CSS 11 Supplemental Learning Materials - Week 2 - No Performance Activity
CSS 11 Supplemental Learning Materials - Week 2 - No Performance Activity
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Specific Objectives:
PRELIMINARY
ACTIVITY
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LESSON
DISCUSSION
A static IP address is an IP address that was manually configured for a device instead of one that
was assigned by a DHCP server. It's called static because it doesn't change vs. a dynamic IP address, which
does change.
Routers, phones, tablets, desktops, laptops, and any other device that can use an IP address can be
configured to have a static IP address. This might be done through the device giving out IP addresses (like
the router) or by manually typing the IP address into the device from the device itself.
Note: Static IP addresses are also sometimes referred to as fixed IP adresses or dedicated IP
addresses.
Generally, a static IP address is assigned by request and for a fee by an IT administrator at work, or
by you at home.
Another way to think of a static IP address is to think of something like an email address, or a
physical home address. These addresses don't change—they're static—and it makes contacting or finding
someone easy.
Similarly, a static IP address is useful if you host a website from home, have a file server in
your network, use networked printers, forward ports to a specific device, run a print server, or use a remote
access program. Because a static IP address never changes, other devices always know exactly how to
contact a device that uses one.
For example, if a static IP address is set up for a computer in a home network. Once the computer has a
specific address tied to it, a router can be set up to always forward certain inbound requests directly to that
computer, such as FTP requests if the computer shares files over FTP.
Not using a static IP address (using a dynamic IP that does change) is a hassle if you're hosting a
website, for example, because with every new IP address that the computer gets, you have to change the
router settings to forward requests to that new address. Neglecting to do this would mean nobody could get
to your website because the router has no idea which device in the network is the one that's serving the
website.
Another example of a static IP address at work is with DNS servers. DNS servers use static IP addresses so
that devices always knows how to connect to them. If they changed often, you'd have to
regularly reconfigure those DNS servers on your router or computer to use the internet.
With remote access applications such as Windows Remote Desktop, using a static IP address means
you can always access that computer with the same address. Using an IP address that changes requires you
to know what it changes to so that you can use that new address for the remote connection.
In a home network with several computers and devices, it is ideal to assign each of them a
specific address. This is for the purpose of avoiding problems when you do troubleshooting which
requires figuring out the IP address of each of them. It is also a means to prevent address conflicts
between the devices. You can also manage them with ease if you have assigned their own
addresses.
Here are the procedures in assigning an IP Address on a windows base computer system:
1. Open the Control Panel’s Network Connections icon.
2. Open the icon representing your computer’s network connection.
3. Click the Properties button in the Status dialog box.
4. From the list of items, choose Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
6. Type the IP address for your computer. Enter the appropriate IP Address in the IP address
section.
7. Type a subnet mask. The value used on a local network is commonly 255.255.255.0, but it
can be different, such as 255.255.255.127.
8. Type the default gateway address. The default gateway is the router, so type the router’s
address. Figure 54 shows an example of assigning an IP Address, Subnet mask and default
gateway.
The public IP address that gets assigned to the router of most home and business users by their ISPs
is a dynamic IP address. Larger companies usually do not connect to the Internet using dynamic IP addresses
and instead have static IP addresses assigned to them, and only them.
Note: Some Internet Service Providers assign “sticky” dynamic IP addresses that do change, just less
frequently than a typical dynamic IP address.
The main advantage of assigning IP addresses dynamically is that it's more flexible, and easier to set
up and administer than static IP address assignments.
For example, one laptop that connects to the network can be assigned a particular IP address, and
when it disconnects, that address is now free to be used by another device that connects later on, even if it's
not that same laptop.
With this type of IP address assignment, there's little limit to the number of devices that can connect
to a network since ones that don't need to be connected can disconnect and free up the pool of available of
addresses for another device.
The alternative would be for the DHCP server to set aside a particular IP address for each device,
just in case, it wanted to connect to the network. In this scenario, a few hundred devices, no matter if they
were being used or not, would each have their own IP address which could limit access for new devices.
Another advantage of using dynamic IP addresses is that it's easier to implement than static IP
addresses. Nothing needs to be set up manually for new devices that connect to the network — all you have
to do is make sure DHCP is enabled on the router.
Since almost every network device is configured by default to grab an IP address from the available pool of
addresses, everything is automatic.
If more than a few computers comprise the LAN, manually configuring IP addresses for every host
on the network can be time-consuming and prone to errors. In this case, using a Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP) server would automatically assign IP addresses and greatly simplify the addressing
process.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a software utility used to dynamically assign IP
addresses to network devices. This dynamic process eliminates the need to manually assign IP addresses. A
DHCP server can be set up and the hosts can be configured to automatically obtain an IP address. When a
computer is set to obtain an IP address automatically, the other entire IP addressing configuration boxes are
dimmed or disabled. The server maintains a list of IP addresses to assign, and it manages the process so that
every device on the network receives a unique IP address. Each address is held for a predetermined amount
of time. When the time expires, the DHCP server can use this address for any computer that joins the
network.
These are the IP address information that a DHCP server can assign to hosts:
IP address
Subnet mask
Default gateway
Optional values, such as a Domain Name System (DNS) server address
The DHCP server receives a request from a host. The server then selects IP address information
from a set of predefined addresses that are stored in a database. After the IP address information is selected,
the DHCP server offers these values to the requesting host on the network. If the host accepts the offer, the
DHCP server leases the IP address for a specific period of time.
Using a DHCP server simplifies the administration of a network because the software keeps track of
IP addresses. Automatically configuring TCP/IP also reduces the possibility of assigning duplicate or
invalid IP addresses. Before a computer on the network can take advantage of the DHCP server services,
the computer must be able to identify the server on the local network. You can configure a computer to
accept an IP address from a DHCP server by clicking the Obtain an IP address automatically option in the
NIC configuration window, as shown in Figure 56.
