Florida Community College at Jacksonville Networking Services Technology


CTS2332 Open Source Network Systems - Fall 2009 / 2010 - Class Information and Syllabus Page

This class syllabus is available on Bill Dennis' FCCJ Website at http://web.fccj.edu/~wdennis
Course Title: Open Source Network Systems
Course Prefix and Number: CTS2332
Course Reference Number: 310516
Term / Session: Fall 2009 / 2010 / C-8
Professor: Bill Dennis
Contact Information for the Professor:

  • Office Location: South Campus FCCJ, Room F-215
  • Office Hours: Tuesday through Thursday, 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
  • Office Phone Number: 904-646-2391
  • Office Email Address: wdennis@fccj.edu

Course Meeting Time and Place:

  • Tuesdays and Thursdays , 6:00 PM
  • South Campus FCCJ, Room B-106

This page will be updated on a regular basis. Please check back before every class meeting.

Course Description

This course is the second of two courses teaching Open Source systems  (CTS 2111 and CTS 2332).  Students learn how to install, configure, and administer network services in a Linux networking environment. Although this course is not a certification preparation course, it includes related Linux certification material.

Corequisites

Students taking this class should also co-register for CTS 2111 Open Source Operating Systems.

Prerequisites

Students taking this class should have completed CDA 1302 Hardware Configuration and CDA 1403 Software Configuration, or CTS 1131 Hardware Configuration and CTS 1133 Software Configuration, or have A+ certification.

Students taking this class should have completed CGS 1071 Network Technician Foundations or CNT  1015 Operating System Foundations.

Students taking this class should have completed CGS 1824 Internet Foundations or CET 2600 Network Fundamentals.

Previous experience installing and configuring operating systems and working from a command prompt is extremely helpful. Experience using Linux or Unix is helpful but not required.

Class Materials

Textbook

  • Fedora 7 & Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Author - Richard Petersen
  • McGraw Hill
  • 2007
  • ISBN-10: 0-07-148642-9
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-07-148642-2

Software

  • CentOS 5.3 Linux will be used in this class. Get it here.

Resources

The Learner Support Center Technical Helpdesk is open seven days a week to serve you:

  • Mon – Thurs: 7AM – 10PM
  • Fri: 7AM – 5PM
  • Sat: 9AM – 1PM
  • Sun: 1PM - 5PM
  • Phone: 904.632.3151
  • Email: helpdesk@fccj.edu
  • Employee Self-help and Information: http://www.fccj.edu/helpdesk

Fedora Project

Other Linux Documentation, Manuals, Books, and Guides

Linux Software

Linux Certifications

Linux User's Groups

Linux Search Engines

Linux News and Information

COP 2347 Open Source Network Systems - Class Outline

Class Meeting 01 Tuesday, October 27

Class Meeting 02
Thursday, October 29

  • Exercises:
    • Configure additional IP addresses on your NIC.
    • View network assignment using "ifconfig" and "route"

Class Meeting 03
Tuesday, November 03

Class Meeting 04
Thursday, November 05

  • Exam 01: xinetd, services, TCP Wrappers, SSH, Telnet
  • Hands On Exam Work for Class meetings 02 & 03 is due at 6:00 PM Thursday, October 30
  • Topic - FTP
  • Textbook: Chapter 22 - FTP Servers
  • Reference
  • Exercises:
    • Download files using gFTP
    • Download files using ftp from the shell prompt
    • Start / Stop vsftpd server
    • Enable automatic startup of vsftpd server
    • Test vsftpd server status
    • Configure an FTP server for anonymous downloads
    • Configure an FTP server for Linux user uploads and downloads
    • Chroot FTP users.

Class Meeting 05 Tuesday, November 10

Class Meeting 06
Thursday, November 12

Class Meeting 07
Tuesday, November 17

Class Meeting 08
Thursday, November 19

Class Meeting 09
Tuesday, November 24

Class Meeting 10
Thursday, November 26 - Thanksgiving No Class :-)

Withdrawal deadline for  Session C8 with grade of “W”
Monday, November 30

Class Meeting 11
Tuesday, December 01

Class Meeting 12
Thursday, December 03

Class Meeting 13 Tuesday, December 08

Class Meeting 14 Thursday, December 10

Class Meeting 15
Tuesday, December 15

Class Meeting 17
Tuesday, December 17

Professor Policy and Expectations

Policy on Electronic Devices and Personal Communications

Mute all Wireless Telephones, Digital Pagers, Personal Communications Devices, Personal Entertainment Devices, and anything else that makes Noise while you are in the Classroom. Conduct all Personal Communications outside of the Classroom while class is in session.

