IT Survival Kit: Networking refreshers

Quick Network Security & Hardware Refreshers

School is out for college students across the US, but the learning never stops for IT professionals. Why not brush up on networking fundamentals with the help of SearchNetworking.com's Administrator Academy?

Below are six lessons and one quiz to get you started with our version of summer school. Lessons are quick reads and they are presented clearly so you can gain an edge on your peers and get on the fast track to reach your career goals.

The first four lessons deal with the latest in Network Security. After you learn about penetration testing, handling attacks and more, you can test your knowledge by taking a comprehensive quiz. Once you've aced the security unit, move on to the first two lessons of the Networking Hardware unit to cover hubs, repeaters, switches and bridges. Keep a look out - there are more lessons and quizzes to come! Free registration is required.

Administrator Academy: Network Security

1. Lesson one: Introduction

2. Lesson two: Common security measures

3. Lesson three: Penetration testing

4. Lesson four: A walk-through of an attack

Network Security Quiz: Lessons one through four

Administrator Academy: Networking Hardware

1. Lesson one: Hubs and repeaters

2. Lesson two: Switches and bridges

Make sure to check out SearchNetworking.com's Administrator Academy in the future for more lessons and quizzes!

Learn more about Network Administration

Networking FAQ: These FAQs for networking will help you learn networking basics.

Network user management: Use this guide to learn how to manage problem users on your network -- from un-savvy Internet novices to toxic bosses -- to keep your network secure.

Troubleshooting -- 'Network Know-How' Chapter 17: Troubleshooting, Chapter 17 of 'Network Know-How,' shows tools and methods that identify and solve network problems. Use this chapter as a tutorial to fixing computer connections.

Network management frameworks: FCAPS and ITIL: Network management is a complex topic. Thus far, two frameworks exist that can be of some use for understanding and taming network management: FCAPS and ITIL.

Networking podcasts: Listen to our networking podcasts and learn more about technologies you need to know to keep your network running smoothly.

The IT Guy: Networking comics: In our networking comic series, the IT guy and his office coworkers encounter day-to-day network challenges.

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