Class Exercise: Address Class Identification
Class Exercise: Host & Network Identification
Class Exercise: Network Addresses
Class Exercise: Host Addresses
Class Exercise: Default Subnet Masks
Tasks
(Attach screenshot of command prompt/terminal where you are using it.)
1) Find the IP address of the computer you are currently using.
Command: ______________________________
IP Address: ______________________________
2) Find the IP address of the computer you are currently using, plus MAC address, the gateway, plus
whether DHCP is turned on.
Command: ______________________________
IP Address: ______________________________
3) Display the host name of the computer.
Command: ______________________________
IP Address: ______________________________
4) Check for basic IP connectivity between two computers by name and IP address. How can basic IP
connectivity be checked? What are the reasons why there is no connectivity?
Command: ______________________________
Reason: _________________________________
5) Find out which ports on your host are connected to applications. Connect the browser to some
external web page before running the appropriate command.
Command: ______________________________
Reason: _________________________________
6) Find the path of routers to [Link] is its IP address? How many hops involved in the
path?
Command: ______________________________
Reason: _________________________________
7) A ping to [Link] works but a ping to the machine’s name “blue machine” fails. What could be
wrong?
Reason:
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8) Which type of cable will you use to connect in a normal home installation?
Answer:
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9) Can you connect a Switch to another Switch or a router to a PC using a straight- through cable?
Explain your answer.
Answer:
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10) Write a brief report on your home network or any organizational network including topology, 1 page
max).
Answer:
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