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Test Basic Network Connectivity - Part 1

In this lab, you’ll practice network connectivity. When you’re finished, you’ll have set up a network and performed analysis and tests.

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Level
Beginner
Last updated
Aug 04, 2025
Duration
1h 35m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Get 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!

  2. Challenge

    Start the Network Environment

    You’ll start testing network connectivity. When you’re finished, you’ll have a network setup with Open vSwitch.

  3. Challenge

    Configure Open vSwitch

    In this challenge, you’ll further configure Open vSwitch (OVS). When you're finished, you’ll have set up hosts and connected to OVS.

  4. Challenge

    Test Open vSwitch

    To complete this lab, you’ll start testing network connectivity in Open vSwitch. When you’re finished, you’ll have assigned IP addresses and performed connectivity testing.

About the author

Matt Conran is a lead Network & Security Architect and successfully delivered major global greenfield service provider and data center networks.

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