The document provides a job description for a networking role paying over $400,000 annually. The responsibilities include managing hardware like routers, switches, and firewalls; integrating new locations into the core network; and supporting routing protocols. The document also covers networking fundamentals like the OSI model, IP addressing, protocols, and common terms.

1. Networking And other geeky things you never thought you’d learn

2. Job Description: Even though Salary was “unspecified” it pays over 400 grand per year!!! Responsibilities * Serve as member of the Global Network Team for Genworth Financial, a global business with more than 5,000 employees worldwide. Perform LAN/WAN Hardware Installation, configuration and Management; The equipment includes Cisco routers, Cisco PIX, Nokia Checkpoints, Cisco switches, Big IP F5s, 3DNS F5, Cisco VPN devices and other networking gear. * Act as primary network technical specialist supporting the separation of the network between GE and Genworth. * Integrate Europe and Australia into the Genworth core network. * Technical leader for BGP and EIGRP routing protocols and installation. * Responsible for technical support and maintenance of Genworth Financial LAN/WAN, including capacity planning, tuning, router configurations, and troubleshooting the network and related devices. * Evaluate network capacity and make upgrade recommendation in alignment with GNW strategies. * Comply with change control processes.

4. APPLICATION Word Processing Graphics Spread Sheets Communications ( E-mail, Internet) Databases Games Each has its own format (i.e. Mp3, .doc, .xls)

5. Presentation “ On the way down” changes data from application info to NETWORK info. This allows for independence from conflicts in different data presentations It also “encrypts” the data for travel over a network Unencrypted Data is called “Plain Text”

7. Session The Three Way Handshake “ The Phone Call” of Networking Think of your old Dial Up Access If Dial Up is still new to you, think of the old operators Also terminates session

8. Transport/Transfer TCP ( Transmission Control Protocol) Sliding Window How Big of “Bytes” to take The firehose and the drinking fountain “ X-on X-off ” Buffer ( Wax on Wax off?) Show me the T3 !!! Error recovery

10. Network Here’s where Cisco makes the money! Switching and Routing and Packets OH MY! Forwarding and Hops LAN’s, WAN’s and Wi-Fi ( no Ron, not Hi-Fi) IP address more on this later !

11. Data-Link Layer Device Permission to receive data (MAC number) and send it error checking Flow control…..the long and painful phone conversation FRAMES

12. Physical The Hardware 0’s and 1’s Electric Light Orchestra

13. Terms to know Static IP Dynamic IP VPN ( virtual private network ) Subnetting Ports VOIP ( Voice over IP ) Ethernet Cat 5

14. MORE terms to know Digital Analog ( almost outdated ) Switch Router Fiber (Not a Bran Muffin) Ports

15. Cutting Edge SIP Phones ( Session Initiated Protocol) Digital Guitar PVR’s ( a video iPod?) Household Gadget IP’s Are you kidding me? Windows with a twist! Smart Rooms ! CSI in real life!

16. It Takes Two Let’s stop and look at Binary Octets ( A great name for a retro punk band don’t you think?)

17. IP- Therefore I AM 150.215.17.9 10010110.11010111.00010001.00001001 150.215.0.0 = The network name 10010110.11010111. 00000000.00000000 150.215.255.255= the “Broadcasting Network” 10010110.11010111. 11111111.11111111

18. Subnetting for “Cheaters” “ Borrowing” Bits 10010110.11010111 .00000000.00000000 network Users 10010110.11010111 . 0000 0000.00000000 borrow IP=150.215.0.0 Subnet= 255.255.240.0

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