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Instructions: Use this template as the foundation to produce your lab report. Type your answers after each question. All lab reports are due one week after your scheduled lab period.
Activity 2 - Connect to the Cisco 3550 1. Activity questions: a. Name two specific instances where a crossover cable is needed. b. What is the purpose of the crossover cable? c. Create YOUR OWN (not copied) pinout diagram of a light blue Cisco rollover cable. Label all pins with their number and function. d. What standard governs communication to the console port on the switch? Activity 3 - Gather data about your network 1. Activity questions: a. What is the difference between the user exec and privileged exec modes? b. Give an example of a command that exists in each mode that does not exist in the other. c. At the Switch# prompt, type configure ?. What does this tell you? Do not copy and paste the output. Explain what the output represents, specifically what the question mark does. Activity 4 Exploring ARP and SAT Tables 1. Activity questions: a. Paste the arp table from PC1 b. Paste the arp table from PC2 c. Paste the source address table from the switch. d. Does the switch have an arp table?

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Activity 5 - Configuring PC3 & determining the MAC addr on your network. 1. Activity questions: a. Draw YOUR OWN (not copied) diagram of the topology you have constructed. Include cable types, port labels, MAC addresses and IP addresses where appropriate. More detail is better. b. Describe the experiment you performed to discover PC3s MAC address. c. Record PC3s MAC address. ___________________________ d. How long does an ARP entry live in Windows? __________ e. How long does an ARP entry live in Linux? __________ Activity 6 - Trace a Ping Exchange 1. What did you see on PC1 as a result of this ping? Record the information below: Ethernet Header From To IP Header From To What kind of PDU? Ex. icmp echo request

2. What did you see on PC2 as a result of this ping? Record the information below: Ethernet Header From To IP Header From To What kind of PDU? Ex. icmp echo request

3. Activity questions: a. What was the difference between these two captures and why? b. Does an arp frame have an IP header?

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4050-515/4055-815 Lab 1 Intro to Cisco IOS & ARP Review Report c. What is in the payload of an icmp echo packet? 20111 Page 3 of 3

Activity 7 - Pinging a non-existent device on your subnet 1. Activity questions: a. What traffic results from this failed attempt? b. Why doesnt the source node issue an icmp echo request? Activity 8 - Pinging another non-existent device but not on your subnet. 1. Activity questions: a. What traffic is generated as a result of this attempt? Explain your answer. b. Why doesnt the source node generate an icmp echo request for the destination address? c. If you change a PCs address to 192.168.100.199 (so that the address is no longer non-existent), and ping it from a different machine, will it work? Why or why not?