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Best resources to learn networking basics/fundamentals for a beginner? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have a rudimentary understanding of how my home network operates, but I'd like to know more. What resources would you recommend for a beginner to learn how computer networking works, network infrastructures, different protocols, etc?

I'm not looking to get into enterprise networking but I couldn't find another community to post this question so I apologize if it's irrelevant!

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

What I did was study the material for the Comptia Network+ certification. Don't have to take the exam since it's not the most marketable cert, but it'll give you all the fundamental knowledge and concepts! You can find study videos on YouTube or there are plenty of torrents of paid training vids.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Skillsforall.com is free and carries the Cisco logo. You'll want to take "getting started with packet tracer" then "networking basics" followed by "networking devices and initial configuration".

I teach CCNA Introduction to Networking as part of an intro to devops course, and while the courses listed above don't entirely cover the first semester of the CCNA, they do cover about 2/3, and I actually use the packet tracer course.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Thank you, I'm definitely gonna take a look at skills for all!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Add in Professer Messer for the concepts. He has his own webpage and is on YouTube.

[–] Rooty 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Unironically, Wikipedia is the best resource - it also points to better resources. If you want networking themed videos, Network Chuck is also a great resource.

[–] baascus 1 points 11 months ago

CBT Nuggets is doing great work as always. Subscriptions are quite expensive at $60/mo. but get you a ton of high quality information. You can find a lot of their content online for free as well.