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Networking: Intro to IP Flashcards

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IP - Internet Protocols

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Client → Ethernet Header - Ethernet Payload - Ethernet Trailer ← Server
Client → Ethernet Header - IP - IP Payload - Ethernet Trailer ← Server
Client → Ethernet Header - IP -TCP - TCP Payload - Ethernet Trailer ← Server
Client → Ethernet Header - IP -TCP - HTTP data - Ethernet Trailer ← Server

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TCP - Transmission Control Protocol

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Connection oriented, “Reliable” delivery, Flow control
Device → TCP Data → Server // Server → TCP ACK → Device

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UDP - User Datagram Protocol

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Connectionless, “Unreliable” delivery, No flow control

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Why use UDP?

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Real-time consumption
Connectionless protocols - DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) & TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) // Data might not get through

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Why use TCP?

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Connection oriented protocols prefer a “return receipt” - HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) & SSH (Secure Shell)

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Non-ephemeral ports - Permanent port numbers

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Ports 0 through 1023

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Ephemeral ports - Temporary port numbers

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Ports 1024 through 65535

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Ports on the network

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Web server - TCP/80
VoIP server - UDP/5004
Email server - TCP/143

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What are the FTP - File Transfer Protocol port numbers?

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TCP/20 (active mode date), TCP/21 (control)

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SSH - Secure Shell

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Encrypted communication link - TCP/22

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Telnet - Telecommunication Network - What is the port number?

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Telnet - Telecommunication Network - TCP/23

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SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol - What is the port number?

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TCP/25

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What is DNS - Domain Name Server and what port number does it use?

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Converts names to IP address - UDP/53

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What is DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol and what port numbers are used?

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Automated configuration of IP address, subnet mask and other options
UDP/67 & UDP/68

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What is HTTP and what port number does it use?

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol - TCP/80 - Communication in the browser & by other applications

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What is HTTPS and what port number does it use?

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure - TCP/443 // Communication in the browser & by other applications… But with encryption

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What is POP3 and what port number does it use?

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Post Office Protocol version 3 - TCP/110 // Basic mail transfer functionality

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What is IMAP4 and what port number does it use?

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Internet Message Access Protocol - TCP/143 // Includes management of email inbox from multiple clients // Also called CIFS (Common Internet File System)

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What are the NetBIOS over TCP/IP (Network Basic Input/Output System port numbers?

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UDP/137 - NetBIOS name services (nbname)
TCP/139 - NetBIOS session service (nbsession)

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What does SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol do and what port numbers are used?

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Gather stats from network devices
Queries: udp/161
Traps: udp/162

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What is LDAP and what port number is used?

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LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) - tcp/389

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What is RDP - Remote Desktop Protocol and what port number is used?

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Share a desktop from a remote location over tcp/3389

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One of the original 802.11 wireless standards, Operates in the 5 GHz range, 54 megabits per second (Mbit/s)

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802.11a

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802.11b

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Also an original 802.11 standard, Operates in the 2.4 GHz range, 11 megabits per second (Mbit/s), better range than 802.11a, More frequency conflict

