INTRODUCTION TO NETWORKING

Assignment Description

A written assignment designed to ensure that you meet the learning outcome:

You are to provide a written solution to all parts of the assignment.

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Assessment Guidelines

The assignment should include:

All the workings, descriptions and/or diagrams necessary to show your understanding of networking as defined in the assignment.

A correct answer that does not show workings, descriptions and/or diagrams will not receive full marks.

Weighting:         

Assessment strategy    Skills – 50%

Assignment description

Topology Diagram

Figure 1

This is an incomplete diagram. Include all communication equipment required to complete the task successfully. You must add all required additional communication devices, e.g. switches. The router is custom made one with 8 Fast Ethernet interfaces.

Assessment Objectives

·                     Design the Logical topology. (35 points)

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·                     Configure the physical topology. (15 points)

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·                     Configure the logical topology. (30 points)

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·                     Verify network connectivity. (20 points)

TOTAL=100 POINTS

Scenario

In this Skills Based Assessment students will create a small network that requires connecting network devices and configuring host computers and one Cisco router for basic network connectivity. Switches have a default configuration, and does not require additional configuration. Common utility commands will be used to test and document the network. The 0^th subnet is used.

Task 1: Design the Logical LAN Topology.

[Total points: 35]

You are given the IP address of 192.168.20.0/24. This network should be subdivided into 8 smaller networks, as follows:

Subnet 1 – User network: 30 usable hosts.

Subnet 2 – Administrator network: 5 usable hosts.

Subnet 3 – Guest network: 20 usable hosts.

Subnet 4 – Wireless network: 20 usable hosts.

Subnet 5 – Server network: 4 usable hosts.

Subnet 6 – DMZ network: 3 usable hosts.

Subnet 7 – VOIP network: 40 usable hosts.

Subnet 8 – link to Internet: 2 usable hosts.

For each subnet show all your calculations in binary, the network and broadcast addresses, first and last usable host addresses, total amount of usable IP addresses.

The 0^th subnet is used. No subnet calculators may be used. All work must be shown.

For each network provide the following information in a table format, following the example above.

For each correct table you’ll be given 3 Points.

Host computers will use the FIRST IP address in the subnet. The network router will use the LAST network host address.

Write down the IP address information for each device:

Points: _________ of 35

Task 2: Configure the Physical Topology. [Total points: 15]

Step 1: Physically connect all devices.

Cable the network devices as shown in Figure 1. In Packet Tracer connect with appropriate cabling. If not already enabled, turn power on to all devices.

Step 2. Visually inspect network connections

After cabling the network devices, take a moment to verify the connections.

Points: _________ of 15

Task 3: Configure the Logical Topology.[Total points: 30 ]

Step 1: Configure host computers.

After configuring each host computer, record the host network settings with the ipconfig /all command.

Step 2: Configure Router1.

Configuration tasks for Router1 include the following:

Points: _________ of 30

Task 4: Verify network connectivity. [Total points: 20]

Step 1: Use the ping command to verify network connectivity.

Network connectivity can be verified with the ping command.

**NOTE: If pings to host computers fail, temporarily disable the computer firewall and retest. To disable a Windows firewall, select Start | Control Panel | Windows Firewall, select OFF, and OK.

Use the following table to methodically verify connectivity with each network device. Take corrective action to establish connectivity if a test fails:

In addition to the ping command, what other Windows command is useful in displaying network delay and breaks in the path to the destination?    

Answer:                                                                                    _______(4 points)

Points: _________ of 20

Task 5: Cleanup

NOTE: DO NOT PROCEED WITH CLEANUP UNTIL YOUR INSTRUCTOR HAS GRADED YOUR SKILLS BASED FINAL AND HAS INFORMED YOU THAT YOU MAY BEGIN CLEANUP.

Unless directed otherwise by the instructor, restore host computer network connectivity, then turn off power to the host computers.

Before turning off power to the router and switch, remove the NVRAM configuration file (if saved) from Router1 with the privileged exec command erase startup-config.

Disconnect and neatly put away all LAN cables that were used in the Final.

Remove anything that was brought into the lab, and leave the room ready for the next class.