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Masterclass

Hello Parents!

For 25 years, I have supported computer networks running BSD, Linux, and a wide variety switching hardware. If your child has an inclination for Systems Engineering I can show them how to succeed.

There is a strategy for building and maintaining network services:

1. Take detailed notes: keep a collection of commands and configuration
2. Create scripts that can be used to provision or reconfigure parts of the network
3. Put all of your work under version control

That last technique creates a timeline of incremental changes, and is the key to collaborating as a team. Since we will be working with scripts and configuration, we also need to learn a capable text editor.

If your son or daughter would like to pursue Software Engineering this course still applies. By learning how to build a home lab they will be able to create any kind of infrastructure needed to test their designs.

The number of details to learn is endless, but as with any skill we will begin by putting an idea into practice. The first network service we will build is file storage!

Storage

Core Technologies

• ZFS, UFS, EXT4
• BSD/Linux Userland
• Shell Scripting

Lab Hardware

Networking

Core Technologies

• IP Addressing and Forwarding
• VLANs
• DNS

Lab Hardware