Chapter 1 – Introduction to Networking

CCNA 1 version 3.0

Rick Graziani
Cabrillo College
Overview

• Understand the physical connection that has to take place for a

computer to connect to the Internet.
• Recognize the components that comprise the computer.
• Install and troubleshoot network interface cards and/or modems.
• Use basic testing procedures to test the Internet connection.
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of the use of web browsers and
plug-ins.

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Requirements for Internet connection

• A physical connection is made by connecting a specialized

expansion card such as a modem or a network interface
card (NIC) from a computer (PC) to a network.
• The logical connection uses standards called protocols.
• The application that interprets the data and displays the
information in an understandable form is the last part of the
connection.
– Web browser
– File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
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PC basics

Small, Discrete Components

• Transistor – Device that amplifies a
signal or opens and closes a circuit.
• Integrated circuit (IC) – Device made
of semiconductor material that contains
many transistors and performs a specific
task.
• Resistor – Device made of material that
opposes the flow of electric current.
• Capacitor – Electronic component that
stores energy in the form of an
electrostatic field that consists of two
conducting metal plates separated by an
insulating material.
• Connector – The part of a cable that
plugs into a port or interface.
• Light emitting diode (LED) –
Semiconductor device that emits light
when a current passes through it.

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 PC basics

Personal Computer Subsystems Backplane Components

• Printed circuit board (PCB) • Backplane
• CD-ROM drive • Network interface card (NIC)
• Central processing unit (CPU) • Video card
• Floppy disk drive • Audio card
• Hard disk drive • Parallel port
• Microprocessor • Serial port Mouse port
• Motherboard • Power cord
• Bus
• Random-access memory (RAM)
• Read-only memory (ROM)
• System unit
• Expansion slot
• Power supply
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Network interface card

When selecting a NIC, consider the following factors:

• Protocols – Ethernet, Token Ring, or FDDI
• Types of media – Twisted-pair, coaxial, wireless, or fiber-
optic
• Type of system bus – PCI or ISA

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NIC and modem installation

• A modem, or modulator-
demodulator, is a device that
provides the computer with
connectivity to a telephone line.
• PCMCIA wired and wireless
NICs.
• Desktop systems may use an
internal or external NIC.
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Overview of high-speed and dial-up
connectivity

• Inevitably the high-speed services used in the corporate environment,

such as Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) and cable modem access,
moved to the consumer market.
• These services no longer required expensive equipment or a second
phone line.
• These are "always on" services that provide instant access and do not
require a connection to be established for each session.
• This gives greater reliability and flexibility, and has led to the ease of
Internet connection sharing by small office and home networks.
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TCP/IP description and configuration

• Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is

a set of protocols or rules developed to allow cooperating
computers to share resources across a network.

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TCP/IP description and configuration

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TCP/IP description and configuration

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Verify IP Configuration: Win 9x

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Verify IP Configuration: Win XP, NT, 2000

• ipconfig
• ipconfig /all
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Verify IP Configuration: MAC OS

• From the Apple menu, open your Control Panel, and select the TCP/IP
option. (older MacOS versions use the MacTCP control panel.)
• Click on the "Info" button in the TCP/IP configuration dialog.
• The configuration dialog shown to the right will be displayed. Look at
the address listed next to the line "This Macintosh"
• In this example, the IP address is 192.168.10.30
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 Verify IP Configuration: MAC OS X

• Select the Apple Menu, choose the System Preferences option, and
the Network control panel.
• Select the TCP/IP tab.

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Verify IP Configuration: Linux/Unix

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Testing connectivity with ping

• The ping command works by sending multiple IP packets to a

specified destination. Each packet sent is a request for a reply.
• The ping command is used to test the NIC transmit/receive function,
the TCP/IP configuration, and network connectivity.

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Testing connectivity with
ping

• ping 127.0.0.1 - This ping is unique and is called an internal

loopback test. It verifies the operation of the TCP/IP stack and NIC
transmit/receive function.
• ping IP address of host computer - A ping to a host PC
verifies the TCP/IP address configuration for the local host and
connectivity to the host.
• ping default-gateway IP address - A ping to the default
gateway verifies whether the router that connects the local network
to other networks can be reached.
• ping remote destination IP address - A ping to a remote
destination verifies connectivity to a remote host.
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Web browser and plug-ins

plug-in applications
• These applications work in conjunction with the browser to launch the
program required to view the following special files:
• Flash – plays multimedia files, which was created by Macromedia
Flash
• Quicktime – plays video files, which was created by Apple
• Real Player – plays audio files
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Troubleshooting Internet connection
problems

Lab (review)
• In this troubleshooting lab, problems exist in the hardware,
software, and network configurations.

