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Assignment 01 - Network Hardware and Software

The document provides instructions for identifying the Network Interface Card (NIC) of a computer, including its type and OSI model layers. It details steps to check network protocols, MAC and IPv4 addresses, and the configuration for receiving addresses via DHCP. Additionally, it explains the OSI model layer for routers and encourages capturing images of the NIC and router settings.

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Assignment 01 - Network Hardware and Software

The document provides instructions for identifying the Network Interface Card (NIC) of a computer, including its type and OSI model layers. It details steps to check network protocols, MAC and IPv4 addresses, and the configuration for receiving addresses via DHCP. Additionally, it explains the OSI model layer for routers and encourages capturing images of the NIC and router settings.

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1. Locate the NIC of your computer.

This interface will most likely be


integrated onto the motherboard. Older machines may have a
physical NIC installed in an expansion slot. Alternatively, an
external NIC could be inserted into a USB port.

Question 1: What type of NIC does your machine have? At what layer(s) of the OSI model
does the NIC operate? Take a picture of the visible part of your NIC, if your NIC is a wired
NIC.

My laptop has a wireless NIC.

NIC operates at Layer 2 – Data Link Layer

2. On a Windows 10 system, click the Start button or in the search box, type
sharing, and then select Manage Advanced Sharing Settings. In the title bar of the
Advanced Sharing Settings window, click Network And Sharing Center. In the left
pane, click Change Adapter Settings. A new Network Connections window will
open. In that window, right-click the Ethernet icon (if you’re using a wired
Ethernet NIC) or Wi-Fi icon (if you’re using a wireless NIC), and click the
Properties menu
item.

Question 2: Identify the network protocols installed for the NIC.

My Nic is using TCP Protocol and IPv4 addessing.

Question 3: How is the NIC configured to receive an address?

NIC is configured to receive address via DHCP

3. Type ipconfig /all and press ENTER. Find your NIC’s MAC address (listed as
Physical Address) and IPv4 address (listed as IPv4 Address).
Question 4: What layer of the OSI model is a MAC address associated
with? What about an IP address?

Later 2 :Data Link Layer

IP address is Layer 3 Network Layer.

4. Type ipconfig /all, locate the Default Gateway IP address. That’s the IP address
assigned to the interface of the router connecting to your LAN. The router will
have another IP address on a different network for each interface, connecting it
to either another router in your autonomous system or to your ISP (Internet
service provider).

Question 5: At what layer of the OSI model does a router operate? If possible, take a
picture of your router page (an example is shown below).

Router is at Layer 3 Network Layer

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