BITS 1313 DATA COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING - Project Group 5

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For Windows XP Step 1.Click Start->Control Panel->select and double click Network and internet connections (If you can´t find it, please go next) ->select and double click Network Connections. Step 2.Highlight and right-click the Local Area Connection icon; click on Status and go to General. Click the Properties button to open up the properties window. Step 3.Highlight the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) tab, and then double click it or click Properties. The TCP/IP Properties window will display. Step 4.Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below: 1. Assigned by DHCP Sever Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS Server address automatically, as shown in the figure below. These may be selected by default. Then click OK to save setting. 2.Assigned manually 1) Select Use the following IP address, as shown in the following figure. If the router’s LAN IP address is 192.168.1.1, please type in IP address 192.168.1.x （x is from 2 to 253）, subnet mask 255.

What is subnetting? ISPs allocate IP address ranges to organizations based on the potential number of networks and hosts, or endpoints, that organizations require. Today, the allocations follow the Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) assignment method. The organization then subdivides the allocated address space into smaller allocations for each subnetwork within the organization, using a process called subnetting. The result of subnetting is the number of subnetworks increases, while the number of usable host IP addresses decreases. Each subnetwork is known as an IP subnet. Why use subnetting? Subnetting enables assigned network addresses to be broken into smaller, efficient allocations that are more suitable for each network within the organization. For example, a point-to-point WAN link between two routers only needs two addresses, while a LAN segment may need to support many hosts, such as servers, workstations, laptops and Wi-Fi-connected mobile devices. Subnetting and route sum