DHCP and DNS Servers configurations 

Objectives 

Part 1: Configure Static IPv4 Addressing 

Part 2: Configure and Verify DNS Records 

Background 

In this activity, you will configure and verify static IP addressing and DHCP addressing. You will then configure a DNS server to map IP addresses to the website names. 

Note: Packet Tracer only simulates the process for configuring these services. DHCP and DNS software packages each have their own unique installation and configuration instructions. 

Part 1:     Configure Static IPv4 Addressing 

Step 1:   Configure one PC as the home server with static IPv4 addressing. 

The home office computers need to know the home server’s IPv4 address to send information to it. The home server, therefore, must use a static (unchanging) IPv4 address. 

a.         Click home server and click the Config tab, which displays the Global Settings. 

b.         Statically assign the Gateway address as 192.168.0.1 and the DNS Server address as 64.100.8.8. 

c.         Click FastEthernet0 and statically assign the IP address as 192.168.0.2 and the Subnet Mask address as 255.255.255.0. 

d.         Close the home server window.

Step 2:     Configure CIVE_ROUTER to provide DHCP services. 

a.         Click CIVE_ROUTER and click the GUI tab and maximize the window. 

b.         The Basic Setup window displays, by default. Configure the following settings in the Network Setup section: 

1)          Change the IP Address to 192.168.0.1. 

2)          Set the Subnet Mask to 255.255.255.0. 

3)          Enable the DHCP Server. 

4)          Set the Static DNS 1 address to 64.100.8.8. 

5)          Scroll to the bottom and click Save. 

c. Close the CIVE_ROUTER window. 

Step 3:     Request DHCP addressing for the home laptop. 

This activity focuses on the home office. The clients that you will configure with DHCP are Home Laptop and Tablet. 

a.         Click Home Laptop and click the Desktop tab > IP Configuration. 

b.         Click DHCP and wait until the DHCP request is successful. 

c.         Home Laptop should now have a full IP configuration. If not, return to Step 2 and verify your configurations on CIVE_ROUTER. 

d.         Close the IP Configuration window and then close the Home Laptop window. 

Step 4:     Request DHCP addressing for the tablet. 

a.         Click Tablet and click the Desktop tab > IP Configuration. 

b.         Click DHCP and wait until the DHCP request is successful. 

c.         Tablet should now have a full IP configuration. If not, return to Step 2 and verify your configurations on CIVE_ROUTER. 

Step 5:     Test access to websites. 

a.         Close the IP Configuration window, and then click Web Browser. 

b.         In the URL box, type 10.10.10.2 (for the Udommainserver website) or 64.100.200.1 (for the Civeudomserver website) and click Go. Both websites should appear. 

c.         Reopen the web browser. Test the names for those same websites by entering udommainserver.ac.tz and civeudomserver.ac.tz. Click on Fast Forward Time on the yellow bar below the topology to speed the process.   

Part 2:     Configure Records on the DNS Server 

Step 1:     Configure cive.dns.ac.tz with records for Udommainserver and Civeudomserver. 

Typically, DNS records are registered with companies, but for the purposes of this activity you control the cive.dns.ac.tz server on the Internet. a.     Click the Internet cloud. A new network displays. 

b.         Click cive.dns.ac.tz and click the Config tab > DNS. 

c.         Add the following resource records: 

Resource Record Name	Address
udommainserver.ac.tz	10.10.10.2
civeudomserver.ac.tz	64.100.200.1

d.         Close the cive.dns.ac.tz window. 

e.         Click Back to exit the Internet cloud. 

Step 2:   Verify the ability of client computers to use DNS. 

Now that you have configured DNS records, Home Laptop and Tablet should be able to access the websites by using the names instead of the IP addresses. First, check that the DNS client is working properly and then verify access to the website. a.     Click Home Laptop or Tablet. 

b.       If the web browser is open, close it and select Command Prompt. 

c.        Verify the IPv4 addressing by entering the command ipconfig /all. You should see the IP address for the DNS server. 

d.       Ping the DNS server at 64.100.8.8 to verify connectivity. 

Note: The first two or three pings may fail as Packet Tracer simulates all the various processes that must occur for successful connectivity to a remote resource. 

e.        Test the functionality of the DNS server by entering the commands nslookup udommainserver.ac.tz and nslookup civeudomserver.ac.tz. You should get a name resolution showing the IP address for each. 

f.         Close the Command Prompt window and click Web Browser. Verify that Home Laptop or Tablet can now access the web pages for Udommainserver and Civeudomserver.

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