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Dhaka-1207. Phone: 02-8143917, 0152-357890
E-mail: praxisbd@yahoo.com

ComTIA Certified Linux+ With ISP Setup

COURSE OUTLINE
Lesson 1: Installation
Hardware Overview
Introduction to Linux
Installation of Red Hat
Configuring TCP/IP address properties
Testing TCP/IP connectivity by using ping utility

Lesson 2: Managing user Account

User creation, deletion
User password change
User account lock/unlock, enable & disable
User manager utility
Mounting & unmounting CD-ROM, floppy
Some commands- man, ls, ls-l, ls-la
Concept: related path & absolute path

Lesson 3: Accessing Linux Resources (as a client).

Connecting to Telnet server
Sending & receiving mails
Connecting to FTP & HTTP servers
Connecting to web mail server
Connecting to samba server
Connecting to INTERNET
Introduction to editor vi

Lesson 4: Protocol
Advantages & Disadvantages of:
TCP/IP
IPX/SPX &
NetBEUI
Changing order in /etc/host.conf file
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Lesson 5: TCP/IP Address Properties.

Bit concept
IP address
Subnet mask
Default gateway
DNS address
Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D & Class E addresses
Basic Linux system administration

Lesson 6: Sub netting

Overview
Sub netting concept
Finding out no of Hosts & networks in a subnet

Lesson 7: FTP server configuration

Installing FTP Server & Client softwares
Configuring FTP server
Configuring Anonymous access
Allowing root to use FTP

Lesson 8: Samba installation and configuration

Installing Samba
Configuring /etc/httpd/conf; vi httpd.conf
Restarting httpd & smb services
Configuring samba using SWAT
Browsing Linux from windows

Lesson 9: Telnet & NFS

cd /etc/xinetd.d ; vi telnet , make disable =no
Check whether telnet service is at startup, by ntsysv
Allowing root to use telnet
Installing nfs-utils
Configuring /etc/exports file
Restarting nfs service
Accessing share from another machine
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Lesson 10: Permission

Configuring /etc/hosts.allow & hosts.deny
Linux file permission concept
Assigning directory & file permissions
(Both in text & Graphics mode)

Lesson 11: DNS (Class 1)

Basics of the DNS
a. Introduction
b. Key components of DNS
c. Name Resolution process
Installing DNS
Types of DNS servers
Configuring /etc/sysconfig; vi network
Configuring /etc/resolv.conf
Configuring /var/named; vi domainname.zone
Making DNS client

Lesson 12: DNS (Class 2)

Secondary or slave DNS server Configuration
Configuring /etc/named.conf in both primary & secondary DNS
Setting refresh Interval in primary
Restarting named service

Lesson 13: Mail Server configuration (Lesson 1)

Adding MX record in DNS server
Restarting sendmail service
Connecting to port 25 by Telnet
Sending mail: mail –v praxisbd@yahoo.com
Cd /var/spool/mail, vi username
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Lesson 14: Mail Server configuration (Lesson 2)

Installing imap 2000
Cd /etc/xinetd.d; vi ipop3, make disable =no
Service xinetd restart
Connecting to port 110 by Telnet
Email forwarding
Email aliasing

Lesson 15: Apache Web Server Configuration

Installing Apache
Adding a CNAME in forward lookup zone file
Checking Apache Configurations in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Virtual Hosting (IP based & Name based)

Lesson 16: Web mail configuration

Installing Squirrel mail
Configuring Squirrel mail
Sending & receiving mails from web

Lesson 17: Squid proxy Server & DHCP Configuration

Installing squid
Configuring /etc/squid/squid.conf
Service squid restart
DHCP
Installing linux.conf
Installing DHCP
Configuring DHCP Server from linuxconf utility
Vi /etc/dhcpd.conf
Configuring DHCP client

Lesson 18: IP Firewall & IP masquerade

Setting up Red Hat Linux as a Router
IP Masquerading
Configuring network clients
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Lesson 19 & Lesson 20: Project on the Virtual ISP Server Setup

Virtual ISP Setup Comprising DNS Server,

Mail Server,
Web Server,
Proxy Server,
IP Firewall and
Router Configuration.