Networking Fundamentals High Level Overview Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by aaAldinaaa

Types of Networks

Connec­tions

Protocols

IP Addressing

Twisted Pair

Coaxial

Fiber Optic

Plenum­-Grade Cables

Connectors

Wire Standards

Ethernet

Standard Ethernet

Fast Ethernet

Gigabit Ethernet

Physical Network Topologies

Bus Topology

Star Topology

Ring Topology

Mesh Topology

Hybrid Topology

WAN Techno­logies

VPNs

VLANs

Commun­ication Standards

TCP/IP Protocol Suite

TCP/IP (DARPA) Model

Transport Layer Protocols - TCP

Three-Way Handshake

Internet Layer Protocols

Commun­ication Types

Access Methods

CSMA/CD

IP Addressing Scheme Planning

IP Addressing Rules

Classful IP Addressing

Private IP Addressing

Public IP Addressing

NAT (Network Address Transl­ation)

Binary IP Addresses

Inter-­Net­working

Default Gateway

Subnetting

Classless Interd­omain Routing (CIDR)

IPCONFIG / ARP / ROUTE

PING / TRACERT / PATHPING

NETSTAT / NBSTAT / NSLOOKUP

TELNET / FTP / NETSH

Host Names

NetBIOS Names

Name to IP Address Resolution

Name Resolution Process

DORA (Discover, Offer, Request, Acknow­ledge)

DHCP in a Routed Network

Routing Tables

Static Routing

Dynamic Routing

Routing Protocols

Conver­gence

RDS Role Services

Benefits of Wireless Networking

Wireless Access Point

Components of Wireless Access Point

Access Point Placement

Wireless Networking Standards

Wireless Network Securing

Firewalls

Security Devices

Network Access Security

User Authen­tic­ation

Device Security

Common Security Threats

Disadv­antage of IPv4

IPv6 Solutions

Types of IPv6 Addresses (Unicast, Multicast, Anycast)

IPv4/IPv6 Compat­ibility