Lab Objective:
The objective of this lab is to provide you with the instructions to develop your hands-on skills in configuring IP addressing under the Mac OS.
Lab Purpose:
Like Windows and Linux, the Mac OS also comes with built-in tools to configure and verify IP parameters. This lab involves steps to verify IP addressing as well as to look at where IP address can be configured under the Mac operating system.
Lab Topology:
Please use the following topology to complete this lab exercise. You can do this lab from your machine with a wired or wireless connection. You can do this lab on onworks as well if you are using an operating system other than Mac OS.
Task 1:
Click on the Apple menu and click on System Preferences.
Click on Network as shown below.
A new network information window will appear, showing information like IP address, DNS server addresses and default gateway.
Task 2:
To assign a static IP address via GUI, open System Preferences and click on Network as mentioned in Task 1. From the Configure IPv4 drop down, choose Manually. Enter desired IP address, subnet mask and router IP (default gateway).
DNS server can be configured by clicking on Advanced and selecting DNS tab. Click the Plus (+) button under the DNS Servers box and enter the DNS server IP.
Task 3:
To renew your current IP address, open System Preferences and click on Network as mentioned in Task 1. Click Advanced and, under the TCP/IP tab, click the Renew DHCP Lease button as shown below.
