Thanks for being with us during the learning process of Linux Network Administrations. Hope you have as much enjoyed as we have, these are the some future references for you! An awesome collection of courses, books, tutorials, software and other resources about networking.
Free 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 official 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 official 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.
- Cisco Press - Cisco authorized book publisher where you can get all books and official guides for Cisco certifications.
Software and Tools
- 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 - Official MikroTik GUI software for administration of MikroTik RouterOS.
- Online nslookup - An online DNS client to view and debug DNS configuration.
- Online whois - An online whois record tool for getting information about domains.
- OUI Lookup Tool - An online OUI lookup for searching vendors of MAC addresses.
- Draw.io - An open source software for creating network diagrams and topologies.
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.
