Lab 3.1.5 Building a Peer-to-Peer Network
Step 1: Diagram the network
b. A simple network like the one you designed can use a hub or switch as a central connecting device, or the PCs may be directly connected. Which kind of cable is required for a direct Ethernet connection between the two PCs?
Step 2: Document the PCs
a. Check the computer name settings for each PC and make adjustments as necessary. For each PC, select Start and Control Panel. Double-click the System icon, then click the Computer Name tab. Write down the computer name that is displayed following Full computer name:
| PC1 Name | Computer 1 |
| PC2 Name | Computer 2 |
d.Why is it important that each PC on a network have a unique name?
Jawaban : because if there are the same name of computer make the failed connections, and this is the rules of connections.
Step 7: Verify connectivity using My Network Places
b. Do you see an icon for the other PC in your peer-to-peer network?
Jawaban : yes, I do.
c. What is the name of the other PC?
Jawaban : à Cisco 27 and Cisco 28.
d. Is it the same name you recorded in Step 2?
Jawaban : No, it is.
