Principles of Computer Security: CompTIA Security+ and Beyond Lab Manual (Exam SY0-601)

Chapter 9

Network Fundamentals

Lab Exercises

9.01   Switch Configuration

9.02   Router Configuration

9.03   Passwords and SSH

Lab Analysis

Key Term Quiz

Think of switches as the local streets of a city, connecting entities (such as homes, buildings banks, coffeehouses, and supermarkets) in the same vicinity. These entities are like the end devices on a network. End devices are the sources or destinations of traffic and have IP addresses. End devices are connected by switches and include desktops, laptops, printers, cameras, mobile devices, and so on. Just like the streets of a city allow you to easily go from a bank to a coffeehouse, switches allow network traffic (for example, a document) to go from your computer to a network printer. Just ...