project 1: tcp/ip networking\ntitle: design and simulate a small office network with ip addressing\nyou are…

project 1: tcp/ip networking\ntitle: design and simulate a small office network with ip addressing\nyou are hired by a small business with 3 departments: admin, sales, and support. each department has its own subnet. your task is to design the ip addressing scheme, simulate the network using cisco packet tracer or an equivalent tool, and demonstrate inter - departmental communication with correct subnetting and routing.\n\nrequirements:\n1. design the network topology:\n - each department has 4 devices (pcs or laptops).\n - a central router connects all departments.\n - include at least one switch per department.\n2. create a subnetting plan:\n - use the private ip block 192.168.10.0/24.\n - assign each department a unique subnet.\n - show your subnet calculations and assign ips to each device.\n3. configure the simulation:\n - assign ip addresses to all devices.\n - configure routing (static or dynamic).

project 1: tcp/ip networking\ntitle: design and simulate a small office network with ip addressing\nyou are hired by a small business with 3 departments: admin, sales, and support. each department has its own subnet. your task is to design the ip addressing scheme, simulate the network using cisco packet tracer or an equivalent tool, and demonstrate inter - departmental communication with correct subnetting and routing.\n\nrequirements:\n1. design the network topology:\n - each department has 4 devices (pcs or laptops).\n - a central router connects all departments.\n - include at least one switch per department.\n2. create a subnetting plan:\n - use the private ip block 192.168.10.0/24.\n - assign each department a unique subnet.\n - show your subnet calculations and assign ips to each device.\n3. configure the simulation:\n - assign ip addresses to all devices.\n - configure routing (static or dynamic).

Answer

Explanation:

Step1: Design network topology

Draw a central router. Connect 3 switches to it, one for each department (Admin, Sales, Support). Connect 4 devices (PCs or laptops) to each switch.

Step2: Create subnetting plan

The private IP block is 192.168.10.0/24. Since there are 3 departments, we need at least 2 bits for sub - netting (2^2 = 4 > 3). The new subnet mask is /26.

  • Admin subnet: 192.168.10.0/26, assign IPs from 192.168.10.1 - 192.168.10.62 (broadcast 192.168.10.63).
  • Sales subnet: 192.168.10.64/26, assign IPs from 192.168.10.65 - 192.168.10.126 (broadcast 192.168.10.127).
  • Support subnet: 192.168.10.128/26, assign IPs from 192.168.10.129 - 192.168.10.190 (broadcast 192.168.10.191).

Step3: Configure the simulation

In Cisco Packet Tracer, assign the calculated IP addresses to all devices (PCs, laptops, switches, router interfaces). For routing, if using static routing, configure the router with the appropriate static routes for each subnet. For example, for the router to reach the Admin subnet, add a static route like ip route 192.168.10.0 255.255.255.192 <next - hop - interface - or - IP>

Answer:

Network topology designed, subnetting plan created with calculations shown, and simulation configuration steps provided for IP - addressing and routing.