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Network Configuration: Configuring Network Services in a Virtual Environment
In this lab, you’ll practice configuring and managing DHCP and DNS on both Windows and Linux. When you’re finished with this lab, you’ll have hands-on experience setting up and troubleshooting DHCP (Windows and ISC) and DNS (Windows and BIND9) servers.
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Getting Started in the Lab Environment
Here are the initial instructions and explanation of the lab environment. Read this while your environment is busy creating itself from nothing. Yes, this violates physics; we know. How fun!
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Install and Configure DHCP in a Windows Environment
To start, you'll set up a Windows DHCP server to automatically assign IP addresses to client devices. You'll configure DHCP options, set up a scope, and create IP reservations for specific devices. By the end, you'll have a functional DHCP server ready for use.
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Install, Configure, and Test DNS in a Windows Environment
You will now set up and configure a Windows DNS server to resolve domain names to IP addresses. You'll create forward and reverse lookup zones, add DNS records, and test name resolution. By the end, you'll have a fully functional DNS server for your network.
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Install, Configure, and Test DHCP in a Linux Environment
In this challenge, you'll learn to install, configure, and test a DHCP server on Ubuntu using the ISC DHCP server. You'll configure dynamic IP assignment, verify client IPs, and set up a static IP reservation for a client. By the end, you'll have a fully operational DHCP server.
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Install, Configure, and Test DNS in a Linux Environment
Set up and test a DNS server on Ubuntu using BIND9. You'll configure domain name resolution, manage static DNS records, and ensure clients can resolve domain names. By the end, you'll have a fully functional DNS server running in an LXC container.
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The Last Challenge
Welcome to the final challenge! This is your last chance to experiment in the environment. Clicking Finish Lab will end this little world that flittered into existence just for you.
What's a lab?
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