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Lab 5

This lab document provides instructions for configuring a back-to-back serial connection between two Cisco routers. The objective is to understand how to bring up a serial connection when routers do not receive clocking from an external source. The tasks include configuring hostnames on the routers, enabling the serial interfaces, configuring one router interface as the clock source, setting the clock rate, configuring IP addresses, and verifying connectivity.

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Lab 5

This lab document provides instructions for configuring a back-to-back serial connection between two Cisco routers. The objective is to understand how to bring up a serial connection when routers do not receive clocking from an external source. The tasks include configuring hostnames on the routers, enabling the serial interfaces, configuring one router interface as the clock source, setting the clock rate, configuring IP addresses, and verifying connectivity.

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Lab 5.

Configuring Back-to-
Back Serial Connections

Lab Objective:
The objective of this lab exercise is to configure back-to-back Serial
interfaces between two Cisco routers. By default, router Serial
interfaces receive their clocking information from an external device
such as a CSU/DSU.

Lab Purpose:
Back-to-back Serial interface configuration is a fundamental skill.
Because routers typically receive clocking from an external device
such as a CSU/DSU, it is imperative to understand how to bring up a
back-to-back Serial connection between two routers to set up your
home lab, for example. As a Cisco engineer, as well as in the Cisco
CCNA exam, you will be expected to know how to configure back-to-
back Serial connections.

Lab Topology:
Please use the following topology to complete this lab exercise:

Task 1:
Configure hostnames on R1 and R2 as illustrated in the topology.

Task 2:
Enable Serial interfaces on R1 and R2. The Serial0/0 interface on
R2 is identified as the DCE in the topology. Use the appropriate show
command to verify that this interface is indeed the DCE.

Task 3:
Configure the DCE interface on R2 to provide clocking to R1. The
clock speed should be 256 Kbps. Remember that 1 Kbps = 1000
bps. Verify that R1 receives clocking information from R2.

Task 4:
Configure IP addressing on R1 and R2 Serial0/0 interfaces as
illustrated in the topology.

Task 5:
Verify your interface status and ping between R1 and R2 to validate
connectivity.
Lab 5. Configuration and
Verification

Task 1:
For reference information on configuring hostnames, please refer to
earlier labs.

Task 2:
R1(config)#interface serial0/0
R1(config-if)#no shut
*Mar 1 00:36:47.282: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Serial0/0, changed state
to down
R1(config-if)#end
R1#

R2(config)#interface serial0/0
R2(config-if)#no shut
*Mar 1 00:36:47.282: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Serial0/0, changed state
to down
R2(config-if)#end
R2#show controllers serial 0/0
Interface Serial0/0
Hardware is PowerQUICC MPC860
DCE V.35, no clock

NOTE: The show controllers command will tell you whether the
interface is the DCE side (which provides the clocking) or the DTE
side (which receives the clocking) on a particular router interface.
Note that GNS3 doesn’t use actual cables so there is no need to
configure clocking.

Task 3:
R2#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CTRL/Z.
R2(config)#interface serial0/0
R2(config-if)#clock rate 256000
R2(config-if)#end
R2#show controllers serial0/0
Interface Serial0/0
Hardware is PowerQUICC MPC860
DCE V.35, clock rate 256000

R1#show controllers serial0/2


Interface Serial0/0
Hardware is PowerQUICC MPC860
DTE V.35 TX and RX clocks detected.

Task 4:
For reference information on configuring IP addressing, please refer
to earlier labs.

Task 5:
R1#show ip interface brief
Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol
Serial0/0 172.30.100.1 YES manual up up

R1#ping 172.30.100.2

Type escape sequence to abort.


Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 172.30.100.2, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 8/8/12 ms

R2#show ip interface brief


Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol
Serial0/0 172.30.100.2 YES manual up up

R2#ping 172.30.100.1

Type escape sequence to abort.


Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 172.30.100.1, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 8/8/12 ms

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