CS 211 - Computer Networks and Internetworks

• setup a network card for use under Linux.
• setup a network printer under Windows server 2000, UNIX.
• explain the difference between baud rate and bits per second.
• design, write, debug, and execute a program to contact a web server and extract and print the returned page.
• describe how an IP router uses a routing table to forward datagrams.
• describe how a datagram crosses the Internet.
• describe the operation of error detection codes and cyclic redundancy codes.
• explain the difference between a hub and a layer 2 switch.
• describe how TCP identifies a connection.
• explain how a web server can handle multiple connections to port 80.
• explain the difference between a bridge and IP router.
• trace and compute the length of the path of a single bit as it travels across a base T network.
• explain why TCP is classified as end to end.
• explain the difference between CSMA/CD in Ethernet and a token passing scheme used in Token Ring.
• design, write, and debug socket programs for network communication between workstations and servers.
• capture and decode packet contents.
• explain the operation of public key and double key encryption schemes.
• understand the use of overflow attacks and their prevention
• describe Unix and Windows network attacks and means to defend the attacks.
• technology objectives:
  • use a computer to develop programs; and
  • use the Linux operating environment effectively.