| Date
|
Week
|
Topic #
|
Topic
|
Readings
|
Lab Activity
|
Due
|
| 22-Aug
|
1 |
Topic 1 |
Intro/Syllabus/Install/VPN Access |
|
Lab 1 |
|
| 29-Aug
|
2 |
Topic 2 |
CLI Basics, Package Installation, Basic User Intro |
DH Sections 4.2, 6.1-6.9, 7.1-7.2, LCL Sections 1.2-1.4, 3.18 |
Lab 2 |
|
| 5-Sep
|
3 |
|
Labor Day - No Class |
|
|
|
| 12-Sep
|
4 |
Topic 3 |
Users, Boot Process, Webmin |
LCL Sections 1.9, DH Sections 8.4-8.5, 9.1 |
Lab 3 |
Topic Questions & Lab Reports for Topics 1 & 2
|
| 19-Sep
|
5 |
Topic 4 |
Advanced Command Line |
LCL Sections 1.5-1.7, 1.12, 3.17, DH Appendix B.1 |
Lab 4 |
|
| 26-Sep
|
6 |
Topic 5 |
Network Configuration, Apache, MySQL |
DH Sections 8.2.1, 11.2 |
Lab 5 |
Topic 1 & 2 Exams (delayed 1 week)
|
| 3-Oct
|
7 |
Topic 6 |
LAMP Software |
|
Lab 6 |
Topic 1 & 2 Exams, Topic Questions & Lab Reports for Topics 3-5
|
| 10-Oct
|
8 |
Topic 7 |
Windows Filesharing with Samba |
DH Section 11.5, The Samba Configuration File |
Lab 7 |
|
| 17-Oct
|
9 |
Topic 8 |
DNS |
DH Section 10.6, DNS Concepts, DNS Configuration Types, DNS Zone Records |
Lab 8 |
|
| 24-Oct
|
10 |
Topic 9 |
Mail Servers (SMTP/POP3/IMAP) |
DH Section 11.1, PostFix Basic Setup |
Lab 9 |
Topic 3 - 5 Exams
|
| 31-Oct
|
11 |
Topic 10 |
DHCP, Firewalls/NAT |
DH Section 10.7, 14.2, 10.1 |
Lab 10 |
Topic Questions & Lab Reports for Topics 6-9
|
| 7-Nov
|
12 |
Topic 11 |
Filesystem Layout, Disks, LVM |
DH Appendix B.2, B.4.2, LCL Section 3.15, DH Section 12.1 |
Lab 11 |
|
| 14-Nov
|
13 |
Topic 12 |
Security & Monitoring |
DH Section 10.8, 14.3, 14.6 |
Lab 12 |
Topic 6-9 Exams
|
| 21-Nov
|
14 |
Topic 13 |
Scripting with BASH |
LCL Section 4.24, BASH Programming HOWTO |
Lab 13 |
Topic Questions & Lab Reports for Topics 10-12
|
| 28-Nov
|
15 |
Topic 14 |
Scripting II: Python |
Instant Hacking and dreamsys Python Scripting Tutorial |
Lab 14 |
Topic Questions for Topic 13 NOTE: Access to your VM will end Dec 1 at noon so that it can be prepared for the skills exam
|
| 5-Dec
|
16 |
Topic 15 |
Final Skills Exam |
|
|
Topic Questions for Topic 14 & Combined Lab Report for Topic 13/14 / Topic 10-12 Exams
|
| 12-Dec
|
FE |
Topic 15 |
Final Written Exam |
|
|
Final Written Exam / Topic 13-14 Exams
|