Introduction

• Objectives

• Presentation of the Course

• Your Own Objectives

An Intranet vs the Internet

• Definitions

• Differences and Commonalities

• Creating an Intranet

• Where does TCP/IP fit in?

• What about Existing Systems?

• LANs vs WANs

• Creating an Internet Ready Intranet

• What does Extranet mean?

• VPN - Virtual Private Network

• Business Needs Review

Internet Basics

• The Internet Society

• Internet Society Operations

• Internet Documentation

• IP - the Internet Protocol

• IP Addressing for Private Networks

• Expanding the IP Address Space

• Domain Names

• The Domain Name System

• Internet Roles

• Internet Basics Review

Information Distribution

• What's Wanted?

• Why and What to Publish?

• Example Sites

• Information Distribution Options

• Publishing Review

Intranet Design Exercise - 1

• Organisation Services and Facilities

An Intranet, Extranet or Internet Host

• Requirements of a Host

• Setting Up a Host

• Host Operating System Options

• Host Hardware Platforms

• Time and the Internet

• Intranet, Extranet or Internet Host Review

Intranet, Extranet or Internet Tools

• Getting Technical

• Telnet

• ftp - File Transfer Protocol

• UUCP

• gzip

• compress

• uncompress

• sh

• zcat

• tar

• ping

• nslookup

• netstat

• dig

• traceroute

• Versions and Sources

• Sources of Service Software

• Tools Review

Internet Services (Data Distribution Methods)

• Data Search and Retrieval

• Service Setup and Support Requirements

• Messaging Systems

• Electronic Mail

• Mailing Lists

• Archie - Archiving the Archives

• Newsgroups and USENet

• Fax Servers

• Personal Real-Time Communications

• Fun and Games

• Database Access and Search

• Internet Services Review

The World Wide Web

• World Wide Web

• HTML

• Becoming an HTML Programmer

• Controlling Document Presentation

• Extensible Markup Language

• Wireless Application Protocol

• Portals

• Setting Up a Portal

• A World Wide Web Server

• World Wide Web Review

Intranet Design Exercise - 2

• Service Selection

Intranet and Extranet Services

• Personal Directory Services

• Formal Directory Services

• X.500

• Banyan's StreetTalk

• Microsoft Active Directory - MAD

• Novell Directory Services - NDS

• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol - LDAP

• Directory Comparison

• Intranet/Extranet Services

• Lotus Notes/Domino

• Novell GroupWise

• Banyan Intranet Connect

• Microsoft Exchange

• Netscape Suite Spot

• Intranet Services Comparison

• Intranet Services Review

Internet Access

• Access Methods

• Service Providers

• Internet Service Provider Evaluation Form

• What the Access Methods Provide

• Access Software

• Maintaining a Host

• Connecting your Intranet to the Internet

• Exposing your Intranet to the Internet

• Aids to Publication

• Internet Access Review

Intranet Design Exercise - 3

• Intranet Services for the Organisation

• Providing Information on a Network

• Generating the Design

• Data Transmission Capacity Considerations

• Storage Capacity Considerations

• Internet Service - Host Requirements Considerations

• Service - Operating System Cross Reference

• Operating System - Host Cross Reference

• Intranet Service - Host Requirements Table

Security

• Security Imperatives

• Security Issues

• Security Operations

• Authentication Methods

• Authentication Standards

• Encryption Standards

• Protecting your own Systems

• Data Security

• Certificates

• Security Administration

• Tiger Teams

• Communications Access Control

• Dangers

• The Cavalry

• Security Review

The Client

• The User

• The Client Platform

• The Client Connection

• The Client Software

• Electronic Mail

• File Transfer

• Reading the News

• WWW Browser

• The Network Computer?

• The Client Review

Administration

• Business Needs Review

• Protection

• How Visible are You?

• Legal Issues

• The Site is UP. Now What?

• Commercial and Financial Considerations

• Your Organisation

• A Development Plan

• Site Setup Checklist

• Internet Usage Hints

• Summary

• Administration Review

Appendix

• Bibliography

• Glossary

• Intranet Publishing Checklist

• Business Plan Chart

• Intranet Requirements Survey

• Intranet Design Exercise

• Internet Access Operating Policy - DRAFT for Comment

• UNC - Universal Naming Convention

• URL - the Uniform Resource Locator

• The OSI Reference Model

• The Internet Protocol

• Some Interesting Newsgroups

• Document List

• Internet and Unix Commands and Utilities

• Email Programs

• Gopher

• Accessing the Internet by Electronic Mail

• Accessing Internet Services via the Web

• Some Interesting Addresses

• Some Internet Acronyms

• Some Emoticons

• Dealing with Problems

• Working the Net

• "Nettiquette" - Net Ettiquette

• Some Common File Extensions

• Units and Multipliers

• Internet Vendor Information Sites

• Internet News Sources

• Miscellaneous Links

• An Information Provider's Guide to HTML

• Last Page