Lab 3

NETWORK CABLING TESTING AND COMISSIONING

MUHAMAD AQEEL BIN MUFTI, 51213114056

INTRODUCTION
Cable is the medium through which
information usually moves from one network
device to another. There are several types of
cable which are commonly used with LANs. In
some cases, a network will utilize only one
type of cable, other networks will use a variety
of cable types. The type of cable chosen for a
network is related to the network's topology,
protocol, and size. Understanding the
characteristics of different types of cable and
how they relate to other aspects of a network is
necessary for the development of a successful
network.
Network Cabling is a structured cabling
system is the wiring network that carries all
data, voice, multimedia, security, VoIP, PoE
and even wireless connections throughout
building or campus.

The 3 cable were paired with RJ-45

connector and 1 cable was connected
to the face plate.
The 1 cable had been put from switch
to the patch panel at Rack 1.
1 cable was put from patch panel to the
switch at Rack 2 and another cable
was put from face plate to the
computer.

TASK 2
The computer is configured in order to allow
communication between the server and
network. The connection IP address is set as
below:
Pc 2
Pc 1

10.100.10.
10.100.0.4

255.255.0.0
255.255.0.0

Structured cabling design and installation is

governed by a set of standards that specify
wiring data centers, offices, and apartment
buildings for data or voice communications
using various kinds of cable, most commonly
category 5e (CAT-5e), category 6 (CAT-6), and
fibre optic cabling and modular connectors.
These standards define how to lay the cabling
in various topologies in order to meet the needs
of the customer, typically using a central patch
panel (which is normally 19 inch rackmounted), from where each modular
connection can be used as needed. Each outlet
is then patched into a network switch
(normally also rack-mounted) for network use
or into an IP or PBX (private branch exchange)
telephone system patch panel.
TASK 1

Cable connect through switch on Rack

1.
connect the coaxial cable on the patch
panel at Rack1 and Rack 2 using the T568B connection

Figure 1(pc 1 ip setting)

connectivity, reachability,
name resolution.

and

3. Tracert
- A route tracing utility that displays
a list of near-side router interfaces
of the routers along the path
between a source host and a
destination.
4. Netstat
- Displays protocol statistics and
current TCP/IP connections.
Ipconfig/pc

Figure 2(ip setting pc 2)

TASK 3
The physical is set up and test to ensure the
connection was correct. The method to
checking this connection is by using command
prompt to ping from the pc to he targeted ip
address of server. Certain command lines used
in an application, Command Prompt to ensure
the connectivity of the network that are set-up.
The command lines such as:
1. Ipconfig /all
- Displays all of the current TCP/IP
configuration values, including the
IP address, subnet mask, default
gateway, and Windows Internet
Naming Service (WINS) and DNS
configuration.
2. Ping
- Ping is utility tests responsiveness
between two hosts (computers,
routers, switches, etc.). Function
for ipconfig command with the /all
option, a detailed configuration
report is produced for all
interfaces,
including
any
configured serial ports
- Ping is the primary TCP/IP
command used to troubleshoot

Figure 3(ipconfig Pc1)

Figure 4(ipconfig Pc2)

A.Ping Test

Tracert to Google.com server

ping test to Pc2 (10.100.0.10)

Figure 7

Ping to Google.com server

C. Netstat

Figure 5
B.Tracert Test
Tracert to Pc2(10.100.0.10)
Figure 8(nestat)

Network Connection Diagram

Figure 6

Figure 9(connection digram)

Discussion

Possibilities Happen If
Unable To Communicate:

Computer

Network Connection Is Down

Ping Pc 1 to Pc2 Through Port 9

This means that TCP/IP is working on the

machine that you are typing on. 10.100.0.10 is
a special address that "loops back" to the
machine you are pinging from. You can also
type ping localhost and receive a similar
response, since localhost and 10.100.0.10
mean the same thing. The time of the pings
command is 1ms. There are no interference
between the command because it is a straight
pc to pc command. The TTL is stand for time
to live value, the maximum of which is 255.

1. If you look at the OSI model, the

physical layer (layer 1) is at the
bottom. If layer 1 doesnt work then
NOTHING else is going to work. It is
best to troubleshoot from the bottom
up (from layer 1 up to the higher
layers).
Check the network cable is it
unplugged?
Disconnected?
Cut?
Check the network switch is
the network cable connected
there? Is the port enabled?
No IP Address
2. Whether you have no IP address
(0.0.0.0) or an automatic private IP
address
(APIPA,
starting
with
169.254.x.x), it doesnt matter. Youll
have to obtain an IP address before
you can use the network. If you are set
to use DHCP (likely the default) and
your DHCP server is down then that is
the reason that you dont have an IP
address. Options to solve the problem:
Resolve the issue with the
DHCP server
Statically assign an IP address
that isnt in conflict, is on the
right subnet
No DNS Servers

Ping to Google.com (server)

the ping was successful in pinging google.
When referring to the first command, it took
google 46ms to reply and 14ms for google to
reply for the second and the third
command.The average time taken for
google.com is 42ms.The last command took
97ms for google to reply. The difference in
time for each of the command is due to the
signal going through lots of different router
until it reaches google.

3. If you dont have any DNS servers

configured then youll be able to
communicate on the network with IP
addresses only. You should be able to
ping your default gateway, your DHCP
server, and other servers on the
network. However, you wont be able
to do any of that by name. Options to
solve this problem:

Determine why the DHCP

server isnt providing DNS
server Ips
Manualy configure the DNS
server IPs if you know them
Configure public Internet DNS
servers like the Google public
DNS servers (like 8.8.4.4)

we know how to ensure the cable type used for

networking which is the straight through cable
and crossover cable. The figure below shows
the type device for straight through and
crossover;

No Default Gateway
4. If you have no default gateway IP
address configured, this will prevent
you from communicating on another
IP subnet (like the Internet) but not
from communicating on your local
LAN. Thus, even with no IP default
gateway configured, you should be
able to work as normal with local
servers. In fact, configuring a default
gateway is optional if you dont need
to reach an external network.
You could manually configure a
default gateway or determine why the
DHCP server didnt provide one for
you.
Alternatively, if you have a default
gateway defined but you cant
communicate with it (even with a ping)
then you need to check your local
router.
Misconfigured Subnet Mask
5. If you have an incorrectly configured
IP subnet mask then youll get some
unpredictable results. You either need
to manually configure it (if you are
using static IP addresses) or check the
DHCP server to see why it gave you
the wrong subnet mask.

Conclusion
For this lab, we know how to conduct the
installation of the cable from pc to the server
and know how to sketch the diagram from pc
connection to server connection .Another that,

For the connection distance from server to the

computer is around 11 meter. After installation
for cable, we setup the IP address at the pc for
ping the command and connection to the
server. We know what the function for the ping
which is The ping command is a Command
Prompt command used to test the ability of the
source computer to reach a specified
destination computer. The ping command is
usually used as a simple way verify that a
computer can communicate over the network
with another computer or network device. The
ping command operates by sending Internet
Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo
Request messages to the destination computer
and waiting for a response. Lastly, if the
computer is unable to communicate with the
server and other computers because sometimes
we forgot to turn off the windows firewall and
sometimes the cable from the patch panel is
loose or the cable not proper to patch panel.
Another that, the connecter RJ45 untidy to the
patch panel.

References
1) http://globaltechconsultants.org/?
q=content/basics-ipconfig-ping-tracertnslookup-and-netstat
2) http://www.rackspace.com/knowledge
_center/article/ping-and-traceroute