Lab Exercise - Lesson 3

Exercise 3-1: Finding your IP address
In this exercise, you will view your IP address.
1. Click Start, and click Control Panel. Then click View network status and tasks to open the Network and Sharing
Center. Your connection(s) will be listed in the right side of the window, under the View your active networks
heading.
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2. Click your connection to open a connection status dialog box.

3. Click the Details button to view your IP address. Write down your IP address.
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4. Click Close twice to close the open dialog boxes.

5. Close the Control Panel.
6. List your IP addresses and 5 of your classmates. Are they similar to one another?
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Exercise 3-2: Testing your Internet connection

In this exercise, you will test your connection speed.
1. In the taskbar, click (Microsoft Edge) to open the Microsoft Edge browser.
2. In the Search or enter web address box, type: testmy.net and press ENTER to navigate to the Testmy.net Internet
speed test web site.
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3. Near the top-right of the web page, click Test My Internet+ to reveal the test options. You can test your download
speed, your upload speed, or both.
4. Click Combined to test both upload and download speed, then let the test run. It may take a few minutes.
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5. What is your download speed? What is your upload speed? Are they significantly different from one another?
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6. Click the Result Details tab and the Understanding the Results tabs.
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7. Close your browser.

Exercise 3-3: Viewing your public IP address
In this exercise, you will view your public IP address.
1. Open a browser and navigate to www.myipaddress.com.
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2. What is your public IP address?
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3. Compare your results with your classmates. Do you all have the same public IP address?
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4. Close your browser.
Exercise 3-4: Examining your network connection

In this exercise you will locate the hardware that connects your system to the Internet, and view your data transfer speed.
First, determine whether you use an Ethernet connection. To determine your ethernet connection do the following:
1. If the physical location of your computer, try to locate your network interface card (NIC). Does your system use a
wired connection for networking?
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2. If your connection uses a wire, where does the wire connect to the network? Look for a box with connection ports
how far away do you think it might be located?
Describe or take a picture of the location.
If your computer uses a wireless adapter and connects wirelessly, can you see the wireless broadband router or
modem? If not, how far away do you think it might be located?
3. If your computer uses a wired connection, look at your NIC. Does it include a light that flashes on and off periodically?
Most NICs include an indicator light to let you know that the device is sending and receiving data.
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Next, examine the properties of your connection.
4. Right-click the network icon in the Windows taskbar, then click Open Network and Sharing Center. Your
connection(s) will be listed in the right side of the window, under the View your active networks heading.
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5. Click your connection to open a connection status dialog box. Your current connection speed is listed in the dialog
box.
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6. What is the speed of your network connection?
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7. Close any open dialog boxes, then close the Control Panel.
Exercise 3-5: Viewing your mobile data usage

In this optional exercise, you will view your mobile data usage on your smart phone or tablet. Note that you can perform the
steps of this exercise only if you have a smart phone or cellular-enabled tablet.
1. On your mobile device, open the Settings menu and then view your mobile data usage. Do you use more or less
mobile data than you expected?
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2. If possible, view the amount of data used by each app.
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3. Which ones use the most data? Which use the least?
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4. What are some ways you can limit or control your mobile data consumption?
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Exercise 3-1: Finding your IP address

In this exercise, you will view your IP address.

2. Click your connection to open a connection status dialog box.

4. Click Close twice to close the open dialog boxes.

Exercise 3-2: Testing your Internet connection

7. Close your browser.

1. Open a browser and navigate to www.myipaddress.com.

2. What is your public IP address?

4. Close your browser.

Exercise 3-4: Examining your network connection

Describe or take a picture of the location.

Next, examine the properties of your connection.

6. What is the speed of your network connection?

Exercise 3-5: Viewing your mobile data usage

2. If possible, view the amount of data used by each app.

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