CS 445 - Network Administration

Prerequisite: CS 320 Fundamentals of administration of a networked computer. Topics include basic duties of a system administrator; overview of TCP/IP networking; file system layouts; user management; network services such as DNS, NIS, DHCP, file sharing, printing, mail, ftp, web, interfacing different operating systems on one network; and general security issues including prevention through firewalls and secure shells. Lab exercises will use both UNIX and Windows systems. 3 credits