ITT-116 Network Configuration Assignment: System IP Details

This assignment solution for ITT-116 Network Configuration addresses key concepts in networking and virtualization. It begins by detailing the default network connections in a virtual machine and how they connect to the host system, including bridged, NAT, and host-only settings. The solution explains the differences between host and virtualized systems, including CPU utilization, and describes how to isolate a virtualized system for an airgapped environment. Furthermore, the assignment identifies the IP addresses of both the virtual machine and the host system, along with other address details such as subnet masks and default gateways. It then defines Domain Name Servers (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), explaining their functions in network management. Finally, it identifies the MAC addresses of both the host and virtual machine systems, providing a comprehensive overview of network configuration elements. References are included to support the findings.

Running head: ITT-116 NETWORK CONFIGURATION
ITT-116 Network Configuration
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How many network connections are available by default on this system?
In the default system 4 network connections are available during the creation of the
virtual machine and it can be increased and limited to 10.
Which ones are used by the operating system to connect to the host?
There are different kinds of network connection settings and they are given below:
Bridged connection – with the setting the VM have direct access to an external Ethernet
and separate IP address is used by the VM such that it can communicate with the other
computers in the network directly (Marshall et al., 2018).
NAT – A single network identity is shared by the host and the VM and it eliminates the
need of separate IP address for the VM.
Host-only – It is used for allowing the host to communicate with the VM using virtual
network adapter visible at the end of host OS. It is used for setting an isolated virtual network.
What is the difference between the host system and the virtualized system?
The host operating system runs on physical hardware whereas the virtualized system
represents the virtual hardware of the host OS. The main difference is in CPU utilization and if a
host system runs a virtual machine then it allocates the minimum system resources to the virtual
machine and thus the VP can report 100 percent CPU utilization while only 50 % of the physical
CPU is utilized (VMware Knowledge Base., 2019).
If you need to isolate this virtualized system in order to create an airgapped system, what
might you do?

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In order to isolate the virtualized system for creating an airgapped system the adapter is
needed to be set to Host-only networking. It provides a connection between the host and the
virtual machine with the use of virtual network adapter. Thus the VM can communicate with the
host and create an isolated virtual network environment.
What is the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the system?
The IP address of the VM system is 192.168.17.144 and it can be changed manually from
the network configuration wizard.
What is the IP address of the host system?
The IP address of the host system is 10.10.63.172 and it set to DHCP for automatically
get assigned with an IP address.
What are the other address details for each system?
For the host system –
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::81f3:1e29:193e:ca10%15
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.63.172
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.10.63.254
For the Virtual machine -
The IP address – 192.168.17.144

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Subnet Mask – 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway – 192.168.17.2
Explain what a Domain Name Server (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP) are.
DNS is used for mapping the domain name with the IP address and it acts as an address
resolver. It can be used for locating the active directory domain servers and eliminates the
requirement of memorizing the IP address and instead uses the domain name for the web
address.
DHCP is used as a protocol for assigning IP address to the host dynamically. It is used for
configuring the host automatically by assigning an IP address for a limited lease time.
Identify the MAC address for each system. What is the MAC address?
The Mac address of each of the system are given below:
Host Mac address –
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 58-8A-5A-40-55-B9
VM MAC address –
Physical Address………….: 00-0c-29-B1-50-DF

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References
Marshall, N., Brown, M., Fritz, G. B., & Johnson, R. (2018). Mastering VMware VSphere 6.7.
John Wiley & Sons.
VMware Knowledge Base. (2019). Kb.vmware.com. Retrieved 28 July 2019, from
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2031