Introduction to the Network
This document outlines a number of resources for learning about networking technology. For example, there are resources on 10 GbE, switches, subnet masks and IP addressing, VLANs, OSI, firewalls, and so on.
- 10 Gigabit Ethernet Tutorial, TechTarget.
- Your Best Ethernet Switch: A Buyer’s Guide, TechTarget, 2015.
- Basics on Subnet Masks and IP Addresses, TechTarget.
- Basic Networking Definitions, TechTarget.
- Crash Course: VLANs, TechTarget.
- Guide to Network Security, TechTarget.
- Jeff Tyson. How OSI Works, HowStuffWorks.
Firewalls
- Introduction to Firewalls, TechTarget.
- How Does a Firewall Work? TechTarget.
- Crash Course: Firewalls, TechTarget.
- What Is a Firewall, About.com.
- Kara Gattine. Firewall Resource Guide, TechTarget.
Routers
- Introduction to Routers, TechTarget.
IP Addresses
- IP Addressing and Subnetting Fundamentals, TechTarget.
- IPv4 Tutorial, TutorialsPoint.
- The Case for IPv6: Introduction.
Virtual LANs
- LearnIT: Virtual LANs, TechTarget.
MPLS
- MPLS Technology Overview, TechTarget.
- MPLS VPN Basics, TechTarget.
- MPLS VPN Fundamentals, TechTarget.
- What You Need to Set a Global MPLS Network Architecture, TechTarget.
- 8 Steps to a Successful MPLS Migration, TechTarget.
- Robbie Harrell. Cisco CCIP MPLS Certification: Introduction, TechTarget.
- Classes of MPLS Services, TechTarget.
Routers
- Network Routers: Crash Course, TechTarget.
DNS
- What You Need to Know About the DNS System, TechTarget.
- How DNS Works, dnsimple.
- Reverse DNS (rDNS), WhatIs.
SDN
- Your Next Switch: The Data Center’s Software-Defined Future, TechTarget, 2014.
- Jon Toigo. How to Define SDN, TechTarget.
WAN
Switches
- How To Buy: What IT Needs to Look for in Data Center Switches, TechTarget.
- How to Plan a Campus Core Switch Refresh: Basic Requirements.
Protocols
- What is a Network Protocol, About.
- Spanning Tree Protocol (STP).
- Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP).
- Open Shortest Path First (OSPF).
- Network Time Protocol (NTP).
- Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP).
- Address Resolution Protocol (ARP).
- File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
- File Transfer Protocol, About.
- Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE).
- Multicast Dissemination Protocol (MDP).
- Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP).
- Multicast Open Shortest Path First (MOSPF).
- Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP).
- Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP).
- Routing Information Protocol (RIP).
- Transmission Control Protocol (TCP).
- Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP).
- Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP).
- Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP).
- Service Location Protocol (SLP).
- Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP).
- Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP).
- Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP).
- 25 Gigabit Ethernet, TechTarget.