CGS 4285 - Applied Computer networking

Introduction to Applied Networking class.
Instructor Eric Johnson

Reading out of CNI4 (Computer Networks and Internets, 4th Edition, Douglas Comer) or CNI5 (Computer Networks and Internets, 5th Edition, Douglas Comer)

Binary help sheet

Syllabus

Date Synopsis Reading Notes Questions to ponder Due dates and misc
Class 1 - Mon 2012-05-07 Class Intro notes questions
Class 2 - Tue 2012-05-08 OSI model, protocols, packets and frames, and Internet history CNI4 Chapter 16.1-9, Chapter 7
CNI5 Chapters 1,2
notes questions
Class 3 - Wed 2012-05-09 Standard topologies / Common Media CNI4 Chapter 8, Chapter 5, Chapter 6
CNI5 Chapter 7, Chapter 13,
notes questions
Class 4 - Thu 2012-05-10 More Media, Intro to Ethernet, Intro to Lab1 CNI4 Chapter 8, Chapter 5, Chapter 6
CNI5 Chapter 13, Chapter 14.6.2, Chapter 15
notes
Class 5 - Mon 2012-05-14 Lab 1 terminating cat 5 (ECS 141) Lab notes
Class 6 - Tue 2012-05-15 Ethernet CNI4 Chpater 10.
CNI5 Chapter 17.
notes questions
Class 7 - Wed 2012-05-16 Advanced ethernet CNI4 Chapter 11
CNI5 Chpater 17
notes questions
Class 8 - Thu 2012-05-17 Test 1 Lab #1 report Due
Class 9 - Mon 2012-05-21 Review Test 1 / IP Intro CNI4 Chapter 18
CNI5 Chpater 21
notes questions
Class 10 - Tue 2012-05-22 Lab 2 Intro to Wireshark Lab notes
Class 11 - Wed 2012-05-23 IP addressing / basic routing CNI4 Chapter 20
CNI5 Chpater 22
notes questions Homework 1 Assigned
Class 12 - Thu 2012-05-24 IP ARP CNI4 Chapter 19
CNI5 Chpater 23.3-23.6
notes questions Lab #2 report Due
Class 13 - Tue 2012-05-29 Lab 3 IP on ethernet Lab notes
Class 14 - Wed 2012-05-30 IP Fragments / IP ICMP CNI4 Chapter 21, Chapter 23
CNI5 Chapter 22.13-22.17, Chapter 23.8-23.9
notes Homework 1 Due at 5pm on paper or midnight via emailed PDF
Class 15 - Thu 2012-05-31 TCP/UDP CNI4 Chapter 24, Chapter 25
CNI5 Chapter 25, Chpater 26
notes questions
Class 16 - Mon 2012-06-04 DHCP / Private IP addresses CNI4 Chapter 26, Chapter 41
CNI5 Chpater 23.11-23.14
notes questions Lab #3 report Due
Class 17 - Tue 2012-06-05 DNS / Review before test CNI4 Chapter 31 notes questions
Class 18 - Wed 2012-06-06 Test 2
Class 19 - Thu 2012-06-07 Review test 2 / Documenting networks notes Homework 2 Assigned
Class 20 - Mon 2012-06-11 Applications / Firewalls / Intro to NAT CNI4 Chapter 26, Chapter 40
CNI5 Chapter 23.15-23.19, Chapter 30.13-30.14
notes questions
Class 21 - Tue 2012-06-12 Lab 4 NAT Lab notes Homework 2 Due
Class 22 - Wed 2012-06-13 Routing protocols / Intro to Semester project CNI4 Chapter 27
CNI5 Chapter 27
notes questions Semester Design project Assigned
Class 23 - Thu 2012-06-14 WAN technologies / more on project notes questions Lab #4 report Due Saturday 6-15-2012 by midnight emailed or Friday in my office by 5 on paper
Class 24 - Mon 2012-06-18 Wireless / VPNS / Multicast intro notes questions First Draft of design project due Monday 06-18 in class on paper only
Class 25 - Tue 2012-06-19 Review design project first draft / Multicast / IPV6?
Class 26 - Wed 2012-06-20 Test 3
Class 27 - Thu 2012-06-21 Review Test 3 notes Final Draft of design project Due in class on paper. You have till Midnight 6-22-2012 to email pdf.