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EET-1301 FUNDAMENTALS OF NETWORKING COURSE INTRODUCTION Tim R. Moore [email protected] [email protected]
For the courtesy of others…
• Please turn off all laptops, PDAs, cell phones. • Cell phones may be put on vibrate mode, but please take
the call outside of the room. • Please do not text message, chat, etc. with cell phone or
other devices.
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Introduce yourselves!
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Tell us: 1. Your name 2. Family 3. City 4. IT Background 5. Your goal at CCC 6. Tell us something
about yourself that few people know about.
My description of this intro course: • Introduction to networking protocols and how
networks work. “Networking Engineering 101” • You are being educated for a career. Not trained for
a job. This is not a job training course. • The focus of this class is education and to help the
you develop a real understanding of networking, not merely memorizing facts and commands.
• In semester 1 we will focus on: • Protocols • Algorithms • Processes
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You must decide your goal
CCNA 1-4 College Credit?
CCNA 1-4 CCENT Certification?
CCNA 1-4 CCNA Certification?
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You must decide what level of investment you are going to make in this four-part series of Cisco courses: Are you making a small investment . . . or are you - all in?
•Time investment (can be considerable) •Effort investment (can be considerable) •Sacrifices you are willing to make:
•Leisure time activities •Family (make sure everyone is onboard with your decision) •Work related
You must decide your goal CCNA 1-4
College Credit?
CCNA 1-4 CCENT Certification?
CCNA 1-4 CCNA Certification?
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Historically, what percentage of students do you think choose either of these three goals at the beginning of the four Cisco
course series?
<10% <10% >90%
CCNA 1-4 College Credit?
CCNA 1-4 CCENT Certification?
CCNA 1-4 CCNA Certification?
Historically, what actually happened?
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Where do you think the majority of students are at the end of the four Cisco course series? Usually, only about 20% of students
even attempt the certification exams.
≈ 80% ≈ 10% ≈ 10%
CCNA 1-4 College Credit?
CCNA 1-4 CCENT Certification?
CCNA 1-4 CCNA Certification?
With your help – we can reverse these numbers!
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≈ 80% ≈ 10% ≈ 10%
CCNA 1-4 College Credit
CCNA 1-4 CCENT Certification
CCNA 1-4 CCNA Certification
Where do you think my focus will be?
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My goal will be to help as many people be as successful as possible! DO NOT DROP – YOU DROP, I FAIL!
≈ 80% ≈ 10% ≈ 10%
Up and Beyond • I will give optional and recommended assignments to
students to help them reach the level of comprehension and understanding needed to pass the certification exams.
• These “optional” and “recommended” assignments have no points or grade associated with them. They are simply added value activities. These would require an extra time and effort commitment.
• You can get credit for these Cisco courses by “testing” out. You can do this by passing the certification exams.
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Key: Understanding - not Memorizing
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“What am I going to learn in all four Cisco Academy semesters?” • Describe how a network works (semester 1) • Implement an IP addressing scheme and IP Services to meet network
requirements in a medium-size Enterprise branch office network. (semester 1)
• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot basic router operation and routing on Cisco devices (semester 2)
• Configure, verify and troubleshoot a switch with VLANs and interswitch communications (semester 3)
• Explain and select the appropriate administrative tasks required for a WLAN (semester 4)
• Implement, verify, and troubleshoot NAT and ACLs in a medium-size Enterprise branch office network. (semester 4)
• Implement and verify WAN links (semester 4) • Identify security threats to a network and describe general methods to
mitigate those threats (all semesters)
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Course Information – Semester 1
• Network Topologies • Transmission media
• Coax, twisted pair, fiber
• Cabling, UTP • Modulation • NICs • Hubs and Repeaters • Switches and Bridges • ISO and the OSI Model • Collisions domains • Broadcast domains • Binary and Hexadecimal number
systems
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• Ethernet frames • MAC addresses • Layer 2 communications • IP Addressing and Subnetting **** • Classful and Classless addressing • Introduction to Routers and Routing
Protocols • ARP • ICMP • DHCP and DNS • TCP and UDP
Some of the fundamental networking topics covered:
This will not be the last time you learn about these topics in your networking education and career.
What about Certifications?
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Experience + Certifications + Courses/Degrees = Salaries
To earn CCNA, must pass two exams:
ICND1 (CCENT) + ICND2 OR
Just one big CCNA exam
Packet Tracer
Student Networking Knowledge and Skills
Cisco Networking Academy Curricula Portfolio
CCNP
IT Essentials: PC Hardware and Software
IT Essentials
CCNA Discovery
CCNP
Security
CCNA Exploration
Networking for Home and Small Businesses Working at a Small-to-Medium Business or ISP Introducing Routing and Switching in the Enterprise Designing and Supporting Computer Networks
Network Fundamentals Routing Protocols and Concepts LAN Switching and Wireless Accessing the WAN
CCNA Security
ROUTE: Implementing IP Routing SWITCH: Implementing IP Switched Networks TSHOOT: Troubleshooting and Maintaining IP Networks
Network Professional
IT Technician
Network Technician
Network Associate
Network Specialist
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Should you be here? • “What should I already know? . . . I don’t know any of this!”
