Day 3: Networking Variants, Physical Installation
Ports
https://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names-port-numbers/service-names-port-numbers.xhtml
“Exotic” or Large-Scale Network Protocols
FDDI and CDDI
ATM
Frame Relay
MPLS – https://duckduckgo.com/?q=mpls&t=ffab&iax=images&ia=images
Metro Ethernet
Installation
Structured Cabling
Fire Ratings
Equipment Rooms
Equipment Racks: 19″, “U” units
Patch Panels
Patch Cables
EIA/TIA 606
Floor Plans
Pulling
Testing
Multispeed Switches and Backbone Networks
Toners
Wireless Networking
Wireless NICs
Access Points (APs)
Wireless Bridges: Point to Point / Point to Multipoint
Wireless Networking Software
Modes: Ad-hoc vs. Infrastructure
BSSID: Basic Service Set ID (the WAP’s MAC)
SSID: Service Set ID (the network name with a single WAP)
ESSID: Extended Service Set ID (the network name for a network with multiple WAPs)
CSMA/CA
Wireless Networking Security
802.1x
MAC Filtering
WEP
64 bit encryption
Shared, static key
128 bit encryption
Key variants: Enterprise 802.1x vs. Personal PSK
WPA2
WPS (DANGER DANGER!!)
Exercise:
WAP Configuration