Network Address Translation

Network address translation (NAT) is the “big brother” of ICS for use on larger networks. These will usually have DNS and DHCP servers already present so the resolution and address allocation features of NAT are seldom used. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson When the NAT server has as many Internet IP…

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Internet Connection Sharing

ICS provides a means of allowing multiple computers to connect to the internet via one internet connection on one machine. ICS should only be used on Small office / Home office (SOHO) networks without any network services, except file and print sharing. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson ICS contains a DHCP…

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Troubleshooting Routing

There are several tools built into Windows Server 2003 to troubleshoot routing problems. The first of these tools is ping. Ping allows you to check the connectivity of a remote host by sending four packets of data to the remote machine. The remote machine responds with a similar packet, and the time for the round…

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Installing and Configuring RIP

Installation and maintenance of RIP is performed through the Routing and Remote Access MMC Snap-In: Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson Right click on General and Click New Routing Protocol…. Select RIP Version 2 for Internet Protocol and click OK. RIP has appeared in the IP Routing listing. Right-Click on it. Select…

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Dynamic Routing

Where there are only a few networks and routers, it is easy to enter a few static routes. However, if a larger number of routes are required, manual entry can become quite time consuming. Dynamic routing, on the other hand, lets routers create their own routing tables, and communicate these tables to other routers. Dynamic…

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Routing Overview

IP routing at its most basic level allows a network packet to travel from its source address to its destination address. In a basic LAN there is normally only one network and traffic can be sent directly to the machine it is intended for. In larger, more complicated networks there are often multiple subnets which…

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