Reading
Tasks
- Get a lab partner. Feel free to use the class mailing list to find
a partner.
- Set up an account on Schooner Remember to use project ID cs638. This can take some time due to the required manual approval process. Contact the TA if you do not receive approval within a day.
Tools
In addition to the recommended readings above, you will need to familiarize
yourself with the following services, tools, protocols, utilities and
commands for this lab:
Topology
You will build a network that has the following topology in the second half
of this lab:
Questions
Please enter the answers to these questions into your lab notebooks before you
start the lab.
1. List the steps required to install a PCI network card, and
be sure to explain the resulting interactions with the host
system's moterboard.
2. What is a Catagory 5 network cable? How does it differ
from a Catagory 7 cable? How does it differ from multi-mode fiber optic cable?
3. What are the major capabilities of Schooner? How did the
basic EMULab system have to be enhanced to be used in WAIL?