Making connections Connecting a computer to a LAN Slides: 38 Download presentation Making connections Connecting a computer to a LAN donna Bair-Mundy Network Interface Card Network Interface Card - pc Network Interface Card - pc Network Interface Card - laptop Assigning IP address Assigning IP address Assigning IP address Assigning IP address Assigning IP address Assigning IP address Assigning IP address Assigning IP address Assigning IP address Assigning IP address Assigning IP address Assigning IP address Assigning IP address Finding DNS server Finding DNS server Finding DNS server Finding DNS server DNS server DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) • Computer boots • Sends “DHCP DISCOVER” packet to DHCP server • DHCP server sends IP address Fixed IP address IP Address 128. 171. 94. 192 UH Network Subnet Machine LIS Subnet 128. 171. 58. ___ UH Network LIS subnet Device LIS Subnet 128. 171. 58. 1 128. 171. 58. 2 128. 171. 58. 3 128. 171. 58. 4 128. 171. 58. 5 128. 171. 58. 6 128. 171. 58. 7 128. 171. 58. 8 … 128. 171. 58. 254 128. 171. 58. 255 Reserved for router Router Office printer Server - Djoser Server - Nut LIS Chair Dr. Harada Dr. Jacsó Alice Unassigned [Broadcast] Reserved Fixed IP address 128. 171. 58. 8 LIS Subnet IP address 128. 171. 58. ___ UH Network LIS subnet Device LIS Subnet IP address 128. 171. 58. ___ Network part of address Device Network part of LIS Subnet IP address What we see 128. 171. 58. ___ What the computer sees 10000000. 10101011. 00111010. ___ Subnet mask 11111111. 0000 1 s mask network part of address Record it as: 255. 0 0 s reveal individual device no. Subnet mask 128. 171. 58. 8 255. 0 Default gateway (Router that forwards traffic to remote subnets) 128. 171. 58. 8 255. 0 128. 171. 58. 1 LIS Subnet 128. 171. 58. 1 128. 171. 58. 2 128. 171. 58. 3 128. 171. 58. 4 128. 171. 58. 5 128. 171. 58. 6 128. 171. 58. 7 128. 171. 58. 8 … 128. 171. 58. 254 128. 171. 58. 255 Router Office printer Server - Djoser Server - Nut LIS Chair Dr. Harada Dr. Jacsó Alice [Broadcast] Reserved Ping (echo request) Are you there? % ping 128. 171. 58. 11 alive I’m alive Broadcast ping (echo request) Are you there? % ping 128. 171. 58. 255 128. 171. 58. 2 alive 128. 171. 58. 3 alive 128. 171. 58. 4 alive I’m alive