What This Module is About

Good day Batang KN learners! Welcome to this module in Information and

Communications Technology – Computer Systems Servicing Course ( ICT-CSS). In this
module you will learn skills on the different factors to consider in setting up computer
network configurations.
At the end of this module you will be able to apply the knowledge and skills on setting
up computer network configuration.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the module.
Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
3. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
4. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
5. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to
consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are not alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and gain deep
understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

Lesson INSPECT AND TEST THE

CONFIGURED COMPUTER
5 NETWORKS
Computer Network Configuration is not an easy task. In order for you to perform it, you
must know the different factors to consider for you to successfully set up your network.
In this lesson, you are expected to know how to undertake inspections and testing of
computer networks to conform to manufacturer’s standards and to prepare and complete
reports according to company requirements.

What I Need to Know

At the end of the lesson, the learners are expected to:

LO4 Inspect and Test the Configured Computer Networks

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 What’s In

Network testing is an investigation conducted to provide stakeholders with information

about the quality of the product or service under test. Network testing can also provide an
objective, independent view of the network to allow the business to appreciate and understand
the risks of network implementation.

What’s New

Network testing is, in the end, making sure that your network configuration works as
designed. Network testing is very similar to software testing, with one exception: in contrast to
software testing, network testing often has to happen in a production environment, after the
configuration change was made. In fact, it is sometimes very difficult, or almost impossible, to
model a complex system like a large enterprise network, or the Internet itself, in a lab
environment. Thus, network testing is a MUST-HAVE step in the network implementation
process.

What is It

Computer Network Testing

In general, testing is finding out how well something works. For human beings, testing
tells what level of knowledge or skill has been acquired. In computer hardware and software
development, testing is used at key checkpoints in the overall process to determine whether
objectives are being met. For example, in software development, product objectives are
sometimes tested by product user representatives. When the design is complete, coding
follows and when finished, this is then tested at the unit or module level by each programmer;
at the component level by the group of programmers involved; and at the system level when
all components are combined together. At early or late stages, a product or service may also
be tested for usability.

Safety Precautions
Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Policy – An Information and Communication
technology (ICT) student should know how to behave when working in the computer
laboratory, and to accomplish task safely. Safety practices should be learned early and always
adheres in working with any electrical and electronic device, including personal computers
and its peripherals. This is for your protection as well as to the people working with you, and
for the devices that you are using.
Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Policy is a planned system of working to prevent
illness and injury where you work by recognizing and identifying hazards and risks. Health and
safety procedure is the responsibility of all persons in the computer and technology industries.

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You must identify the hazards where you are working and decide how dangerous they are.
Eliminate the hazard or modify the risk that it presents.

Occupational Health and Safety Standards

Each student has a responsibility to their colleagues and their organization to report
and act upon any potential workplace hazard. Students need to be aware of the type of
hazards that are possibly present in their work environment.

Procedure

1. Identify the hazard.

2. Clear the area close to the hazard.

3. Partition the hazard off or clearly identify the area to protect other people from harm.

4. If the hazard can be easily and safely cleared, then do so

If not…
5. Report the hazard to the appropriate person (such as teacher in charge, principal etc.) to
obtain assistance.
6. After clearing the hazard, fill out the correct documentation to assist in identifying improved
practice to reduce further incidence of hazards.
All hazards must be reported using an Accidental Report form. This enables us to track
the kinds of hazards we have in our workplace, and take action when necessary to make it
safer for all student and clients.

Accident Reports
Forms are used to give specific details with regards to accidents that happened in the
laboratory during experiments.
Accident reports contain the following details:

Name of the person injured

Date and time of the accident

Type of injury
First aid given

Action taken to prevent further accidents

Personal Safety While Working with PCs

Computer equipment can be dangerous, and you or others can be injured or even
killed if you don’t follow proper safety guidelines when working along with PCs. The following
are some precautionary measures to take before working with any computer equipment:

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 Wear shoes with non-conductive rubber soles to help reduce the chance of being shocked
or seriously injured in an electrical accident.
Do not work on components that are plugged into their power source.
Do not remove expansion cards from a computer when it is turned on.
Remove jewelries when working inside any computer-related equipment.
Be sure not to pour water on electronic components.

Guidelines for Testing Configured Computer System and Network

Testing Your Computer Network

You've set up all your network switches, plugged in all the cables, and configured all
your computers. One task remains before you can declare your network is finished: You must
verify that the network works as expected.

Here are a few simple tests you can conduct to make sure your network is functional:

Check the physical connections.

Check that the Link light — the little red or green light next to the RJ-45 port — is lit on
every computer. You must check this light both on the computer itself and on the switch or
router the computer is plugged into. If this light is not on, you have a connection problem —
most likely a bad cable.

Verify that you can log in.

When you're sure the physical connections are good, you should attempt to log in to
each of your network computers using a valid domain user account.

Check the network configuration.

Click the Start button, type cmd and press Enter. Then, enter the command ipconfig
all and press Enter.
This command will spit out numerous lines of information. The line you're looking for
should resemble this:

IPv4 Address ........................192.168.1.125 (Preferred)

If this part of the output does not show a valid IP address, you need to check that your
IP configuration is set correctly and that your DHCP server is working.

Verify that the computers can ping each other.

