Topics to Look For¶
- Subnets
- Switching vs Routing
- Network Address Translation (NAT)
- Mechanism for delivering packets to the correct host behind a NAT router
- NAT problems
- ARP
- DHCP autoconfiguration
- ICMP
- Ping
- Traceroute’s use of ICMP
- VPNs
Reading¶
- Peterson & Davie, 6th ed: 3.3 - Internet (IP) from “Subnetting and Classless Addressing” to the end
- Dordal: 9.7 - Network Address Translation
- Dordal: 10.4 - ICMP
Supplemental¶
These are complementary to the assigned reading above. Use them to augment any confusing parts or to add detail where you’re interested.