Initial Environment Configuration - connorethanjay/Champlain-College-CNCS-Notes GitHub Wiki

pfSense Firewall (fw01)

WAN Interface

  • Interface em0, IP Address 10.0.17.110
  • The WAN address of fw01 (.17.110) goes upstream to .17.2.
    • Address conflicts will occur (as usual) if someone uses the same WAN address as me by mistake. LAN Interface
  • Interface em1, IP Address 10.0.5.2
    • The LAN address of fw01 is the default gateway for wks01, mgmt01, ad01, and web01.

Server Core Configuration (ad01)

  • Upon signing in, enter the sconfig (Server Configuration) command to configure basic server settings eg. Network and DNS settings, Hostname, adding another Local Administrator account, or turning on / off telemetry.
  • Installing Active Directory Domain Services & Management tools onto the VM.

Remotely Managing ad01 from mgmt01

  • Install RSAT via the Add Roles and Features Wizard (Features tab) onto mgmt01
  • Now you should be able to manage AD01 from MGMT01
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Plain and Simple DNS Configuration

  • Add an A record for FW01. If you already created a Reverse Lookup Zone, you can add the PTR record automatically. If not, you will need to create it for FW01 after creating a Reverse lookup zone.

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  • Create a reverse lookup zone. Windows holds your hand through the process.

    • We are creating a primary zone with the default options, so it is fine to click next until you get to the Network ID section. Type in your LAN network address (10.0.5) for the Network ID.

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End Notes

The lab and lecture did not cause me any confusion. Waiting to get into more detailed and/or thorough material, which will hopefully challenge me. Last year and the year before that sadly did not.

System Administration is not the field I want to work in, I want to work in Network Engineering > Potentially move into Designing Networks for Fortune 500 (Fortune 100?) companies. That is why I am focused on studying for the CCNP.