Network Components
& Ping testing Lab
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NETWORK COMPONENTS & PING TESTING
Topology Diagram
Task
Test the connectivity between PC1 and PC2 using Ping command
Solution
Step1 Verify the IP configurations of both PC1 and PC2
Click on PC & IP Configuration as in below:
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Verify that IP configuration should be same as given in Lab Topology:
Close the IP Configuration dialogue box & repeat the same for PC2.
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Step2 Open the Command Prompt on PC1, as in below:
Step3 Test the connectivity from PC1 to PC2 using Ping command as in below:
PC1# ping 10.0.0.3
Successful Ping reply in above confirms that the connectivity between two computers is OK.
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Step4 Open command prompt (same as in step2 above) and Test the connectivity again
by using Ping from PC2 back to PC1 as in below:
PC2# ping 10.0.0.2
Successful Ping reply in above confirms that the connectivity between two computers is OK.
Above two test results show that connectivity between PC1 and PC2 through Switch1 is OK. In
this way, we can test connectivity between any two Networking devices.
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*Some Useful Tips:
✓ Ping command can be used on any Networking device (not only computers).
For example, we can use it to test connectivity between two Routers as well.
✓ Ping command also has extra many options which give us flexibility. For
example, we can use ping -t switch to make continuous Pings between two
devices.
Miscellaneous other show commands (for verification & troubleshooting)
PC1# ipconfig
PC1# ipconfig /all
nw_Switch1# show ip interface brief
nw_Switch1# show running-config
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