OPS335 Weekly Schedule

Winter 2016

Instructors: Peter Callaghan (Section A) Murray Saul (Section C) Andrew Smith (Section B) OPS335 Resource Page: OPS335 Resources

Note: Each OPS335 instructor will indicate the due dates for labs, tests and assignments. This schedule is a considered to be a general guideline for week-by-week content.

Week	Objectives and Tasks	Reference	Labs
Week 1: 11-17 Jan (No class Monday Jan 11th: Experience Seneca)	Introduction to OPS335: Outline, policies Assignments, labs, evaluation, email Preparation for OPS335 labs	Lecture Notes: Slides: Web PDF OPS335_Install_Flash Online Reference: Centos7 Install Tips	Prep for Labs
Week 2: 18-24 Jan	Basic Networking & Backups: ifconfig & route vs ip; resolv.conf, hostnamectl /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ Network connection troubleshooting SSH & SSH Keys rsync & cron	Lecture Notes: Slides: Networking: Web PDF Backups & Cron: Web PDF Chapter 14 - TCP/IP Networking Online Reference: ip vs ifconfig Simple Network Troubleshooting OPS235 - Lab7 rsync Howto Cron HowTo	Lab 1: Network/Backup
Week 3: 25-31 Jan	Packet Filtering Using iptables: What is Packet Filtering iptables Basics (Tables, Chains, Targets) iptables Commands & Options iptables Command Examples Saving iptables Settings	Lecture Notes: Slides: Web PDF Chapter 22 - Security Online Reference: Overview CentOS Wiki	Lab 2a: Packet Filtering Using iptables
Week 4: 1-7 Feb	More practice with iptables Debugging firewall problems: Troubleshooting Procedures Troubleshooting Tools Troubleshooting Exercises	Online Reference: Test Network Connectivity (From Lab1) Basic IPTABLES Troubleshooting	Lab 2b: Additional iptables Troubleshooting
Week 5: 8-14 Feb	Domain Name System (DNS): Address resolution mechanism (zone definitions) DNS server setup Querying Name Servers Reverse DNS lookups	Lecture Notes: Slides: DNS Concepts & Setup: Web PDF Querying Name Servers: Web PDF Chapter 17 - DNS: The Domain Name System Online Reference: Address resolution mechanism Reverse DNS lookups	Lab 3a: DNS
Week 6: 15-21 Feb (Monday the 15th is a holiday)	More DNS; Test Plans: MX, CNAME, TXT records Writing a simple but good test plan Work on Assignment 1		Lab 3b: DNS and Test Plans
Week 7: 22-28 Feb	Mail Servers / Evaluation: Mail Server Elements (MSA/MTA, MUA, MDA, MS, AA) Mail Server Protocols (SMTP, IMAP, POP3) Install and using mailx application (MUA) Analyze Email Message Headers Work on Assignment 1 Midterm Test 1	Lecture Notes: Slides: Mail Server (basic concepts): Web PDF Chapter 20 - Electronic Mail Online Reference: Postfix for Dummies Sending Messages with mail Command Read Email Message with mail Command	Lab 4a: Simple Mail Server Setup
Study Week: 29 Feb - 6 Mar (No Scheduled Classes)
Week 8: 7-13 Mar	Mail Servers / Continued: Mail Between Virtual Machines	Lecture Notes: Slides: [ Web] [ PDF] Online Resources: Chapter 20 - Electronic Mail	lab4b
Week 9: 14-20 Mar	File Servers: NFS with Automount: exportfs, showmount, /etc/exports,autofs, auto.master Samba: smbclient, smbmount (mount -t cifs) smb.conf, testparm smbpasswd, pdbedit getsebool, setsebool	Lecture Notes: Slides: [ Web] [ PDF] Online Resources: Chapter 18 - The Network File System Chapter 30 - Cooperating with Windows	Lab 5: Samba
Week 10: 21-27 Mar (Friday the 25th is a holiday)	Web Servers: Apache installation and configuration	Lecture Notes: Slides: [ Web] [ PDF] Online Resources: Chapter 23 - Web Hosting	lab 6a: Web Server
Week 11: 28 Mar - 3 Apr	Web Servers / Continued: x	Lecture Notes: Slides: [ Web] [ PDF] Online Resources: Chapter 23 - Web Hosting	Lab 6b:
Week 12: 4-10 Apr	Miscellaneous: Network Information Service (NIS, Yellow Pages(yp)) ypserv ypbind ypcat Midterm Test 2 (if applicable) Work on Assignment 2	Lecture Notes: Slides: [ Web] [ PDF] Online Resources: Chapter 19 - Sharing System Files	Lab 8: NIS
Week 13: 11-17 Apr	Review: Exam Review Assignment 2 Due
Exam Week: TBA

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