Networking

This is a series of notes I am taking while studying for the CompTIA Network+ exam. They are active development and I can’t guarantee there aren’t mistakes. Use with caution.

Review Pages

Test specific things that should be memorized.

• Exam Basics
• Acronyms
• Common TCP/UDP Ports
• IEEE Standards

Communication Basics

• The OSI Model
• The TCP/IP Model
• Ethernet
• WiFi

Overview Pages

• Cables
• Network Devices
• Security
• Communication on the Internet
• VLANs
• Wide Area Networks
• Routing Protocols
• Virtual Private Networks
• IPv4
• IPv6

Protocols

• ARP
• APIPA
• DHCP
• NAT
• NTP
• SSH
• SNMP
• Tunneling Protocols

Transport Protocols

• TCP
• UDP
• ICMP

Name Resolution

• Overview
• DNS

Miscellaneous

• Access Control Lists
• Email
• Change Management]
• Network Setup
• Network Troubleshooting
• Other Wireless Protocols
• Traffic Shaping