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networking · beginner

Networking Fundamentals

Learn how hosts, addresses, ports, protocols, and services fit together in a safe fictional network.

beginner45 mins10 tasks100 XP

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What you will learn

Section 1 · 10 tasks

Network Foundations

Follow host → IP → port → protocol → service using predefined simulated data only.

Learning objectives

What Is a Network?
IP Addresses
Private and Public IPs
Ports and Services
TCP vs UDP
Client and Server
DNS Basics
HTTP and HTTPS
Read Network Information
Final Network Investigation

Skills

networkipv4ip-addressprivate-ippublic-ipportprotocoltcpudpclientserverdnshttphttpstlssocketsource-portdestination-portgatewaysubnethostnamenetwork-interface

Prerequisites

No prerequisite room.

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