• Perfect! You are in the right class • But you should already have basic computer literacy knowledge and skills: • Hardware, software, CPU, RAM, ROM, disk drives, interface cards, bits, bytes, software development
• WWW, email, word processing, windows, file management
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My Teaching Style (do unto others) My approach: • Simple minded (me) – keep it simple • Repetition, repetition, repetition . . . part me, part
academy. • External Resources (PowerPoints, Podcasts, Books,
Internet, YouTube, Videos, Labs). I’m not a control freak. I’m not going to lecture you any more than necessary. This is a “hands-on” class if at all possible.
• Hands-on tools to learning: • Wireshark Protocol Analyzer • Packet Tracer • Network devices
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My Teaching Style (do unto others) My approach: • I Don’t expect you to know something that I don’t cover in
class. • I Do expect you to be able to extend your knowledge on
your own – ask questions – research independently for answers.
• I Encourage courteous participation but will not force it. • No surprise tests – relax! But, keep up with the class.
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My Background Currently: • Computer Science/Networking Instructor, CVCC, Brecksville
• All CCNA courses, IT Essentials (A+), XHTML, etc.
Other Previous Work Experience • Various companies: Networking, Database, Web, Programming: since 1982. • Teaching for the past 11 years: Lorain County JVS, Mentor High School, Normandy
High School – all Tech Prep programs. Certifications: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Cisco Certified Entry Network Technician (CCENT) CompTIA A+ CompTIA Network+ CompTIA Security+ Others outside of networking AAB, CIS, Programming Major BBA, Management Major M.Ed., Curriculum & Instruction
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Herding Cats…
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Learning IT is like . . .
Concepts, terms, devices . . . all going in different directions at the same time. Be PATIENT – you will learn it over time. Jump in with both feet: keep trying, don’t quit, and you will be successful. If you are the type of person who needs constant positive reinforcement, it will be difficult. You will feel lost at times; you will get frustrated often. This is a marathon – not a sprint. Expect comprehension to come in “clumps.” Lots of “aha” moments after feeling overwhelmed for awhile. The good pay isn’t because it’s easy to learn. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it.
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Student Responsibility
Student Responsibility • Your education and success is your responsibility – you get the
credit for your success! You are working for “You, Inc.” • Come to class prepared:
• Come to class and be on time • Pen(s) and Paper • Take Notes – helps to stay focused! Let me know if I’m going
too fast! (Guys can’t multitask well) • Index cards (flash cards) • Organized: prior handouts, notes, etc. • Read the chapter in advance – read multiple times!!
Technical reading is difficult. Don’t read like a novel.
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Student Responsibility • Outside of class:
• Schedule a time for reading and homework (no cell phones – distractions)
• Find others to study with – form a study group • Missing class
• Ask other students BEFORE the next class what you missed • Check the website: www.cnacad.com, www.netacad.com
• Late assignments • I can’t take late work unless extenuating circumstances.
• This is for YOUR success.
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Student Successes You, Inc. • Remember, you are developing your “brand” because you
have competition for the career that you want. Live the standard or living that you want to live.
• I have many successful former students: • Students who are now working as network
engineers/administrators and/or continued on to a four-year university.
• Some of these students had challenging disabilities, disadvantaged life circumstances and personal issues.
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Student Successes • Some common things they did:
• Made their education a priority – set goals. Took baby steps. Expected it to be challenging.
• Found a way to make it to class - RTA • Took as many classes as possible with available time • Organized and prepared • Took advantage of internships or found their own
opportunities • Worked hard and kept trying when they came upon
obstacles. Anyone can find excuses. Anyone can find many, many reasons to quit that sound perfectly reasonable.
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Successful Students
Source: http://www.oncourseworkshop.com/
Successful Students
Succeeding in EET-1301 … • Preparation and organization
• Pen/pencil, notebook/binder • Taking notes • Print slides • Read textbook or online text (I prefer online) • Do research – question what you don’t know
• Grades • Not the only deciding factor. Grades aren’t
everything. • Soft skills & hard skills - employers want
both! • Self Motivation • Initiative to work • Enthusiasm for job • Professionalism/Organization skills • Communication skills and working with
diversity
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What about this Cisco? Is it relevant?
• Question: Does this and some of the other courses focus only on Cisco Systems networking? Does it apply to using non-Cisco equipment?
• Answer: All of the information in EET-1301 and more than 95% of the courses that use Cisco equipment applies to general networking knowledge. • Cisco, Nortel, Lucent, Alcatel, Foundry, Juniper, and others, all apply
industry standards protocols from IETF, IEEE, and others. • Typing the commands on the equipment is very easy. Understanding what
is happening; how to design, implement, and troubleshoot networks is the difficult part.
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Now, on to the web sites…
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www.cnacad.com Computer Network ACADemy www.netacad.com Cisco Network Academy www.cisco.com Cisco Commercial Site: Cisco Learning Network www.youtube.com Resources! www.google.com Resources! www.howstuffworks.com Resources!
Congratulations! • Congratulations to have taken an important first step to a
wonderful career!
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Goto www.cnacad.com, CCNA1 Exploration, Week 1
