CWNA Guide to Wireless LANs, Second Edition - Ch2

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Lab Manual for CWNA Guide to Wireless LANs, Second Edition Lab Manual Solutions 2-

Chapter 2 Solutions

Activity Questions, Lab 2-1

14. What is the status of our connection! What is the s"eed! #o$ %ood is our si%nal stren%th!Answer& Connected' (aries' (aries

Review Questions, Lab 2-1

1. What are the three steps involved in setting up a wireless client?Answer& )nstall the ada"ter, load the dri*ers, load the client utilities.

2. What is another name for an ad hoc network?Answer& +eer-to-"eer

3. In ad hoc mode, wireless clients communicate with each other directly. Noaccess point is necessary. rue or !alse?Answer& rue

". What is the network name often called when you con#gure wirelessnetworks?Answer& SS)

$. %ou must use Windows to monitor and con#gure your wireless connectionif your computer is running Windows &'. rue or !alse?Answer& alse


11. What is the na/e of the radio interface! What is the default SS)! What is the na/e of the Ethernet

interface!Answer& dot11radio0' tsuna/i' astEthernet0

12. What is the MAC address of the radio! What is the )A burned-in address3 of the radio! What is theband$idth W3 of the radio in Mb"s! What 02.11 standard is the radio usin%!Answer& (aries' sa/e as MAC address of radio' *aries' *aries

15. What is the MAC address of the Ethernet interface! What is the )A of the Ethernet interface! What

is the band$idth of the Ethernet interface in Mb"s!Answer& (aries' sa/e as MAC address of Ethernet interface' *aries but "robabl 10 or 100 Mb"s

14. What is the MAC address of the ()! What is the )A of the ()! What is the band$idth W3 of

the () in Mb"s! What is the default )+ address of the ()!Answer& (aries' *aries' *aries' 10.0.0.1


1. What Windows program allows you to con#gure an access point directlythrough the console port?Answer& #"erer/inal

2. No device con#guration can (e done when operating in )isco*s usermode. rue or !alse?Answer& rue

3. Is the +) address always the same as the (urned-in address /I0?Answer& No

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". What )isco command will display the running con#guration on the accesspoint?Answer& sho$ run

$. What )isco command is used to con#gure an I' address on an accesspoint?Answer& i" address 6i" address7 6subnet /as87


1.ow many clients are connected to your access point? What is the speedof the !ast thernet connection? What is the speed of the radioconnection?Answer& All three ans$ers *ar.

11.What are the names, I' addresses, and +) addresses of the connectedclients?Answer& (aries

12.What is the status of the !ast thernet interface? What is the status of

the 4adio interface?Answer& oth should be enabled and u".

13.What is your current radio channel?Answer& (aries

1".What is the name of the access point?Answer& a"

1$.What is the system software #lename?Answer& (aries, but so/ethin% li8e c1200-89$:-tar.122-1;. infrastructure /ode' al"ha-bra*o > ad hoc /ode note&

al"ha-bra*o is ?ust an e@a/"le of a tea/ na/e3


1. :nlike a direct connection via the console port, using a We( (rowser tocon#gure an access point re;uires a network connection and validcon#gured I' addresses. rue or !alse?Answer& rue

2. What is the function of the 77I8?

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Answer& )t ser*es as a net$or8 na/e and allo$s clients $ith the sa/e SS) confi%ured to connect.

3. Why might you want to con#gure multiple 77I8s?Answer& So ou can connect the sa/e client to /ulti"le access "oints or connect in different /odes

". /y default, you cannot connect to an access point without knowing the77I8. rue or !alse?

Answer& alse

$. Why might you want to disa(le We( (rowser access on your access pointand only use the console port for con#guration purposes?Answer& Anone $ho 8no$s the )+ address of an access "oint can %et into it and confi%ure it *ia Web

access if the default settin%s ha*e not been chan%ed. irect access *ia the console "ort reuires"hsical access to the de*ice, and so is /ore secure.

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2. What is your pro#le name?

What is your link status?

What is your server-(ased authentication?

re you using data encryption?

What network type are you participating in?

What channel are you using?

What is your fre;uency and (andwidth?

What is your I' address?

What is your signal strength?Answer& efault' associated' none' no' infrastructure' *aries' *aries' *aries' *aries

5. What type of NI) do you have?

Why was the authentication test (ypassed?What is your access point*s I' address?

Was your laptop a(le to ping the access point successfully?Answer& Cisco Aironet a=b=%' there is no authentication confi%ured' *aries' ho"efull es


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1. What is the purpose of pro#les?Answer& o /a8e it eas to connect to different access "oints and in different /odes

2. >plain the di9erence (etween infrastructure mode and ad hoc mode.Answer& )nfrastructure /ode in*ol*es an access "oint' ad hoc /ode reuires no access "oint.

3. What is the point of con#guring the +) address of your access point in a

pro#le?Answer& ecause MAC addresses are uniue, it is a $a of /a8in% sure ou connect to the correctde*ice

". What is the point of con#guring an 77I8 in a pro#le?Answer& )t is a $a of /a8in% sure ou connect to the correct de*ice' also allo$s ou to turn off SS)broadcastin% so that all clients $ill ha*e to 8no$ the SS) in order to connect.

$. ist three di9erent pro#les you would #nd useful.Answer& (aries, but /a include an infrastructure /ode "rofile for hot s"ots' an infrastructure /ode"rofile for $or8' an infrastructure /ode "rofile for ho/e' "ossibl an ad hoc "rofile for "eer sharin%

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