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Network Configuration: Results
| EG-253 | Practical Internet Technology II |
|---|---|
| Name | manzhang |
| Student Number | 466288 |
| Date of Submission | 14th Octember 3330 |
Instructions
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.
Host Configuration
Question 1
Which Linux command gives you information about your computer's name on the network?
Answer (delete as appropriate):
hostname
Question 2
Use the command selected in Question 1 to determine your host computer's name? What is the name?
Answer: titan
Question 3
Which configuration file would you need to edit to change your computer's name on the network?
Your answer (one of):
/etc/hostname
Question 4
Which linux command gives you information on your host's network settings?
Answer one of:
ifconfig
Question 5
Use the command selected in Question 4 to complete the following table:
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| My host's IP address | 192.168.3.4 |
| My network's IP address | 192.168.3.0 |
| The address used by my host to send an IP packet to all hosts on my network | 192.168.3.255 |
| The netmask of my host | 255.255.255.0 |
| The hardware address (MAC Address) of my LAN-facing network interface connection (NIC)1) | 00:a0:24:4d:1e:54 |
| The frame-level (layer 1) protocol is used to send network messages to the network from my host? | Ethernet |
Question 6
How many hosts can the sub-net defined by your host's netmask support?
Answer one of:
254
Question 7
What class of network is the sub-net to which your host has been assigned?
Answer one of:
Class C
Network Configuration
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.
Question 8
In which file is the configuration of your Network Interface Controller (NIC) configured?
Answer one of:192.168.3.0
/etc/networks/interfaces
Please include a listing of the file chosen in answer to Question 8:
iface lo inet loopback auto lo
auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.3.4 network 192.168.3.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.3.1
Question 9
What is the IP address of the host which serves as the default gateway for your network?
Answer:
192.168.3.1
Question 10
What is the hostname of the gateway interface?
Answer:
saturn
Question 11
In which file is the symbolic names of the networks, hosts and interfaces available on the network defined?
Answer one of:
/etc/hosts /etc/hostname /etc/networks/interfaces /etc/networks/options
Please include a listing of the file chosen in answer to Question 11:
/etc/hosts
icct@titan:~$ cat /etc/hosts 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.1.1 titan
# /etc/hosts --Hosts file for ICCT Private Network # # IP FQDN aliases # 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost titan # 192.168.1.1 solaris.icct.co solaris inet-gateway 192.168.1.2 venus.icct.com venus www # # Jupiter cluster # 192.168.1.3 gw-jupiter.icct.com gw-planets jupiter-if1 192.168.2.1 jupiter.icct.com jupiter jupiter-if2 192.168.2.2 callisto.jupiter.icct.com callisto 192.168.2.3 europa.jupiter.icct.com europa 192.168.2.4 ganymede.jupiter.icct.com ganymede # # Saturn cluster # 192.168.1.4 gw-saturn.icct.com gw-saturn saturn-if1 192.168.3.1 saturn.icct.com saturn saturn-if2 192.168.3.2 dione.saturn.icct.com dione 192.168.3.3 tethys.saturn.icct.com tethys 192.168.3.4 titan.saturn.icct.com titan # # Add other/hosts cluster below here #(we'll use this to add virtual hosts to the web-server in a later #lab exercise)
# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts ::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback fe00::0 ip6-localnet ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix ff02::1 ip6-allnodes ff02::2 ip6-allrouters ff02::3 ip6-allhosts
Question 12
What is the symbolic name of your network's gateway interface?
Answer:
Saturn
Question 13
What is the purpose of the Gateway interface?
Answer:
The Purpose of the Gateway Interface is to provide a path to the rest of the internet ( in this case using saturn)
Question 14
Which linux command shows the routing table for your host?
Answer: icct@titan:~$ route
Run the command identified in Question 14 and reproduce its output here.
Answer
Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface saturn-net * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 link-local * 255.255.0.0 U 1000 0 0 eth0 default saturn.icct.com 0.0.0.0 UG 100 0 0 eth0
Question 15
How many interfaces (NICs) must a router have?
Answer one of:
2
Question 16
Which system feature must be turned on if you want a Linux host to act as a router?
Answer:
you must turn ip forwarding on in the linux kernel
Question 17
Which run-time command can be used to make a Ubuntu Linux host act as a router?
