Fundamental of Data Networks
FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION
SYSTEM
KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY, JEDDAH
SAUDI ARABIA
LABORATORY MANUAL
Fundamental of Data Networks.
Course CPIS 370
COURSE INCHARGE
DR. AYMAN GHAZI AL FAYOUMI
LABORATORY INCHARGE
MR. RAHAT ULLAH KHAN
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Recommended Book:
Forouzan,” Data Communications and Networking”, Fourth
Edition, 2007, McGraw Hill.
Course In-charge:
DR. AYMAN GHAZI AL FAYOUMI
(afayoumi@kau.edu.sa)
DR. HUSSAIN SINDI
(u4sindi@gmail.com)
Laboratory Exercises Lecturer:
MR. RAHAT ULLAH KHAN
(rkhan1@kau.edu.sa)
Educational Objectives
The main purpose the Laboratory exercises is to enable the students with
enough knowledge to do practical networking for small and medium size
organizations (Both wired and wireless).
At the end of these exercises a student will be able to make both (Wireless
and Wired) types of network and in both (Peer to Peer/ Adhoc) Modes.
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Expected Outcome
At the end of these Laboratory sessions, a student can take the following
roles in an organization.
1. Network Technician / Lab Technician.
2. Network System Analyst.
3. Network Administrator (Wired Networks).
4. Network Administrator (Wireless Networks).
5. Network Troubleshooter.
6. Network Designer for small and medium size offices.
7. Will be prepared to take the CCNA Certification Exam.
8. Can Pass MCSE Paper 1 (MCP-Microsoft Certified Professional)
9. Network +
10.Hardware A+
Week 1(Stand Alone PC’s Software & Hardware & Network
Analysis for an Organization)
Purpose:
Familiarization with different parts of a stand alone computer, Showing the students why is it
necessary to have a Network for Data Communication?
Main Theme:
Showing all parts of a Stand alone PC’S. Briefing on and then installing different Application
Softwares including familiarization with:
1. Computer Hardware (Different parts of Computer).
2. Computer Software (Application software and System software).
3. Network Analysis for small and medium size organizations.
Week 2 (Installing Client Operating System / MCP Certification)
Purpose:
Installing the Client operating system (Windows XP)
Preparation for MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional Exam) / MCSE-Paper 1
Main Theme:
1. To know how to install windows OS on a simple client machine.
2. Working within the GUI of Microsoft Windows XP.
3. Configuring the machine for Workgroup computing.
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Week 3 – Week 4 (Devices and Equipments for The installation of
a Network)
Purpose:
Now that we need network for Data Communication, what are the components that make a
Network? Configuring OS for Network
Main Theme:
1. Components of a typical Network (PCs, NICs, Resources, Devices (Hub, Switch,
Router, Firewall etc))
2. Different cables (Coaxial, Fiber optics, Twisted Pair UTP/STP CAT 5/6)
3. Interfaces and Connectors (RJ 45 etc) and Terminator.
4. Installing NICs, Configuring Operating System for Network.
5. Types of Model.
Week 5 (Quiz 1)
Week 6. (Client Server - Part 1)
Purpose:
Installing a Server operating system (Windows Server 2003)
Main Theme:
1. To know how to install a Server Operating system.
2. How to configure it.
3. Installing Active Directory.
Week 7. (Client Server – part 2)
Purpose:
Adding Users, Groups and Computers to the active directory
Main Theme:
1. Checks and constraints on the users.
2. Giving different permission to the users and administrators.
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Week 8 (Advance Wired Network).
Purpose:
How to record your PC details and connect using Hub/Switch Testing the LAN by pinging
and searching the “Computers near Me” Sharing files and folders (Workgroup computing)
Main Theme:
1. Briefing and Making of the:
A. Straight cable.
B. Crossover cable.
Connecting two PCs directly Via a Crossover cable (Sharing Files/Printer sharing, drives
and Resources) Network Drive Mapping.
2. Recording your PC details. Changing the Name and IP Address of your computer
3. Testing the LAN by pinging “The use of the PING command”.
4. Searching the Network Neighborhood “Computers near Me”.
5. Sharing files and folders.
6. How to join a workgroup.
7. Dynamic IP addressing and Static.
8. Recording your PC details. Changing the Name and IP Address
9. Testing the LAN by pinging. The use of the PING command, searching the Network
Neighborhood “Computers near Me” searching for a different Segment
10. Sharing files and folders with a different Segment
Week 9 (Wireless Network Ad-hoc and Infrastructure Mode)
Purpose:
1. Making a peer to peer Adhoc Wireless Network
2. Administering a Wireless networks (IEEE 802.11 b/g/n), now how to record your PC
details and connect using the WEP/WPA Searching the “Computers near Me”. Sharing
files and folders.
Main Theme:
Connecting Two Wireless PC’s through Wireless NIC’S.
After setting up the Wireless Access Point Connecting Wireless Nodes to it
1. Recording your PC details.
2. Testing the LAN.
3. Searching the computers near you.
4. Sharing files and folders.
5. WEP and WPA keys.
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Week 10 – Week 12 (Network Simulator version 2)
Purpose:
1. Get some exposure to one of the most useful tools in networking research and development.
2. Understand and work with a popular network simulator.
3. Get a better understanding of the networking dynamics.
Main Theme:
1.NS2 is a discrete event simulator for networking research.
2.It provide substantial support for simulation of TCP, routing, and multicast protocols
over wired and wireless networks.
Marks Aggregation:
Laboratory: 25%
[Quiz: 5%; Assignment + Participation: 5%; Final: 15%]
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