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Introducing Routing and Switching in the Enterprise

Lab 2.3.5 Configuring Basic Routing and Switching

Host
Device IP Address VLAN 1 Subnet IP Address Subnet
Name /
Designation Fa0/0 IP Address Mask S0/0/0 Mask
Interface
Router1 R1 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0
Router2 R2 192.168.3.1 255.255.255.0 192.168.2.2 255.255.255.0
Switch Switch1 192.168.1.5 255.255.255.0
Host1 Host1 192.168.1.10 255.255.255.0
Host2 Host2 192.168.3.10 255.255.255.0

Objectives
 Configure static routes.
 Configure a routing protocol (RIP v2).
 Configure a switch management VLAN IP address.
 Test and verify configurations.

Background / Preparation
This lab reviews the primary IOS commands used to manage, configure, and
monitor devices in a multirouter network. In this lab, you will configure two routers
using static routes and then using a routing protocol; configure a switch, including
access to management functions; and configure two hosts. You will make and verify
configuration changes on the switch. You will also verify network configurations
and connectivity.
The following resources are required:
 Cisco 2960 switch or other comparable switch
 Two 1841 or other compatible Cisco routers with Fast Ethernet interfaces to
connect to switch and host

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 Two Windows-based PCs, at least one with a terminal emulation program

 At least one RJ45-to-DB-9 connector console cable
 Two straight-through Ethernet cables
 One crossover Ethernet cable
 Access to the PC command prompt
 Access to PC network TCP/IP configuration
 One null serial DCE-DTE V.35 cable set

NOTE: Go to the “Erasing and Reloading the Switch” instructions at the end of this
lab. Perform those steps on the switch in this lab assignment before continuing.
NOTE: Go to the “Erasing and Reloading the Router” instructions at the end of this
lab. Perform those steps on all routers in this lab assignment before continuing.

Step 1: Connect PC1 to the switch

a. Connect PC1 to Fast Ethernet switch port Fa0/1. Configure PC1 to use the IP
address, mask, and gateway as shown in the topology diagram.
b. Establish a terminal emulation session to the switch from PC1.

Step 2: Perform an initial configuration on the switch

a. Configure the hostname of the switch as Switch1.
Switch>enable
Switch#configure terminal
Switch(config)#hostname Switch1
b. Set the privileged EXEC mode password to cisco.
Switch1(config)#enable password cisco
c. Set the privileged EXEC mode secret password to class.
Switch1(config)#enable secret class
d. Configure the console and virtual terminal lines to use a password and require
it at login.
Switch1(config)#line console 0
Switch1(config-line)#password cisco
Switch1(config-line)#login
Switch1(config-line)#line vty 0 15

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Switch1(config-line)#password cisco
Switch1(config-line)#login
Switch1(config-line)#end
e. Exit from the console session and log in again.
Which password was required?
_______________________________________________________________
________
Which password is required to access privilege EXEC mode and why?
_______________________________________________________________
________
_______________________________________________________________
________

Step 3: Configure the switch management interface on VLAN 1

a. Enter the interface configuration mode for VLAN 1.
Switch1(config)#interface vlan 1
b. Set the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway for the management
interface.
Switch1(config-if)#ip address 192.168.1.5 255.255.255.0
Switch1(config-if)#no shutdown
Switch1(config-if)#exit
Switch1(config)#ip default-gateway 192.168.1.1
c. Why does interface VLAN1 require an IP address in this LAN?
_______________________________________________________________
________
d. What is the purpose of the default gateway?
_______________________________________________________________
________

Step 4: Verify configuration of the switch

a. Verify that the IP address of the management interface on the switch VLAN 1
and the IP address of PC1 are on the same local network. Use the show
running-config command to check the IP address configuration of the switch.
b. Save the configuration.

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Step 5: Perform basic configuration of router R1

a. Connect switch port Fa0/3 to interface Fa0/0 of router R1.
b. Establish a terminal emulation session to router R1 from PC1.
c. Enter privileged EXEC mode, and then global configuration mode.
Router#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)#
d. Configure the router name as R1.
Router(config)#hostname R1
e. Disable DNS lookup.
R1(config)#no ip domain-lookup
Why would DNS lookup be disabled in a lab environment?
_______________________________________________________________
________
f. Configure the EXEC mode password.
R1(config)#enable secret class
Why is it not necessary to use the enable password password command?
_______________________________________________________________
________
g. Configure a message-of-the-day banner using the banner motd command.

