Implementing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure: Network Hosts Course

Course objectives:
The goal of this two-day course is to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to configure a Windows-based computer to operate in a Microsoft Windows® Server 2003 networking infrastructure.

Delegates will learn how to:
Describe the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol architecture
Convert Internet Protocol (IP) addresses between decimal and binary
Calculate a subnet mask
Create subnets
Configure a host to use a static IP address
Assign IP addresses in a multiple subnet network
Describe the IP routing process
Configure a host to obtain an IP address automatically
Configure a host so that automatic private IP address configuration is disabled
Configure a host to use name servers
Isolate common connectivity issues.

This course covers the subject areas covered in Microsoft Course MS2276.

Course content:
Reviewing the Suite of TCP/IP Protocols

Examine Networking Models

Monitor Network Connectivity
Assigning IP Addresses in a Multiple Subnet Network

Convert IP Address Number Schemes

Determine Valid IP Addresses

Calculate Custom Subnet Masks

Manage the Routing Table

Expand the IP Address Space
Configuring a Client IP Address

Assign a Static IP Address

Configure a Client for Dynamic IP Addressing

Configure a Client with an Alternate TCP/IP Configuration
Configuring a Client for Name Resolution

Examine the Name Resolution Process

Manage the ARP Cache

Configure Static NetBIOS Name Resolution

Configuring Static Host Name Resolution

Configure Dynamic Name Resolution

Examine the Windows Name Resolution Process
Isolating Common Connectivity Issues

Use Diagnostic Tools

Diagnose Network Problems