Summary

In this chapter, you learned about the roles and functions of common networking protocols and how they are used to format and exchange messages between hosts on a network. Additionally, you discovered various remote access protocols, such as Telnet, SSH, and RDP, as well as their security features. Furthermore, you discovered email protocols, database protocols, web protocols, directory protocols, and even VoIP protocols on networks.

As an aspiring network professional, you have gained the hands-on skills to perform packet analysis on various network protocols such as FTP, TFTP, Telnet, and SIP while observing how each protocol sends and receives data between devices. Lastly, you explored common network services that are needed within many organizations to ensure devices can communicate with other hosts on the network.

I hope this chapter has been informative for you and is helpful in your journey toward learning networking and becoming a network professional. In the...