Assignment Two -- Network Discovery
Let's have some fun with this assignment. The idea is to find where you have network access and get an idea of how your access is linked.
For this assignment you will need to record a few network addresses from the lecture. We can use the CCSF college web site and the instructors web site as our targets (we may have to use www.sfsu.edu I tested it while creating this lab). Ping and Traceroute both of them from the classroom (or computer lab) as a comparison.
	Find 4 locations (not on the CCSF campus) where you can access the internet. Keep in mind you do not have to buy anything for this assignment. If you use a coffee shop for example, you usually can connect from just outside, or just go in and look like you are waiting for someone. However, why not have a coffee while you work... From each of the 4 locations run the traceroute program (you can do this with a phone - iNetTools on a iPhone). Record the path your pings take to get to the target. Create a Word processor or spreadsheet document and show how the routes from each of the 4 locations to the same target compare with each other. Extra credit for any type of commonality analysis. Send your assignment to  ncook@ccsf.edu As an attachment (Open Office or Microsoft Office format only) -- Please do not use Google Docs to send your assignments or create any assignments in .pdf In the Subject line use " CNIT 131 Assignment 2 " In the body of the email enter your full name
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