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Lab Activity 2 – Networking Concepts INFO-6112: Operating Systems 2 Overview Tasks Expected Completion Time 1. Answer the Understanding File Management Questions 30 minutes 2. Network Organization Concepts using Linux 30 minutes 3. Network Organization Concepts using Windows 30 minutes 1.5 hours Pre-Requisites To complete Lab Activity 2, you will need the following:  Windows 11 Laptop or Desktop  VirtualBox 7 installed on your Windows 11 Laptop or Desktop  Linux Mint 20.3 or later Cinnamon Virtual Machine Part 1: Understanding Network Organization Concepts Answer the following questions in the boxes below: Question 1: Describe in your own words the differences between PANs, LANs, MANs, and WANs, and give an example of each. PAN: It is the smallest type of network basically for an individual’s surroundings. It is used to connect devices like mobile phones, tablets, PC, and headphones. For example, A person connecting phone to desktop to transfer files. LAN: It is also called Local Area Network. It only covers small geographical area such as schools, colleges, hospitals. It has client-server architecture. The bandwidth of LAN is high. MAN: It is also called Metropolitan Area Network. It uses point to point connection. It is either provided by group or network provider. It ranges from 5 to 50 kms. The bandwidth of MAN is less. WAN: It is also called Wide Area Network. It covers large geographical area. Its bandwidth is relatively low. Question 2: If you are setting up a simple network at home to connect your newest devices, which of the network topologies discussed this week would you choose? Explain why. I would use star topology because it is simple and reliable. It is easy to troubleshoot and more secured than any other topology. Fanshawe College – Winter 2024 Jimmy Bowers

Question 3: In your own words, describe the functional differences between a bridge and a gateway. Give an example of each. Bridge: It is a computer networking device that connects two networks that are identical. It transfers data between two different local area networks. Gateway: It is any combination of hardware and software that connects two different networks that use different protocols. The gateway might connect a mainframe system and a LAN system. Part 2: Linux Network Organization Open VirtualBox then: 1. Power on your Linux Virtual Machine by clicking “Start” 2. Login to “osboxes.org” using the password: osboxes.org You can view Network Connectivity using the GUI or CLI. To view Network Connectivity using the GUI: 1. Open Settings 2. Select “Network” 3. Under “Wired”, you will see your connection and a gear icon to the right. Click the gear icon. Exercise 1: What are your IPv4 and IPv6 Addresses? What is the difference between an IPv4 and IPv6 IP Address? IPv4: 10.0.2.15 IPv6: fe80::cebe:ec9c:619b:ac21 1. IPv4 has 32-bit length. IPv6 has 128-bit length. 2. Address representation of IPv4 is in decimal. Address Representation of IPv6 is in hexadecimal. 3. IPv4 can be converted to IPv6 but, not all IPv6 can be converted to IPv4. 4. A dot (.) is used to separate each of the four fields that make up IPv4. A colon (:) separates each of the eight fields that make up IPv6. 5. IPv6 is better than IPv4 as IPv6 is more advanced and has more features than IPv4. 4. Click on the IPv4 tab. 5. Select “Manual” to manually enter IP addressing information. 6. Enter the following: a. IP Address: 192.168.100.100 b. Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.255 c. Gateway: 192.168.100.1 d. DNS: 192.168.100.1 (Turn OFF Automatic) 7. Click “Apply” 8. Click “Cancel” to close the Wired window 9. Toggle the Wired Connection from ON to OFF. Wait, then toggle back ON 10. Open Terminal and type the following command: ifconfig -a ip addr show Fanshawe College – Winter 2024 Jimmy Bowers

Exercise 2: How do you identify the IP addresses for your system? Provide a screenshot of your Ubuntu Terminal window with the output from the above commands showing. Also display Notepad showing your First Name, Last Name and Student Number. There are multiple ways to identify IP addresses for your system. Part 3: Windows Network Organization Using your Windows 10 Laptop or Desktop, we will be using the GUI and PowerShell to view network connectivity. 1. Open Settings 2. Under “Advanced Network Settings” select “Change Adapter Settings” 3. Right click on your network adapter (eg. Wi-Fi) and select “Properties” 4. Double click on “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)” Exercise 3: Why don’t you see an IP Address listed in this window? Provide a screenshot of your IPv4 Properties window and display Notepad showing your First Name, Last Name and Student Number. Fanshawe College – Winter 2024 Jimmy Bowers

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