ICTSAS517 Assessment no.

Activity 1: (Command-line tools)

1. Execute the ping command to verify the localhost (127.0.0.1)

Ping 127.0.0.1

2. Execute the ping command to verify that the client can communicate with the
server

Ping 192.168.80.101 (server IP address)

3. Execute the netstat command to display detailed network statistics by protocol

 netstat

4. Execute the ipconfig command to get details of all TCP/IP network configurations
on the device

ipconfig /all

5. Execute the ipconfig command to release the IP address for the device
ipconfig /release

6. Execute the ipconfig command to renew the IP address for the device

ipconfig /renew

Activity 2: (Hardware usage 1)

A cable tester is a device that is used to test the strength and connectivity of a
particular type of cable or other wired assemblies. There are many different types of
cable testers, each able to test a specific type of cable or wire (some may be able to
test different types of cables or wires). A cable tester can test whether a cable or wire is
set up properly, connected correctly, and the communication strength between the
source and destination. It calculates how well your high-speed network cables are
performing. Poor performance can mean disruptions and poor Internet access. The
network cable tester can be used to diagnose issues
Step 1 - Connect the Tester
Plug the network cable into both ends of the box, one into the transmitter, and one into
the receiver. Make sure that your cables are fully plugged in before you proceed to the
test.
Step 2 - Begin the Test
Turn on the network cable tester device. The tester will send a signal from one end of
the box to the other. Keep the network cable tester connected to the cable at all times
during the test.
Step 3 - Read the Report from the Tester
Message is being passed from one end of the cable to the other; the network cable
tester will be examining the message for faults, and checking that the message has
been properly received at the other end. Red lights will be displayed if there is
something wrong in the test, otherwise, it will display green light.
Step 4 - Read the Problem
The different lights on your network cable tester are used to send a signal to the person
operating the machine. After the test, remove the network cable tester from the boxes,
and return the network cable tester to a safe place.

Safety
- Each application with a digital multimeter presents potential safety hazards for
your safety that must be considered when taking electrical measurements.
Before using any electrical test equipment, people should always first refer to the
user's manual for proper operating procedures, safety precautions, and limits.

Activity 3: (Hardware usage 2)

Digital Multimeter is a test tool used to measure two or more electrical values—
principally voltage (volts), current (amps) and resistance (ohms). It is a standard
diagnostic tool for technicians in the electrical/electronic industries. It test the integrity
of circuits and the quality of electricity in computer components.

 Display: Where measurement readouts can be viewed.

 Buttons: For selecting various functions; the options vary by model.
  Dial (or rotary switch): For selecting primary measurement values (volts, amps,
ohms).
 Input jacks: Where test leads are inserted.

Safety
- Each application with a digital multimeter presents potential safety hazards for
your safety that must be considered when taking electrical measurements.
Before using any electrical test equipment, people should always first refer to the
user's manual for proper operating procedures, safety precautions, and limits.

The motherboard of a computer provides the platform for the majority of the
machine's components, allowing the use of complex circuitry without needing confusing
wiring schematics. Testing or troubleshooting a PC motherboard can be done at home,
as a simple multimeter can be used to test various circuits and determine general
electronic problems.

How to test a motherboard with a Multimeter

Testing the DC Voltages

- Using the black multimeter probe, probe the backside of the connector and set
the black probe in contact with pin 15, 16, or 17 (GND pins).
- Use the red probe to probe the following pins (looking for the readings indicated
in the parentheses): Pin 9 (Purple, VSB) should be at 5 V (any other reading
indicates a problem with the PSU); and Pin 14 (Green, PS On) should be
between 3 and 5 volts. Press the PC power switch, and the PS_On value should
drop to 0. Other readings indicate a faulty switch.
- Use the red probe to check Pin 8 (gray, Power_OK), which should be above 2.5
V; this signals that it is okay for the computer to start. Pressing reset should
make the Power OK reading drop to 0 and then climb back up.

