Franske ITC-2480 Schedule
Note that links to online readings are found below the schedule.
| 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, 8.8 | 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 intro, 8.2.1, 11.2 (2017 note: add MySQL reading, log files reading) | 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 (2017 note: add more Samba readings) | 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 Exam |
| 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 & Topic 4 Exam |
| 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 | Topic 5 Exam |
| 14-Nov | 13 | Topic 12 | Security & Monitoring | DH Section 10.8, 14.3, 14.6 | Lab 12 | |
| 21-Nov | 14 | Topic 13 | Scripting with BASH | LCL Section 4.24, BASH Programming HOWTO | Lab 13 | Topic 7 & 8 Exams, 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 | Ch 9 Exam, 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 | Final Skills Exam Due 12/10/16 | Topic Questions for Topic 14 & Combined Lab Report for Topic 13/14 / Topic 10-11 Exams | |
| 12-Dec | FE | Topic 15 | Final Written Exam | Final Written Exam / Topic 12, and 13/14 (combined) Exams, Ch 6 exam optional - for retake of another exam (coordinate with instructor) |