Computer Network Administration

Code for enrollment: E372025, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Teaching department: Division of Automatic Control and Engineering Informatics

Range: 2+1, 3 credits, classified assessment

Range 2+1: 2-hour lecture each week + 2-hour laboratory each second week
Classified assessment: students collect some points for active participation on the laboratory tasks and written report from one of the tasks. Short tests in the semester included.


Lectures:

Microsoft Windows

Linux

Networks

Novell Netware (if anyone interested)

The order or range will be adjusted to match the next laboratory task.


Training (laboratory) tasks:

  1. Install MS Windows from the CD/DVD. We can try to install version from 10 to XP (8.1 recommended). Installation should include users, administrators, device configuration, patches and updates, antivir system, necessary environment configuration (i.e. NumLock, hiding of extension settings, etc.).
  2. HW installation. Changing harddrives, preparing cables, setting of a separated network (course on real computers, harddrives dedicated for the course allows hardware sharing).
  3. Install selected Linux distribution (Debian or Slackware recommended). Settings, as for MS Windows.
  4. Text mode console commands. Cron, scripts.
  5. Work with server - SQL, Apache, FTP/SFTP, mail. Mail robots.
  6. Server as a firewall, ip sharing (NAT, DNAT, masquerade). Server behind the firewall.
  7. Novell Netware administration, if anyone interested. Novell is not used for many years, but is useful to describe, how the server can work.

Literature:

www.aboutdebian.com/network.htm

www.aboutdebian.com/firewall.htm

tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/index.html

www.adminschoice.com/crontab-quick-reference

sourcedaddy.com/networking/novell-netware.html

www.dedoimedo.com/computers/install_slackware.html

(should be used if problem occurs)


Other notes:

Training (laboratories) obligatory, lectures recommended.

Who miss laboratory, can write a report about the missed part (10 pages and more, in electronic version by mail, will be checked using Google for being original); max. 2 times per semester without impact to classification.

(due from 2016)