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802.11g
An “upgrade” to 802.11b, 54 megabits per second (Mbit/s), Same 2.4 GHz frequency conflict problems as 802.11b
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802.11n (Wi-Fi 4)
The update to 802.11g, 802.11b, and 802.11a, Operates at 5GHz and/or 2.4 GHz, 600 megabits per second (Mbit/s), 802.11n uses MIMO
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MIMO
Multiple-input multiple-output // Multiple transmit and receive antennas
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802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)
Operates on the 5Hz band , Increased channel bonding, Denser signaling modulation, Eight MU-MIMO downlink streams (Multiple User-Multiple-Input Multiple-Output)
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What Wi-Fi technology uses MU-MIMO technology?
802.11 AC and 802.11 AX use MU-MIMO
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MU-MIMO
Multiple User-Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) // Nearly 7 gigabits per second
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802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6)
Operates at 5GHz and/or 2.4 GHz, 20, 40, 80, and 160 MHz channel widths, 1201 megabits per second per channel
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OFDMA
Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access // Works similar to cellular communication // Improves high-density installations
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RFID (Radio-frequency identification)
It’s everywhere Access badges Inventory/Assembly line tracking Pet/Animal identification Anything that needs to be tracked
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2.4 GHz Spectrum for 802.11 In North America
IEEE channels: 1, 6, & 11 // 20MHz each // 2412 to 2482 MHz
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5 GHz Spectrum for 802.11 In North America
IEEE channels: 36, 40, 44, 48 (YELLOW) 52, 56, 60, 64, (BLUE) 68, 72, 76, 80, 84, 88, 92, 96, (RED) 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, (BLUE) 120, 124, 128, (GREEN) 132, 136, 140, (BLUE) 144, (GREEN) 149, 153, 157, 161, 165, (BLUE) 169, 173, 177 (RED) 20, 40, 80, & 160 MHz options available Blue - Available channels Green - New channels added in Apr 2014 Yellow - Indoor channels that can be used outdoors in Apr 2014 Red - Frequencies not available for 802.11
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DHCP Server
Dynamic Host Configuration protocol - Automatic IP address configuration Enterprise DHCP will be redundant
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DHCP Process
DORA - 4 Step Process Discover Offer Request Acknowledge
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A records are for what?
IPv4 addresses
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AAAA records are for what?
IPv6 addresses
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Mail Exchanger Record (MX)
Determines the host name for the mail server // Need both the MX and A record to work properly
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Sender Policy Framework (SPF)
SPF Protocol - A list of all servers authorized to send emails for this domain
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WAN
Wide Area Network
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PAN
Personal Area Network - Bluetooth, IR, FC
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MAN
Metropolitan Area Network - Larger than a LAN, often smaller than a WAN
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LAN
Local Area Network
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SAN
Storage Area Network (SAN)
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WLAN
Wireless LAN using 802.11 Tech
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Cooper Cable Categories
1000Base-T - Cat5 - 100 meters - 1g per second 1000Base-T - Cat5e (enhanced) - 100 meters -1g per second 10GBASE-T - Cat 6 - Unshielded: 55 Meters / Shielded: 100 meters - 10G per second 10GBASE-T - Cat 6a (augmented) - 100 meters - 10G per second
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Plenum-rated Cable
Fire-rated cable jacket, Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), Plenum-rated cables may not be as flexible
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UTO (Unshielded Twisted Pair)
No additional shielding // The most common twisted pair cabling
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STP (Shielded Twisted Pair)
Additional shielding protects against interference // Shield each pair and/or the overall cable // Requires the cable to the grounded
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T568A
White and Green, Green, White and Orange, Blue, White and Blue, Orange, White and Brown, Brown
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T568B
Orange, White and Green, Blue, White and Blue, Green, White and Brown, Brown
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Cloud Deployment Models
Private - Your own virtualized local data center Public - Available to everyone over the internet Hybrid - A mix of public and private Community - Several organizations share the same resources
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LAN
Local Area Network
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IAAS
Infrastructure as a Service - Sometimes called Hardware as a Service (HaaS) // Outsource your equipment
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SAAS
Software as a Service - On-demand software
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PAAS
Platform as a Service - No servers, no software, no maintenance team, no HVAC // You don’t have direct control of the data, people, or infrastructure
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LAN
Local Area Network
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Cloud Models (Blue = Client Managed) (Orange = Provider Managed)
On Premises - Application, Data, Runtime, MIddleware, OS, Virtualization, Servers, Storage, Networking (All Blue) IaaS - Application, Data, Runtime, MIddleware, OS (BLUE), Virtualization, Servers, Storage, Networking (ORANGE) SaaS - Application, Data, Runtime, MIddleware, OS, Virtualization, Servers, Storage, Networking (ALL ORANGE) PaaS - Application, Data (BLUE), Runtime, MIddleware, OS, Virtualization, Servers, Storage, Networking (ORANGE)
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Internal Cloud
No resources are shared // Build your own cloud // Pay for everything up front // No ongoing costs
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External Cloud
Share resources with a public cloud // Underlying infrastructure owned by third party // Cost may be metered or up-front
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Metered Cloud Services
You pay for what you use // Cost to upload/download // Cost to store
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Non-Metered
You pay for a block of storage // No cost to upload/download
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Rapid Elasticity
Scale up/down as needed // Seamless to everyone // The cloud enables instant resource provisioning
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DAAS
Desktop as a Service - Basic application usage // Minimal operations system on the client // Network connectivity
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Virtualization
One computer, many operating systems // macOS, Windows 11, Linux Ubuntu, all at the same time
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The Hypervisor
Virtual Machine Manager // Manages the virtual platform and guest operating systems

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