Answer: icct@titan:~$ sudo sh -c “echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward”
Question 18
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: icct@saturn:/etc/network/if-up.d$
Reproduce the contents of the file defined in Question 17 to make a Ubuntu host into a router?
Answer
Copy contents of file and paste it as a listing here. Include a minumum indent of two spaces per line. Like this.
icct@saturn:/etc/network/if-up.d$ cat router #!/bin/sh #enable ip forwarding echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
icct@saturn:/etc/network/if-up.d$
Question 19
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:
icct@titan:~$ cat /etc/network/interfaces iface lo inet loopback auto lo
auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.3.4 network 192.168.3.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.3.1
Checking Your Network
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.
Question 20
Give and explain the output of the command netstat -r.
Answer
icct@titan:~$ netstat -r Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface saturn-net * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 link-local * 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 default saturn.icct.com 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
Add your explanation here.
Question 21
Give and explain the output of the command netstat -i.
Answer
icct@titan:~$ netstat -i Kernel Interface table Iface MTU Met RX-OK RX-ERR RX-DRP RX-OVR TX-OK TX-ERR TX-DRP TX-OVR Flg eth0 1500 0 6013 879 0 0 6390 0 0 0 BMRU lo 16436 0 2802 0 0 0 2802 0 0 0 LRU
Add your explanation here.
Question 22
Give and explain the output of the command netstat -ta.
Answer <cli prompt=“$” comment=“#”> user@host:~$ netstat -r icct@titan:~$ netstat -ta Active Internet connections (servers and established) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State tcp 0 0 localhost:ipp *:* LISTEN tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:40849 a92-122-208-200.dep:www TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:52998 84.53.138.80:www TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:54454 a92-122-208-209.dep:www ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:50653 a92-122-209-17.depl:www TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:48549 server77-68-39-12.l:www TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:48587 server77-68-39-12.l:www TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:50970 channel27.01.05.sf2:www ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:41549 69.63.184.29:www TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:52541 a96-17-73-90.deploy:www ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:40831 a92-122-208-200.dep:www TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:52537 a96-17-73-90.deploy:www ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:46763 a92-122-208-249.dep:www ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:52538 a96-17-73-90.deploy:www ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:36019 a92-122-209-19.depl:www ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:42183 84.53.138.35:www ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:52375 a92-122-209-11.depl:www TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:58449 213-155-154-122.cus:www ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:52968 84.53.138.80:www TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:48550 server77-68-39-12.l:www TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:52994 84.53.138.80:www TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:50974 a92-122-209-8.deplo:www ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:48553 server77-68-39-12.l:www TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:52540 a96-17-73-90.deploy:www ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:50652 a92-122-209-17.depl:www TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:52970 84.53.138.80:www TIME_WAIT tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:52542 a96-17-73-90.deploy:www ESTABLISHED tcp 0 0 titan.saturn.icct:51569 www.11.03.ash1.face:www ESTABLISHED tcp6 0 0 [::]:ssh [::]:* LISTEN
</cli>
Add your explanation here.
Testing the Connectivity of your network
Install, if necessary, the traceroute command then answer the following two questions.
Question 23
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 icct@titan:~$ traceroute -n dione traceroute to dione (192.168.3.2), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 192.168.3.4 3001.221 ms !H 3001.219 ms !H 3001.212 ms !H </cli>
Question 24
Give the output of traceroute from your host to www.swan.ac.uk
Answer <cli prompt=“$” comment=“#”> user@host:~$ command icct@titan:~$ traceroute -n www.swan.ac.uk traceroute to www.swan.ac.uk (137.44.1.7), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 192.168.3.1 0.303 ms 0.223 ms 0.184 ms 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * * 5 * * * 6 * * * 7 * * * 8 * * * 9 * * * 10 * * * 11 * * * 12 * * * 13 * * * 14 * * * 15 * * * 16 * * * 17 * * * 18 * * * 19 * * * 20 * * * 21 * * * 22 * * * 23 * * * 24 * * * 25 * * * 26 * * * 27 * * * 28 * * * 29 * * * 30 * * * </cli>
Explain the result.
Extension Questions
Question 25
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
Question 26
Which other files would you need to modify to correctly set up this new router?
Answer
Question 27
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
Question 27
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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