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Your complete guide to mastering modern networking, data center architecture, security, and troubleshooting.

📘 About the Project

🚀 This repository provides a complete guide to modern networking, data center architecture, security, and troubleshooting. The curriculum is structured to build your knowledge from fundamental concepts to advanced operations and security implementation.

📚 Table of Contents

🧠 What You Will Learn

📌 Topic Description
🌐 1 Network Protocols & Services Core protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS) and services (DHCP, NTP).
🏢 2 Data Center & Cloud Modern architecture (Spine/Leaf, SDN) and cloud computing models.
🔌 3 Networking Devices Hardware fundamentals: routers, switches, firewalls, and APs.
🔄 4 Routing & Switching Deeper concepts like dynamic routing, VLANs, and STP.
📡 5 Wireless Technologies Standards, security (WPA3), and concepts (MIMO, SSIDs).
📊 6 Network Availability Monitoring (SNMP), performance metrics, and interface diagnostics.
📋 7 Organizational Policies Governance, change management, and security procedures (AUP, BYOD).
♻️ 8 High Availability & DR Redundancy (FHRP), recovery sites, and business continuity.
🛡️ 9 Network Security Concepts The CIA Triad, Zero Trust, RBAC, and risk management.
💥 10 Cyberattacks & Threats DoS, On-Path attacks, social engineering, and wireless exploits.
🔒 11 Implementing Security Hardening techniques, remote access (VPNs), and physical security.
🔧 12 Network Troubleshooting Methodology, tools (ping, tracert), and common issues.

✔️ Prerequisites

  • 🧠 Basic IT Knowledge: A fundamental understanding of computers and operating systems.
  • 💡 Curiosity: A strong desire to learn how digital systems connect and communicate.

🤝 Contributing

We love contributions! 🙌 Whether you're fixing typos, improving documentation, or adding new content—you're welcome!

  1. Fork this repository.

  2. Create your feature branch:

    git checkout -b feature/my-new-topic
  3. Commit and push your changes.

  4. Open a Pull Request (PR).

Please follow good commit hygiene and keep PRs clean. For major features, please open an issue first to discuss.

📄 License

This repository is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.


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