Internet Protocol Course - Outline Below is outline of the lesson plan.
Each lesson contains articles and other references that explain the basics of IP networking. We recommend completing these lessons in the order listed. Lesson 1 - IP Address Notation What IP addresses look like Find your IP address on Windows 95/98/ME, Windows XP/2000/NT Vocabulary - bits and bytes, octet Extra credit - Who invented Internet Protocol? What is DHCP? Release and renew your IP address on Windows 95/98/ME, Windows XP/2000/NT Vocabulary - APIPA, ISP Extra credit - About Windows Internet Connection Sharing Introduction to DNS What is WINS? Introduction to Ping Vocabulary - DDNS, IANA, ICMP Extra credit - What is the Ping of Death? The IP address space IP special and private addresses IP network numbering Vocabulary - LAN, WLAN, intranet Extra credit - What is peer-to-peer networking? What is a subnet? How to subnet (parts 1 and 2) Vocabulary - router, CIDR Extra credit - CIDR tutorial Introduction to MAC addressing Introduction to 'winipcfg' Vocabulary - ARP, NAT About home broadband routers What is TCP/IP? Introduction to UDP What is FTP? Vocabulary - protocol, HTTP Extra credit - More about FTP clients, servers and tools Extra credit -"TCP/IP Clearly Explained" (review)
Lesson 2 - Static and Dynamic IP Addressing
Lesson 3 - Network Naming for IP
Lesson 4 - The IP Address Space
Lesson 5 - IP Subnetting
Lesson 6 - IP and Hardware Addressing
Lesson 7 - TCP/IP and Related Protocols
Final Exam and Additional Reading
Internet Protocol Practice Exam Introduction to sockets Profile of an IP datagram
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