Attendance Policy

Attendance will be recorded during the first two class meetings. Any student who does not attend class during at least one of the first two class meetings will be automatically dropped from the course.  While attendance (or lack thereof) will have a direct impact on students' learning skills, it will have no direct impact on students' grades.

Exams and Grading System

  • Exams:  Exams consist of a combination of cognitive questions and answers, and hands on exercises that require the use a computer.
  • Grading Criteria: A total of  4 (four) Exams a Mid-Term and a Final Project will be administered.   The Mid-Term and the Final are comprehensive.  The final grade will be the weighted average of the Exams, the Mid-Term and the Final.
  • Some  Exams will be taken in Blackboard.  Students must know their Artemis ID and password to complete exams in Blackboard.
  • There are no extra credit opportunities.

Grading Scale:

    • 75 % - Exams and MidTerm
    • 25 % - Final Project

Make-Up and Incomplete Policy  

  • One Exam can be made up at the Professor's discretion.  No more than one Exam can be made up. 
  • The MidTerm can be made up at the Professor's discretion.  
  • The Final Project can not be made up.  
  • Students who will be absent from class on the date of a scheduled  Exam, or MidTerm must notifiy the Professor of their planned absence in advance of the scheduled  Exam or MidTerm.  Students who so notifiy the Professor of their planned absence in advance will be offered an alternative make up testing opportunity for the  Exam or MidTerm only at the Professor's discretion.  All notifications to the Professor must be made by email.  No notification method other than email will be accepted.  Any notification that is received by the Professor after 6:00 PM on the day of  any scheduled  Exam or MidTerm will be ignored.  No unscheduled makeup opportunity for any missed Exam or MidTerm will be made available.
  • Incomplete Policy: Incompletes will only be considered for students who have completed at least siz Quizzes, and at least three of the four Exams (two are scheduled), Mid-Term and Final.. Incompletes will be granted solely at the discretion of the Professor.

Academic Grading Scale

A = 90 percent–100 percent
B = 80 percent–89 percent
C = 70 percent–79 percent
D = 60 percent–69 percent
F = Below 60 percent

Academic Dishonesty Policy and Computing Policy

Unless explicitly permitted by the professor, any student who references any resource, including any books, notes, computers, websites, or email during any Exam, Mid-Term or Final is committing an act of Academic Dishonesty.  Any student who provides or receives any aid or any interpersonal communication in any way to any other student during any Exam, Mid-Term or Final is committing an act of Academic Dishonesty.  All Florida State College policies as defined in the Florida State College College Catalog shall be enforced, including all FCCJ policies regarding Academic Dishonesty and Computing Use. 

Computing Download Policy

Students may only download or install software that has been authorized by the Professor, as unauthorized software may disturb or obstruct the orderly conduct, processes, functions, and/or interests of the College.  Any student who downloads or installs any software that is not authorized by the Professor shall be subject to any punitive action as defined in the FCCJ College Catalog which clearly states that "Any act or behavior on the part of the student which tends to impair, interfere with, or otherwise disturb or obstruct the orderly conduct, processes, functions, and/or interests of the College is expressly prohibited."

Network Monitoring

Network traffic and data on the network in South Campus FCCJ, Room B-106 is being monitored, recorded and reported. This includes visits to websites, email exchanges, instant messaging, and any other traffic or data that originates from or is addressed to any computer on the network in South Campus FCCJ, Room B-106.

Students with Disabilities or Special Learning Needs

Any student with a disability or any other special learning need should discuss their individual requirements with the Professor during the First or the Second class meeting. It is necessary that individual requirements be known by the end of the Second class meeting so that any special accomodations that may be required may be provided without impacting other students or impacting the environment of the class in subsequent class meetings.