Conventions for Writing IPv6 Prefixes
• IPv6 Address Types
• Global Unicast Addresses
• Link-Local Addresses
• Configuring IPv6 Addressing
• EUI-64 Concept
• Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
• Migration to IPv6
• Dual-Stack
• Tunnelling

 Implement IPv4 Addressing

• Local Addressing
• MAC Addresses
• Collision and Broadcast Domains
• IPv4 Addressing
• IPv4 Address Structure
• Private and Public IP Addressing
• IPv4 Address Types
• Subnetting in Four Steps
• Determine How Many Bits to Borrow
• Determine the New Subnet Mask
• Determine the Subnet Multiplier
• List the Subnets, Host Ranges, and Broadcast Addresses
• Subnetting Example 1
• Subnetting Example 2
• Subnetting Example 3
• VLSM and Classless Addressing

 Network Topologies and Infrastructure

• Network Topologies
• Bus
• Ring
• Star, Extended Star, and Hub-and-Spoke
• Full and Partial Mesh
• Client-Server and Peer-to-Peer
• Network Infrastructures
• PANs
• LANs and WLANs
• CANs
• MANs
• WANs
• Other Network Infrastructures
• Industrial Networks
• Mediantes

 Cable Installation

• Copper
• Copper Cables
• Copper Connectors
• Fibre
• Fibre-Optic Cables
• Fibre Connectors
• Media Converters
• Tools

 WAN Technologies

• Packet Switching and Circuit Switching
• WAN Link Options
• Home and Small Office
• Wireless
• SONET
• Dedicated Leased Lines
• Enterprise WANs

 Network Services and Applications

• VPN
• Types
• IPsec and IKE
• Other VPN Technologies
• Remote Access Services
• AAA Services
• Microsoft’s RAS
• Other Remote Access Services
• Unified Communications
• DHCP
• DNS
• NAT

 Network Devices

• Common Network Devices
• Specialty Devices
• Firewalls
• IDS and IPS
• Proxy Server
• Load Balancer
• Packet Shaper
• VPN Concentrator