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PDU - Protocol Data Unit
a unit of transmission. a different group of data at different OSI layers. (TCP - Segment), (UDP - datagram)
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol.
UDP
User Datadram Protocol
Transmission control protocol
connection-oriented, reliable delivery, flow control
User Datagram Protocol
connectionless, unreliable delivery, no flow conrol
Permanent Port numbers (Non-ephemeral port numbers)
Ports 0 - 1023
Temporary Port numbers (Ephemeral Port numbers)
Ports 1024 - 65,535
ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol
Internet Control Message Protocol
text messaging for network devices, protocol carried by IP, devices can request and and reply to administrative request
Telnet - Telecommunication Network
tcp/23, login to devices remotly, in the clear communication
SSH - Secure Shell
tcp/22, encrypted communication link, looks and acts the same as telnet
DNS - Domain Name System
converts names to IP addresses
SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
tcp/25, server to server email transfer, also used to send mail from device to a mail server
SFTP - Secure File Transfer Protocol
tcp/22, encypted using SSH, provides file system fuctionality, resuming interrupted transfers, remote file removal
FTP - File Transfer Protocol
tcp/20(active mode data), tcp21(control), transfers files between systems. authenticates with a username and password
TFTP - Trivial File Transfer Protocol
udp/69, very simple fle transfer application, read files and write files, no authentication. not used on production systems
DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
udp/67, udp/68, requires a DHCP server, dynamic/pooled IP addresses are assigned in real time from pool, each system is given a lease and must renew at set intervals, resevations are assgned
HTTP and HTTPS - Hyper Transfer Protocol
tcp/80(in the clear) and tcp/443(encrypted)
SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol
udp/161, gathers stats from network devices, version 1 - structured tables, in the clear. version 2 - data type enhancements, bulk transfers, still in the clear. version 3 - message intergrity, authentication, encryption
RDP - Remote Desktop Protocol
tcp/3389, share a desktop from remote location. client for windows, MacOS, linux, unix, iphone and others
NTP - Network Time Protocol
udp/123, syncronizing the clocks
SIP - Session Intiation Protocol
tcp/5060 and tcp/5061, setup and manage VoIP sessions(call, ring, hang up), video conferencing, instant messaging, file transfer
SMB - Server Message Block
tcp/445, file sharing, printer sharing. also called CIFS
POP - Post office Protocol version 3
tcp/110, recieves emails from an email server. basic mail transfer functionality
IMAP4 - Internet Message Access Protocol v4
tcp/143, includes management of email inbox from multiple clients
LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
tcp/389, store and retrieve information in a network directory
LDAPS - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Secure
tcp/636, a non-standard implementation of LDAP over SSL
H.323 -
tcp/1720, set up VoIP and manage sessions
OSI Model
Open Systems Interconnection Reference Model
Physical Layer - L 1
signaling, cabling, connectors
Data Link Layer - L 2
"Switching Layer"data link control protocols, MAC address on ethernet
Network Layer - L 3
"Routing Layer" internet protocol(IP addresses) fragments frames to traverse differnt networks.
Transport Layer - L 4
"post office layer" tcp and udp
Session Layer - L5
communication management between devices. control protocols, tunneling protocols
Presentation Layer - L6
apllicaion encryption, SSL/TLS. often combined with the application layer
Application Layer - L7
the layer we can see, HTTP, FTP, DNS, POP3
MAC Address
48bits/ 6bytes long, displayed in hexadecimal. first half is OUI(manufacturer) second half is the serial number
Half Duplex
cannot send and recieve data simultaneously
Full Duplex
data can be sent and recieved at the same time.
