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HS1011 Data Communication and Networks - Holmes Institute

Network Operating System Fundamentals

Hands-On Project 1: Mapping a Drive Letter

Objective:Map a drive letter by using different methods.
Required Tools/Equipment: Your classroom computer with Windows installed
Description: In this project, you map a drive letter to a network share that you create on your computer to avoid network and permission problems.

1. Click Start, Computer. Double-click the D drive if you have one; otherwise, double-click the C drive.
2. Create a new folder named MyShare. Right-click MyShare, point to Share with, and click Specific people. You can add users who can access the share in this dialog box, but because only the current user will access it, clickShare. You're notified that the folder is shared. Click Done.
3. Click Start, type \\localhost, and press Enter. The \\localhost refers to your own computer, so a window opens showing available shares, including MyShare. Normally, you wouldn't map a drive to a folder on your own computer, and you would replace "local-host" with the name of a server hosting the share. You're using localhost just for practice. Right-click MyShare and click Map network drive.
4. You can choose the drive letter to map to this share. Click the Drive list arrow and click X:. Click to clear theReconnect at logon check box. If you leave this option selected, the drive is mapped to the share each time you log on. Notice that you can also choose to connect to the share with different credentials (username and password). Click Finish.
5. An Explorer window opens, showing the share's contents. Close all windows. Click Start, Computer. You see the drive letter and share name listed under Network Location. RightclickMyShare and click Disconnect to delete the drive mapping.
6. Open a command prompt window. To map a drive letter from the command line, type net use x: \\localhost\MyShare and press Enter. To display current connections to shared resources, type net use and press Enter.
7. Click in the Computer window. The X drive letter is listed under Network Location again.
8. At the command prompt, type net use /?and press Enter to see a list of options for the net use command. You can use the /persistent option to make a drive mapping reconnect each time you log on. You can also connect with a different set of credentials. Type net use x: /delete to delete the drive mapping, and close the command prompt window.

9. To create a batch file for mapping a drive, open a new document in Notepad, and type the following two lines:
net use X: /delete
net use X: \\localhost\Myshare
10. The first command deletes any existing drive mappings for the X drive. Click File, Save As. In the left pane of the Save As dialog box, click Desktop. Click the Save as type list arrow and click All Files. In the File name text box, type mapX.bat and click Save. Close Notepad.
11. On your desktop, double-click mapX. Open the Computer window to verify that the X drive mapping has been created. Right-click Myshare and click Disconnect.
12. Batch files can come in handy if you need to connect to another computer periodically but don't want a permanent drive mapping. They're especially useful if you often need to enter a long command because they save you the time of having to remember and enter the command each time you need it. Close all open windows, and leave Windows running for the next project.

Hands-On Project 2: Creating and Connecting to a Shared Printer

Objective: Create a shared printer and then connect to a shared printer.
Required Tools/Equipment: Your classroom computer with Windows installed; a computer with a shared printer that all student computers can connect to, or students can connect to each other's shared printers

Description: In this project, you create a shared printer and then connect to it.

1. If necessary, log on to your computer as an administrator.
2. Click Start, Devices and Printers. Click Add a printer in the Devices and Printers window.
3. Click Add a local printer. In the Choose a printer port window, leave the default option Use an existing portselected and click Next. In the Install a printer driver window, normally you select the printer's manufacturer and model, but because there's no physical printer, just accept the default selection and click Next.
4. In the Printer Sharing window, make sure Share this printer so that others on your network can find and use itis selected. For the share name, type MyPrinter and click Next. If you were actually installing a printer, you would click "Print a test page" in the next window. Just click Finish.
5. To connect to a shared printer, ask your instructor whether a printer share is set up. If not, use the shared printer one of your classmates created. Click Start, type \\computer, and press Enter (replacing computer with the name of the computer sharing the printer).
6. When the window opens, right-click the shared printer and click Connect. Open the Devices and Printers window to verify that the printer was created.
7. Close all open windows.

Case Project 1:
You need to set up a network that meets the following requirements:
• Automatic IP address configuration
• Name resolution
• Centralized account management
• Ability to store files in a centralized location easily
Write a memo explaining what services must be installed on the network to satisfy each requirement.

Case Project 2:

You've been called in to recommend a server for a company that's opening a new office. You're meeting with the operations manager to get preliminary information about what the company needs and will make a recommendation for this new server's hardware and OS. List the top five questions you should ask the operations manager so that you can make the best recommendation.

Attachment:- Data Communication and Networks.rar