Friday, December 2, 2011

Cisco Student Benefits

There are various benefits to being enrolled in the cisco system as a student. It gives us access to the Cisco curriculum and contents so that we will be able to use that directory to properly assist us in either cisco labs or other programming dilemmas we may encounter. Not only does it have information to offer but it also acts as an interactive blog and if you cannot find your desired information, you can ask a question to the cisco community and receive a message as a response. It is also helpful for us to receive access to job listings as well as a calendar updated with various events and of course certification testing dates, which is very crucial for our class. As a result their are many advantages to being enrolled in the cisco system.

CW Self Discipline

I have recently received an eye opening experience, it came from a video i saw, featuring twelve your old Thomas Suarez. He was able to set up his priorities at such a young age and pursued his goal of making a legitimate iphone app. His created applications included a spin on wack 'a mole involving justin beiber. As well as another application, earth fortune. His determination and motivation proved to be valuable assets as he was able to achieve success, but more importantly he accomplished his goals and gave himself an enormous boost to his self esteem. This will be a good example for the journey that the cisco course provides. Due to the fact that the cisco course may be complicated at times, Thomas Suarez's story shows us that whenever we are faced with a dilemma if we persevere we will get one step closer to achieving our goal. It promotes a vibe of determination and shows us a moral that depicts a never give up attitude.

Lab 5.6.1

In this lab we reconfigured the entire the router interface. This involved adding IP addresses as well as using the inspect tool to examine the routes, and it reveals that there is no way to reach the eagle server. It is then revealed to us that we must configure the router according to GUI. Once we adjust the routing static's mask as well as IP we save it into the Global Settings. Once we verify our information according to that that is provided to us in the lab we were encouraged to once more resume the test and repair process. By checking the results of the topology we were able to test our connectivity revealing several possible connections to the eagle server. Then once you have correctly configured the actual router you must move on to the packet, and inspect as well as adjust it to collaborate with the rest of the topology. We configure the packet using the Capture/Forward function, and then move onto sending the packet. I have yet to complete each of these steps without flaw but i still continue to pursue a steady connection

lab 4.6.1

I am still unable to get the first router to function properly when a packet is sent within my topology. In this lab we were required to explore and familiarize ourselves with the UDP and TCP protocols. We were also promoted to research the relationship between each protocol and how they function accordingly to the topology. After countless repairs and testing the router is incoherent to the rest of the topology . As a result i moved on to the desktop 1A, the lab says to open a web browser from the desktop and access the eagle server website. Once there we capture the interaction between DNS, UDP, HTTP, and TCP. This concludes lab 4.6.1 and each packet sent within my topology still brings results of failure.

Lab 3.5.1

This lab was stressful due to the fact that i could not successfully send a packet through out my network, this was a result of the first router being inactive in receiving and forwarding the packet. I was unable to make the first router assist in the process no matter how much i configured its physical, IP, and gateway settings. In this lab we were required to repair and test our topology, but although i had begun my repairs i have yet to get any successful results when testing to see if the packet can be sent within my topology. I used the CCNA contents to explore the relationship between DNS and HTTP and this concluded Lab 3.5.1.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Lab 2.7.1 reflection

In this lab we were encouraged to experiment with different combinations of devices other than the basic one server, two routers, one switch and two pc's design. We were required to send simple pdu's between the devices in our network and then once we had completed that we move on to sending complex pdu's. Then the pdu's are analyzed in simulation mode, using the capture/forward functions to move as well as detect the packet. Once this is done we examine the entire packets journey through the event list found in the Info column. This concludes lab 2.7.1, ending the basics to sending a packet.