This wiki page allows you to record the results of your network configuration exercise. You may need to refer to the configuration handout to complete this document.

Answer all questions based on the host that you are configuring in the lab. Edit this wiki page directly to insert your answers. You will probably find this most convenient to do at the same time as you perform the configuration. Where requested, please include listings of the actual configuration files and command outputs directly in the document. Placeholders have been provided for this purpose. Please follow the formatting hints given in the text.

When the exercise is complete you should sign and submit it in for marking. Deadline for completion is the start of the lab on the last week of this term.

This exercise is worth 20% of the module marks.

Which Linux command gives you information about your computer's name on the network?

Answer (delete as appropriate):

hostname 

Use the command selected in Question 1 to determine your host computer's name? What is the name?

Answer:

titan

Which configuration file would you need to edit to change your computer's name on the network?

Your answer (one of):

/etc/hostname 

Which linux command gives you information on your host's network settings?

Answer one of:

ifconfig 

Use the command selected in Question 4 to complete the following table:

How many hosts can the sub-net defined by your host's netmask support?

Answer one of:

254

What class of network is the sub-net to which your host has been assigned?

Answer one of:

Class C 

Answer the following questions about your network configuration. Please copy and paste the contents of the files identified in Questions 8 and 11 to your submission.

In which file is the configuration of your Network Interface Controller (NIC) configured?

Answer one of:

/etc/network/interfaces 

Please include a listing of the file chosen in answer to Question 8:

Copy contents of file and paste it as a listing here. 
Include a minumum indent of two spaces per line.
Like this. 

What is the IP address of the host which serves as the default gateway for your network?

Answer: 192.168.3.1

What is the hostname of the gateway interface?

Answer: saturn

In which file is the symbolic names of the networks, hosts and interfaces available on the network defined?

Answer one of:

/etc/hosts 

Please include a listing of the file chosen in answer to Question 11:

Copy contents of file and paste it as a listing here. 
Include a minumum indent of two spaces per line.
Like this. 

What is the symbolic name of your network's gateway interface?

Answer: saturn.icct.com saturn saturn-if2

What is the purpose of the Gateway interface?

Answer: To route data between the internet gateway and the hosts on their subnetworks (e.g. saturn).

Which linux command shows the routing table for your host?

Answer:

Run the command identified in Question 14 and reproduce its output here.

Answer

<cli prompt=“$” comment=“#”> user@host:~$ command # Copy command and its output and paste it here. </cli>

How many interfaces (NICs) must a router have?

Answer one of:

2 

Which system feature must be turned on if you want a Linux host to act as a router?

Answer: IP Forwarding

Which run-time command can be used to make a Ubuntu Linux host act as a router?

Answer: sudo echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward

In which file is the setting defined in Question 17 set if you want a Ubuntu host to be configured as a router at boot-time?

Answer: /etc/network/options

Reproduce the contents of the file defined in Question 17 to make a Ubuntu host into a router?

Answer

ip_forward=yes

What setting has been added to the network configuration file to define a route to icct-net from your sub-network's cluster-server?

Answer:

Copy contents of file and paste it as a listing here. 
Include a minumum indent of two spaces per line.
Like this. 

The Linux command netstat gives a lot of useful information on your network. In the following 3 questions, reproduce the output of various usages of netstat. You should annotate your results with a brief explanation of what they mean. You may need to print the output and attach to the submission.

Give and explain the output of the command netstat -r.

Answer <cli prompt=“$” comment=“#”> user@host:~$ netstat -r # Paste result here…. </cli>

Add your explanation here.

Give and explain the output of the command netstat -i.

Answer <cli prompt=“$” comment=“#”> user@host:~$ netstat -r # Paste result here…. </cli>

Add your explanation here.

Give and explain the output of the command netstat -ta.

Answer <cli prompt=“$” comment=“#”> user@host:~$ netstat -r # Paste result here…. </cli>

Add your explanation here.

Install, if necessary, the traceroute command then answer the following two questions.

Give the output of traceroute from your host to any host on one of the other ICCT networks.

Answer <cli prompt=“$” comment=“#”> user@host:~$ command # paste output here </cli>

Give the output of traceroute from your host to www.swan.ac.uk

Answer <cli prompt=“$” comment=“#”> user@host:~$ command # paste output here </cli>

Explain the result.

A new sub-network engineering-net (192.168.10.0/24) is to be added to the ICCT network. Host engineering (192.168.10.1/32) is a cluster server for this new network. Give the settings needed to set up this host as a router to icct-net, jupiter-net, and saturn-net and a gateway for engineering-net.

Answer

Which other files would you need to modify to correctly set up this new router?

Answer

Summarize the changes that you would you need to make to your host's network configuration to have the new engineering sub-network recognized?

Answer

Which other files would you need to modify to fully configure your host to recognizes the new engineering sub-network?

Answer

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