WA1309 Solaris OE Network Administration Training and Courseware

UNIT 1 – NETWORK HARDWARE & SOFTWARE

1. Introduction
2. Network Hardware
3. Typical Network Diagram
4. Types of Networks
5. Ethernet Networks
6. Ethernet Hardware
7. Ethernet Communications
8. Ethernet Addresses
9. Types of Networks
10. To Level Domains
11. Domain and Hostnames
12. Gateways
13. Packets
14. Network Protocols
15. The OSI Network Model
16. The OSI Model
17. The TCP/IP Model
18. The TCP/IP Protocol Stack
19. Network Filesystems
20. Protocol Overview
21. Connection Types
22. Internet Protocol
23. IP Addresses
24. Subnets
25. Classless Internet Domain Routing Notation
26. Determining Network System Information
27. Unit Review
28. Unit Exercise

UNIT 2 – NETWORK COMMANDS

1. Unit Introduction
2. Conventions Used In This Unit
3. telnet – Remote Terminal Service
4. rlogin-Remote Login
5. rsh – Remote Shell
6. ftp – File Transfer Protocol
7. Transferring Multiple Files
8. rcp – Remote Copy
9. rwho – Remote Who
10. ruptime – Remote System Status
11. finger – Remote User Information
12. Security Notes on Network Commands
13. Unit Review

UNIT 3 – NETWORK ADMINISTRATION

1. Unit Introduction
2. Network Daemons
3. inetd – Internet Daemon
4. Optional Service Daemons
5. Network Control Files
6. Network Startup
7. the ifconfig Command
8. Modifying Network Settings
9. Reconfiguring the Network
10. Checking the Network Status
11. Unit Review
12. Unit Exercise

UNIT 4 – NETWORK PRINTING

1. Unit Introduction
2. Overview of Network Printing
3. Setting Up Network Printers
4. Modifying Printer Configuration
5. Deleting a Printer
6. Using the CDE Printer Administrator Tool
7. Unit Review
8. Unit Exercise

UNIT 5 – NETWORK FILE SYSTEM

1. Introduction
2. NFS – Network File System
3. NFS Terminology
4. NFS Daemons
5. File System Sharing and Exporting
6. NFS Commands and Files
7. The /usr/sbin/share Command
8. Additonal Resource Sharing Related Commands
9. The /etc/mount Command
10. Configuring NFS
11. Settin Up the NFS Server
12. Setting up an NFS Client
13. Removing an NFS Resource
14. Unit Review
15. Unit Exercise

UNIT 6 – DOMAIN NAME SERVICE (DNS)

1. Unit Introduction
2. The DNS Database
3. DNS Overview
4. DNS Terminology
5. DNS Daemons and Programs
6. DNS Configuration Files
7. DNS Control and Log Files
8. The in.named Daemon
9. Controlling the named Daemon
10. DNS Configuration Files
11. Reverse DNS
12. Slave DNS Servers
13. The nslookup command
14. Setting up a DNS Client
15. Configuring a DNS Server
16. DNS Trouble Shooting
17. Unit Review
18. Unit Exercise

UNIT 7 – DYNAMIC HOST CONFIGURATION PROTOCOL (DHCP)

1. Unit Introduction
2. Introduction to DHCP
3. What is DHCP?
4. What DHCP IS Good For
5. What DHCP is NOT Good For
6. The DHCP Protocol
7. Allocation of Network Addresses
8. How DHCP Works
9. Controlling the dhcpd Server
10. DHCP Server Configuration
11. Testing the DHCP Servie
12. Removing the DHCP Services
13. Configuring a Solaris Workstation as a DHCP Client
14. Unit Review
15. Unit Exercise

UNIT 8 – NETORK INFORMATION SERVICE (NIS)

1. Unit Introduction
2. Overview of NIS+
3. The NIS Client-Server Model
4. NIS+ Information Management
5. Setting up NIS+
6. Setting Up an NIS+ Server
7. Setting Up an NIS+ Client
8. Initializing NIS+ Client Users
9. Unconfiguring NIS+
10. Unit Review
11. Unit Exercise

UNIT 9 – NETWORK TIME PROTOCOL

1. Introduction
2. The xntpd Daemon
3. NTP Modes
4. Internet Time Servers
5. NTP Programs
6. NTP Files
7. The /etc/inet/ntp.conf File
8. Starting and Stopping the xntpd Daemon
9. Configuring an xntpd Server
10. Troubleshooting ntpd
11. Unit Review
12. Unit Exercise

UNIT 10 – LABORATORY PROJECT

1. Unit Introduction
2. Laboratory Network
3. Step 1 – Plan the Network
4. Step 2 – Install Solaris
5. Step 3 – Set Up the Network Printer
6. Step 4 – Set Up Network File Systems
7. Step 5 – Set Up Network Services
8. Unit Review