NAD710 Lab 1

NAD710 - Introduction to Networks - Using Linux

Objective

Use the following commands to collect kernel information and network settings on a Linux Machine:

• hostname
• uname
• /sbin/ifconfig
• /sbin/route
• /sbin/lspci
• /sbin/lsmod
• /sbin/modinfo

Background Information

In order for a computer to communicate with other computers on a local area network, a few network settings must be assigned to the computer. A few more are needed if those computers are on the Internet or other LANs. Follow the steps below to collect the network settings and some useful information of a host in the Matrix Cluster:

• MAC Address
• IP address
• Network Mask
• Broadcast address
• Network address
• IP address(es) of the gateway(s)
• hostname
• list of PCI device
• Network device driver
• Linux Kernel information

You can use the same steps to collect the same information on your own Fedora Core machine.

Procedure

• Login the matrix.senecac.on.ca using your email account and password:

 [studen@fc9 student]$ssh student@matrix.senecac.on.ca
 Password: 
 Have a lot of fun...
 student@matrix:~>

• Type the command

 uname -a
 

• Use the command "man uname" to display the manual page for the command "uname" and use it to decode the output of the "uname" command.