NOTE: When you use the banner motd command, you must issue a delimited
character, a character to let the router know is the beginning (or ending) part of
the message. Examples of delimiting characters include +, @, %, or $. Once you
enter the beginning delimited character, you press Enter and type the lines you
want to appear when someone accesses a network device. Press Enter after each
line. When finished, type the same delimiting character.
R1(config)#banner motd +
**************************************************
Authorized Users Only!
**************************************************

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+
R1(config)#

Where does this banner display?

_______________________________________________________________
________
h. Configure the console and virtual terminal lines to use a password and require
it at login.
R1(config)#line console 0
R1(config-line)#password cisco
R1(config-line)#login
R1(config-line)#line vty 0 4
R1(config-line)#password cisco
R1(config-line)#login
R1(config-line)#end

Step 6: Configure interfaces and static routing on router R1

a. Configure the FastEthernet 0/0 interface with the IP address 192.168.1.1/24.
R1(config)#interface fastethernet 0/0
R1(config-if)#ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
R1(config-if)#no shutdown
b. Configure the Serial 0/0/0 interface with the IP address 192.168.2.1/24. Set
the clock rate to 64000.
R1(config-if)#interface serial 0/0/0
R1(config-if)#ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0
R1(config-if)#clock rate 64000
R1(config-if)#no shutdown
c. Return to global configuration mode.
d. Create a static route to enable R1 to reach the network attached to the R2
Fa0/0 interface. Use the next hop interface on R2 as the path to this network.
R1(config)#ip route 192.168.3.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.2.2
Why is this static route the only one required?
_______________________________________________________________
________

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e. Return to privileged EXEC mode.

f. Save the configuration.
g. Shut down R1.

Step 7: Connect PC2 to router R2

a. Connect PC2 to the FastEthernet interface 0/0 of router R2 and assign the IP
address, subnet mask, and default gateway according to the lab IP address
table.
What kind of cable is required to connect a host directly to a router Ethernet
port?
_______________________________________________________________
________
b. Establish a terminal emulation session with router R2 from PC2.

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Step 8: Perform basic configuration of router R2
a. Repeat Step 5, a through h, making the hostname R2.
b. Configure the Serial 0/0/0 interface with the IP address 192.168.2.2/24.
R2(config)#interface serial 0/0/0
R2(config-if)#ip address 192.168.2.2 255.255.255.0
R2(config-if)#no shutdown
c. Configure the FastEthernet 0/0 interface with the IP address 192.168.3.1/24.
R2(config-if)#interface fastethernet 0/0
R2(config-if)#ip address 192.168.3.1 255.255.255.0
R2(config-if)#no shutdown
d. Create a static route to enable R2 to reach the network attached to the R1 Fa0/0
interface. Use the next hop interface on R1 as the path to this network.
R2(config)#ip route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.2.1
e. Return to privileged EXEC mode.
f. Save the configuration.
g. Shut down R2.

Step 9: Connect the internetwork

a. Connect R1 and R2 using a serial cable between their configured serial
interfaces.
b. Verify that the serial DCE cable is connected to R1 and that the serial DTE
cable is connected to R2.
c. Start up both routers, and log in.

Step 10: Verify and test the configurations

a. To verify that PC1 and Switch1 are correctly configured, ping the switch IP
address from PC1.
b. To verify that Switch1 and R1 are correctly configured, ping the router Fa0/0
interface (default gateway) IP address from the Switch1 CLI.
c. To verify that PC2 and R2 are correctly configured, ping the router Fa0/0
interface from PC2.
Were the pings successful? _________

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If the ping is not successful, verify the connections and configurations again.
Check to ensure that all cables are correct and that connections are seated.
Check the host, switch, and router configurations.
d. Verify that the routing tables have routes to all configured networks by using
the show ip route command.
What does the “S” indicate?
________________________________________________________________
_______
e. Verify the router interface configurations using the show ip interface brief
command.
What should the output indicate for correctly configured, active interfaces?
________________________________________________________________
_______
What should the output indicate for any interface that has not been configured?
________________________________________________________________
_______
f. View devices from R1’s terminal session using the show cdp neighbors
command.
If an additional switch is added between PC2 and R2, would that switch appear
in this command output? ______ Why or why not?
_______________________________________________

Step 11: Remove Static Route and configure a routing protocol on router R1
a. Remove the static route to 192.168.3.0.
R1(config)#no ip route 192.168.3.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.2.2
b. Enable RIP v2 routing and advertise the participating networks.
R1(config)#router rip
R1(config-router)#version 2
R1(config-router)#network 192.168.1.0
R1(config-router)#network 192.168.2.0
c. Return to privileged EXEC mode.
d. Save the configuration.

