CS 320 – Data Communications: Assignment #2
(Professor Arnold Toffler Office: 4250, (973)
618-3459,
Answer the following questions:
Chapter 2, Review Questions: 2,5,6,9,11
(1-2 sentence answers will suffice).
Chapter 3, Review Questions: 5,8,13,17
Read the following from the Class Notes Sections on my
web site:
1. Setting Up a VPN in Microsoft Systems
2. Virtual
Private Networks
Answer the
following questions:
1.
What are the basic functions a VPN Solution should
provide?
2.
What actually happens to the original data packets
during “tunneling”?
3.
What is the difference between symmetric key
encryption and asymmetric key encryption?
4.
What is a “certificate” used for?
In addition, read:
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/router.htm
Lastly, you are required to create and use the CIS
Department VPN to submit your assignment (a WORD document with your name (e.g.
atoffler.doc) as the name of the document with the answers to the questions.
Instructions will be given in class.
Assignment is due 3/13/2008.