Cisco Exploration 1
Course SyllabusMCTC Course: 785Dual Credit: IT 120 (4 hours, West KY Community & Technical College)Prerequisites: IT 105 or Computer (IT) Essentials 780 Networking Fundamentals. This course introduces the architecture, structure, functions, components, and models of the Internet and other computer networks. Provides students the opportunity to build simple LAN topologies by applying basic principles of cabling, performing basic configurations of network devices, including routers and switches, and implementing IP addressing schemes.The Cisco NETLAB Academy Edition® provides remote access to Cisco Networking Academy Program lab equipment and curriculum.
TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THIS COURSE:
Read through the curriculum, answer the questions on the study guide as you read. Dedicate 1-2 hours each week of time at home for reading and studying.
Take detailed notes of useful information discussed in class or found in curriculum.
Complete all labs, worksheets, and assignments.
Review the chapter powerpoint - be sure to take good notes.
As you review for the exam, don't try to cram, instead ask questions and try to understand why.
CH 1 - Living in a Network-Centric World
Lab: 1.4.5: Identifying Top Security Vulnerabilities (50pts)
CH 2 - Communicating Over the Network
Study Guide (OPTIONAL, 66pts)
Labs: 2.2.5 Using NeoTrace™ to View Internetworks (50pts)
2.6.1 Topology Orientation and Building a Small Network (50pts)
2.6.2 Using Wireshark to View Protocol Data Units [for Task 2 FTP PDU Capture use the FTP server at
koch.homeip.net] (50pts)
CH 3 - Application Layer Functionality and Protocols
Study Guide (OPTIONAL, 42pts)
Labs: 3.4.1 Data Stream Capture (50pts) | *3.4.2 Managing a Web Server (50pts)
3.4.3 E-mail Services and Protocols [can't actually complete this lab in class, but read through and try to answer
the questions] (50pts)
*You can set up your own Apache Web Server at home by following the directions at the bottom of this page. For Task 3 Capture and Analyze HTTP Traffic with Wireshark you can use the web server at koch.homeip.net.
CH 4 - OSI Transport Layer
Labs: 4.5.1 Observing TCP and UDP using Netstat (50pts)
4.5.2 TCP/IP Transport Layer Protocols, TCP and UDP (50pts)
4.5.3: Application and Transport Layer Protocols Examination (50pts)
CH 5 - OSI Network Layer
Labs: 5.5.1 Examining a Device’s Gateway (50pts) | 5.5.2 Examining a Route (50pts)
CH 6 - Addressing the Network [IPv4 and Subnet Addressing Lesson Plans]
Labs: 6.7.1 Ping and Traceroute (50pts) | 6.7.2 Examining ICMP Packets (50pts)
6.7.3 IPv4 Address Subnetting Part 1 (50pts) | 6.7.4 IPv4 Address Subnetting Part 2 (50pts)
6.7.5: Subnet and Router Configuration (50pts)
CH 7 - Data Link Layer
Lab: 7.5.2 Frame Examination (50pts)
CH 8 - OSI Physical Layer
Lab: 8.4.1 Media Connectors Lab Activity (50pts)
CH 9 - Ethernet
Labs: 9.8.1 Address Resolution Protocol [ARP] (50pts) | 9.8.2 Cisco Switch MAC Table Examination (50pts)
9.8.3 Intermediary Device as an End Device (50pts)
CH 10 - Planning and Cabling Networks
Labs: 10.3.2 How Many Networks? (50pts) | 10.6.1 Creating a Small Lab Topology (50pts)
10.6.2 Establishing a Console Session with HyperTerminal (50pts)
10.6.3 Establishing a Console Session with Minicom (50pts)
CH 11 - Configuring and Testing Your Network
Labs: 11.4.3 Network Latency Documentation with Ping (50pts) | 11.5.1 Basic Cisco Device Configuration (50pts)
11.5.2 Managing Device Configuration (50pts) | 11.5.3 Configure Host Computers for IP Networking (50pts)
11.5.4 Network Testing (50pts) | 11.5.5 Network Documentation with Utility Commands (50pts)
Final Exam Review