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Step 12: Remove Static Route and configure a routing protocol on router R2
a. Remove the static route to 192.168.1.0.
R2(config)#no ip route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.2.1
b. Enable RIP v2 routing and advertise the participating networks.
R2(config)#router rip
R2(config-router)#version 2
R2(config-router)#network 192.168.2.0
R2(config-router)#network 192.168.3.0
c. Return to privileged EXEC mode.
d. Save the configuration.

Step 13: Verify and test the configurations

a. To verify that PC1 and Switch1 are correctly configured, ping the switch IP
address from PC1.
b. To verify that Switch1 and R1 are correctly configured, ping the router Fa0/0
interface (default gateway) IP address from the Switch1 CLI.
c. To verify that PC2 and R2 are correctly configured, ping the router Fa0/0
interface from PC2.
Were the pings successful? _________
If the ping is not successful, verify the connections and configurations again.
Check to ensure that all cables are correct and that connections are seated.
Check the host, switch, and router configurations.
d. Verify that the routing tables have routes to all configured networks by using
the show ip route command. R2’s routing table should display:

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What does the “R” indicate?

________________________________________________________________
_
On R1, which route would be displayed with an “R”?
_______________________
e. Verify the router interface configurations using the show ip interface brief
command.
f. View devices from R1’s terminal session using the show cdp neighbors
command.

Step 14: Use the switch management interface

a. Open a command prompt on PC1, and enter the telnet command followed by
the IP address assigned to management interface VLAN 1.
b. Enter the vty password configured in Step 2 to gain access to the switch.
c. At the switch prompt, issue the show version command.
Switch1>show version
d. What is the Cisco IOS version of this switch? ___________________
e. Determine which MAC addresses the switch has learned by using the show
mac-address-table command at the privileged EXEC mode prompt.
Switch1#show mac-address-table
How can you determine the MAC address belonging to PC1?
________________________________________________________________
_______
At a PC1 command prompt, type ipconfig/all.
Does PC1’s MAC address match one in the switch table? ______

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f. To allow the switch port FastEthernet 0/1 to accept only one device, configure
port security as follows:
Switch1(config)#interface fastethernet 0/1
Switch1(config-if)#switchport mode access
Switch1(config-if)#switchport port-security
Switch1(config-if)#switchport port-security mac-address sticky
Switch1(config-if)#end

g. Check the port security settings.

Switch1#show port-security
Secure Port MaxSecureAddr CurrentAddr SecurityViolation Security
Action
(Count) (Count) (Count)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fa0/1 1 1 0 Shutdown
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
If a host other than PC1 attempts to connect to Fa0/1, what will happen?
________________________________________________________________
_______
It is sometimes necessary to set the speed and duplex of a port to ensure that it
operates in a particular mode. You can set the speed and duplex with the duplex
and speed commands while in interface configuration mode. To force
FastEthernet port 5 to operate at half duplex and 10 Mbps, issue the following
commands:
Switch>enable
Switch#configure terminal
Switch(config-if)#interface fastethernet 0/5
Switch(config-if)#speed 10
Switch(config-if)#duplex half
Switch(config-if)#end
Switch#
h. Issue the show interfaces command. What is the duplex and speed setting for
Fa0/5 now?
________________________________________________________________
_______
i. Enter quit at the switch command prompt to terminate the Telnet session.
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Step 15: Reflection

a. Describe a situation in which you would use virtual terminal access to manage a
switch, as you did in Step 11.
________________________________________________________________
_______
________________________________________________________________
_______
b. Which symbol is used to show a successful ping in the Cisco IOS software?
___________
c. Which commands used in this lab would provide the best documentation for
this network?
________________________________________________________________
_______
________________________________________________________________
_______
d. This lab gave you an opportunity to review and display your knowledge of
configuration commands. If you were asked to state three rules for “best
practices” in device configuration, what would they be?
________________________________________________________________
_______
________________________________________________________________
_______
________________________________________________________________
_______
e. Erase and reload all devices.

