# General Networking

Skill · IT Infrastructure and Networking

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/general-networking

General networking covers the fundamental concepts and technologies used to connect computers and devices, including IP addressing, routers, switches, firewalls, and protocols like TCP/IP and DNS. IT professionals and network administrators use this knowledge to design, configure, troubleshoot, and secure both local and wide-area networks. It forms a foundational skill set for careers in IT support, systems administration, and cybersecurity.

Related skills: [TCP/IP](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/tcp-ip), [DNS](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/dns), [Network Security](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/network-security)

## Open roles requiring General Networking (0)

None of the roles we have read name this skill yet. A large share of the visible corpus has not been parsed for skills, so this is at least as likely to be our backlog as the market's verdict.