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Link/Network Interface Layer

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Responsible for putting frames in the physical network’s transmission data. (ex. copper twisted pair cable, fiber optic cable). Data can only travel through the local area network.

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Internet Layer

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Used to address packets and route them across the network.

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Transport Layer

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Shows How to send the packets.

-Transmission Control Protocol (TCP): Guaranteed connection oriented method of ending packets from one deice to another, slower than UDP
0User Datagram Protocol (UDP): Connectionless protocol, faster than TCP but delivery is not guaranteed

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Application Layer

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Contains all the protocols that perform higher-level functions (e-mail, file transfer, encryptions, ect.)

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IPv4 addresses can be broke into classes

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See table!

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Multicast Address

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A logical identifier for a group of hosts in a computer network (ex, a group chat in Facebook, multicast works the same way)

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Class A Network

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1st octate: 1-127
Default Subnet Mask: 255.0.0.0
Possible hosts: 256 x 256 x 256 = 16.7 million

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Class B Network

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1st octate: 128-191
Default Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
Possible hosts: 256 x 256 = 65,536

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Class C Network

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1st octate: 192-223
Default Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Possible hosts: 256

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Class D Network

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1st octate: 224-239
Does not have subnetmask assigned to it
Works as a Multicast Address

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Class E Network

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1st octate: 240-255
Reserved for experimental purposes
Possible hosts: 268 million

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Classful Mask

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Default subnet mask for a given class of IP addresses

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Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR)

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Allows for borrowing some of the host bits and reassigning them to the network portion

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Class C subnet

255.255.255.0

This can be changed to…

255.255.255.192

This essentially divides our host into 4 smaller networks with 64 hosts each. This is known as a CIDR notation

example!

192.168.1.4
255.255.255.0

abbreviates to…

192.168.1.4/24

192.168.1.4
255.255.255.192

abbreviates to…

192.168.1.4/26

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Class A CIDR notation

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/8

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Class B CIDR notation

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/16

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Class C CIDR notation

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/24

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IPv4 Public (routable)

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Can be accessed ove the Internet and is assigned to the network by an Internet Service Provider

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IPv4 Private (non-routable)

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Can be used by anyone any time, but only within their own local network. Private Ip ranges include those that start with either 10, 172, or 192

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Network Address Translation (NAT)

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Allows for routing of private IPs through a public IP

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Ranges for private IP addresses (IMPORTANT TO MEMORIZE!!!!)

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Class A
-Starting value: 10
-IP Range: 10.0.0.0-10.255.255.255
-Possible hosts: 16.7 million

Class B
-Starting value: 172.16 - 172.31
-IP Range 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255
-Possible Hosts: 1.05 million

Class C
-Starting Value: 192.168
-IP Range 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255
-Possible Hosts: 65,536

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Loopback Address (127.0.0.1)

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Creates a loopback to the host and is often used in troubleshooting and testing network protocols on a system

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Automatic Private IP Addresses (APIPA)

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Used when a device does not have a static IP address or cannot reach a DHCP server. Range is from 169.254.0.0 to 169.254.255.255

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D.O.R.A.

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Discover
Offer
Request
Acknowledge

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IPv4 Static Assignment

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Manually type the IP address for the host, its subnet mask, fault gateway, and DNS server

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Dynamic Assignment
Dynamic allocation of IP addresses
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Domain Name System (DNS)
Converts the domain names used by a website to the IP address of its server. Essentially the internet version of a phone book.
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Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)
Identifies NetBIOS systems on a CTP/IP network and converts those NetBIOS names to IP addresses
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Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP)
Dynamically assigns IP addresses and allows a workstation to load a copy of boot image to the network
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Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP)
Assigns an IP based on an assignable scope or addresses and provides the ability to configure other options. You can configure scope. DHCP is the modern implementation of BOOTP Example: Only assign addresses 192.168.1.100 through 192.168.1.200 Each IP is leased for a period of time and returns to the pool when the lease expires. DHCP provides: -IP address -Subnet Mask -Default Gateway -DNS/WINS server
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Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA)
Used when a device does not have a static IP address or cannot reach a DHCP server. Allows for the quick configuration of a LAN without the need for a DHCP server. APIPA-assigned devices cannot communicate outside the LAN or with non-APIPA devices
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Zero Configuration (ZeroConf)
New technology the provides the same features as APIPA. Can Resolve computer name to IP addresses without the need for DNS by using the mDNS(multicast domain name server). It can perform service discovery on a network.
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Dynamic Host Configuration protocol (DHCP)
Provides an IP address to very machine on the network and eliminates configuration errors.
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Scope
List of valid IP addresses available for assignment or lease to a client computer or endpoint device on a given subnet
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DHCP Reservation
Excludes some IP addresses from being handed to devices unless they meet a certain condition. (Ex. set a DHCP reservation for a printer based on its mac address. Default lease time in home networks is 24 hours. For corporate, 7 to 30 days.
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4 steps of configuring a network using DHCP?
Discover Offer Request Acknowledge
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Domain Name System (DNS)
Helps network clients find a website using human-readable hostnames instead of numeric IP addresses
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Fully-Qualified Domain Name (FQDN). (Check table in presentation 100 at 6:27 for domain hierarchy)
Domain name under a top-level provider (ex. .com, .org) example: service.domain name.top-level domain (www.diontraining.com)
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Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
Contains the FQDN with the method of accessing information ex. https:// http:// ftp://
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DNS records within a DNS Server
A -Description: Address -Function: Links a hostname to an IPv4 Address AAAA -Description: Address -Function: Links a hostname to an IPv6 Address CNAME -Description: Canonical Name -Function: Points a domain to another domain or subdomain (ex. www.itil4exam.com redirects to www.diontraining.com). Can only be used to point to another domain or subdomain, not to an IP address MX -Description: Mail Exchange -Function: Directs emails to a mail server TXT -Description: Text -Function: Adds text into the DNS (Can add SPF, DKIM, DMARC information) -Sender Policy Framework (SPF): DNS record that identifies the host authorized to send mail for the domain -DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM): Provides the cryptographic authentication mechanism for mail using a public key published as a DNS record -Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance (DMARC): Framework that is used for proper application of SPF and DKIM, utilizing a policy that's published as a DNS record NS -Description: Nameserver -Function: Indicates which DNS nameserver has the authority
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Nameserver
Type of DNS server that stores all the DNC records for a given domain
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Internal DNS
Allows cloud instances on the same network access each other using internal DNS names
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External DNS
Records created around the domain names from a central authority and used on the public internet
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Time to Live (TTL)
Tells the DNS resolver how long to cache a query before requesting a new one
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DNS Resolver/DNS Cache
makes a local copy of every DNS entry it resolves when connecting to websites
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Recursive Lookup
DNS server communicates with several other DNS servers to hunt down the IP address and return to the client.
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Iterative lookup
Each DNS server responds directly to the client with an address for another DNS server that may have the correct IP address
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***What do you need to know about DNS for the exam?***
-How DNS works (DNS records)

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