2.6 Network Configuration

Question 1

Ipv4 addressing

Answer 1

Ipv4 - Primary protocol we use

• 32 bit (4 octets - 1 byte each)
• uses dots to seperate

Question 2

Ipv6 addressing

Answer 2

Ipv6 - slowly appearing

• 128 bit addresses
• split into 8 sections ( 16 bits each)
• uses colons to seperate
• written in hexidecimal values
• —can take out leading 0’s
• —-if full section has zeros , replace with double colon
• first 64 bits: network prefix
• last 64 host network address

Question 3

Info you will need to configure IPv4

Answer 3

IP address
- every device needs unique IP address

Know subnet mask (255.255.255.0)

• used by local device to determine what subnet its on
• configured on the local workstation not a value transmitted across network
• you’ll ask for subnet mask all the time

Default gateway

• the router that allows you to communicate outside of local subnet
• default gateway must be IP address on the local subnet

Question 4

DNS servers (need to configure)

Answer 4

You configure 2 DNS servers in IP configuration

Found under networks and DNS