Traceroute

TraceRoute to curtin.edu.au from http://network-tools.com/

There were 16 hops

Average time 250 ms

Curtin ip address is 134.7.179.53

134.7.179.53 is from Australia(AU) in region Oceana

TraceRoute to 134.7.179.53 [curtin.edu.au]

Hop

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IP Address

Host name

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0

0

0

66.98.244.1

gphou-66-98-244-1.ev1servers.net

2

0

0

0

66.98.241.12

gphou-66-98-241-12.ev1servers.net

3

1

1

1

129.250.11.129

ge-1-11.r03.hstntx01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net

4

1

1

1

129.250.4.237

xe-1-1-0.r21.hstntx01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net

5

43

46

51

129.250.3.121

as-1.r21.lsanca03.us.bb.gin.ntt.net

6

43

43

43

129.250.5.90

xe-0-1-0.r03.lsanca03.us.bb.gin.ntt.net

7

206

202

203

198.172.90.102

p4-1-1-0.r03.lsanca03.us.ce.gin.ntt.net

8

197

202

201

202.158.194.153

so-3-2-0.bb1.b.syd.aarnet.net.au

9

213

214

209

202.158.194.33

so-2-0-0.bb1.a.mel.aarnet.net.au

10

222

223

223

202.158.194.17

so-2-0-0.bb1.a.adl.aarnet.net.au

11

249

246

251

202.158.194.5

so-0-1-0.bb1.a.per.aarnet.net.au

12

249

246

249

202.158.198.178

gigabitethernet0.er1.curtin.cpe.aarnet.net.au

13

246

246

249

202.158.198.186

gw1.er1.curtin.cpe.aarnet.net.au

14

246

251

251

134.7.16.46

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15

246

252

249

134.7.248.65

te1-1.b309-sr.net.curtin.edu.au

16

250

250

246

134.7.179.53

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Trace complete

FTP TASK

Record your outcome and reflections of your experiences and thoughts on this task in your learning log

This one was a piece of cake as I've FTP'd numerous times to my own websites. It was interesting trying out a different FTP client for the purposes of this exercise however, being Ipswitch WS_FTP. I found this a very good FTP client, the interface is simple and uncluttered, and less confusing than other ftp clients I have tried.

In answer to the question, "according to the readme file, 'CAPITALIZATION MATTERS'

Module 1, Task B

Module 1, Task B: Record your reflections of your experiences and thoughts about blinkinlights in your learning log! What do you think about Telnet now? Think about histories and creativity - think about technical needs or technical issues and problems... and how they might mutate to produce new applications, new needs or movements!

Well this was cute, in an old school, geeky kinda way :-D I can imagine a few nerds had a LOT of fun creating that. It certainly highlights how far technology has come, yet I imagine it involves a lot of complex programming knowledge to make something like that. Not MY forte, but I can certainly appreciate the skill involved. It does take me back to my childhood, playing "Space Invader" type video games on those old arcade machines! I can also appreciate the melding of mathematical/programming "left brain" type skills with creative, storytelling, and artistic "right brain" skills. Watching this for too long is rather hard on the eye, and I could only watch it for so long before fighting the urge to close my eyes to protect them from the harsh glare. Certainly, useability uissues would have been one reason why developers of such applications needed to srtive to create new, more user friendly, visually appealing mediums.

Module 1 Task A: Telnet

Assessment Task A "Record your outcome and reflections of your experiences and thoughts on this task in your learning log"

Well I'd never even heard of telnet, let alone used it. After a bit of googling, and looking up the help tips for using telnet with Windows Vista, I discovered I simply had to activate telnet from within the control panel. No problem. This funny looking window pops up, rather reminiscent of the nslookup control prompt used to check domain name servers, and internet connections and such (I only have limited experience with this too. After familiarising myself with the commands available, it was very straightforward to look up the author name "Bennahum" and get it emailed to my Curtin email address. I have included a screen shot of said email below:


This seems a rather old fashioned medium to me-it reminds me of the old days where everything was DOS based. I hated computers back then! If I'd told my 20 year old self back in 1992 I'd be studying Internet Studies in 2008 I'd have laughed in my own face at the absurdity of the concept :D I like my nice WYSIWYG interfaces thank you very much. I'm a very visually oriented person. Having said this, the telnet client was very easy and straightforward, so it's simplicity does have something to recommend it.

Top five tips for new bloggers...

1. Decide what your blog is about. Is it personal, business, family..who are your readers going to be? What is your demographic/target market?
2. Find the right blogging software to suit your needs, and web design ability (or lack thereof!). There are sites which will help you create your blog with easy to use templates, and hosting is included free.Otherwise, if you have your own domain name and web space, and/or a bit of html knowledge, you can create a more customised blog. So go forth-create and upload your blog!
3. Decide on a colour theme and graphic style for your blog. This should reflect both your personal tastes and the theme of the blog. For example, a hard industrial look will not suit a baby blog; a stark black background may be difficult for vision impaired or the elderly to read.
4. Research other blogs for ideas. Try Google Blog search if you are unfamiliar with blogs and blogging.
5. Enjoy! Blogging can open up a whole wide new world of shared knowledge, ideas and networking!
   

Intro

Hi, this blog has been created as part of my studies for the course I am studying through Open Universities via Curtin university-Bachelor of Arts-Internet Studies. This is a learning log for the unit "NET 11-The Internet-Communications".

Ok boring stuff over, off to customise the blog a bit ;-)