I will get A for the course if I can do this. please help

[Tung]

got this e-mail from my networking class instructor..

"Now, if you can establish a connection (PING) between 2 PC's in a different
network via a switch/router (that I will set up), you don't have to take the
written exam and you automatically get an A for the final grade."

can someone please show me how do this.. step by step..???
i really need this A :Q



thanks.. pls help. the test is this thursday!!!!

Edit:

another e-mail from the instructor. other students have been asking him question about this challenge.

"Gals,

What I meant by the comprehensive challenge was to have 2 Microsoft 2000 Pro
being in two different networks having their own router interface and I need
them to ping each other.

I will configure the router and you guys do the cabling and IP settings.

Anymore questions?"


pls. i need you guys' help and suggestions.

 

[Klosters]

Hint: the Help system in Win98SE will tell you all you need to know about setting up TCP/IP and File and Printer Sharing on two Win98 boxes. After you do it yourself, you've learned something! As to pinging a box on another network, I fess up. I don't know!

 

[Britboy]

Installing TCP/IP: Right click Network Neighborhood - Properties - Install TCP/IP
Pinging other PC: Go to DOS prompt, type 'ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx' (no quotes, replace xxx's with the other PC's IP address)

 

[Daniel]

You get to bypass the final and an A for the class if you can install tcp/ip and ping?

 

[igiveup]

Freakin A. Where do I sign up?

 

[Mucman]

Please say this is a high school thing or something! You're saying the router will be setup for you?

 

[mcveigh]

therels got to be a catch, my 6yr old daughter could do that.


HECK my wife could do that

 

[spidey07]

OR (and this is what my evil side would do)

The teacher will setup the router/switch so that it is IMPOSSIBLE for you to ping a computer. Notice he said different network.

 

[Tung]

just got another e-mail from the instructor.. pls point me in the right direction guys thanks

 

[PandaBear]

for switches....... no way to get it working since it is only working in the datalink layer and it doesn't interpred IP packet.

for router...... depend on how the router is setup, if you do a ping from your PC to cnn.com, you will see that it pass through many networks so it is definitely possible, you just have to setup the routing table right.

Now I assume that he let you config the router, otherwise it will be impossible to ping across if he set it up correctly.

 

[jhu]

The teacher will setup the router/switch so that it is IMPOSSIBLE for you to ping a computer. Notice he said different network.

all you'd have to do is set the netmask correctly and they should be able to ping each other.

 

[Garion]

Assumes your instructor will give you an IP address, subnet mask and default gateway for each of the PC's. FYI, the default gateway is the IP address of the router for that network. Make sure it's on the same network (All but the last digit are the same) as the IP address given for your PC.

You will need to:

1: Make sure that the PC and router for each segment is plugged into the switch and that you've got link lights on the switch ports with things connected
2: Install TCP/IP on the two servers if it's not there (Network control panel, details of the NIC, add protocol, TCP/IP)
3: Setup the TCP/IP paramaters - All you really need is IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. All else is unnecessary.

Testing:

Make sure you can ping your own IP address. IF not, check your TCP/IP settings.
Make sure you can ping the IP address of the default gateway

Do this on BOTH ends. Once that's done and everything works, you should be able to ping across to the IP address of the other host.

If that doesn't work, verify your subnet mask and default gateway settings are correct for each PC.

There are some ways he could try to trick you, too.. One that comes to mind would be to give you a crossover cable instead of a straight through, for example. Just verify that you've got a good link light everywhere.

Good luck!

- G

 

[IgorTs]

Use route command from dos-prompt or CMD,or CLI, after you configured TCP/IP and ignore all lame answers above.

 

[Turkey]

He could also set up the routers so that they have different IPs, but the two PCs have the same ip address behind the router. It would look like

PC1 w/IP1 ----- Router1 w/IP2 ------- Router2 w/IP3 ------- PC2 w/IP1

That's the likely scenario in my opinion. Then things get interesting... you may have to use the ping options.

 

[IgorTs]

He won't get that A in such case.