Course Description : The course covers different concepts of network and system administration including subjects ranging from initial installation of OS to day-to-day administrative tasks such as Network and Server Configurations, management of user accounts and disk space, and even imparting the trouble-shooting skills future system administrators will need to cope with unexpected behavior. Prerequisite: Computer Networking Course

Course Objective : The main objective of this course is to provide knowledge of different concepts of network and system administration, configuration, and management.

Course Contents:

Laboratory Works:

The laboratory work includes all the features mentioned in the course. SAMPLE:

Server/Client Installation over VMware Environment

Packet Analysis by using TCPDUMP and WIRESHARK

Network Practice with Packet Tracer

System Administration: User/Group management, File System Management…

Network Configuration: Start/Stop network Service, network interface configuration

Firewall Configuration

DNS and DHCP Configuration and Troubleshooting

Web and Proxy Server Configuration and Troubleshooting

Basic Mail Server Configuration and Troubleshooting

SAMBA, NFS, CUPS and FTP configuration and Troubleshooting

SDN controller installation and client network implementation (OpenDaylight)

Network topology programming with Mininet and visualization

Text Books:

• 1. The Practice of System and Network Administration, Second Edition Thomas A. Limoncelli, Christina J. Hogan, Strata R. Chalup
• 2. Advanced Linux Networking, Roderick W. Smith, Addison-Wesley Professional (Pearson Education), 2002.
• 3. Linux Network Administrator's Guide, Tony Bautts, Terry Dawson, Gregor N. Purdy, O'Reilly, Third Edition, 2005

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