Troubleshooting Networking Issues
Lab 6.1
Task 1: Network Troubleshooting
Task: 2 Using the IPCONFIG utility
Due Date: 5/31/2014
5/28/2014
Task: 1 Networking Troubleshooting
1. Ascertain the problem.
Access to the web page is unavailable.
2. Probable causes
The DHCP protocol cannot detect the web address.
3. Determine if theory is correct through testing. 4. Through command window determine the cause of the network connection loss using the IP configuration. Next renew the connection lost.
5. Use the internet tool bar to browse the connection setup.
6. Document the process.
Task: 2 Using the IPCONFIG utility
1. Open command Window
2. IPCONFIG /ALL
3. IPCONFIG /RELEASE 4. 5. IPCONFIG /RENEW 6. IPCONFIG /ALL Lease obtained/expired has changed. 05\28\2014 8:50:45 PM (obtained)05\29\2014 8:50:45 PM (expires)
Network Property Actual Value Purpose
IP Address 10.0.0.5 Internet protocol address gives a physical location in binary to a specific location.
Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 A physical subdivision dividing a network into more than one network.
Default Gateway 10.0.0.1 Is the computer network node the software uses when the ip address does not match any routes of the routing table.
Physical Address 64-5a-04-cd-38-46 Computers network address in Hexadecimal.
DHCP Server 10.0.0.1 Protocol computers use to obtain ip addresses and networking parameters.
DNS Server #1 241457668 Translation of domain and hostnames from decimal ip addresses.
DNS Server #2 00-01-00-01-1a-b1-a4-09-64-5a-04-cd-38-46 Translation of domain and hostnames from hexa-decimal ip addresses.
Lease Obtained 05\28\2014 8:46:13 PM The time a computer obtained a physical address from the DHCP server.
Lease Expires 05\29\2014 8:46:12 PM When the DHCP server will require the computer to obtain a new physical address.