NT1210 Lab 5.3 Finding Network Settings
Exercise 5.3.1
For this exercise, you will release your IP address using ipconfig. This is a beneficial tool for troubleshooting your own local network and correcting any problems with the assignment of IP addresses. This exercise requires that you have DHCP in use for assigning IP addresses, which is a typical default setting. To begin, you should type the command ipconfig at the command-line interface and press Enter. Record the information it presents for the IP address and default gateway; you can ignore the rest of the information for now.
When you have completed this, type the following command to release the IP address:
Ipconfig /release

To renew your lease on the IP address for your network card or adapter, you will use the following command:
Ipconfig /renew
This will create a new lease on an IP address for your network card or adapter. When the command to renew the IP address is complete, you should compare the result to the initial run of ipconfig and compare the results. Are the entries the same for the IP address and for the default gateway.

Exercise 5.3.2
You can use the ping command on your local machine. This does not send traffic out onto the network, but it is an effective means of making sure that your network adapter is functional. To ping the local host, use the following command:
Ping localhost
What address is returned as the IP address of localhost? How many times is the ping message sent by default?

Exercise 5.3.3
For this exercise, you will ping the default gateway and two web addresses to see the difference in timing of the response. First, ping the default gateway (which you can get from running the ipconfig command if you forgot what it is) using the following format (replace the IP address given with the address of your default gateway):
Ping 192.168.1.1
How much time (in the