Assessment item 3

Research Project - Design

Due date: 06-May-2016
Return date: 30-May-2016
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Task
Instructions
This assessment is a practical assessment and will enhance and test your practical skills related to
the subject topic. You are required to set up a simple network using two PCs and a router (or a third
PC for the router), or use simulation software to set up the same network.
To complete this assessment you are expected to refer to information beyond the text book. This
assignment is open, in that you are free to choose the devices or software you use to complete the
specified tasks. Students are expected to research the necessary commands by themselves. There
are numerous web sites available that discuss Linux networking. You are expected to list your sources
of information for the different tasks. When completing this 'project', you may encounter errors or
experience difficulties getting your setup to work. If this occurs, your challenge is to analyse why they
happen and report on how you solved the problems you encountered.
Additional information will be provided in your subject resources for technology options to use in
creating this lab closer to the assessment due date.

Part 1 - Setting up a Network

You are required to set up a network consisting of a PC, router and server. The router will have two
ethernet network interfaces and be configured to route network traffic between them. The PC (client)
will be connected to one of the router's interfaces and another PC (server) will be connected to the
router's other interface.
Client <--> Router <--> Server
Each side of the router will be in its own LAN segment and should have a different network address,
use private IP address ranges for each LAN Segment.
Perform the following activities and support your workings with screenshots[10 marks]:
1. Configure the PC, Server and Router interfaces with appropriate network addressing;
2. Configure routing (IP packet forwarding) on the router;
3. On the client ping the client's own network interface, then the local router gateway interface,
then the remote (server side) router interface, then the server;
4. Use the traceroute command from the client to the server. Include results of the traceroute in
your submission.
Part II - Configuring Network Services
Perform the following activities [15 marks]:
1. DNS: Configure a DNS Server on the server device and demonstrate that forward and
reverse DNS are working from the client PC;
2. DHCP: Configure DHCP on the server and show that the client PC has successfuly recieved
an IP Address and other network parameters (default router, netmask, DNS) using DHCP;
3. Firewall: Configure traffic filtering on the router to block network traffic between the two lan
segments, and then unblock traffic between them.

A series of screen shots with commentary on each of the required tasks is to be submitted. The
submission has to include an explanation of the tasks and all the commands used alongwith the
output (or final result) in report format.
Rationale
This assessment item is designed to assess the understanding and use of some advanced topics in
TCP/IP and how it is used to establish a internet environment. This assessment is designed to
enhance analytical skills, planning and design capabilities of students under some predefined
requirements. In particular, the assessment covers the following learning objectives:

be able to analyse IP addressing requirements and design an addressing scheme;

be able to analyse the requirements of IP routing and choose appropriate routing methods;

be able to demonstrate how internetworking devices obtain their network configuration;

be able to explain how data flows through the internet; and

be able to ascertain and evaluate selection of applications and protocols for transferring data
across the internet;

Marking criteria
Marks will be awarded for
Correctness of the commands used
Correctness of the output (screen shots)
Clarity of explanation
Correct in-text referencing and reference list according to CSU standard
Question

Part I.Setup
a Network
(10 Marks)

Part II.
Configuring
network
services
(for each
network

Criteria

HD

DI

CR

PS

FL

Review analyse Review analyse

and make
and make
judgements
judgements
Network
about
about
design and
requirements requirements
configuration;
with a fully
with a fully
Learning and
working
working
application of
network model network model
appropriate
demonstrated. demonstrated.
commands;
High accuracy Accurate and
Clarity of
and
good
explanation;
descriptions
descriptions
Referencing
with diagrams with diagrams
and
and
configurations. configurations.

Requirements
reviewed with
a fully
working
network
model
demonstrated.
Satisfactory
descriptions
provided.

Requirements
reviewed with a
partially working
network model
demonstrated.
Contains minor
errors/omissions..

Major
errors/omissions.
Working network
model not
demonstrated.

Design and Review analyse Review analyse

configuration and make
and make
of network
judgements
judgements
services;
about
about
Learning and requirements requirements
application of with fully
with fully

Network
service
operation
demonstrated;
Complete
configuration

Minor omissions
or errors. Partially
configured or
working network
service
demonstrated.

Major omissions
or errors.
Network service
operation not
demonstrated;

Question

service)
(15 Marks)

Presentation
&
Referencing
(5 Marks
Deduction)

Criteria

HD

working
network
services
demonstrated.
appropriate
High accuracy
commands; and
Clarity of
descriptions
explanation; with diagrams
Referencing and
configurations.
Broad range of
references
synthesised

DI

CR

PS

FL

working
network
services
demonstrated.
of network
Accurate and
service
good
demonstrated.
descriptions
with diagrams
and
configurations.

Marks will be deducted for not following the given report format (see below) as well as for poor
presentation, spelling and/or grammar mistakes.
Marks will also be deducted for NOT providing / following the proper APA style referencing.
Referencing should be accurately documented using APA 6th edition and includes in text and
bibliographic information. (Note that the guide for APA referencing
is provided in the Resource section of Interact site)

Presentation
Report Format

Cover Page - Should include Assessment No. , Assessment Title, Student Name, Student ID,
Student Email

Executive Summary this section should contain a brief summary of the report mentioning
about all questions. This section should be a maximum of one A4 size page.

Main (Body of Report) - Use this section to answer all the questions in Part I & Part II.

References - (Must be in APA style both in-text and at the end of the report) This is part of the
marking rubric.