Moving packets across the Internet

PowerPoint presentation
Prerequiste topic module
Skills: none
Concepts: local area network (LAN), router, Internet Protocol, WiFi, Ethernet, dumb (“end-to-end” or “neutral”) networks

Finding IP addresses, domain names and their owners

PowerPoint presentation
Prerequisite topic module
Assignment

Skills: finding IP addresses, domain names and organization (whois) information
Concepts: host, IP address, domain name, command line interface, graphical user interface

Internet surveillance

PowerPoint presentation
Related topic module
Assignment
Companion topic module on IP packets and addresses

Skills: none
Concepts: log, IP address, URL, packet header and body, geo-location, proxy server, the “dictator’s dilemma”

TCP/IP from 10,000 feet

PowerPoint presentation

Skills: none
Concepts: local area network, router, inter network, the TCP/IP layered software “stack”, layer functions, layer protocols, dumb versus smart networks

Traceroute

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Lecture notes
Assignment
Prerequisite topic module

Skills: use traceroute and query the whois database
Concepts: IP address, router hops, whois

Ping

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Lecture notes
Assignment
Prerequisite topic module

Skills: use ping
Concepts: network transit time, command-line user interface, prefixes for small quantities

Ping and traceroute

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Prerequisite topic module
Assignment

Skills: use ping and traceroute and query the whois database
Concepts: network transit time, router hops, command-line user interface, whois database, prefixes for small quantities

This module has been replaced by ping and traceroute.

The physical layer

PowerPoint presentation

Skills: none
Concepts: wired hardware characteristics, wireless hardware characteristics (frequency and power), modulation schemes

Prerequisite topic module
Prerequisite topic module

The data link layer

PowerPoint presentation
Prerequisite topic module

Skills: none
Concepts: LAN, data link functions, data link protocols, medium access, why standards win

The domain name system

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Prerequisite topic module

Skills: none
Concepts: domain, domain name, host, IP address, domain registrar

The Internet layer

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Prerequisite topic module

Skills: none
Concepts: layered protocols, the internet layer, IP protocol, router, dumb (“end-to-end,” “neutral”) networks

The transport layer

PowerPoint presentation
Prerequisite topic module

Skills:
Concepts: layered protocols, transport layer functions, TCP and UDP protocols, isochronous applications

TCP/IP communication software

PowerPoint presentation
Prerequisite topic module
Prerequisite topic module

Skills: none
Concepts: host, TCP/IP communication software, TCP/IP layers, TCP/IP functions, TCP/IP protocols, OSI, TCP/IP history

IP packets and addresses

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Presentation video
Presentation transcript
Prerequisite topic module
Assignment
Companion topic module on Internet surveillance


Skills: none
Concepts: data and program files, IP packet, packet header, packet body, IP address, host name versus IP address

(The presentation has been revised subsequent to the video being made)