Introduction to Networks v5.0 Lab Manual

The Introduction to Networks Lab Manual provides students enrolled in a Cisco Networking Academy Introduction to Networks course  with a convenient, complete collection of all the course lab exercises that provide hands-on practice and challenges.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 – Exploring the Network ............................ 1 1.0.1.2 Class Activity – Draw Your Concept of the Internet ............................................................ 1 1.1.1.8 Lab – Researching Network Collaboration Tools ................................................................ 2 1.2.3.3 Lab – Researching Converged Network Services .............................................................. 17 1.3.1.3 Lab – Mapping the Internet ................................................................................................ 20 1.4.4.3 Lab – Researching IT and Networking Job Opportunities ................................................ 31 1.5.1.1 Class Activity – Draw Your Concept of the Internet Now ................................................. 36 Chapter 2 – Configuring a Network Operating System .................. 37 2.0.1.2 Class Activity – It Is Just an Operating System! ................................................................ 37 2.1.4.9 Lab – Establishing a Console Session with Tera Term ...................................................... 38 2.3.3.4 Lab – Building a Simple Network ..................................................................................... 49 2.3.3.5 Lab – Configuring a Switch Management Address ........................................................... 64 2.4.1.1 Class Activity – Tutor me! ................................................................................................. 72 Chapter 3 – Network Protocols and Communications .................... 74 3.0.1.2 Class Activity – Let’s just talk about this… ....................................................................... 74 3.2.3.6 Lab – Researching Networking Standards ......................................................................... 75 3.2.4.7 Lab – Researching RFCs ................................................................................................... 79 3.3.3.4 Lab – Using Wireshark to View Network Traffic .............................................................. 84 3.4.1.1 Class Activity – Guaranteed to work! .............................................................................. 104 Chapter 4 – Network Access .................................................... 106 4.0.1.2 Class Activity – Let me tell you what I heard at a conference… ..................................... 106 4.1.2.4 Lab A – Identifying Network Devices and Cabling ......................................................... 109 4.2.2.7 Lab – Building an Ethernet Crossover Cable ................................................................... 112 4.2.4.6 Lab – Viewing Wireless and Wired NIC Information ...................................................... 118 4.5.1.1 Class Activity – Linked In! .............................................................................................. 130 Chapter 5 – Ethernet ............................................................... 132 5.0.1.2 Class Activity – Join my social circle! ............................................................................. 132 5.1.3.6 Lab – Viewing Network Device MAC Addresses ............................................................ 134 5.1.4.3 Lab – Using Wireshark to Examine Ethernet Frames ...................................................... 143 5.2.1.8 Lab – Observing ARP with the Windows CLI, IOS CLI, and Wireshark ........................ 151 00_9781587133121_fm.indd iv 7/10/13 3:39 PM 5.3.1.10 Lab – Using IOS CLI with Switch MAC Address Tables .............................................. 163 5.4.1.1 Class Activity – MAC and choose… ................................................................................ 169 Chapter 6 – Network Layer ......................................................... 171 6.1.1.2 Class Activity – The road less traveled…or is it? ............................................................ 171 6.2.2.8 Lab – Viewing Host Routing Tables ................................................................................... 173 6.3.1.9 Lab – Exploring Router Physical Characteristics ............................................................ 179 6.4.3.5 Lab – Building a Switch and Router Network ................................................................. 190 6.5.1.1 Class Activity – Can you read this map? ......................................................................... 203 Chapter 7 – Transport Layer ................................................ 205 7.0.1.2 Class Activity – We Need to Talk .................................................................................... 205 7.2.1.8 Lab – Using Wireshark to Observe the TCP 3-Way Handshake ...................................... 206 7.2.3.5 Lab – Using Wireshark to Examine a UDP DNS Capture ............................................... 212 7.2.4.3 Lab – Using Wireshark to Examine FTP and TFTP Captures ......................................... 218 7.3.1.1 Class Activity – We Need to Talk, Again ......................................................................... 232 Chapter 8 – IP Addressing .......................................................... 233 8.0.1.2 Class Activity – The Internet of Everything (IoE) ........................................................... 233 8.1.2.7 Lab – Using the Windows Calculator with Network Addresses ...................................... 235 8.1.2.8 Lab – Converting IPv4 Addresses to Binary .................................................................... 242 8.1.4.8 Lab – Identifying IPv4 Addresses .................................................................................... 246 8.2.5.4 Lab – Identifying IPv6 Addresses .................................................................................... 249 8.2.5.5 Lab – Configuring IPv6 Addresses on Network Devices ................................................ 259 8.3.2.7 Lab – Testing Network Connectivity with Ping and Traceroute ...................................... 270 8.4.1.1 Class Activity – The Internet of Everything…Naturally! ................................................ 286 Chapter 9 – Subnetting IP Networks ....................................... 287 9.0.1.1 Class Activity – Call me! ................................................................................................. 287 9.1.4.8 Lab – Calculating IPv4 Subnets ....................................................................................... 288 9.1.4.9 Lab – Subnetting Network Topologies ............................................................................ 295 9.1.4.10 Lab – Researching Subnet Calculators .......................................................................... 303 9.2.1.3 Lab – Designing and Implementing a Subnetted IPv4 Addressing Scheme .................... 308 9.2.1.4 Lab – Designing and Implementing a VLSM Addressing Scheme ................................. 317 9.4.1.1 Class Activity – Can you call me now? ........................................................................... 324 00_9781587133121_fm.indd v 7/10/13 3:39 PM Chapter 10 – Application Layer ........................................................ 325 10.0.1.2 Class Activity – What would happen if… ...................................................................... 325 10.1.2.4 Lab – Researching Peer-to-Peer File Sharing ................................................................ 327 10.2.2.9 Lab – Observing DNS Resolution ................................................................................. 331 10.2.3.3 Lab – Exploring FTP ..................................................................................................... 336 10.4.1.1 Class Activity – Make it happen! ................................................................................... 346 Chapter 11 – It’s a Network .............................................. 348 11.0.1.2 Class Activity – Did you notice…? ................................................................................ 348 11.2.2.6 Lab – Researching Network Security Threats ............................................................... 350 11.2.4.5 Lab – Accessing Network Devices with SSH ................................................................ 355 11.2.4.6 Lab – Securing Network Devices ................................................................................... 367 11.3.2.3 Lab – Testing Network Latency with Ping and Traceroute ............................................ 376 11.4.2.6 Lab – Managing Router Configuration Files with Terminal Emulation Software ......... 381 11.4.2.7 Lab – Managing Device Configuration Files Using TFTP, Flash, and USB ................. 388 11.4.2.8 Lab – Researching Password Recovery Procedures ...................................................... 403 11.6.1.1 Class Activity – Design and Build a Small Business Network (Capstone Project) ....... 407 Appendix A — Supplemental Labs ................................... 409 0.0.0.1 Lab — Initializing and Reloading a Router and Switch .................................................... 409 0.0.0.2 Lab — Installing the IPv6 Protocol and Assigning Host Addresses with Windows XP ......................................................................................................... 413