====== Network ======
  * [[speedtest|Test connection speed]]
  * [[.:osi:|ISO/OSI 7-Layer Model]]
  * [[.:ethernet|Ethernet]]

===== Glossary =====

^ ARP | Address Resolution Protocol |
^ CAM | Content Addressable Memory (in switches) |
^ [[cgnat|CGNAT]] | Carrier-Grade NAT |
^ [[dhcp|DHCP]] | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
^ FQDN | Fully Qualified Domain Name |
^ [[lan|LAN]] | Local Area Network |
^ [[load-balancing|LB]] | Load Balancing |
^ [[nat|NAT]] | Network Access Translation |
^ QinQ | stacking [[vlan|VLAN]] ("802.1Q in 802.1Q") |
^ [[vlan|VLAN]] | Virtual LAN |
^ [[vxlan|VXLAN]] | virtual extensible LAN |
^ [[wan|WAN]] | Wide Area Network |
^ [[wlan|WLAN]]\\ aka: Wifi | Wireless LAN |

===== configuration =====
  * [[qos|QoS]] (Quality of Service)
  * [[MTU|MTU]] (Maximum Transmission Unit)

===== Hardware =====
  * [[:hardware:Server]]
  * [[:hardware:Router]]
    * [[de:admin:network:edgerouter]]
    * [[..:network:er-x]]
  * [[:hardware:Switches]]
  * [[:hardware:Modems]]
  * [[:hardware:Kabel]]
  * [[:admin:VoIP:]] (Telefone)

===== Software =====

| [[de:admin:linux:samba|Samba]] | File sharing compatible with [[:admin:windows:|Windows]] and others |
| [[:admin:linux:cli:ssh|OpenSSH]] | secure shell |
| [[:admin:Pidgin|Pidgin]] | chat via XMPP |
| [[.:privoxy|Privoxy]] | Filtering proxy |
| [[.:ntopng|ntopng]] | monitoring network flows |
| [[.:wireguard|Wireguard]] | VPN |

  * [[admin:selfhost|Private Cloud]]

===== Learning =====
If you want to learn about network stuff, the best idea is to start a homelab and configure services yourself. There is a [[https://reddit.com/r/homelab|whole subreddit for homelab enthusiasts]].

  * [[https://www.net.t-labs.tu-berlin.de/teaching/computer_networking/index.html|Computer Networking – A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet]] (James F. Kurose and Keith W. Ross, 2000.)

==== Articles ====
  * "How to Start a Home Lab" by Dan Ford (2019/2020):
    * [[https://www.dlford.io/how-to-home-lab-part-1/|Part 1: Proxmox VE]] – installation guide for the virtualisation environment
    * [[https://www.dlford.io/managing-proxmox-how-to-home-lab-part-2/|Part 2: Managing Proxmox VE]]
    * [[https://www.dlford.io/pfsense-nat-how-to-home-lab-part-3/|Part 3: Host an Intranet Site with pfSense and NAT]]
    * [[https://www.dlford.io/nginx-reverse-proxy-how-to-home-lab-part-4/|Part 4: NGINX Reverse Proxy]]
    * [[https://www.dlford.io/secure-ssh-access-how-to-home-lab-part-5/|Part 5: Secure SSH Remote Access]]
    * [[https://www.dlford.io/hosting-on-the-web-how-to-home-lab-part-6/|Part 6: Hosting on the Web]]
    * [[https://www.dlford.io/log-management-how-to-home-lab-part-7/|Part 7: Log Management]]
    * [[https://www.dlford.io/docker-basics-how-to-home-lab-part-8/|Part 8: Introduction to Docker]] – installation guide
    * [[https://www.dlford.io/expanding-your-home-network-how-to-home-lab-part-9/|Part 9: Expanding Your Home Network]]