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Linux Router Fundamentals and Planning

  • Reviewing the role of a Linux router in office and lab environments
  • Understanding WAN, LAN, gateway, and basic traffic flow
  • Identifying required interfaces, packages, and deployment assumptions
  • Planning IP addressing, interface roles, and router services

Configuring Network Interfaces with Netplan

  • Identifying and validating network interfaces on the Linux host
  • Configuring WAN and LAN interfaces with netplan
  • Enabling persistent IP forwarding for routing

Implementing Routing, NAT, and Basic Firewall Rules

  • Understanding packet forwarding and source NAT in a router setup
  • Creating iptables rules for NAT and LAN-to-WAN forwarding
  • Allowing return traffic and basic administrative access
  • Saving and restoring firewall rules across reboots

Providing DHCP and Local DNS with dnsmasq

  • Installing and configuring dnsmasq for the LAN segment
  • Defining DHCP ranges, gateway options, and upstream DNS settings
  • Binding dnsmasq to the correct interface and validating leases
  • Testing client address assignment and name resolution

Testing, Troubleshooting, and Hardening

  • Verifying end-to-end connectivity from LAN clients to the WAN
  • Using common Linux tools to inspect routes, rules, interfaces, and services
  • Troubleshooting common issues with forwarding, NAT, and DHCP
  • Applying basic operational and security good practices for a router host

Hands-on Build and Review

  • Building a working custom Linux router from a defined scenario
  • Validating configuration persistence and service startup behavior
  • Reviewing configuration files and recovery steps
  • Summarizing lessons learned and next steps

Requirements

  • Understanding of basic TCP/IP networking, including IP addressing, subnets, and default gateways
  • Basic Linux command-line administration and experience editing configuration files
  • General Linux system administration experience

Audience

  • Linux system administrators
  • Network administrators
  • IT support and infrastructure engineers
 14 Hours

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