Assignment 1: DNS & Transport Layer
For this assignment you are required to do BOTH Part A and Part B.
Part A
Submit short answers that discuss the following questions:
1. Briefly define six of the nine most commonly used resource record types.
2. What are some of the shortcomings of DNS?
3. Briefly discuss the type of tasks typically handled by connectionless protocols.
4. What are the functions of a connection-oriented protocol?
5. Briefly discuss four limitations of UDP.
Part B: Wireshark Lab
This week you will continue working with Wireshark. Complete the following hands-on labs in the textbook.
1. Hands-On Project 8-3: Convert an IPv6 Address Into an ipv6-literal.net Name page 493
2. Hands-On Project 8-4: Capture and Examine Your Own DNS Traffic page 494
3. Hands-On Project 9-1: Examine the UDP Header Structure page 544
4. Hands-On Project 9-2: Examine the TCP Header in IPv4 and IPv6 page 545
5. Hands-On Project 9-3: Examine the TCP Handshake Process page 547
Reflection
1. Describe the IPv6 conversion experience
2. Briefly describe the DNS Traffic.
3. Answer the questions in the Projects 91 through 9-3.
4. How was your experience with these labs? Did you have any issues?
Include these things with your file:
• A lab write up answering the questions in the reflection section.
• The image you captured above, as an attachment
Assignmemnt 2: DNS & Transport Layer
For this assignment you are required to do BOTH Part A and Part B.
Part A
Submit short answers that discuss the following questions:
1. Briefly explain how to tunnel through the IPv4 cloud.
2. What are some of the network elements that you must consider when transitioning to IPv6?
3. What are some of the utilities designed to monitor, report on, and manage the network infrastructure?
4. Briefly describe the Host-to-Router and Router-to-Host tunneling topology.
Part B: Wireshark Lab
This week you will continue working with Wireshark. Complete the following hands-on labs in the textbook.
Hands-On Project 10-1 through Hands-On Project 10-3 page 598 to page 602 (note you will need to use the textbook companion pcapng files for these labs.)
Reflection
1. Include your summary notes of the questions asked during labs.
2. How was your experience with these labs? Did you have any issues?
Include these things with your file:
• A lab write up answering the questions in the reflection section.
• The image you captured above, as an attachment
Assignment 3: IPv6 Deployment Planning
Submit short answers that discuss the following questions:
1. What are some of the architectural decisions that you need to make when deploying IPv6?
2. How does the nature of networks affect the deployment of IPv6?
3. Describe two ways to handle the IPv4-to-IPv6 migration process.
4. Briefly describe how to start migrating applications during IPv6 deployment.
Assignment 4: Scan Labs
This week you will continue working with Wireshark. Complete the following hands-on labs in the textbook.
Hands-On Project 12-1 through Hands-On Project 12-6 page 686 to page 690 (note you will need to use the textbook companion pcapng files for these labs.)
Reflection
1. Include your summary notes of the questions asked during labs
2. How was your experience with these labs? Did you have any issues?
Turning in your Project
Include these things with your file:
• A lab write up answering the questions in the reflection section.
• The image you captured above, as an attachment