Phase 3: Networking test
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Learn Networking Fundamentals
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1. Professor Messer Network+ Playlist
   https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG49S3nxzAnl_tQe3kvnmeMid0mjF8Le8

2. Practical Networking (Subnetting + TCP/IP)
   https://www.youtube.com/c/PracticalNetworking

3. Cisco Packet Tracer (Optional)
   https://www.netacad.com/


Focus On:

- OSI Model
- TCP vs UDP
- IP addressing
- Subnetting
- DNS
- DHCP
- ARP
- HTTP/HTTPS


Learn Networking Tools
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

1. Wireshark (Install and Practice)
   https://www.wireshark.org/

2. Nmap
   https://nmap.org/


When Done Should Be Able To:

-Explain how a TCP handshake works

-Calculate basic subnets manually

-Explain how DNS works

-Read a Wireshark capture

-Run and interpret an nmap scan



Practice Ideas
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-Capture your own traffic in Wireshark

-Identify DNS queries

-Perform an nmap scan on a lab machine

-Manually calculate 5 different subnets