Computer Networking: LinkedIn Learning Courses

Covers a variety of core concepts, including how to secure a server with user authentication and roles, protect your database by setting up permissions for authorized user accounts, and perform a backup and restore. Also offers expert tips for ensuring that a database remains available, even through hardware maintenance, upgrades, and failures.

IT architecture is the overall design of the computer systems in your business. This course shows you what an enterprise is in the context of IT architecture, and how to define an enterprise network for your organization. Goes over common tasks most IT architects perform, as well as specialized roles, and some of the tools that IT architects need for their jobs. Teaches how you can use consolidation to reduce unwanted complexities. Covers information security and how to manage risks.

An introduction to networking, starting with the basics of what makes up a network, before going into the key foundational aspects you need to know about networking, including the structure of an IP address and how data packets are used to drive data from one computer to another using the IP protocol. Shows how to count in binary, understand static and dynamic routing, use network tools, and why you need to know these things to have a career in the IT field.

Covers network security and securing an organization's infrastructure. Introduces security devices such as firewalls and honeypots. In addition covers the importance of isolating networks with VLANS and NAT addressing, along with a review of common security protocols.

Focuses on switching and routing. Goes over ethernet switching, including topics like ethernet frame format, VLAN theory and configuration, trunking theory and configuration, and more. Explains the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) in depth, then goes over EtherChannel theory and configuration. Covers IP routing with topics like packet flow, static and default routes, routing protocol selection and categories, and Routing Information Protocol (RIP) theory.

Teaches you the skills and tools that you need to start network troubleshooting. Begins with an overview on how to triage network problems, including basic TCP/IP issues and causes, then steps you through some common home networking and wireless issues. Covers the most common issues with corporate wireless networks and how to troubleshoot Wi-Fi interference. Explains different types of VPN, common errors you may encounter, and how to fix them. After showing you some network tools that administrators need to know, discusses how to fix problems you may run into with routing, switching, and firewalls.

This course will provide the training you need to set up different kinds of networks. Introduces the various network cables and connectors, from coaxial to Cat 5, and discusses how to set up a wireless network, including coverage of the 802.11 standards and security considerations. Need to "go long"? The course concludes with coverage of fiber-optic media, which improves data transmission over long distances.

Describes how to set up WANs, including networking your workstations with switchs and connecting them to the Internet via a routing device. Discusses different WAN technologies and features such as speeds, spans, and price points—including inexpensive options such as VPN. Then covers switches (the devices that connect computers in your building) and routers (devices that control the transmission of network data). Also shows how to build private connections, implement free networking over the Internet, build switch networks, and overlay-routed networks.

This course covers the fundamentals of servers, including popular server operating systems such as Windows Server and Linux. It's designed for the entry-level IT student who needs a basic understanding of server architecture, user administration, virtualization, storage, security, networking, and disaster recovery.

Covers the key topics like choosing your server roles, different server environments, hyper-converged infrastructure, storage options, identity and access, and virtualization. Also highlights the benefits of upgrading to Server 2022, and shows how to automate installation.