UNIX Networking

Tutor : Dr V.Mohan PhD

Duration : 8 Weeks

Price : £490

Course Objectives

UNIX is a powerful multi-user, multitasking and network Operating System designed to accommodate the needs of many people using the same machine. Learning UNIX at Westminster College of Computing, guides you through a series of hands-on explorations that are geared towards helping you learn to use the UNIX operating System and to manage a UNIX network productively.

Introduction to Unix

History of Unix
Operating Systems
Multi-user and Multitasking
Virtual Memory
Unix Kernel, Shells and user Interfaces
Hierarchical File Systems
Variations of Unix – System V, Aix, Solaris, Linux, Others

Using Unix System

Logging in and using Unix Systems
TTY Terminals and Terminal Emulates
Command line syntax, Commands, Arguments, Option
Accessing and Searching for Information on Unix Command, Man CDE – Command Desktop Environment

Unix File Systems

Unix file systems Overview
Copying, Moving, Linking, Removing
File Permissions, Security and Attributes
Sorting information is this files
Hierarchical File System
Directory Structure, Maintenance
Finding file, Wildcards

Unix Shells

Different Shells used in the industry
History of Command
Unix Processes, Background Jobs
Variables, Environmental Variables
Startup file
Alliances

Editing Files

Tex Editor
Vi Editor

Access to Unix Hosts

Remote Login, Remote Shell
Telnet, Standard VS Speciality Emulators
FTP and Mail

Unix Systems Administration

System boot processors and Initialisation of Daemons
User and user group management
File system maintenance
Introduction to shell Programming
Backup and restore, Disaster Recovery

Networking – TCP/ IP

Overview of Data Communications
Overview of TCP/IP
The Network Access Layer
The Internet Layer and Routing
The Host-to- Host Transport Layer
Name Services
TCP/IP Applications Overview
Planning the Network
Installing and Configuring TCP/IP
Setting up the Domain Name System (DNS)
Setting up Network Information Service (NIS)
Setting up Network File System Service (NFS)
Special Servers and Service
Network Troubleshooting and Performance Tuning
Network Management using SNMP
UNIX on a Multiplatform Network
Service Access Facility

Course Duration
This course is taught for 24 hours on weekdays, weekend and evenings. About 50% of the time will be spent on theory classes and the remaining 50% will be lab sessions.

Course Delivery Method
The course is delivered through lecture sessions which are followed by practical sessions.