Reading

• EMULab Tutorial


• Network Card Installation Reference


• Wiring Ethernet Cables


• How to Set Up a Small Network with Windows XP Home Edition (Read Parts 1-5)

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:

• Ping
  

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?