Networking Study Guide

A Pro study guide on Networking: 67 lessons in 10 parts, 4 hands-on Practical use cases. A Pro plan opens every lesson, practice question and Practical.

What you will learn

• Networking Foundations - Networks, devices, layers, cabling and addresses (8 lessons)
• IP Addressing and Subnetting - Binary, masks, CIDR, subnetting, VLSM and IPv6 (7 lessons)
• Ethernet, Switching and VLANs - Ethernet, MAC learning, VLANs and trunks (7 lessons)
• Routing and Paths - Routing tables, longest match, static and dynamic routing (6 lessons)
• Transport and Application Protocols - TCP, UDP, ports and common application protocols (7 lessons)
• DHCP, DNS and NAT - DHCP, DNS and NAT (6 lessons)
• Wireless Networking - Wi-Fi bands, channels, signal and security (6 lessons)
• Securing the Network - Firewalls, segmentation, VPNs and hardening (6 lessons)
• Troubleshooting and Network Operations - Troubleshooting method, monitoring and documentation (7 lessons)
• Data Center Networking and Operations - Spine-leaf, redundancy, power and operations (7 lessons)

Hands-on Practical use cases

• Plan the addresses for a small office
• Will the download feel fast?
• Follow a packet through the router
• Find the fault, one layer at a time

All tutorials · Practice quizzes