• Please print out your assignments before you come to class at 6PM. As we experienced last class, we cannot rely on the printer in our classroom to work.
• You can use this Microsoft Word template for your homework assignments.

• Login to Blackboard ( http://blackboard-doorway.cuny.edu/ ) and update your e-mail Address.
  Make sure that your e-mail address is the same address I have on file for you.
  Use: Tools > Personal Information > Edit Personal Information.
• Register at the CUNY Portal (cuny.edu) if you do not have a Blackboard user account.
• If you are unable to register for a CUNY Portal ID, call the CUNY Help Desk at 212-541-0981.

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• Subscribe to the Langa List newsletter at Langa.com.
  Forward to me, the subscription/activation confirmation you receive with the
  Subject: Welcome! You've been added to the LangaList.
• Read Chapter 1, in Guide to... Novell NetWare  
• Use the ShieldsUp! Internet security checkup, at grc.com, to test your home computer.

• Chapter 1 Review Questions from Guide to... Novell NetWare. Due at 6 PM.
  Submit a typed hardcopy at the beginning of class.
  (E-mail your assignment only if you are going to be absent,and before 6PM.)
• Read: Chapter 2, in Guide to... Novell NetWare.  

• Chapter 2 Review Questions from Guide to... Novell NetWare. Due at 6PM.
  Submit a typed hardcopy at the beginning of class.
  (E-mail your assignment only if you are going to be absent,and before 6PM.)
  
• Read Daryl's TCP/IP Primer

• Read: Diary of a Network Administrator: Project Management by Joseph Phillips.
  (here is a .pdf of all five articles)
• Exam #1 review session. Bring in any questions that you may have about chapters 1 and 2, and we will go over them before class is over.

• Exam #1 (Chapters 1 & 2) (Administered via Blackboard)

• Read Chapter 3, in Guide to... Novell NetWare.  
• Chapter 3 Review Questions from Guide to... Novell NetWare. Due at 6PM.
  Submit a typed hardcopy at the beginning of class.
  (E-mail your assignment only if you are going to be absent,and before 6PM.)
  
• Read: The State of the Computing Industry
• Read: How The Internet Works

• Read: What is BIOS?
• OSI Model
• Logging into Novell NetWare Server using your admin ID's.
• Using NetWare Administrator.

• Read Chapter 4 in Guide to... Novell NetWare.
• Chapter 4 Review Questions from Guide to... Novell NetWare. Due at 6PM.
  Submit a typed hardcopy at the beginning of class.
  (E-mail your assignment only if you are going to be absent,and before 6PM.)
  
• Read: Ten Common Management Mistakes: And How to Avoid Them

• What is the command or utility, that is native to Novell NetWare 5.x, that you can use to add users in "bulk" to NDS?
• Create a file, in the required format, that can be used as input to add four or more users to your assigned OU (Organizational Unit) in NDS.
  • Save the files to a floppy disk, and bring that disk to class.
  • We will use that command and the file you created to add new users to your OU in NDS.
• You must have the following information as a minimum:
  user name, first name, last name, department, e-mail address, and password.
  • Hint: Use Microsoft Access or Excel to create the database, then export the data to a delimited ASCII/text file.
• Hand in a hardcopy at 6PM. It must include:
  1. The command used to import users in bulk and its description.
  2. References/URL's to where you found your information.
  3. The contents of the text file you created to add users to NDS.
• (E-mail your assignment only if you are going to be absent,and before 6PM.)

• Read: Software disasters are often people problems: Bad management, communication or training to blame for failures.
• See: Creating User Objects with the UIMPORT Utility
• Create a control file and data file required by UImport, that can be used as input to add four or more users to your assigned OU (Organizational Unit) in NDS. You can include more fields but the minimum are: user name, first name, last name, department, e-mail address, and password. Set the default password to "welcome."
  Hint: Use Microsoft Access to create the database, then export the data to a delimited ASCII/text file.
• Bring in a floppy disk with the Access database, the control file, and the data file. We will use the UIMPORT command and the files you created to add your new users to NDS.
• Read: Save time importing NDS objects by using UIMPORT.

• Planning and Wiring the network backbone. (Plenum cable for safety, fiber optic, to home-run or not to home-run, switches on each floor or not, and other topology design issues.)
  See: How Fiber Optics Work, Cisco Network Topology and Design.
• Exam #2 review session. Bring in any questions that you may have about chapters 3, 4, and the OSI Model, and we will go over them before class is over.   

