SO114 Solaris 10 OE Network Administration Training and Courseware Course Outline

Unit 1 - Network Hardware & Software

  • Network Hardware
  • Typical Network Diagram
  • Types of Networks
  • Ethernet Networks
  • Ethernet Hardware
  • Ethernet Communications
  • Ethernet Addresses
  • Types of Networks
  • Top Level Domains
  • Domain and Hostnames
  • Gateways
  • Packets
  • Network Protocols
  • The OSI Network Model
  • The OSI Model
  • The TCP/IP Model
  • The TCP/IP Protocol Stack
  • Network Filesystems
  • Protocol Overview
  • Connection Types
  • Internet Protocol
  • IP Addresses
  • Subnets
  • Classless Internet Domain Routing Notation
  • Determining Network System Information
 

Unit 2 - Network Commands

  • Conventions Used In This Unit
  • telnet - Remote Terminal Service
  • rlogin - Remote Login
  • rsh - Remote Shell
  • ftp - File Transfer Protocol
  • Transferring Multiple Files
  • rcp - Remote Copy
  • rwho - Remote Who
  • ruptime - Remote System Status
  • finger - Remote User Information
  • Security Notes on Network Commands
 

Unit 3 - Network Administration

  • Network Daemons
  • inetd - Internet Daemon
  • Optional Service Daemons
  • Network Control Files
  • Network Startup
  • The ifconfig Command
  • Modifying Network Settings
  • Reconfiguring the Network
  • Checking Network Status
 

Unit 4 - Network Printing

  • Overview of Network Printing
  • Setting Up Network Printers
  • Modifying Printer Configuration
  • Deleting A Printer
  • Using the CDE Printer Administrator Tool
 

Unit 5 - Network File Systems

  • NFS - Network File System
  • NFS Terminology
  • NFS Daemons
  • File System Sharing and Exporting
  • NFS Commands and Files
  • The /usr/sbin/share Command
  • Additional Resource Sharing Related Commands
  • The /etc/mount Command
  • Configuring NFS
  • Setting Up the NFS Server
  • Setting Up A NFS Client
  • Removing a NFS Resource
 

Unit 6 - Domain Name Service (DNS)

  • The DNS Database
  • DNS Overview
  • DNS Terminology
  • DNS Daemons and Programs
  • DNS Configuration Files
  • DNS Control and Log Files
  • The in.named Daemon
  • Controlling the named Daemon
  • DNS Configuration Files
  • Reverse DNS
  • Slave DNS Servers
  • The nslookup command
  • Setting up a DNS Client
  • Configuring a DNS Server
  • DNS Trouble Shooting
 

Unit 7 - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)

  • Setting up a LDAP Server
  • Setting up a LDAP Client
 

Unit 8 - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
  • Introduction to DHCP
  • What is DHCP?
  • What is DHCP Good For?
  • What DHCP is NOT Good For?
  • The DHCP Protocol
  • Allocation of network addresses
  • How DHCP Works
  • Controlling the dhcpd Server
  • DHCP Server Configuration
  • Testing the DHCP Service
  • Removing DHCP Services
  • Configuring a Solaris Workstation as a DHCP Client
 

Unit 9 - Network Information Service (NIS)
  • Overview of NIS+
  • The NIS Client-Server Model
  • NIS+ Information Management
  • Setting Up NIS+
  • Setting Up A NIS+ Server
  • Setting Up a NIS+ Client
  • Setting Up A NIS+ Client
  • Initializing NIS+ Client Users
  • Unconfiguring NIS+
 

Unit 10 - Network Time Protocol
  • The xntpd Daemon
  • NTP Modes
  • Internet Time Servers
  • NTP Programs
  • NTP Files
  • The /etc/inet/ntp.conf File
  • Starting and Stopping the xntpd Daemon
  • Configuring an xntpd Server
  • Troubleshooting xntpd
 

Unit 11 - Architecture Differences between SPARC and X86 Solaris
  • Network Basics Differences
  • Virtual File Systems and Core Dumps Differences
  • Storage Volumes Differences
  • Controlling Access and Configuring System Messaging Differences
  • Setting Up Name Services Differences
  • Performing Advanced Installation Procedures Differences
 

Unit 12 - Laboratory Project
  • Laboratory Project Overview
    • Step 1 - Plan the Network
    • Step 2 - Install Solaris
    • Step 3 - Set Up the Network Printer
    • Step 4 - Set Up Network File Systems
    • Step 5 - Set Up Network Services