TCP+IP+Group+Task

1. Write a short sentence about one fact you know about the Internet (e.g. "The word Internet was first used in 1982") If you need help finding a fact, [|try this Internet timeline].

2. Break your sentence up into 16 character packets e.g. "The word Interne" "t was first used" " in 1982"

3. Create an email with the first packet: Packet: 1 Destination Address: john.lennon@forrester.edin.sch.uk (this should be the email address of the person sitting **3 spaces to your left**) Source Address: elvis.pressley@forrester.edin.sch.uk (this is **your** email address) Text: "The word Interne"



4. Now send the email to the person **on your right**.

5. For the next block, repeat the process, but change the block number: Packet: 2 Destination Address: john.lennon@forrester.edin.sch.uk Source Address: elvis.pressley@forrester.edin.sch.uk Text: "t was first used"

6. Now send the email to the person **2 spaces to your right**

7. Repeat this process for each of your packets, with the 3rd block going to the person **3 spaces to your right** and so on.

8. By now you should have received a number of messages, but which are not meant for you. Your job is to read the destination address is and forward the email to that person

9. Finally you should receive some messages which have you listed as the destination. Can you reassemble the correct fact?

10. If you were able to read your fact, send an email to the original sender to say "Message Received. If you were unable to read your fact, send an error message "Error - please resend"