CMSI 355T
Networks
Spring 2013
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Sam Verhasselt has completed his study of network and Internet topics.
Suggested Concepts to Learn
In alphabetical order; choose your order as you see fit.
- Firewalls
- IPv4, IPv6
- Network address translation (NAT)
- Networked file systems
- Packet switching
- OSI model
- OSI model as it applies to Internet protocols
- Queueing theory (introductory concepts)
- Routing
- Tunneling
- Virtual private networks (VPNs)
- Well-known Internet protocols
Suggested Commands to Learn
In alphabetical order; choose your order as you see fit.
arp
curl
dig
ifconfig
netstat
ping
route
scp
ssh
tcpdump
telnet
(when passwords will not be used)traceroute
wget
Suggested Programs to Write
- Your own implementations of one or more current networking commands (see above, and many more)
- One or more programs that implement a custom networking protocol (e.g., your own chat client, a simple networked game, a file transfer program, etc.)