Steps:

1. Windows Users: Open the Windows PowerShell program.
   Mac Users: Open the Terminal program.
2. Choose an Internet URL, such as www.yahoo.com
3. At the prompt, type in the following command and press Enter:
   
   Windows:
   ping -n 5 www.yahoo.com
   
   Mac:
   ping -c 5 www.yahoo.com
   
   (Replace www.yahoo.com with the URL you chose)
4. Look at the output. If you have packets lost, try another URL. Save your first successful output.
5. At the prompt, type in the following command and press Enter:
   
   Windows:
   ipconfig /all
   
   Mac:
   ifconfig
   
   Save your output!
6. At the prompt, type in the following command and press Enter:
   
   Windows:
   tracert www.yahoo.com
   
   Mac:
   traceroute www.yahoo.com
   
   (Replace www.yahoo.com with the URL you chose)
   Save your output!

Upon Completion:

• Research the ping, ipconfig/ifconfig, and tracert/traceroute commands, and keep track of your sources.
• In your log, complete the entry or entries for this lab, which should include the following questions, along with your answers:
  1. Briefly describe the ping command and its uses. (No more than 2 sentences.)
  2. Was your first ping command successful? How could you tell?
     • If you had to try some different URLs, how did you know when you had achieved success?
  3. Briefly describe the ipconfig/ifconfig command and its uses. (No more than 2 sentences.)
  4. Indicate the values of each of the following fields when you ran the ipconfig/ifconfig command:
     • Description
     • Physical Address
     • IPv4 Address
     • Subnet Mask
     • Lease Obtained
     • Lease Expires
     • Default Gateway
  5. Briefly describe the tracert/traceroute command and its uses. (No more than 2 sentences.)
  6. What are some of the main questions that you have about the material in this lab, moving forward?