Computer Networking 2.0

updated 22 April 2022

• File Sharing Over A Network (Windows OS)
• Internet Protocol v4
• Server Configuration (Microsoft IIS, WAMP)
• File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
• The WebDAV Extension
• Web Development Using WAMP

File Sharing Over A Network (Windows OS)

• File System
  • formatting and partitioning a hard disk to NTFS
• Universal Naming Convention (UNC)
• printer sharing over the network
• creating user accounts through NETPLWIZ
• Groups, Users and Objects of Windows
• Sharing tab of Windows
• Security tab of Windows (advanced Allow and Deny permissions)
• configuring a HomeGroup network
  • creating a HomeGroup to be used for file sharing
• configuring a Workgroup network
  • mapping a shared folder over the network
  • setting a Workgroup for file sharing

Internet Protocol V4

• the Network Layer
• configuring the IPv4 address
• using the Command Prompt to check the IPv4
• the IP address and hostname
• manually configuring the IPv4 address
• Subnet Mask
• gateway & router (cabled and wireless connections)
• the ping utility

Server Configuration

• Internet Information Services (IIS) of Microsoft
• WAMP

Note: Configuring these servers are needed in the following activities.

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Why still study and use FTP? It’s not dead. This is still relevant. Even some Android apps not only use FTP but improved it further.

• FTP server configuration through IIS
  • anonymous login
  • user account login
  • adding virtual directories
    • opening an FTP site through IIS
    • managing an FTP site through IIS
    • mapping an FTP site and the virtual directories
    • file transfer through an FTP site
    • FTP Publishing

The WebDAV Extension

Why still study and use WebDAV? It’s a very powerful tool. It predates online versioning systems and collaborative tools.

• enabling WebDAV in IIS
• matching 32-bit and 64-bit machines
• WebDAV Publishing

Web Development Using WAMP

• static website
• dynamic website
  • server-side scripting using PHP
  • client-side scripting using JavaScript
  • Cascading Style Sheet (CSS)
• Content Management System (CMS)
  • WordPress
  • Joomla
• RDBMS
  • MySQL Database
  • the Standard Query Language
  • Database Design and Normalization
• frameworks
  • Bootstrap
  • Laravel
    • configuring Laravel
    • web development using Laravel

Useful Links

https://support.microsoft.com/en-my/help/4092694/windows-10-file-sharing-over-a-network

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc791

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/323972/how-to-set-up-your-first-iis-web-site

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc959

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/configuration/system.webserver/webdav/

https://www.developerdrive.com/installing-and-configuring-a-wamp-server-on-your-computer/