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Networking and Operating System Certificate
The two foundations every infrastructure engineer stands on: networks and server operating systems. You spend six months making packets move and servers behave, and finish able to build and troubleshoot a small office network end to end.
Why this course
Who needs networking and Linux together?
Network engineers increasingly manage Linux-based devices and servers, and system administrators are expected to troubleshoot the network. Employers hiring for infrastructure support want both.
This certificate is also the strongest preparation for cloud: AWS and Azure networking only make sense once on-premises networking does.
- A complete networking track, from cabling to WAN and troubleshooting.
- Red Hat Linux administration from RH124 into RH134.
- A final lab that joins both: servers on a network you designed.
Students and graduates targeting network, system administration or infrastructure support roles, and anyone planning to move into cloud later.
Basic computer use. No prior networking or Linux knowledge needed.
Prepares for CompTIA Network+ topics and the RHCSA. Exam fees are separate.
Network support engineer · System administrator · IT infrastructure engineer
How the course runs
The plan, in the order we teach it.
- Months 1–3
Networking: models, cabling, Ethernet, devices, IP addressing, subnetting, routing, switching, VLANs, wireless, security and troubleshooting.
- Months 4–6
Red Hat Linux: command line, users and permissions, services, SSH, logs, networking, storage and SELinux, then the final lab.
Your project
A small office network with Linux servers
Plan the addressing, configure routing and VLANs in the lab, run Linux servers that provide services on it, and troubleshoot faults your trainer introduces.
From course project to real projectsWhat you hand in
- An addressing and VLAN plan
- Working Linux servers on the network
- A fault log: what broke, how you found it, how you fixed it
- A network diagram and handover notes
Syllabus
Curriculum designed by working engineers.
Tools covered
UKIQ certificate. Professional batches include a UKIQ certificate alongside the project you can show in an interview.
01Networking foundations
- Introduction to networks
- The OSI specifications
- Topologies, connectors and wiring standards
- Current Ethernet specifications
- Networking devices
02IP and routing
- Introduction to the Internet Protocol
- IP addressing
- Subnetting, troubleshooting IP and NAT
- IP routing and routing protocols
- Switching and virtual LANs
- Wireless networking
03Security and operations
- Authentication and access control
- Network threats and mitigation
- Physical security and risk
- Wide area networks
- Software and hardware tools
- Troubleshooting, management and monitoring
04Red Hat Linux administration
- Command line and files
- Users, groups and permissions
- Processes, services and SSH
- Logs and Linux networking
- Storage, scheduled tasks and SELinux
FAQ
Questions before you enrol.
How is this different from the 2.5-month networking course?
The shorter networking course covers networking only. This certificate adds three months of Red Hat Linux administration and a combined final lab.
What does the fee include?
₹45,000 covers six months of classes and labs, the final lab project and placement assistance. Exam fees are separate.