Testing the PSU and Motherboard for Short/Open Circuits with safety

- Unplug the computer from AC power and allow several minutes for any excess
charge to drain. Set the multimeter to the lowest Ohm setting (around 200) and
touch the leads of the probes together to zero the meter. Touch the two leads to
the bare metal of the computer's chassis; the zero reading should be the same.
- Carefully remove the ATX connector from the motherboard. Keep the black probe
on the metal of the chassis and use the red lead to check the PSU's A/C ground
pin and the black wire pins on the D/C connector; these should all read zero.
- Keep the black lead on the chassis and use the red probe to check the values of
the colored wire pins on the D/C connector. All colored wires should give a
reading of 50 or greater.
 - 4Remove the CPU from the motherboard socket. Use the ATX 20-pin chart to
refer to pin numbers on the board's connector. Keep the black lead on the
chassis and use the red lead to test the GND pins on the motherboard connector:
Pins 3, 5, 7, 13, 15, 16, and 17 should return a reading of zero. Any other
reading indicates a possible faulty connector.

Activity 4: (Network monitoring)

RTG Network Monitor is an uptime and bandwidth monitoring software that supports
a broad variety of sensor types. It helps to ensure that your computer systems are
running smoothly and that no outages occur.

How PRTG Network Monitor works and its important:

Key Features:
 Determine how much bandwidth your devices and applications are using and
identify the source of bottlenecks.
 Monitor specific datasets from your databases with individually-configured PRTG
 Manage all your applications and get detailed statistics about every application
running in your network.
 Centrally monitor and manage all your cloud computing services from anywhere.
 Monitor all types of servers in real time about availability, accessibility, capacity,
and overall reliability.

1. Visualize your network using real-time maps with live status information. Create
dashboards with the PRTG map designer, and integrate all your network
components using more than 300 different map objects such as device and
status icons, traffic charts, top lists, and more.

2. PRTG alerts you when it discovers problems or unusual metrics. It comes with
many built-in mechanisms for notifications, such as email, push, or HTTP
requests. With our free apps for Android and iOS, you can get push notifications
delivered directly to your phone. It Adapt the notification system to suit your
needs and schedule alerts (such as ‘no low priority alerts at night’), or avoid
alarm floods by using dependencies.
You can even use our PRTG API to write your own notifications.

RTG Network Monitor Snapshot

Activity 5: (Network penetration test)

Wireshark is a tool used in analyzing a network or network protocol for assessing the
vulnerabilities of traffic in the network in real time.

Features of Wireshark.

 Deep inspection of hundreds of protocols, with more being added all the time
 Live capture and offline analysis
 Standard three-pane packet browser
 Multi-platform: Runs on Windows, Linux, OS X, Solaris, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and
many others
 Captured network data can be browsed via a GUI, or via the TTY-mode TShark
utility
 The most powerful display filters in the industry
 Rich VoIP analysis
 Capture files compressed with gzip can be decompressed on the fly
 Live data can be read from Ethernet, IEEE 802.11, PPP/HDLC, ATM, Bluetooth,
USB, Token Ring, Frame Relay, FDDI, and others (depending on your platform)
 Coloring rules can be applied to the packet list for quick, intuitive analysis
 Output can be exported to XML, PostScript®, CSV, or plain text

Troubleshooting guidelines:
 Service unresponsive where the administrator or technician could simply cannot
connect to your own Web server. The application you use isn't very helpful in
 finding the specific cause of the problem, as it only gives a general error
message. This problem is often caused by an unresponsive service such as the
web server, a router in between. There might even be a specific error code on
the line, which the application you use "translates" to a generic error message
host not available which isn't helpful at all. Once you know what "should" happen
on your network, Wireshark can be very helpful in finding the problem you have.
 Some networks might have a lot of what Wireshark identifies as "Intel ANS
probe" traffic. ANS is Intel's "Advanced Networking Services," which provides
load balancing, aggregation, and failover for their line of NICs:
 Virus behavior where several viruses send a lot of ARP traffic to discover hosts to
infect.
 Other sources of network flooding where broken/misconfigured software can also
cause network or firewall to bleed.

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