Teaching local area networking in a secure virtual environment

Space, cost, and security are major concerns associated with the local area network teaching/learning process. Teaching even the most basic networking techniques requires a minimum of two computers per student with additional systems for more involved experiments. The overhead and space requirements...

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Published in:Computer applications in engineering education 2010-09, Vol.18 (3), p.547-554
Main Authors: Steffen, G. D., Abu-Mulaweh, H. I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
computer engineering
Computer information security
Education
Intrusion
laboratory
Learning
networking
On-line systems
Reproduction
Students
Teaching
virtual
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Summary:Space, cost, and security are major concerns associated with the local area network teaching/learning process. Teaching even the most basic networking techniques requires a minimum of two computers per student with additional systems for more involved experiments. The overhead and space requirements become quite staggering for large class sizes. The students, just learning and unaware, can furthermore be susceptible to outside intrusion or cause accidental adverse affects upon the network to which they attach. Teaching local area networking in a virtual environment can reduce space, cost, and security concerns. This article addresses the setup of a virtual environment, managing multiple student environments, properly securing virtual machines, and laboratory experiments in virtual environments. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 18: 547–554, 2010; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com; DOI 10.1002/cae.20228
ISSN:1061-3773
1099-0542
1099-0542
DOI:10.1002/cae.20228