Data Communication

CS203
 Scope of the practical

• Familiarizing with network cabling

• Assigning and configuring computers with

IP addresses
 Usage of Cables
• Connecting Devices

• Configuration Purposes
Rollover
PC R
Pin Configuration of RJ45
 Category 5(e) (UTP)
• Color coding table
Cable description of Cat5E Straight

Pin Name Color Code

1 TX+
2 TX-
3 RX+
4 Reserved
5 Reserved
6 RX-
7 Reserved
8 Reserved
 Cable description of Cat5E Cross
Name Color Code Name
TX+ TX+
TX- TX-
RX+ RX+
Reserved Reserved
Reserved Reserved
RX- RX-
Reserved Reserved
Reserved Reserved
 Netmask Calculation
• Notation  192.248.8.160/27
Network IP
Subnet

• How to calculate
• 232-27 = 25 = 32

1 Network IP
1 Broadcast IP

30 Usable IPs
 Host address Allocation
• The First IP (Network IP) = 192.248.8.160
– Starting IP : 192.248.8.161
– Last IP : 192.248.8.190
• Last IP (Broadcast IP): 192.248.8.191
• Convention
– Last Usable IP as the Default Gateway IP
 What is a Default Gateway
• It is the “gate” to the Internal/External
Network
• Can be a
– PC with 2 OR more Network Cards
– Layer 3 Switch
– Router
PC

DGW
Outside
LAN/WAN
PC
 How to Identify the Network IP
Block?

•Get the IP address

•Get the Subnet mask
•Convert them to Binary 255 1111111
How to Get the Network IP?

192 168 1 1

IP address in the
AND network
255 255 255 240

Subnet mask
=
192 168 1 0

Network address
=1 =0
 What you have to do
• Prepare two straight cables and a cross
cable
• Use straight cables to make a small
network
– Identify the correct network parameters
• Use cross cable to connect two PCs
• Complete the lab sheet