half duplex ethernet
traffic recieved on one interface is repeated to all other interfaces
Switch
forward or drop frames based on MAC address. constantly updating list of MAC addresses. builds list based on the source MAC address of incoming traffic
Unicast
one station sending information to another station. send information between two systems(web surfing, file transfer)
Broadcast
one device send to everyone at once. not used in IPv6
Multicast
one to many, delivery of information to intrested systems
MTU - Maximum Transmission Unit
maximum IP packet to transmit but not fragment
LAN - Local Area Network
a group of devices int he same broadcast domain
Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN)
a group of devices in the same broadcast domain, separated logically instead of physically
VLAN Trunking
a single physical connection between switches, that is able to transmit multiple VLANs across the trunk. the standard is 802.1Q
Spanning Tree Protocol
IEEE standard 802.1D, to prevent loops in bridged (switched) networks
Spanning Tree Protocol Port States
1.Blocking(not forwarding to prevent a loop). 2.Listening(not forwarding and cleaning the MAC table). 3.Learning(not forwarding and adding the MAC table).4. Forwarding(data passes through and is fully operational). 5.Disabled(administrator has turned off the port
RSTP - Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
802.1w, faster convergence(6 seconds). can work with 802.1D STP
Speed and Duplex
speed - 10/100/1,000 duplex - half/full automatic and manual, both sides need to match
DMZ
Demilitarized zone - an additional layer of security between the internet and you. allow people from outside the network to access certain resources, but prevents access to devices on the protected internal network
PoE - Power over Ethernet
power provided on an ethernet cable
Power over switch
built-in power (endspans) in-line power injector (midspans)
PoE standard
IEEE 802.3af-2003 - 15.4 watts DC power, max current 350 mA
Static routing
administratively define the routes manualy
Dynamic Routing
routers send routes to other routers
AS - Autonomous System
exsiting as an independent entity. a connected group of one or more IP prefixes run by one or more network operators which has a SINGLE and CLEARLY DEFINED routing policy
IGP - Interior Gateway Protocol
used within a single autonomous system. not intended to route between AS
IGP Protocols (IPv4)
OSPFv3 (open shortest path first) RIPv2 (routing information protocol v2) EIGRP (enhanced interior gateway routing protocol)
IGP Protocols (IPv6)
OSPFv3 EIGRP for IPv6 RIPng (RIP next generation)
RIP
routing information protocol
OSPF
open shortest path first
EIGRP
enhanced interior gateway routing protocol
EGP - Exterior Gateway Protocol
used to route between autonomous systems
BGP - Border Gateway Protocol
an exterior gateway protocol
Distance Vector Routing Protocol
how many HOPs away is another network
Link State Routing Protocol
information passed between routers is related to the current connectivity. consider the speed, faster is better
Hybrid Routing Protocol
link-state and distance-vector combined.
dual stack routing
runs both ipv4 and IPv6 at the same time
6 to 4 addressing
send IPv6 over an existing ipv4 Network. creates and IPv6 address based on the ipv4 address. requires relay routers, no support for Nat
NAT
Network Address Translation
4 in 6 tunneling
Tunnel ipv4 traffic on an IPv6 Network
Teredo
tunnel IPv6 through NATed ipv4. end-to-end IPv6 through an ipv4 Network
Miredo
A third-party software that provides Teredo service on UNIX and Linux systems.
SLAAC (stateless address autoconfiguration )
automatically configure an IP address without a DHCP server
DAD ( duplicate address detection)
no duplicate IPs
packet shaping
control with bandwidth usage and data rates. set important applications to have higher priorities than other apps
CoS ( class of service)
OSI layer 2. ethernet frame header and an 802.1Q trunk. usually applied in the Intranet
differentiated services (DiffServ)
OSI layer 3. QoS bits are an abled in the ipv4 header
NAT (Network Address Translation)
A technique that uses a gateway that allows multiple devices to share a single IP address
Class A IP Range
1 - 126
Class B IP Range
128-191
Class C IP Range
192-223
Port Address Translation (PAT)
A means of translation between ports on a public and private network. also known as Nat overload, for Source Nat.
Access Control List (ACL)
A set of IF-THEN rules used to determine what to do with arriving packets
packet switching Networks
DSL, frame relay, cable modem, satellite, Wireless, mpls, sonet, ATM
software Define Network (SDN)
networking devices that have two functional planes of operation. control plane, data plane
binary to decimal
check OneNote
subnet Class A
IP address 1 - 126
subnet Class B
IP address 128 - 191
subnet Class C
IP address 192 - 223
Network address
the first IP address of a subnet
first usable host address
one number higher then the network address
network broadcast address
the last IP address of a subnet. set all host bits to 1 (255)
last usable host address
one number lower then the broadcast address
internet assigned numbers Authority (IANA)
provides address blocks to Regional internet registries (RIR)
Regional internet registries (RIR)
assign smaller subnet blocks to ISPs
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