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Explanation:
There are many weaknesses/vulnerabilities, some of which are the following...
Default Network Hardware, many individuals will go out and buy a new router and install it in their home. These devices come with a preset configuration including a preset security password which is many times a default password used for every router of the same model. This can be easily obtained by anyone who can then access the network.
Access Point hacking, an experienced individual can use a packet sniffer to detect the SSID that is frequently sent from the router in order to create an access point to be able to access the network.
WEP encryption is another vulnerability. These are very low security passwords that can be cracked using different software in a short period of time.
These are some of many vulnerabilities that wireless local networks have, but there are also many precautions and security measures that can be taken to prevent them.
The printer is setup as a local printer therefore it does not need access to internet to access the local network printer. Once the new workstation is given access to the terminal server used for the printer, it will not need to connect on the internet to print. Now, if the workstation is not able to access the internet it could be potentially due to incorrect configuration of DNS to the workstation or actual issue is within the ISP.
Answer:
Ping the other workstations from the IT Admin workstation to confirm that connection has been lost, check the status of the network interface card in the workstation with command ifconfig in the terminal, then reset the connection using ifdown and ifup commands. If the problem is not resolved, check the cable connection.
Explanation:
Ping is an ICMP echo message sent by a network host to another to check for connectivity. If they are connected, the other workstation responds with an ICMP response message.
The ifconfig in Linux systems displays the network adapters and their individual IP configurations. If there is no connection even after the network is reset, then the cable connectors could be the problem.
