ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE

NT1210 INTRO TO NETWORKING

Salem, Oregon.
Exercise 2.4.1 Record the steps that you take, and copy the output from the command into your lab report. The utility (ipconfig) allows you to get the IP address information of a Windows computer. It also allows some control over active TCP/IP connections. ipconfig is an alternative to the older 'winipcfg' utility. The output of the default command contains the IP address, network mask and gateway for all physical and virtual network adapters. 'ipconfig' supports several command line options as described below. The command "ipconfig /?" displays the set of available options.
Windows Command Line
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Step2 type ipconfig
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Lab2.4 Review
1 what common information was given by the operating systems?
With windows ipconfig we have the IP address IPv4 10.162.108.99. Step2.
With Fedora Linux ifconfig we have the Inet addr 10.251.209.100. From table 2-16 at the Lab manual. Therefore we see that the common info is the IP address.
2 outside of networking, is there a benefit to knowing how to access the command line interface of an operating system? You can used the command line interface of an operanting system in your personnal area network (PAN) at your home. You can used it at other computer systems outside the school’s network.
3 Some network devices do not have a convenient graphical user interface or gui for you to explore their settings visually. The use of gui’s is an advantage because it allows you to learn better the network’s