1. Objectives Define IP Address To be able to assign an IP address with its Subnet Mask and Default Gateway to a PC that operates using Windows 7 or Fedora.

2. What is an IP Address? Internet Protocol address is a numerical label assigned to each device (e.g., computer, printer) participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. are binary numbers, but they are usually stored in text files and displayed in human- readable notations, such as 172.16.254.1

3. What is an IP Address? (cont…) The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) manages the IP address space allocations globally Two versions of the Internet Protocol (IP) are in use: IP Version 4 and IP Version 6. Each version defines an IP address differently

4. What is an IP Address? (cont…)

5. How to assign an IP Address? Steps for Windows 7 – Go to Control Panel and then select Network and Internet

6. How to assign an IP Address? (cont..) – Click Network and Sharing Center – Click Change Adapter Settings

7. How to assign an IP Address? (cont..) – Choose the Network Icon that you want to configure. After that right click, choose Properties

8. How to assign an IP Address? (cont..) – Choose Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and then click Properties

9. How to assign an IP Address? (cont..) – For DHCP, just prefer the configuration below

10. How to assign an IP Address? (cont..) – For Static

11. How to assign an IP Address? (cont..) For Linux – Run terminal or putty

12. How to assign an IP Address? (cont..) – Enter root as the user and then the password

13. How to assign an IP Address? (cont..) How to view all the interfaces in your machine? – a) just type ifconfig

14. How to assign an IP Address? (cont..) – b) Go to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ by executing the command: cd /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/

15. How to assign an IP Address? (cont..) Choose the interface you want to use or configure. – Ex. Configuring ifcfg-em1 just type vi ifcfg-em1 and then hit ENTER key

16. How to assign an IP Address? (cont..) – After that, you will see the window at the right Press Insert key to edit After editing, press ESC Hold press SHIFT + Colon Type wq then ENTER

17. How to assign an IP Address? (cont..) Once you go back to the command prompt – Type in /etc/init.d/network restart or service network restart -Make sure the [ OK ] status will show and your network cable is properly connected.

18. Now, test your connection the best way is using ping – See to it that the host you want to ping is replying with a specified TTL value