Monday, January 24th

Sign Ups for Next Year

Check Homework
Review of Network Lab - change the IP address of your computer to 144.25.78.65 - show this screen to your instructor for teacher check.
Change the workgroup of your computer to HomeNet - show this screen to your instructor.
These are test questions so be sure you can make these changes.
Complete LANs 1-3 - last day for these handouts
Complete Technical Support: Windows 98 Networking - Microsoft TCP/IP - Part II IP Addressing
Begin Technical Support: Windows 98 Networking - Microsoft TCP/IP - Part III IP Addressing

Homework

Find the IP address for the following:
www.Microsoft.com
www.Google.com
www.seq.org
Use this web site to perform a Visual Traceroute to www.seq.org
List three networks that your traceroute traveled through.
Checkout www.traceroute.org - see if you can figure out what this web site is used for. How might this site be useful if you were a network technician?

What

Career Technical Education Standards

C. Network Communications Pathway
Students in the Network Communications Pathway prepare for careers that involve network analysis, planning, and implementation, including the design, installation, maintenance, and management of network systems.
C2.1        Know the types of networks and their features and applications.
C2.2        Know how to implement a functional wired and wireless network, including the installation and configuration of components, software, and plug-ins.

Why

The successful establishment and maintenance of information technology infrastructure is critical to the success of almost every twenty-first-century organization. Employment continues to grow for persons with expertise in network communications.

How

By making a patch cord for an Ethernet network.