MCSA/MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-270): Installing ...

26-2 Chapter 26 Implementing, Managing, and Troubleshooting Network Protocols and Services
❑ Practice 2: Connect a Windows XP computer to a network with a Dynamic
Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server. Verify that the Windows XP Professional
computer obtains its TCP/IP configuration from the DHCP server.
Then use Ipconfig.exe to examine, release, and renew DHCP leases on the
Windows XP Professional computer.
❑ Practice 3: Familiarize yourself with the other tools available for troubleshooting
network connections such as Arp.exe, Hostname.exe, Ipconfig.exe,
Ping.exe, Pathping.exe, Tracert.exe, Netstat.exe, and Route.exe.
❑ Practice 4: Configure a static TCP/IP address for a client computer that normally
relies on DHCP-assigned Internet Protocol (IP) addresses.
❑ Practice 5: Use the Nslookup.exe utility to identify the IP addresses for http://
www.microsoft.com.
❑ Practice 6: Edit the HOSTS file in the %windir%\system32\drivers\etc directory
so that the domain name http://www.microsoft.com resolves to the IP
address 127.0.0.1. Save the HOSTS file, and use the command ping
www.microsoft.com to verify that this domain name resolves to the IP address
127.0.0.1. Edit the HOSTS file again, remove the new entry, and save the file.
■ Connect to computers by using dial-up networking.
❑ Practice 1: Create a dial-up connection to an Internet service provider (ISP).
After this connection is working properly, configure Internet Connection
Sharing (ICS) to allow multiple computers to access the Internet across a single
link.
❑ Practice 2: If you have a VPN server available, establish a VPN tunnel. Configure
this connection with ICS to allow multiple computers to use the VPN
simultaneously.
■ Connect to resources by using Internet Explorer.
❑ Practice 1: Configure offline Web pages to store several Web sites offline.
Open the Synchronize dialog box, and adjust the properties to automatically
download these sites at a specific time. After this time has passed, disconnect
from the network and attempt to access one of the offline Web sites.
❑ Practice 2: Press Ctrl+H to open the history toolbar. Notice that all sites visited
in the last several weeks are available for recall.
❑ Practice 3: Use the Internet Options dialog box to clear your temporary Internet
files and history. This helps to protect your privacy if other people have
access to your computer.
❑ Practice 4: Using the Security tab of the Internet Options dialog box, compare
the security settings for the Internet and Trusted Sites zones. Consider how
they differ, and how that improves the security of your computer.