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Rick Graziani, Cabrillo College
Instructor, Computer Science/Networking
Email: graziani@cabrillo.edu
 
Non-Cabrillo Instructors/Students: If you would like access to my materials please email me for the username and password.
 

Course Materials: CIS 81 Fundamentals of Networking (CCNA 1)

Note: These materials are currently being updated for the new Exploration curriculum. Both my previous materials and new materials are included.

   
     
Download
    Packet Tracer v5.1 Application + Tutorial MS Windows
     
    Packet Tracer v5.1 Application + Tutorial Linux-Ubuntu
     
    Packet Tracer v5.1 Application + Tutorial Linux-Fedora
     
    Packet Tracer v5.1 Application + Tutorial Linux Generic
     
    Packet Tracer Video
       
    Lab: Packet Tracer - Creating a Topology (PDF)  
       
   
  Introduction
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links Labs and Assignments
  Course Introduction Link: Firewall.cx  
  Movie: Herding Cats  
    Movie: Today's Networking Professionals
  Captivate Videos  
  WebCT: General Information  
     
       
       
  1 Living in a Network Centric World
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links Labs and Assignments
  Living in a Network Centric World Software: Binary/Decimal Conversion  
     
       
  2 Communicating over the Network
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links Labs and Assignments
 

Communicating over the Network

Movie: Warriors of the Net  
    IETF  
    IEEE  
    ISO  
       
  3 Application Layer Protocols and Functionality
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links Labs and Assignments
 

Application Layer Protocols and Functionality

  Packet Tracer: DHCP, DNS, and HTTP
      Pkt file: PT-DHCP-DNS-DHCP.pkt (solution)
  4 OSI Transport Layer
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links Labs and Assignments
 

Transport Layer

 Nutshell: TCP (PDF) Software: Wireshark
    Nutshell: UDP (PDF) Lab: Using a Protocol Analyzer (Wireshark)
    Nutshell: TCP and UDP Port Numbers (PDF) Assignment: Capturing 3-way Handshake
       
    FCC Hearing: On Comcast TCP Resets  
       
       
       
       
       
    Link: Warriors of the Net  
    Link: Uri Raz's TCP/IP Links  
    Link: UofGeogia: TCP/IP Fundamentals  
    Link: TCP/UDP Port Numbers  
       
    Movie: Traceroute (CAIDA)  
    Movie: Warriors of the Net  
       
       
  5 OSI Network Layer
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links Labs and Assignments
  OSI Network Layer Nutshell: IP (Internet Protocol) (PDF) Pkt file: Troubleshooting IP Addresses
  Link: Path MTU Discovery  
     
       
       
       
  6 IPv4 Addressing and Subnetting
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links Labs and Assignments
  IPv4 Addresses - Part 1 Reading: Classless Subnetting Explained (PDF) Assignment: Subnetting #1
  IPv4 Addresses - Part 2 Worksheet: Classless Subnetting (Excel)  
  IPv4 Addresses - Part 3 Nutshell: Classless Subnetting (Excel) Pkt file: Subnetting-Basics-1.pkt
    Nutshell: Classful Subnetting (PDF) Pkt file: Subnetting-Basics-VLSM.pkt
  Related PowerPoint Presentations Article: Regional Internet Registry  
  Classless IP Addressing and Subnetting    
  Classless Subnetting Explained Subnet Calculators:  
  Classful Subnetting and Other Topics   Link: Subnet Calculator  
      Link: Subnet-Calculator (another one) Lab: Campus Network Lab
  IP Address Allocation, DHCP and DNS   Link: VLSM CIDR Subnet Download: Packet Tracer Campus Network
  ICMP: Ping and Traceroute   Lab Instructions: Campus Network Lab
       
       
  7 OSI Data Link Layer
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links Labs and Assignments
  OSI Data Link Layer    
       
       
  8 OSI Physical Layer
       
  PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links Labs and Assignments
  OSI Physical Layer (coming soon)    
       
       
  9 Ethernet (IEEE 802.3)
       
  Etherenet PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links Labs and Assignments
  Ethernet Fundamentals Part 1 Nutshell: Hubs and Switches (PDF)  
Ethernet Fundamentals Part 2 Nutshell: Ethernet Protocol (PDF)  
  ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) Link: Charles Spurgeon Ethernet Site  
  Link: IEEE Standards Committee  
       
  Other ARP PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links Labs and Assignments
  ARP: Process and the Protocol Nutshell: ARP (PDF) Lab: PT - ARP (download Ricks-ARP.pkt)
  ARP: Animated Scenarios using PT Article: ARP Spoofing and Attacks (PDF) Lab: Ethereal - ARP
    Article: Proxy ARP (PDF)  
       
  Wireless, STP, Switch Security and IOS
       
  PowerPoint Presentations    
  Wireless LANs    
  STP and Switch Security Issues    
  IOS: Switches and Routers (Lab)    
  IOS: Switches and Routers (pkt file)    
       
       
       
  Packet Forwarding PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links Labs and Assignments
  Introduction to Routing and Packet Forwarding Nutshell: Routing (PDF) Lab: PT Routing Lab (download Ricks-Routers.pkt)
    Article: Protocol Scenarios for Layers 2 and 3  
    Link: IETF  
       
  IOS PowerPoint Presentations Instructional Aids and Links  
 

IOS: Switches and Routers

Nutshell: IOS Commands (PDF)  
       
   
   

Course Syllabus: Spring 2008

Check often, information subject to change.

