Name: Leo Burke
Date: 10-21-07
Objective
In the lab, our assignment was to take the computers create a network by manually subnetting each computer and switch to create a working network. In the process we decided on what network class to use, what default subnet was, as well as the network's topology. During the construction of our network, we had to configure each switch independently with hyper terminal, as well as each router. All of our IP addresses were calculated by hand with the help of a network topology diagram.
Equipment list
4 Lab Computers
2 Routers
2 Cisco Switches
Hyperterminal
Cat 5 Cable of varied length
Network Topology diagram
Notes and observations.
This Lab was very complicated and confusing at times. The hardest was not figuring out what IP addresses to use and how to assign subnets and masks (althought that was one of the difficult portions of the lab). Rather, the difficult part was getting hyperterminal to 'see' the router we had hooked up so we could configure it. After that, the most complicated part of subnetting a network is figuring out the IPs themselves, which was difficult to do until someone in class told me how to properly subnet the network. I also learned a few tips in the lab and what to look for when subnetting a network.
Diagrams Flowcharts and Figures
(Network Diagram)
(Network Practice Lab worksheet)
References
Lab Handout, Hyperterminal command list, Whiteboard Diagram
Questions
no questions were included in the lab
Conclusions
this lab, while a little more complicated and not as straightforward as others, proved to be full of useful information and practical knowledge. I had set up a network in a previous lab, but I had not done any of the subnetting or mask setup that took place in this lab. I finally learned how subnetting works and how to set up a functional network using subnetting.
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