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Critical Network Services DNS, DHCP, and NAT

This course will teach you the fundamentals of administering critical network services, including DNS, DHCP, and NAT, giving you the skills to configure, manage, and troubleshoot core network functions in an entry-level admin role.

Beginner
1h 25m

Created by Andrew Mallett

Last Updated Mar 12, 2026

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Critical Network Services DNS, DHCP, and NAT

This course will teach you the fundamentals of administering critical network services, including DNS, DHCP, and NAT, giving you the skills to configure, manage, and troubleshoot core network functions in an entry-level admin role.

Beginner
1h 25m

Created by Andrew Mallett

Last Updated Mar 12, 2026

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Many entry-level administrators struggle to understand how essential network services work together to keep systems connected and secure. In this course, Critical Network Services DNS, DHCP, and NAT, you’ll gain the ability to configure, manage, and troubleshoot core network services with confidence. First, you’ll explore how DNS enables name resolution across networks. Next, you’ll discover how DHCP automates IP address assignment and network configuration. Finally, you’ll learn how to implement and manage NAT to allow secure communication between internal and external networks. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of critical network services needed to support and maintain small to medium-sized networks in an entry-level administrator role.

Critical Network Services DNS, DHCP, and NAT
Beginner
1h 25m
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Andrew Mallett - Pluralsight course - Critical Network Services DNS, DHCP, and NAT
Andrew Mallett
89 courses 4.6 author rating 4193 ratings

Andrew is a committed evangelist of the Linux Operating System and the concept of community and freedom that it provides. He has worked as a technical trainer since 1995 and has taught throughout the world, including Australia, the US, Germany and Eastern Europe. Andrew started teaching Linux in 2004 when Novell acquired SUSE and has been a long time supporter of Novell and provides SYSOP support the the Certifed Novell Instructor community on Linux. Andrew founded theurbanpenguin and has been submitting video training material to his YouTube channel since 2009 and currently has over 8,500 subscribers and 1.6 Million views. Andrew has had two publications with Packt: Citrix Access Gateway VPX Essentials (2012) and Citrix XenApp (2013).

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