IpConfig
Ipconfig is a command used to find out the IP address of a certain network you are connected to.
How to use the ipconfig command?
1) Click on Start Button, then type cmd (command prompt) on the search box.
2) A black screen will appear as shown in the figure below.
3) Type ipconfig and press enter. The figure below shows the IP configuration window using the
ipconfig command. The information from this window will be useful because it shows the IP
address, subnet mask and default gateway of a network you are connected to.
The ping is a Command Prompt command used to test the ability of the source computer to reach
a specified destination computer. The ping command is usually used as a simple way to verify that a
computer can communicate over the network with another computer or network device.
The ping command operates by sending Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request
messages to the destination computer and waiting for a response. How many of those responses are
returned, and how long it takes for them to return, are the two major pieces of information that the ping
command provides.
Syntax Description
-t Using this option will ping the target until you force it to stop
This ping command option will resolve, if possible, the hostname of an IP
-a - address target.
This option sets the number of ICMP Echo Request messages to send. If you
-n count execute the ping command without this option, four requests will be sent.
Use this option to set the size, in bytes, of the echo request packet from 32 to
65,527. The ping command will send a 32 byte echo request if you do not use
-l size the -l option.
Use this ping command option to prevent ICMP Echo Requests from being
fragmented by routers between you and the target. The -f option is most often
-f used to troubleshoot Path Maximum Transmission Unit (PMTU) issues.
-i TTL This option sets the Time to Live (TTL) value, the maximum of which is 255.
This option allows you to set a Type of Service (TOS) value. Beginning in
Windows 7, this option no longer functions but still exists for compatibility
-v TOS reasons.
Use this option to report the time, in Internet Timestamp format, that each
echo request is received and echo reply is sent. The maximum value for count is
-s count 4 which means that only the first four hops can be time stamped.
Specifying a timeout value when executing the ping command adjusts the
amount of time, in milliseconds, that ping waits for each reply. If you do not use
-w timeout the -w option, the default timeout value is used which is 4000, or 4 seconds.
-R This option tells the ping command to trace the round trip path.
-S srcaddr Use this option to specify the source address.
This forces the ping command to use IPv4 only but is only necessary if target is a
-4 hostname and not an IP address.
This forces the ping command to use IPv6 only but as with
-6 the -4 option, is only necessary when pinging a hostname.
This is the destination you wish to ping, which is either an IP
target address or a hostname.
Use the help switch with the ping command to show detailed
/? help about the command's several options.
Ping is one of your most important tools in troubleshooting Internet problems. It shows
you whether the Domain Name Server is working, whether the computer you are trying to talk to is
reachable, and how long it takes to get there. It does this at a very low level — only the most basic
Internet functions have to be up and running.
1) Click on Start Button, then type cmd (command prompt) on the search box.
2) A black screen will appear as shown in the figure below.
3) Type ping followed by the IP address you desire to verify. The figure below shows the
screen of the ping command and its output.
Decoding names to network addresses — A domain name server (DNS) resolves machine names
to numeric addresses. A single machine can have many names, all of which resolve to the
same Internet address. In the example just given, the name www.google.com resolves to the
Internet address 122.2.152.23.
Round-trip response time — The parts of the replies that say things like time=105ms show you how
long it took from the time the client machine sent out the ping message until a reply came back (1
ms is 1 millisecond, or one thousandth of a second). The variability in the times you see reflects
that networks do not always respond identically. Differing amounts of traffic on the
communication lines or differing loads on the server are common causes. You will see very
different response times depending on the access equipment you use.
Routing hop count — The part of the replies that says TTL=50 tells you about the route the message took
from one point to another. The acronym TTL stands for Time to Live, which is a measure of how
many rerouting from one point to another the packet has to go through before IP declares it
undeliverable. The number following TTL (called the hop count) is a number that usually starts at
KEY TERMS
Static IP address - an IP address that was manually configured for a device instead of one that was
assigned by a DHCP server.
Dynamic IP address - an IP address that's automatically assigned to each connection, or node, of a
network, like your smartphone, desktop PC, or wireless tablet.
DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is a software utility used to dynamically assign IP
addresses to network devices.
Ipconfig - is a command used to find out the IP address of a certain network you are connected to.
Ping - a command Prompt command used to test the ability of the source computer to reach a
specified destination computer.
LESSON SUMMARY
When you sign up with an Internet Service Provider you will either end up with a static IP address or a
dynamic IP address. What’s the difference between the two?
A static IP address is an IP address that was manually configured for a device instead of one that
was assigned by a DHCP server. It's called static because it doesn't change vs. a dynamic IP address, which
does change.
Some static IP advantages are 1) Businesses are better suited for it than residences; 2) It's also better
for dedicated services such as mail, FTP and web servers; 3)It's good for creating or hosting computer
servers; and 4) It makes it easier for geolocation services to accurately assess where you are.
On the other hand, a dynamic IP address is an IP address that's automatically assigned to each
connection, or node, of a network, like your smartphone, desktop PC, or wireless tablet. This automatic
assignment of IP addresses is accomplished by what's called a DHCP server.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a software utility used to dynamically assign IP
addresses to network devices. This dynamic process eliminates the need to manually assign IP addresses. A
DHCP server can be set up and the hosts can be configured to automatically obtain an IP address. When a
Ipconfig is a command used to find out the IP address of a certain network you are connected to.
The ping is a command used to test the ability of the source computer to reach a specified destination
computer. The ping command is usually used as a simple way to verify that a computer can communicate
over the network with another computer or network device.
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