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? 

Jawaban :  Straight-through Cables

Step 2: Document the PCs 

a. Check the computer name settings for each PC and make adjustments as necessary. For each PC, selectStart 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.