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Packet Tracer - Create A LAN

The document describes setting up a small office LAN including: 1) Connecting network devices and hosts and configuring IP addresses on devices based on an addressing table. 2) Verifying connectivity between devices using ping and browsing the internet. 3) Using ipconfig and tracert commands to view host and routing information.

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Packet Tracer - Create A LAN

The document describes setting up a small office LAN including: 1) Connecting network devices and hosts and configuring IP addresses on devices based on an addressing table. 2) Verifying connectivity between devices using ping and browsing the internet. 3) Using ipconfig and tracert commands to view host and routing information.

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Packet Tracer - Create a LAN

Addressing Table

Device Interface/Port IPv4 Address Subnet Mask

Admin PC NIC DHCP N/A


Manager PC NIC DHCP N/A
Printer NIC 192.168.1.100 255.255.255.0
www.cisco.pt NIC 209.165.200.225 N/A
Blank Line, No additional information

Objectives
= Connect Network Devices and Hosts
= Configure Devices with IPv4 Addressing
= Verify the End Device Configuration and Connectivity
= Use Networking Commands to View Host Information

Background / Scenario
A new branch office is opening, and you have been asked to set up the LAN. The network devices are
already set up, but you need to connect them and the hosts together. You also need to configure IPv4
addressing on the end devices and verify that they can reach local and remote resources.

Instructions

Part 1: Connect Network Devices and Hosts

Step 1: Power on the end devices and Office Router.


a. Click each device and open its Physical Tab. Note: There is no power switch on the switch model used
in this activity.
b. Locate the power switch for each device in the Physical Device View window.
c. Click the power switch to turn the device on. You should see a green light near the power switch to
indicate that the device is powered on.

Step 2: Connect the end devices.


Use the table and instructions to connect the network devices and hosts to create the physical network.
Connections Table

Device Interface/Port Connected to Device Connection Interface/Port

Office Router G0/0 ISP1 G0/0


Office Router G0/1 Switch G0/1
Admin PC NIC (F/0) Switch F0/1
Manager PC NIC (F/0) Switch F0/2
Device Interface/Port Connected to Device Connection Interface/Port

Printer NIC (F/0) Switch F0/24


Blank Line, No additional information

Note: In the table above, interfaces designated with G are GigabitEthernet interfaces. Interfaces that are
designated with F are FastEthernet interfaces.
a. Connect the networking devices according to the information in the Connections Table using Ethernet
copper straight-through cables. For the internet to Office Router connection, select the device and port
from the dropdown menus that appear when you click the cloud with connections tool selected.
b. Connect the two PCs and the printer to the office switch according to the information in the connections
table. Use copper straight-through cables.
c. You should see green link lights on all connections after a brief delay.

Part 2: Configure Devices with IPv4 Addressing

Step 1: Configure the hosts with addressing information.


a. The Admin and Manager PCs should receive their IP addressing information from DHCP. The Office
Router has been configured to supply IP addresses to hosts on the branch office LAN. Click the PCs
and go to the Desktop tabs on each PC. Open the IP Configuration application and configure the PCs to
receive their IP addresses dynamically.
b. Printers and servers are often manually configured with addressing because other devices on the
network are configured to access them using IP addresses. Manual configuration with a static address
will ensure that the IP addresses of these devices do not change.
1) Click the printer and open the Config tab.
2) Click the FastEthernet0 interface in the left-hand pane.
3) Enter the addressing information from the Addressing Table.
c. Because the two computers are on the same network, their IPv4 addresses will be similar, their subnet
masks and default gateways will be identical.
Questions:

Why do you think the IPv4 addresses are different, but the subnet masks and default gateways are the
same?
Answer Area
Type your answer here.

Show Answer

The printer does not require a default gateway because it will only be accessed by hosts on the local
network. However, if you need to configure it with a default gateway, which value will the printer use?
How can you determine this from the other devices in the network?
Answer Area
Type your answer here.

Show Answer
Part 3: Verify the End Device Configuration and Connectivity

Step 1: Verify connectivity between the two PCs.


a. Go to the desktops of the PCs and check the IP addressing configuration. You should see that the PCs
have dynamically received IP addresses on the 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 network. You should also
see that they have received addresses for the Default Gateway and DNS server settings.
b. From the command prompt on Admin PC, ping the IP address of the Printer. Repeat this process for the
Manager PC. You should see successful pings for each. This verifies that the PCs and the printer are
powered on, and correctly connected and addressed.

Step 2: Verify connectivity to the internet.


From the desktop of the PCs, open the Web Browser. Enter the IP address of the internet server to display
the webpage. Repeat the process but connect using the URL of the server.
Question:

If you can connect by the IP address, but not by the URL, what do you think is the cause of this problem?
Answer Area

Type your answer here.

Show Answer

Part 4: Use Networking Commands to View Host Information


The networking commands that are available from command prompt on PCs are very similar to those that
are available in Windows. In this part of the activity, you will use ipconfig and tracert to learn more about
the LAN.

Step 1: Use the ipconfig command.


The ipconfig command displays details about the addressing that is configured on a host.
Question:

Open a command prompt on one of the PCs and enter the ipconfig command and make note of the
information that is returned. Now enter the ipconfig /all command. What additional information is displayed?
Answer Area
Type your answer here.

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Step 2: Use the tracert command.


The tracert command uses ICMP to return information about the routers that are passed as packets go from
the source PC to the destination.
Trace to a remote destination by going to one of the PCs and entering tracert followed by the URL of the
web server.
Questions:

How many routers are passed on the way to the destination? How are those routers identified?
Answer Area

Type your answer here.

Show Answer

Where is the second router located?


Answer Area
Type your answer here.

Show Answer

Reflection
Consider a small office that has a LAN similar to the one you have created here. What is the biggest facilities
challenge in setting up the network in a new location?
Answer Area
Type your answer here.

Show Answer
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