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Building a simple network

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Created on February 18, 2025

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Building a simple network

A test of your knowledge on what you have learned

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Building a simple network

Add routers to the Red suqares

Routers will be the network devices allowing computers to communicate between networks.

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Building a simple network

Now add computers

Computers will act as 'end' or 'host' devices on the network. They will be responsible for generating the majority of network traffic.

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Building a simple network

Network 1
Network 2
192.168.1.0
192.168.2.0
192.168.1.2
192.168.1.1
192.168.2.1
192.168.2.2
Assign IP addresses to the Devices
Network 1
Network 2
network address 192.168.1.0
network address 192.168.2.0
192.168.1.3
Subnet mask255.255.255.0
Subnet mask255.255.255.0

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Building a simple network

Network 1
Network 2
Network 3
192.168.1.0
192.168.2.0
10.0.0.0
10.0.0.1
10.0.0.2
192.168.1.1
192.168.2.1
192.168.1.2
192.168.2.2
192.168.1.1
Assign IP addresses to the routers
192.168.1.3

This network will connect the two routers to each other, allowing hosts on networks 1 and 2 to communicate.

Network 3
network address 10.0.0.0
Subnet mask255.255.255.252

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Building a simple network

Network 1
Network 2
Network 3
192.168.1.0
192.168.2.0
10.0.0.0
10.0.0.1
192.168.1.1
192.168.2.1
10.0.0.2
192.168.1.2
192.168.2.2
192.168.1.1
Testing connectivity
192.168.1.3

Connectivity should be tested using the ping command, if everything was set up correctly. It would look something like this:

Congradulations!

You managed to create a simple network!