CS530: Computer Network Lab

Spring 2010

Meets:

Time: W 9:00am – 11:50am

Location: EMS 962

Instructor:

Rafat Elsharef

Email: elsharef@uwm.edu

Office: EMS 962

Office Hours: TBA

Course Syllabus

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Labs and Due Dates

1. First meeting
• Lab over view
• Syllabus
• Requirements
• Tour of the lab

2. Feb 3-2010: The following items are due:
• Read the Introduction Page 1 - 43.
• Question Sheet for PreLab 1 (Page 49) is Due at the beginning of the class.
• Fedora-12 DVD - download the ISO and burn the image to a DVD http://fedoraproject.org/
• Virtualization: Virtualbox www.virtualbox.org
• Installing fedora in virtual environment.
• Familiar with the following topics:
1. Linux/Unix commands i.e. ifconfig ..ETC.
2. TCPDUMP. http://linux.about.com/library/cmd/blcmdl8_tcpdump.htm
3. WireShark. http://www.wireshark.org/
4. Classes of IP addresses and how to assign and change IP address in linux. http://www.3com.com/other/pdfs/infra/corpinfo/en_US/501302.pdf
5. Adding/Changing “Default Gateway” in linux.
6. Hubs/Switches/Routers.

a. http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/about-hubs-and-switches.asp

b. http://compnetworking.about.com/od/homenetworkhardware/f/routervsswitch.htm

7. Ethernet cable.

a. Ethernet Straight-through cable. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable

b. Ethernet Crossover cable. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_crossover_cable

c. How to wire Ethernet cable. http://www.ertyu.org/steven_nikkel/ethernetcables.html

• Ready to start Lab 1

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