Download TCP/IP Fundamentals course description (PDF)
Course code: M7D-TCPIP01
Download TCP/IP Fundamentals course description (PDF)
This course covers the fundamentals of the TCP/IP networking protocols. It is designed particularly for engineers who create and work with network applications, but is also useful for anyone who is more generally trying to understand the TCP/IP protocol suite. Topics covered include: the TCP/IP protocol stack; IP (Internet Protocol); UDP (User Datagram Protocol); and TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), including the TCP state machine. The course also explores the use commands such as ss, tcpdump, and wireshark, used both as tools for understanding the operation of TCP/IP and as tools for monitoring and debugging network applications.
The course employs a lecture+lab format.
The course is intended for participants (especially program mers) who are trying to obtain a deeper understanding of TCP/IP and how it is used by network applications.
In order to get the most out of the course, participants should have:
The content of the course is applicable in a range of compiled programming languages, such as C, C++, Rust, and D and scripting languages such as Python, and participants are welcome to use their preferred language in the lab sessions.
A significant part of the course is spent on practical exercises. The lab sessions also provide participants with the opportunity to obtain one-to-one assistance from the trainer on the course material and exercises.
Course participants receive course books that include all of the slides and exercises presented in the course.
In addition to the course book, participants receive a copy of The Linux Programming Interface, in ebook form.
For onsite and virtual onsite courses, please email training@man7.org regarding availability and pricing.
| Date | Location | Maximum participants | |
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26-27 March 2026
(2 half days) |
Online: Americas + Europe See [*] for times |
14 | Registration |
Online courses in Europe timezones are normally timed around Berlin time, starting at 08:00, 08:30, or 09:00. Online courses in Americas timezones are normally timed around New York time, starting at 09:00 or 10:00. Depending on the length of breaks, classes typically run for 8 to 8.5 hours per day.
[*] Although this is nominally a 1-day course, this iteration of the course will be run over 2 half days (around 4 to 4.5 hours each day). The course price nevertheless remains the same as for the 1-day version of the course. The course will be scheduled to accommodate participants in both Americas and European timezones (i.e., the course will run in the morning for Americas timezones and in the later afternoon for European timezones).
For public online courses, the per-attendee price is €750 reduced to €700 when booked (and either paid or a company purchase order is supplied) at least 4 weeks before the start of the course. (In addition, 19% German VAT is charged for participants attending from German locations; 19% German VAT is also applicable for private attendees in any location in the European Union without a VAT ID.)
Currently (and for the foreseeable future), public versions of this course are delivered only in online format.
Discounts are available for multiple attendees from the same company or organization; please inquire at training@man7.org for details.
Michael Kerrisk has a unique set of qualifications and experience that
ensure that course participants receive training of a very high standard:
For more information about the trainer, as well as many reasons why you might want to consider choosing man7.org training courses, please see reasons to choose man7.org training.
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