       

 

Week 1

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab
  Sep 1/2 Monday section - No class   none
  Tuesday section:    
  Course Introduction    
  Herding Cats    
  Web Sites    
  Packet Tracer Project Demo    
  Packet Tracer Download and Tutorials (Intro only!)    
       

 

Week 2

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab
  Sep 8/9 Monday section - See Week 1 Review WebCT Read: Ch. 2 Communicating over the Network
  Ch. 2 Communicating over the Network WebCT: Check score and answers WebCT: Ch. 2 Questions
  Packet Tracer Demo ->Assessments   Due: Sep 23
    ->View All Submissions   Three attempts (this assignment only)
    ->Attempt#  
    Right-click to download materials Head Start: Download Packet Tracer
      Lab: Packet Tracer - Creating a Topology (PDF)
       
      Review Tutorials: Help -> Tutorials
      * Interface Overview
      * Options
      * Creating a Network Topology
      * Configuring Devices Using the Desktop tab
      * Simulation Environment
       

 

Week 3

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab
  Sep 15/16 Ch. 3 Application Layer Protocols and Functionality   Read: Ch. 3 Application Layer Protocols
  Packet Tracer Lab: Creating a Topology/DHCP, DNS,...   WebCT: Ch. 3 Questions
  Warriors of the Net     Due: Sep 30
      Packet Tracer: DHCP, DNS and HTTP
        WebCT: Packet Tracer: DHCP, DNS and HTTP
        Due: Sep 30
       
       

 

Week 4

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab
  Sep 22/23 Ch. 4 OSI Transport Layer (Part 1) WebCT: My Grades (WebCT only) Read: Ch. 4 OSI Transport Layer
  Pkt file: PT-DHCP-DNS-DHCP.pkt   WebCT: Ch. 4 Questions
        Due: Oct 14
  Wireshark Demo   Lab: Using a Protocol Analyzer (Wireshark)
      Assignment: Capturing 3-way Handshake
        Due:Oct 6/7
         
       

 

Week 5

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab
  Sep 29/30 Ch. 4 OSI Transport Layer (Part 2 - Flow Control)   none
         
       
         
       
         
         
         
       
       

 

Week 6

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab
  Oct 6/7 Ch. 5 OSI Network Layer Turn-in Wireshark Homework none
  Pkt file: Troubleshooting IP Addresses      
       
  Ch. 6 IPv4 Addresses - Part 1      
         
         
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

Week 7

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab
  Oct 13/14 Ch. 6 IPv4 Addresses - Part 2 Midterm exam distributed next week Assignment: Subnetting #1
        Due: Oct 27/28
        Include completed worksheets for all problems
         
       
       
       

 

Week 8

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab
  Oct 20/21 Ch. 6 IPv4 Addresses - Part 3   Read: Ch. 6 Addressing the Network - IPv4
  Midterm Exam distributed: Due Oct 28th   WebCT: Ch. 5 & 6 Questions
        Due: Nov 4
  Pkt file: Subnetting-Basics-1.pkt   WebCT: Midterm
        Due: Oct 28 (midnight)
       
       

 

Week 9

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab
  Oct 27/28 Ch. 6 IPv4 Addresses - Part 3 (continued)   none
         
  Pkt file: Subnetting-Basics-VLSM.pkt    
       
       
       
       

 

Week 10

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab
  Nov 3/4 LAB Midterm results available Campus Network Lab
    Next week's class   Due: Nov 18th
  Download: Packet Tracer Campus Network    
  Lab Instructions: Campus Network Lab    
      Lab: Campus Network Lab
        Download: Packet Tracer Campus Network
        Lab Instructions: Campus Network Lab
      Tasks:
        Perform tasks Part 1 - Addressing
        Next week we will do Part 2.
        Bring pkt file to next class on a flash drive
       
       
       
       

 

Week 11

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab
  Nov 10/11 Monday section: Campus Networking Lab   none
  Tuesday section: Holiday      
         
         
       
       
       

 

Week 12

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab
  Nov 17/18 Ch. 7 OSI Data Link Layer Midterm Grade Report Read: Ch. 7 OSI Data Link Layer
  Ch. 9 Ethernet - Part 1 WebCT - Assessment (multi pages) Read: Ch. 8 OSI Physical Layer
    Next Week: Discuss Campus Net Lab  
      WebCT: Ch. 7 Questions
        Due: 12/2 midnight
        You get 2 attempts
       
      Lab: Campus Network Lab
        Perform tasks in Part 2
        Email .pkt file
        Due: 11/25
       

 

Week 13

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab
  Nov 24/24 Ch. 9 Ethernet - Part 2   Read: Ch. 9 Ethernet
  ARP   WebCT: Ch. 9 Questions - CANCELED
        This assignment was CANCELED
         
       
       

 

Week 14

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab
  Dec 1/2      
    Cisco Online Final  
         
       
         
       
       

 

Week 15

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab
  Dec 8/9 Introduction to Wireless    
  Introduction to STP and Switch Security      
  Lab - Don't use subnet 0 (PT bug)      
         
       
         
       

 

Week 16

Lecture

Announcements

Homework/Lab
  Dec 15/16 CIS 81 Final Exam   WebCT: Final Exam
        Due: