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Rick Graziani, Cabrillo College
Instructor, Computer Science/Networking
Email: graziani@cabrillo.edu
 
Non-Cabrillo Instructors/Students: If you would like access to my materials please email me for the username and password.

 

Course Materials: CIS 81 Fundamentals of Networking (CCNA 1)

Note: These materials are currently being updated for the new Exploration curriculum. Both my previous materials and new materials are included.

   
     
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    Packet Tracer v5.3 Application + Tutorial MS Windows
    Packet Tracer v5.3 Application + Tutorial Linux-Ubuntu
    Packet Tracer v5.3 Application + Tutorial Generic-Ubuntu
    Packet Tracer v5.3 Application + Tutorial Linux-Fedora
    Packet Tracer v5.3 Application + Tutorial Generic-Fedora tar.gz
    Data Sheet PDF
       
    Lab: Packet Tracer - Creating a Topology (doc)
   
  Introduction
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links  
  Course Introduction Link: Firewall.cx  
  Movie: Herding Cats  
    Movie: Today's Networking Professionals  
  Using Blackboard  
  Blackboard Help  
   
     
       
  1 Living in a Network Centric World
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links  
  Living in a Network Centric World Software: Binary/Decimal Conversion  
     
       
  2 Communicating over the Network
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links  
 

Communicating over the Network

Movie: Warriors of the Net  
    IETF  
    IEEE  
    ISO  
       
  3 Application Layer Protocols and Functionality
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links  
 

Application Layer Protocols and Functionality

Video: DNS Explained  
    Video: How DNS works  
  DHCP-DNS (PowerPoint) Video: How email works  
  DHCP-DNS (Packet Tracer File)    
  DHCP-DNS Instructions    
       
       
       
  4 OSI Transport Layer
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links  
 

Transport Layer

Nutshell: TCP (PDF)  
    Nutshell: UDP (PDF)  
    Nutshell: TCP and UDP Port Numbers (PDF)  
       
    FCC Hearing: On Comcast TCP Resets  
       
    Link: Warriors of the Net  
    Link: Uri Raz's TCP/IP Links  
    Link: UofGeogia: TCP/IP Fundamentals  
    Link: TCP/UDP Port Numbers  
       
    Movie: Traceroute (CAIDA)  
    Movie: Warriors of the Net  
       
       
  5 OSI Network Layer
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links  
  OSI Network Layer Nutshell: IP (Internet Protocol) (PDF)  
  Link: Path MTU Discovery  
  Clients and Servers (PowerPoint)    
  Mail Server and Clients (Packet Tracer File)    
  Mail Server and Clients Instructions    
       
  6 IPv4 Addressing and Subnetting
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links  
  IPv4 Addresses - Part 1 Reading: Classless Subnetting Explained (PDF)  
  IPv4 Addresses - Part 2 Worksheet: Classless Subnetting (Excel)  
  IPv4 Addresses - Part 3 Nutshell: Classless Subnetting (Excel)  
    Nutshell: Classful Subnetting (PDF)  
  Related PowerPoint Presentations Article: Regional Internet Registry  
  Classless IP Addressing and Subnetting    
  Classless Subnetting Explained Subnet Calculators:  
  Classful Subnetting and Other Topics   Link: Subnet Calculator  
      Link: Subnet-Calculator (another one)  
  IP Address Allocation, DHCP and DNS   Link: VLSM CIDR Subnet  
  ICMP: Ping and Traceroute    
       
       
  7 OSI Data Link Layer
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links  
  OSI Data Link Layer    
       
       
  8 OSI Physical Layer
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links  
  OSI Physical Layer (coming soon)    
       
       
  9 Ethernet (IEEE 802.3)
       
  Etherenet PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links  
  Ethernet Fundamentals Part 1 Nutshell: Hubs and Switches (PDF)  
Ethernet Fundamentals Part 2 Nutshell: Ethernet Protocol (PDF)  
  ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) Link: Charles Spurgeon Ethernet Site  
  Link: IEEE Standards Committee  
       
  Other ARP PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links  
  ARP: Process and the Protocol Nutshell: ARP (PDF)  
  ARP: Animated Scenarios using PT Article: ARP Spoofing and Attacks (PDF)  
    Article: Proxy ARP (PDF)  
       
  Wireless, STP, Switch Security and IOS
       
  PowerPoint Presentations    
  Wireless LANs    
  STP and Switch Security Issues    
  IOS: Switches and Routers (Lab)    
  IOS: Switches and Routers (pkt file)    
       
       
       
  Packet Forwarding PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links  
  Introduction to Routing and Packet Forwarding Nutshell: Routing (PDF)  
    Article: Protocol Scenarios for Layers 2 and 3  
    Link: IETF  
       
  IOS PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links  
 

IOS: Switches and Routers

Nutshell: IOS Commands (PDF)  
       
   

   

Course Syllabus: Spring 2012

Check often, information subject to change.

       

 

Week 1

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab

  Feb 6 Course Introduction   Read: Ch. 2 Communicating over the Network
    WebAdvisor - Correct email?  
         
         
  Packet Tracer Demo      
  Lab: Packet Tracer - Creating a Topology (doc) Please use subject in email: "CIS 81:"    
    and rest of subject info Creating a Topology
  Tour of Networking Lab     Due:
         
  Using Blackboard    
      Read: Ch. 3 Application Layer Protocols
  Everything is amazing and nobody's happy    
       

 

Week 2

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab

  Feb 13 Ch. 2 Communicating over the Network   Read: Ch. 2 Application Layer Protocols
      Blackboard: Ch. 2 Commun over the Network
  Ch. 3 Application Layer Protocols and Functionality     Due: 2/27 at 5pm
        3 Attempts
  Warriors of the Net      
      Blackboard: Ch. 3 Application Layer
  You Tube: Khan Academy    

Due: 2/27 at 5pm

  Khan Academy     2 Attempts
         
       

 

Week 3

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab

  Feb 20 Holiday - No class    
       
         
         
         
       
       
       

 

Week 4

Lecture

Announcements

TBA

  Feb 27 Ch. 4 Transport Layer (Part 1)   Read: Ch. 4 OSI Transport Layer
       
       
  Lab: Using a Protocol Analyzer (Wireshark)      
  Wireshark: gen-googlemaps.pcap      
  Word Doc: gen-googlemaps.docx      
  In class lab: 100 points      
         
         
       
       
         
       

 

Week 5

Lecture

Announcements

TBA

  Mar 5 Ch. 4 Transport Layer (Part 2)   Read: Ch. 4 OSI Transport Layer
     
  DHCP-DNS (PowerPoint)      
      Blackboard: Ch. 4 Transport Layer
  Lab: TCP 3-way Handshake     Due: 3/19
  Wireshark: gen-googlemaps.pcap     2 Attempts
  Word Doc : Capturing TCP 3-way Handshake      
  In class lab: 100 points   DHCP-DNS Lab 100 points
        Due 3/12 - Email me PKT file
        Subj: CIS 81: DHCP-DNS Lab
        DHCP-DNS (Packet Tracer File)
        DHCP-DNS Instructions
        DHCP-DNS (PowerPoint)
         
       

 

Week 6

Lecture

Announcements

TBA

  Mar 12 Ch. 5 OSI Network Layer    
         
  Ch. 6 IPv4 Addresses - Part 1      
         
         
         
         
         

 

Week 7

Lecture

Announcements

TBA

  Mar 19 Ch. 6 IPv4 Addresses - Part 2 Discuss Midterm Assignment: Subnetting #1
        Due: 4/2
  Subnetting     Include completed worksheets for all problems
       
       
         
         
         
         
       

 

Week 8

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab

  Mar 26 Ch. 6 IPv4 Addresses - Part 3 Discuss Midterm No new homework
         
         
       
         
         
       
       

 

Week 9

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab

  Apr 2 Midterm Exam    
       
  Clients and Servers (PowerPoint)      
  Mail Server and Clients (Packet Tracer File)      
  Mail Server and Clients Instructions    
       
 

Week 10

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab

  Apr 9 Spring Break    
       
         
       
       
       
         
       
       

 

Week 11

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab

  Apr 16 Data Link Layer   Midterm Exam: Due 4/23
  Ethernet - Part 1    
       
       
       
         
       
       

 

Week 12

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab

  Apr 23 Pkt file: Subnetting-Basics-1.pkt    
       
  Pkt file: Troubleshooting IP Addresses      
       
  Ethernet - Part 2      
         
  ARP    
       
  Wirshark: ICMP in-class lab      
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

Week 13

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab

  Apr 30 ARP   Read: Ch. 9 Ethernet
      Blackboard: Ch. 9 Questions
  Ethernet Part 2     Due: 5/28
      Read: Ch. 7 OSI Data Link Layer
  2 Labs   Blackboard: Ch. 5 Questions
        Due: 5/28
  Video: ARP Spoofing      
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

Week 14

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab

  May 7   Read Chapter 9 Ethernet
      Blackboard: Ch. 9 Ethernet
         
         
         
       
       
       
       
       
         
         
         
       
       

 

Week 15

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab

  May 14 IOS: Switches and Routers (Lab)    
  IOS: Switches and Routers (pkt file)      
         
         
         
         

 

Week 16

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab

  May 21      
        Due:
       
         

 

Week 17

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab

  May 28 Memorial Day    
        Due: