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Discovering computer networks: hands on in the Open Networking Lab
Discovering computer networks: hands on in the Open Networking Lab

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This free course was written by Helen Donelan, Allan Jones, Karen Kear, Jon Rosewell, Rob Spragg, Jason Trott, Paul Wallin and Judith Williams. It was first published in August 2019.

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