README.md

Awesome Networking

An awesome collection of courses, books, tutorials, softwares and other resources about Networking.

Contents

• TCP/IP Protocols
• Courses
• Tutorials
• Books
• Software
• Certifications
• Miscellaneous
• Licence

TCP/IP Protocols

Note: Links without description are official RFCs from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).

• DNS
  • DOMAIN NAMES - IMPLEMENTATION AND SPECIFICATION
• DHCP
  • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
• FTP
  • FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL (FTP)
• HTTP
  • Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1
  • Hypertext Transfer Protocol Version 2 (HTTP/2)
• UDP
  • User Datagram Protocol
• TCP
  • TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL
• IP
  • INTERNET PROTOCOL
  • Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
• Telnet
  • TELNET PROTOCOL SPECIFICATION
• SSH
  • The Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol Architecture
• NAT
  • The IP Network Address Translator (NAT)

Courses

• Cisco Networking Academy Courses - A various networking courses (Essentials, CCNA, CCNP, etc.).
• GNS3 Academy - A various number of courses related to the networking with GNS3 software.
• The Complete Networking Fundamentals Course - The most popular Networking Essentials course on Udemy.

Tutorials

• Networking - A series of YouTube tutorials about Networking by Eli the Computer Guy.
• Wireshark Tutorial for Beginners - TheNewBoston Wireshark Tutorial for Beginners.
• MikroTik WinBox Manual - The offical manual for MikroTik's WinBox software.

Books

• Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach (7th Edition) - Excellent book for beginners (and advanced people) in networking.
• Internetworking with TCP/IP Volume One (6th Edition) - A rich introduction book to the TCP/IP protocols and Internetworking.
• Network Security Essentials: Applications and Standards (6th Edition) - A practical survey of network security applications and standards.
• Beej's Guide to Network Programming - A free digital book about socket programming by Brian "Beej" Hall.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Networking Guide - The offical Red Hat's networking guide for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• Practical Packet Analysis (3rd Edition) - An amazing book about analyzing network packets using Wireshark.
• Attacking Network Protocols - A Hacker's Guide to Capture, Analysis, and Exploitation by James Forshaw.

Software

• Wireshark - The most popular free and open source network protocol analyzer.
• tcpdump - A powerful open source command-line packet analyzer.
• Nmap - A free and open source software for network discovery and security auditing.
• Zenmap - The official Nmap Security Scanner GUI.
• GNS3 - A powerful free and open source network simulator.
• Cisco Packet Tracer - Cross-platform network visual simulation tool designed by Cisco Systems.
• pfSense - An open source firewall/router computer software distribution based on FreeBSD
• WinBox - Offical MikroTik GUI software for administration of MikroTik RouterOS.

Certifications

• Cisco certifications
• MikroTik certified training programs
• Juniper Certification Tracks
• CompTIA Network+

Miscellaneous

• Network Analysis - An awesome list of network analysis resources.
• Software Defined Networks (SDN) - An awesome list about Software Defined Network (SDN).
• Reddit Networking - Reddit group for networking.
• Network Engineering Stack Exchange - A question and answer site for network engineers.
• Server Fault - A question and answer site for system and network administrators.

Licence

This repository is under the CC0 1.0 Universal licence.