Cisco DevNet Associate (200-901) Cert Prep 6: Network Fundamentals
1h 14mIntermediate2021-02-05
Authors
Eric Chou
Eric Chou is an author, engineer, and coach with 15+ years of experience as a networking professional.
Course details
Whether you're studying to pass the Cisco DevNet Associate certification exam—or you just want to learn more about network fundamentals—this course can help you get up to speed. In this course, instructor Eric Chou teaches you about various network technologies, such as virtual local area networks (VLANs), routing, IP services, and troubleshooting common values. Eric explains how media access control (MAC) addresses, VLANs, and IP addresses are used, then goes over routing and gateways. He discusses some components you need for a network: switches, routers, firewalls, and load balancers. Eric describes the roles of network control planes and network data planes. He shows you tools you can use to make a network diagram, then steps through how to represent different network components. Eric covers a variety of IP services, then concludes by explaining some ways you may need to troubleshoot your network.
Skills covered
Network AdministrationCert PrepNetwork and System Administration
Concepts
Introduction
- Network fundamentals
Network Layer 2-3 Technologies
- Learn about MAC addresses and VLANs
- Learn about IP Addresses and Subnet masks
- Examples of routes and gateways
- Section 1 lab
Common Network Components
- Learn about network switches
- Learn about routers
- Learn about firewalls
- Learn about load balancers
Control and Data Planes
- Overview of Network Control Plane
- Overview of Network Data Plane
Network Diagrams
- Common Network diagram tools
- Network diagram components
IP Services
- Learn about DNS
- Learn about DHCP
- Learn about NAT
- Learn about SNMP and NTP
- Section 5 Lab
Network Troubleshooting
- Overview of Network Service Ports
- Troubleshoot Application Connection Issues
- Recognize Network constraints on applications
Conclusion
- Next Steps