Linux+ System Management: Manage Network Configuration

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Linux+ System Management: Manage Network Configuration

In this lab, you'll practise configuring basic network settings on RHEL and Ubuntu, as well as basic network troubleshooting. When you're finished, you'll have two Linux systems configured with basic network settings allowing them to communicate.

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Lab Info

Level

Beginner

Last updated

Oct 11, 2025

Duration

1h 0m

Challenge

Configure Basic Networking on Ubuntu

To start things off, you will learn how to configure an Ubuntu server to be equipped with its required network configuration settings, such as IP addressing and a default gateway, which are vital for network communications.
Challenge

Configure Basic Networking on RHEL

Much like the previous challenge, you will learn how to configure the required networking settings, but this time you’ll be doing it on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
Challenge

Basic Network Troubleshooting

To finish this lab, you will learn how to perform basic troubleshooting techniques within both Linux variants to help you find and diagnose problems.

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