CMIT 265
Home exercise (or some other network: Foster UMUC lab, Foster library,
 office?, Schilling?, Kadena library?)

"Bold edit" in your answers.

Name:_______________________________

NIC Port LEDs: Number of them, what labeling, color(s), behavior:  _______
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Patch cable label (what is printed on the cable): 
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What does the other end of the patch cable plug into (make and model, #ports):
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Which port on that switch is your PC's patch cable plugged into:_______
What are its LED(s) doing:___________________________________
Any labels of the rows on that connectivity device, colors of the LEDs and their behavior:
________________________________________________________
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RJ-45 connector. Cable wires layout:
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
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Ethernet Status:
Media State:_____________
Duration:  _______
Speed:  _______
#bytes sent: ____________ 
#bytes received: ____________

Details:
DHCP Enabled:_______
IP address:  ____________  
Subnet mask:  ____________
Default gateway:  ____________
DNS server(s):  _____________________________
Physical address:  _______________________
DHCP server: ______________________
Lease obtained: _____________________
Lease expires:  _____________________
Description:________________________________________________

Find another host in the LAN to ping.
Avg ping times:______

Any networked printer or other specialized device in the network?______
IP addresses:____________________________________
ping times:_____________________

ping the default gateway.  Avg times:_______

ping the DHCP server. Avg times:________

ping the DNS server(s). Avg times:________

Is the default gateway the router that connects to your DSL or
cable modem or dial-up modem:__________
If yes, your ISP company name:________________________
If not, give further hand-drawn details of your internetwork:






Browse to www.grc.com and do Shields Up.
What is Your Internet connection's (reverse) DNS name:__________________
ping -a theIPaddress (unreversed). What is the DNS name:__________________
This is your "registered" (i.e. Internet-valid) IP address.
This is the "far-side" of your router that is in the ISP's network.
"Near-side" is the port/interface inside your network, 
i.e. your default gateway (unless there are networks in-between).

ping the far-side of your router by its IP address      Avg: _________

Are the DNS servers in the same network as the router's farside:__________
In other words, is your ISP providing your DNS service:____