A two day practical course

Language: English

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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
Install a Ethernet Network using coax and UTP wiring
verify the operation of the Ethernet NIC
Install a Token-Ring Network using UTP and STP wiring.
verify the operation of the Token-Ring NIC
Configure workstation software for a Novell NetWare network using ODI and NDIS drivers
Generate various Ethernet frame structures by the workstation, using the ODI drivers NET.CFG file
SNMP based management station

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
The class target audience is those who have some experience working with LANs.

2. LAN TOPOLOGY OVERVIEW

• Physical Topology
• Logical Topology
• Combining the Physical and Logical Topologies and Understanding its Achilles heel

3. ETHERNET TECHNOLOGY

• CSMA/CD
• Ethernet Framing 802.2
• Cabling Specification
• Hardware Components Bridges
• Troubleshooting Techniques and Tools
• Designing a Ethernet Network for Fault Tolerance

4 TOKEN RING TOPOLOGY

• Token Passing
• Token Ring Framing
• Token Ring MAC Frames
• Understanding Logical Link Control Type 1 and 2
• Cable Specification
• Hardware components
• Troubleshooting Techniques and Tools
• Designing a Token Ring Network for Fault Tolerance

• Analogue Time Domain Reflectometer
• Digital Time Domain Reflectometer
• functionality
• specifications

6 WORKSTATION TROUBLESHOOTING

• Working with ODI files
• Working with NDIS files

7. NETWORK PROTOCOL ANALYSERS

• Protocol Analyzer Description
• Troubleshooting and fine-tuning
• Marketplace
• Using a variety of protocol analysers, the students will observe live Token Passing and CSMA/CD operation.

8. SNMP and SNMP II

• Purpose of Network Management
• Statistics Gathered by Network Management Systems