network fundamentals

EEC 144 Laboratory 1

Identifying a Workstation’s IP Configuration Settings

Spring 2018

TA: Mr. Asim Chaudhry

Instructor: Dr. Cheng Cheng

Presented By:

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Student ID: m1111111

Introduction

(Give a brief introduction about the lab, including objectives, materials used, etc.)

This lab was an introduction into finding information by using the command

prompt. This lab was meant to show you how to identify the network adapter

properties on a computer. We were using the ipconfig prompt and the ipconfig/all

prompt.

Lab Procedure (with data, table, waveform, pictures, etc. included)

(Lab tasks and steps)

The first this that we had to do was boot up our computer and log in, in order to

access the desktop screen. Once there we navigated to the search bar, by right

clicking the windows logo in the start menu. Once there we clicked on search and

typed cmd, which brought up the search result Command Prompt. Once we had the

command prompt open we followed the directions in the lab to find various pieces

of information. We started off by adding ipconfig into the command prompt to find

certain information, then after that we used to ipconfig/all command to bring up

more information. First with the ipconfig prompt we had to find the IPv4 Address,

which was 10.99.34.145 (Preferred). Then after that I found the Subnet mask,

which was 255.255.240.0. the, I found the IPv6 address to be

fe80::4868:fff0:7c4d:2c08%4.

After I found the information above using the ipconfig prompt I then used

the ipconfig/all prompt to find the Physical Address (Mac) which was 18-66-DA-

33-EE-1A. Then I found if the DHCP was enabled or not, on my system it was

enabled. Next, I found the DHCP server address and it was 10.128.1.201. Lastly, I

had to find the DNS server addresses (2), and they were; 10.128.64.17 and

10.128.64.18.

Below are my screenshots from the command prompt. (I had to take these picture

on my cell phone. Myself or Asim could not get my pc to screenshot during lab.)

Review Questions

(Questions and tasks at the end of the lab manual)

1. What was the purpose of the IPv4 address?

- It is one of the core protocols of standards-based internetworking methods in the

Internet and was the first version deployed for production in the ARPANET in

1983. It still routes most Internet traffic today, despite the ongoing deployment of a

successor protocol, IPv6.

2. What is the purpose of the IPv4 Subnet mask?

- Subnet masks divide and draw boundaries on IP address space

3- What command is issued from the command prompt to reveal the assigned IP

address?

- You can use the ipconfig/all command to find the IP address.

4. What is another name for the physical address?

- Other names for the physical address are Real Address or Binary Address.

5. Does IPv6 require a subnet mask?

- No, they do not require a subnet mask.

6. What is the purpose of the gateway?

- The node that is assumed to know how to forward packets on to other networks.

7. Which operating system first used IPv6 by default?

- Microsoft Windows Vista (2007)

8. What is the purpose of DHCP server?

- Enable individual computers on an IP network to extract their configurations

from a server.

9. What is the path used to access the command prompt in Windows Vista and

Windows 7?

- In the search box located on the start menu, type cmd and wait for a moment.

You will see cmd listed at the top of the search list under Programs. If you pressed

enter after typing cmd in the search box, the command prompt automatically

appeared on the screen in its own dialogue box.

Conclusions and Summary

(Comparisons, discussions, comments, etc. about the lab or what you have learnt)

- Finding the command prompt was not bad at all but looking at all the information

in the command prompt was a lot to take it. Not knowing what all that information

stands for. But it was very interesting, I have recently found out that I really like

PC’s, so this lab was very interesting to me. It is neat to see what all goes into

making a PC work and interact with the internet, or servers. I am very interested in

this content and it is very intricate and I am looking forward to learning more about

network fundamentals.

Appendix 1 – Data Sheet

Appendix 2 – Screen shots, pictures, waveforms, etc.

Appendix 3 – other materials