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Network Math

www.thinkgeek.co
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Binary presentation of data

• The American Standard Code for Information Interchange

(ASCII) is the most commonly used code for representing
alpha-numeric data in a computer.

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Bits and bytes

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Base 10 number system

• The decimal number system is based on powers of 10.

• Each column position of a value, from right to left, is multiplied by the
number 10, which is the base number, raised to a power, which is the
exponent.
• The power that 10 is raised to depends on its position to the left of the
decimal point.
• 2134 = (2x103) + (1x102) + (3x101) + (4x100)
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 Base 2 number system

• 101102 = (1 x 24 = 16) + (0 x 23 = 0) + (1 x 22 = 4) + (1 x 21
= 2) + (0 x 20 = 0) = 22 (16 + 0 + 4 + 2 + 0)

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Four-octet dotted decimal representation
of 32-bit binary numbers

• Currently, (IP) addresses assigned to computers on the

Internet are 32-bit binary numbers.
• To make it easier to work with these addresses, the 32-bit
binary number is broken into a series of decimal numbers.
• To do this, split the binary number into four groups of eight
binary digits.
• Then convert each group of eight bits, also known as an
octet into its decimal equivalent.
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Hexadecimal

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Rick’s Program

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Rick’s Program

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Rick’s Program

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 Why Hexadecimal?

Hexadecimal is perfect for matching 4 bits. 16 Hex values and 16 4 bit possibilities.

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Hexadecimal

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Boolean or binary logic

• Boolean logic is based on digital circuitry that accepts one or two

incoming voltages.
• Based on the input voltages, output voltage is generated. For the
purpose of computers the voltage difference is associated as two
states, on or off.
• These two states are in turn associated as a 1 or a 0, which are the
two digits in the binary numbering system.

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Boolean or binary logic

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 IP addresses and network masks
• To inform a computer how the 32-bit
IP address has been split, a second
32-bit number called a subnetwork
mask is used.
• This mask is a guide that indicates
how the IP address should be
interpreted by identifying how many
of the bits are used to identify the
network of the computer.
• The subnetwork mask sequentially
fills in the 1s from the left side of the
mask.
• A subnet mask will always be all 1s
until the network address is identified
and then be all 0s from there to the
right most bit of the mask.
• The bits in the subnet mask that are 0
identify the computer or host on that
network.
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IP addresses and network masks

• Performing a Boolean AND of the IP address 10.34.23.134 and the

subnet mask 255.0.0.0 produces the network address of this host:
• 10.34.23.134 00001010.00100010.00010111.10000110
255.0.0.0 11111111.00000000.00000000.00000000
10.0.0.0 00001010.00000000.00000000.00000000
• Converting the result to dotted decimal, 10.0.0.0 is the network portion
of the IP address, when using the 255.0.0.0 mask.
• Host with the IP address of 10.34.23.134 is a member of the
10.0.0.0 network.

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IP addresses and network masks

• Performing a Boolean AND of the IP address 172.16.122.204 and the

subnet mask 255.255.0.0 produces the network address of this host:
• 172.16.122.204 10101100.00010000.01111010.11001100
255.255.0.0 11111111.11111111.00000000.00000000
172.16.0.0 10101100.00010010.00000000.00000000
• Converting the result to dotted decimal, 172.16.0.0 is the network
portion of the IP address, when using the 255.255.0.0 mask.
• Host with the IP address of 172.16.122.204 is a member of the
172.16.0.0 network.

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IP addresses and network masks

• What is the network address?

• Is the default gateway on the
same network?
• What does the IP address and
subnet mask tell you and your
computer?

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Summary

An understanding of the following key points should have been achieved:

• The physical connection that has to take place for a computer to connect to the
Internet
• The primary components of a computer
• Installation and troubleshooting network interface cards and/or modems
• Basic testing procedures to test the Internet connection
• Web browser selection and configuration
• The Base 2 number system
• Binary number conversion to decimal
• The hexadecimal number system
• Binary representation of IP addresses and network masks
• Decimal representation of IP addresses and network masks
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