I forgot to do my What I did today yesterday so I am doing it today π Alex discussed more about Wireshark and Nmap. Wireshark is a packet analyzer. Packets is how information is packaged and sent across the network internally or externally. Nmap is a network scanner that can scan network ports. However, it …
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Today I learned more about nMap. It is a network scanner tool that allows you to see what devices are connected to a network, as well as what ports the devices have open. Other variants could be used maliciously to scan the public domain, searching for possible vulnerabilities within networks. There are scans being constantly …
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Today we had a long lecture and we did a lot of review. We practiced identifying different ports. We drew and labelled a network model. I also learned about the seven layers of the OSI model, but that is something that I’m still very unfamiliar with.
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Today, we did a review of Networking concepts. We also did a practice A+ test with Alex where everyone got a chance to figure out or guess multiple choice type hardware questions. It was a collaborative effort and we got a 100% in the test. The review refreshed the different concepts that was discussed and …
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Today we did a Mock Interview with Mechanics Bank. My interview went pretty good and I got good feedback and pointers from my interviewer Sharon. She gave me her card and will try to hook me to get coding experience from people she knows. I will update my resume to reflect what she pointed out.
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Today Alex introduced Ninite to the class. Ninite is an automatic installer for applications such as browsers and programs including WinDirStat and Putty. We tried out WinDirStat which is an application that shows how files occupy the storage space. Putty is network connection tool which is especially useful in looking at router and switch configurations …
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Today I worked with Frank to set up our second network for the lab assignment. I was not here yesterday so there was a lot of catching up to do task wise. We had to use a project computer that re-images off the network image. However, we did not connect it to the CTP network …
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Today for the Lab Assignment we were asked to create a network by rehabilitating a Project PC and using that as a host. I also had my one-on-one check-in with Alex. As always it was an interesting and fruitful conversation. Unfortunately, I had to leave early to go an appointment and was unable to start …
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Today Alex shared a lot of utilities and tools that we can use. Tools such as Bar code readers and QR code scanners that are useful for technicians to verify information and and record keeping. Even taking pictures using a smartphone to document and create a timeline of actions for reference. Utilities that help in …
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Today we worked on practicing interview skills related to answering questions with the STAR method. Situation, Task, Action, Result. This method of answering questions helps highlight what kind of a worker you are in a variety of situations by giving examples of times when you solved problems with different circumstances. We also researched the Mechanic’s …
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