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The document outlines a practical experiment to verify internet connectivity from a workstation. It includes steps to gather TCP/IP configuration information, ping various IP addresses, and trace routes to specific websites. The experiment emphasizes understanding network settings and the functionality of DNS and DHCP servers.

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The document outlines a practical experiment to verify internet connectivity from a workstation. It includes steps to gather TCP/IP configuration information, ping various IP addresses, and trace routes to specific websites. The experiment emphasizes understanding network settings and the functionality of DNS and DHCP servers.

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Practical - 8

Objective: Verify the connectivity of your workstation to the internet.

Experiment

1. Verify the connectivity of your workstation to the internet.

2. Open the Command Prompt of the operating system using either of the following methods: Click on
Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt or Click on Start > Run, enter cmd (short for
command) and click on ok. A Command Prompt screen should open.

3. Gather TCP/IP configuration information: Type ipconfig (short for IP configuration) and press Enter.
The screen will show the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway for your computer’s connection.
Notice the values in the Command Prompt. The IP address and the default gateway should be in the same
network or subnet, otherwise this host would not be able to communicate outside the network. 3, the
subnet mask tells us that the first three octets of the IP address and the default gateway must be the same
in order to be in the same network.

4. Check more detailed TCP/IP configuration information: Type ipconfig /all and press Enter. What are
the DNS and DHCP server addresses? What are their functions? What is the MAC of the network
interface card?

5. Ping the IP address of another computer. Note that for the ping and tracert commands to work the PC
firewalls have to be disabled. Why do you think this is so? Ask the IP address of the workstation that is
being used by another group of students. Then type ping, space, and the IP address that you received,
then press Enter. Notice the outputs.

6. Ping the IP address of the gateway router from the details that have been observed in the output of
step 4 above. If the ping is successful, it means that there is a physical connectivity to the router on the
local network and probably the rest of the world.

7. Ping the Loopback IP address of your computer. Type the following command: ping 127.0.0.1. The IP
address 127.0.0.1 is reserved for loopback testing. If the ping is successful, then TCP/IP is properly
installed and functioning on this computer.

8. You can also ping using names like websites. Ping the IP address of the cisco website. Type ping,
space and www.cisco.com, then press Enter. Notice the outputs. A DNS server will resolve the name to
an IP address and the ping will be successful only in the existence of the DNS server.

9. Ping www.ee.uct.ac.za and observe the results. Is there a difference in time between the results shown
by pinging www.cisco.com and www.ee.uct.ac.za. If so why and if not why?

10. Trace the route to the Cisco website. Type tracert www.cisco.com and press enter. In a successful
output, you will see listings of all routers the tracert requests had to pass through to get to the destination.
11. Trace the route to the website of the Department of Electrical Engineering. Type tracert
www.ee.uct.ac.za and press enter. The output should take less time than that of step 9.

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