Practical Networking

by Ben Piper

In this course, you'll get a practical, hands-on understanding of how to troubleshoot network-related issues. You'll learn all about IPv4 and IPv6 network connectivity, how devices connect to the Internet, how data gets from end to end, how to read a network topology diagram, and more. We also cover specific network troubleshooting techniques and commands including ping, tracert, netsh, ipconfig, and netstat.

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What you'll learn

In this course, you'll get a practical, hands-on understanding of how to troubleshoot network-related issues. You'll learn all about IPv4 and IPv6 network connectivity, how devices connect to the Internet, how data gets from end to end, how to read a network topology diagram, and more. We also cover specific network troubleshooting techniques and commands including ping, tracert, netsh, ipconfig, and netstat.

Table of contents

Introduction to Internetworking
21mins
Understanding Internet Connectivity
24mins
Network Troubleshooting Methodology
33mins
Troubleshooting Physical and Layer 2 Connectivity
20mins
Troubleshooting IP Connectivity
21mins
Troubleshooting Applications and the Transport Layer
14mins
Isolating Problem Scopes and Causes
27mins
Web Browsers and HTTP/HTTPS
15mins
Troubleshooting Network Latency
32mins

About the author

Ben Piper

Ben Piper is the author of the "CCNP Enterprise Certification Study Guide: Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies" and the "AWS Certified Solutions Architect Study Guide". You can contact Ben by visiting his website, benpiper.com.

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