Another basic test you should perform is to use the ping command from a command
prompt to make sure that the computers on your network can contact one another.
Do several ping tests. First, make sure that TCP/IP is up and running by having the
computer try to ping itself. Open a command prompt and type ping local host. The output from
this command will indicate whether or not the ping was successful.
Next, try to ping your servers by name. For example, if your file server is named
FileServer01, use the command ping FileServer01.

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Writing a Technical Report on Test Conducted
Technical Report is any document that records the procedure adopted and results
obtained from a scientific or technical activity or investigation. Use the following format for a
technical report for your recently conducted test.

Testing the Wireless NIC

In this activity, you will check the status of your wireless connection, investigate the
availability of wireless networks, and test connectivity. After accomplishing the task you need
to write a technical report regarding the test conducted.

Recommended Equipment
A computer with at least Windows XP Professional installed
A wireless NIC installed
An Ethernet NIC installed
Linksys WRT300N Wireless Router
Internet connectivity

Step 1
1. Disconnect the Ethernet patch cable from your computer.
2. A red “X” appears over the “Local Area Connection” icon.

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3. Hover over the “Wireless Network Connection” icon in the tray.

4. Open a command window.

5. Ping 127.0.0.1.

6. Use the ipconfig command.

7. Get IP address of the default gateway.

8. Ping the default gateway.

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9. A successful ping indicates that there is a connection between the computer and the default
gateway.

Step 2

1. Open a web browser.

2. Type www.google.com in the “Address” field, and then press Return.

Step 3

1. Open the Network Connections window.

2. Right-click the wireless connection and choose Properties.

3. Click the Wireless Networks tab.

4. Click the View Wireless Networks button.

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 What I Have Learned

Directions. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement is wrong.

1. Network testing is an investigation conducted to provide stakeholders with

information about the quality of the product or service under test.
2. Network testing cannot provide an objective, independent view of the network.
3. Network testing doesn’t make sure that your network configuration works
as designed.
4. Network testing is a MUST-HAVE step in the network implementation process.
5. An Information and Communication technology (ICT) student should not know how
to behave when working in the computer laboratory, and to accomplish task safely.
6. Wear shoes with non-conductive rubber soles to help reduce the chance of being
shocked or seriously injured in an electrical accident.
7. Work on components that are plugged into their power source.
8. Remove expansion cards from a computer when it is turned on.
9. Remove jewelries when working inside any computer-related equipment.
10. Be sure to pour water on electronic components.

Summative Assessment
I. Directions. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of
paper.
1. An investigation conducted to provide stakeholders with information about the quality of
the product or service under test.
a. Network Testing b. OHS c. both a and b d. none of these
2. Electronic Components should not be exposed to .
a. Power supply b. Water c. both a and b d. none of these
3. Things to remove when working inside computer-related equipment.
a. Safety Googles b. Rubber shoes c. both a and b d. none of these
4. These components should only be removed when the computer is turned off.
a. Expansion Cards b. Keyboard and mouse c. both a and b d. none of these
5. These components works only when supplied with power source.
a. Casing b. Electronics c. both a and b d. none of these
6. A planned system of working to prevent illness and injury where you work by recognizing
and identifying hazards and risks.
a. OHS b. SHO c. both a and b d. none of these
7. These should be identified as part of Occupational Health and Safety procedure.
a. dangers b. hazards c. both a and b d. none of these
8. Used to give specific details with regards to accidents that happened in the laboratory
during experiments.
a. Forms b. Flyers c. both a and b d. none of these
9. Any document that records the procedure adopted and results obtained from a scientific
or technical activity or investigation.
a. Incident Report b. Accident Report c. both a and b d. none of these
10. Indicates that there is a connection between the computer and the default gateway.
a. Router b. NIC Card c. both a and b d. none of these
11. The first step in network testing after connecting physical components.
a. Check Network Config b. Verify Log in c. both a and b d. none of these
12. This command will spit out numerous lines of information.

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II. Directions. Write TRUE if the underlined word makes the statement correct and if not,
Write the right term that makes it accurate.

1. Network testing is an investigation conducted to provide stakeholders with

information about the quality of the product or service under test.
2. Network testing cannot provide an objective, independent view of the network.
3. Network testing doesn’t make sure that your network configuration works
as designed.
4. Network testing is a MUST-HAVE step in the network implementation process.
5. An Information and Communication technology (ICT) student should not know how
to behave when working in the computer laboratory, and to accomplish task safely.
6. Wear shoes with non-conductive rubber soles to help reduce the chance of being
shocked or seriously injured in an electrical accident.
7. Work on components that are plugged into their power source.
8. Remove expansion cards from a computer when it is turned on.

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References:

Abrams, M. D., et al., "The NBS network measurement system," IEEE Trans. on Commun.
COM-25, (Oct 1977), 1189--1198.

Bruce Schneier, “Description of a New Variable-Length Key, 64-Bit Block Cipher (Blowfish)”,
Fast Software Encryption, Cambridge Security Workshop Proceedings (December
1993), Springer-Verlag,
1994.

Mathy Vanhoef, Célestin Matte, Mathieu Cunche, Leonardo Cardoso and Frank Piessens,
“Why MAC Address Randomization is not Enough: An Analysis of Wi-Fi Network
Discovery Mechanisms”, ACM Asia Conference on Computer and Communications
Security, May 2016.

Lixia Zhang, “A New Architecture for Packet Switching Network Protocols”, PhD Thesis,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989.

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