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Erasing and Reloading the Switch

For the majority of the labs in CCNA Discovery, it is necessary to start with an
unconfigured switch. Using a switch with an existing configuration may produce
unpredictable results. The following instructions prepare the switch prior to
performing the lab so that previous configuration options do not interfere. Instructions
are provided for the 2900 and 2950 series switches.
a. Enter into privileged EXEC mode by typing enable. If prompted for a
password, enter class (if that does not work, ask the instructor).
Switch>enable
b. Remove the VLAN database information file.
Switch#delete flash:vlan.dat
Delete filename [vlan.dat]?[Enter]
Delete flash:vlan.dat? [confirm] [Enter]
If there was no VLAN file, this message is displayed:
%Error deleting flash:vlan.dat (No such file or directory)
c. Remove the switch startup configuration file from NVRAM.
Switch#erase startup-config
The responding line prompt is:
Erasing the nvram filesystem will remove all files! Continue? [confirm]
Press Enter to confirm.
The response should be:
Erase of nvram: complete
d. Check that VLAN information was deleted.
Verify that the VLAN configuration was deleted in Step b using the show vlan
command. If previous VLAN configuration information (other than the default
management VLAN 1) is still present, you must power cycle the switch
(hardware restart) instead of issuing the reload command. To power cycle the
switch, remove the power cord from the back of the switch or unplug it, and
then plug it back in. If the VLAN information was successfully deleted in Step
b, go to Step e and restart the switch using the reload command.
e. Restart the software using the reload command.

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NOTE: This step is not necessary if the switch was restarted using the power
cycle method.
1) At the privileged EXEC mode, enter the reload command:
Switch(config)#reload
The responding line prompt is:
System configuration has been modified. Save? [yes/no]:
2) Type n, and then press Enter.
The responding line prompt is:
Proceed with reload? [confirm] [Enter]
The first line of the response is:
Reload requested by console.
After the switch has reloaded, the line prompt is:
Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]:
3) Type n, and then press Enter.
The responding line prompt is:
Press RETURN to get started! [Enter]

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Erasing and Reloading the Router

a. Enter the privileged EXEC mode by typing enable.
Router>enable
b. In privileged EXEC mode, enter the erase startup-config command.
Router#erase startup-config
The responding line prompt is:
Erasing the nvram filesystem will remove all files! Continue?
[confirm]
c. Press Enter to confirm.
The response is:
Erase of nvram: complete
d. In privileged EXEC mode, enter the reload command.
Router(config)#reload
The responding line prompt is:
System configuration has been modified. Save? [yes/no]:
e. Type n and then press Enter.
The responding line prompt is:
Proceed with reload? [confirm]
f. Press Enter to confirm.
In the first line of the response is:
Reload requested by console.
After the router has reloaded the line prompt is:
Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]:
g. Type n and then press Enter.
The responding line prompt is:
Press RETURN to get started!
h. Press Enter.
The router is ready for the assigned lab to be performed.

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SDM Router Basic IOS Configuration to Bring Up SDM

If the startup-config is erased in an SDM router, SDM will no longer come up by default
when the router is restarted. It will be necessary to build a basic config as follows.
Further details regarding the setup and use of SDM are can be found in the SDM Quick
Start Guide:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps5318/products_quick_start09186a00
80511c89.html#wp44788
a. Set the router Fa0/0 IP address.
This is the interface that a PC will connect to using a browser to bring up SDM.
The PC IP address should be set to 10.10.10.2 255.255.255.248.
NOTE: An SDM router other than the 1841 may require connection to a
different port to access SDM.

Router(config)#interface Fa0/0
Router(config-if)#ip address 10.10.10.1 255.255.255.248
Router(config-if)#no shutdown

b. Enable the router's HTTP/HTTPS server, using the following Cisco IOS
commands:
Router(config)#ip http server
Router(config)#ip http secure-server
Router(config)#ip http authentication local

c. Create a user account with privilege level 15 (enable privileges).

Router(config)#username <username> privilege 15 password 0
<password>
Replace <username> and <password> with the username and password that you
want to configure.

d. Configure SSH and Telnet for local login and privilege level 15.
Router(config)#line vty 0 4
Router(config-line)#privilege level 15
Router(config-line)#login local
Router(config-line)#transport input telnet

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Router(config-line)#transport input telnet ssh

Router(config-line)#exit

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