• Exam #2 (Chapters 3 & 4) (Administered via Blackboard)

• If you would like a copy of KNOPPIX Linux v3.6, then bring in a CD-R (700 MB/80 min) in a jewel case. If you have access to a CD-Writer then you can download the .iso and write the CD yourself.
  See: Knoppix: A short tour for GNU/Linux newbies

• Read Chapter 5 in Guide to... Novell NetWare.
• Chapter 5 Review Questions from Guide to... Novell NetWare. Due at 6PM.
  Submit a typed hardcopy at the beginning of class.
  (E-mail your assignment only if you are going to be absent,and before 6PM.)  
• Q&A for Exam 2

• Binary, Hex, ASCII
• See: Decimal to Hex to ASCII Conversion Chart

• ASCII to Binary Conversion Homework
  (Hardcopies will be given out at the end of class on 10/27/2004) c

• How to find and get the latest Novell Client and Novell NetWare Support Pack. support.novell.com
• Order your free copy of the Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD

• Read Chapter 6 in Guide to... Novell NetWare.
• Do: Chapter 6 Review Questions from Guide to... Novell NetWare. Due at 6PM.
  Submit a typed hardcopy at the beginning of class.
  (E-mail your assignment only if you are going to be absent, and before 6PM.)  

• Demo: Installing and configuring: Microsoft Virtual PC 2004
• Take a look at Virtual PC Tips
• Demo: Installing and configuring: Novell NetWare 5.1 Support Pack 7

• Read: How OSI Works. Check out Related HowStuffWorks Articles at the end of the article.
• Read: How File Compression Works
• Demo: Visual demonstration of how packets travel throught networks with hubs, switches, repeaters, routers.
• Exam #3 review session. Bring in questions that you have about chapters 5, 6, and the OSI Model, and we will go over them before class is over.

• Exam #3 (Chapters 5 & 6) (Administered via Blackboard)

• Post Op of Exam #3

• Read Chapter 7 in Guide to... Novell NetWare.
• Do: Chapter 7 Review Questions from Guide to... Novell NetWare. Due at 6PM.
  Submit a typed hardcopy at the beginning of class.
  (E-mail your assignment only if you are going to be absent, and before 6PM.)   

• Write the commands for a login script that accomplishes the following:
1. Displays the current client operating system and version
2. Displays the name of the user logging in
3. Displays good morning, afternoon, or evening based on the current time of day.
4. Map root the U: drive to the current users home directory.
5. Map root the Z: drive to ##CORP:Techs if the user is a member of the Technicians group.
• Bring in a floppy disk with your login script ready to copy into NDS.
• Submit a typed hardcopy of the login script at the beginning of class. (Do not e-mail your answers unless you're going to be absent. If you are going to be abscent, then e-mail the assignment before 6PM.) 
• See Chapter 13

• Read Chapter 9 in Guide to... Novell NetWare.
• Do: Chapter 9 Review Questions from Guide to... Novell NetWare. Due at 6PM.
  Submit a typed hardcopy at the beginning of class.
  (E-mail your assignment only if you are going to be absent, and before 6PM.)     

• Creating OU's, Groups, Users w/Home Directories
• Debug and Test Login Script

• Read Chapter 10 in Guide to... Novell NetWare.
• Do: Chapter 10 Review Questions from Guide to... Novell NetWare. Due at 6PM.
  Submit a typed hardcopy at the beginning of class.
  (E-mail your assignment only if you are going to be absent, and before 6PM.)  
  • Print out your assignments before you come to class at 6PM. As we've experienced in the past, we cannot rely on the printer in our classroom to work.
  • You can use this Microsoft Word template for your homework assignments. Just paste you text into the document. It already has page numbers.
  • Do NOT type your answers in all uppercase.
  • Make sure that the correct Assignment number is on your paper.

• Review of Chap. 9 and 10   

• Exam #4 (Chapters 9 & 10, and a few Q.'s on the OSI Model)

• Final day to submit any late assignments. I will not accept anything after 7PM.

• Take-home Quiz 1-E4b (Chapters 9 & 10, and a few Q.'s on the OSI Model)

• eMail the Exam Student Answer Sheet as an attachment (or RTF) with the Subject: MS-307 Quiz 1 to my Yahoo.com account. Do NOT paste the content into the e-mail. Send the document as an attachment.
• Do NOT use the Blackboard to send me e-mail.
• I must receive your completed answer sheet by 6PM. So it's important to send your e-mail long before 6PM to allow for any delays. Zero's after 6PM.
• You should strive to get 100% on this quiz, so give yourself plenty of time so that you won't have to rush.
• Important! Your answer sheet must include the Test Version Number to be graded.
• Important! For the multiple-choice questions, include the Letter for your answer. e.g. B. TCP/IP
• Important! Submit your Answer Sheet as a Microsoft Word document, not plain text.
• Please sign your e-mail so that I know who you are, especially if you're sending from an e-mail address that I don't have on file for you.
• Instruction Sheet
• I will reply to your e-mail to confirm that I've received your Quiz, only if received by the deadline, 6PM.

• I'm happy to report that everyone that submitted Quiz 1 by the deadline, has passed Quiz 1.
• It's unfortunate that some of you made the decision to pass up this opportunity to gain points by not submitting Quiz 1 before the deadline.