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Lab 7 - Network Layer (Data Plane)

Learning Goals

After this week, you will understand the following concepts

  • IPv4/IPv6 Addressing
  • From IPv4 to IPv6
  • Subnet & subnet mask
  • DHCP
  • NAT

Focus of the lab

  • network layer of the Internet protocol suite
  • focus on data plane
  • Network Address Translation (NAT)
  • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

Before Starting the Lab

  • Make sure you are in the "labs" directory in your VM. If not, move to the directory with the command cd ~/labs.
  • Save your work from the previous lab:
git add .
git commit -m "Commit message"
  • Get the lab for this week with the command git pull origin main --no-edit.
  • Good luck with the lab! :)