Like any communication system, computer networks rely on a set of standards that allow communicators to send, receive, and interpret messages. For the Internet, Windows networks, and virtually all other computer networks, that underlying set of standards is the suite of protocols known collectively as Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), the core of which is IP. In this chapter, you learn the fundamentals of IP and how to configure Windows Server 2008 to connect to IP networks. Exam objectives in this chapter: ■ Configure IPv4 and IPv6 addressing. Lessons in this chapter: ■ Lesson 1: Understanding and Configuring Network Connections 3 ■ Lesson 2: Understanding IP Version 4 (IPv4) Addressing . 38 ■ Lesson 3: Understanding IP Version 6 (IPv6) Addressing . 72 Before You Begin To complete the lessons in this chapter, you must have: ■ Two virtual machines or physical computers, named Dcsrv1 and Boston, that are joined to the same isolated network and on which Windows Server 2008 is installed. Neither computer should have any server roles added. ■ A basic understanding of Windows administration
