Intro

objectives

1. Know that an IP address is split into a network identifier and a host identifier part.
2. Know how a subnet mask is used to identify the network identifier part of the IP address.
3. Know that there are currently two standards of IP address, (v4 and v6) and why v6 was introduced.
4. Distinguish between routable and non‐routable IP addresses.
5. Understand the purpose and function of the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) system.
6. Explain the basic concepts of Network Address Translation (NAT) and port forwarding and why they are used.

Resources

Video

Homework