You are a network technician for a small corporate network that supports 1000 Mbps (Gigabit) Ethernet. The manager in the Executive Office says that his network connection has gone down frequently over the past few days. He replaced his Ethernet cable, but the connection problem has continued. Now his network connection is either down or very slow at all times. He wants you to install a new 1000 Mbps Ethernet network card in his workstation to see if that solves the problem. If the new card does not resolve the issue, you will need to perform troubleshooting tasks to find the cause of the issue and confirm that the problem is fixed after you implement a solution. Following are some troubleshooting tasks you can try:
• Use the Network and Sharing Center and the ipconfig command on the Exec workstation to check for a network connection or an IP address.
• Look at the adapter settings to see the status of the Ethernet connection.
• Use the ping command to see if the workstation can communicate with the server in the Networking Closet. (See the exhibit for the IP address.)
• View the network activity lights for all networking devices to check for dead connections. In this lab, your task is to complete the following:
1. Install a new Ethernet adapter in one of the open slots in the Exec workstation per the manager's request.
2. Make sure that the new adapter is connected to the wall outlet with a cable that supports Gigabit Ethernet.
3. Resolve any other issues you find using the known good spare components on the Shelf to fix the problem and restore the manager's internet connection.
After you replace the network adapter and resolve the issues you found while troubleshooting, use the Network and Sharing Center to confirm that the workstation is connected to the network and the internet
If necessary, click Exhibits to see the network diagram and network wiring schematics.