1. Lecture Goals

• Basic overview of networks, and the support in the GNU/Linux environment to the various aspects of networks
• The lecture will not be a "cookbook" like "In order to connect your computer to a specific ISP, you type this and that" - this is what the various HOWTOs on the net are for. I will give links to the relevant HOWTOs during the lecture.
• The lecture aims for correctness, but I sometimes divert from the exact standard definition, in order to get the most interesting things for the home user.
• The lecture doesn't assume any knowledge in computer networks, and my apologies to those who has such knowledge.

Written by Shlomi Fish