NET 122: Internet Protocols

Course Description

Provides students with a detailed examination of Internet addressing and protocols.  Includes IP addressing, routing, IP, ICMP, ARP, TCP, UDP, DHCP, DNS, HTTP, FTP, and SMTP.  Uses protocol analyzers to monitor and examine network traffic. Recommended preparation: NET121 or equivalent experience.

Course Outline

  1. Introducing TCP/IP
  2. IP Addressing and Related Topics
  3. Data Link and Network TCP/IP Protocols
  4. Internet Control Message Protocol
  5. Transport Layer TCP/IP Protocols
  6. Basic TCP/IP Services
  7. Domain Name System (DNS)
  8. The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
  9. Securing TCP/IP Environments
  10. Routing in the IP Environment
  11. Monitoring and Managing IP Networks
  12. TCP/IP, NETBIOS, and WINS
  13. Internet Protocol Version 6 

Required Materials

  • Textbook
  • Internet access and a Harper Blackboard account.
  • A pair of computers running Windows XP that can be networked together.  As an alternative, you can use a PC with VMWare to create virtual machines for many of the lab exercises.  Harper lab I 205 has computers and software that may be configured as necessary for this course.

Faculty Contact

For questions about this course contact the department coordinator:

Dave Braunschweig
dbraunsc@harpercollege.edu
847.925.6817