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3.2.8 Packet Tracer - Investigate A VLAN Implementation

This document summarizes a Packet Tracer activity that investigates VLAN implementation by observing broadcast traffic. In the first part, pings are sent between PCs in different VLANs and fail, but succeed when sent between PCs in the same VLAN. Examining the simulation panel shows traffic is forwarded only within each VLAN. The second part clears switch configurations and VLANs, removing logical separation of broadcast domains.

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3.2.8 Packet Tracer - Investigate A VLAN Implementation

This document summarizes a Packet Tracer activity that investigates VLAN implementation by observing broadcast traffic. In the first part, pings are sent between PCs in different VLANs and fail, but succeed when sent between PCs in the same VLAN. Examining the simulation panel shows traffic is forwarded only within each VLAN. The second part clears switch configurations and VLANs, removing logical separation of broadcast domains.

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Doble, Gillian B.

BSIT AI23

3.2.8 Packet Tracer – Investigate a VLAN


Implementation

Part 1: Observe Broadcast Traffic in a VLAN Implementation


Step 1: Ping from PC1 to PC6.

a. Wait for all the link lights to turn to green. To accelerate this process, click Fast
forward Time located in the bottom toolbar..

b. Click the Simulation tab and use the Add Simple PDU tool. Click PC1, and then click
PC6.

c. Click the Capture/Forward button to step through the process. Observe the ARP
requests as they traverse the network. When the Buffer Full window appears, click the
View Previous Events button.

Were the pings successful? Explain.


No, the pings were not successful because PC1 is on a different VLAN than PC6, which won’t
allow these devices to communicate with each other because they are separated logically.

Look at the Simulation Panel, where did S3 send the packet after receiving it?
S3 sent it to PC4 because it was on the same VLAN as PC1
.
In normal operation, when a switch receives a broadcast frame on one of its ports, it forwards
the frame out to all other ports. Notice that S2 only sends the ARP request out F0/1 to S1. Also
notice that S3 only sends the ARP request out F0/11 to PC4. PC1 and PC4 both belong to
VLAN 10. PC6 belongs to VLAN 30. Because broadcast traffic is contained within the VLAN,
PC6 never receives the ARP request from PC1. Because PC4 is not the destination, it discards
the ARP request. The ping from PC1 fails because PC1 never receives an ARP reply.

Step 2: Ping from PC1 to PC4.


a. Click the New button under the Scenario 0 dropdown tab. Now click on the Add Simple PDU
icon on the right side of Packet Tracer and ping from PC1 to PC4.
b. Click the Capture/Forward button to step through the process. Observe the ARP requests as
they traverse the network. When the Buffer Full window appears, click the View Previous Events
button.
Question: Were the pings successful? Explain.
Yes, because PC1 and PC4 both belong to VLAN 10, so the path of the ARP request is the
same as before. Because PC4 is the destination, it replies to the ARP request. PC1 is then able
to send the ping with the destination MAC address for PC4.
Doble, Gillian B.
BSIT AI23
c. Examine the Simulation Panel.
Question: When the packet reaches S1, why does it also forward the packet to PC7?

Because PC7 also belongs to VLAN 10 and the ARP request was for VLAN10, switches will
forward to any devices that are connected to VLAN10 in their port.

Part 2: Observe Broadcast Traffic without VLANs


Step 1: Clear the configurations on all three switches and delete the VLAN database.
a. Return to Realtime mode. Open configuration window
b. Delete the startup configuration on all 3 switches.
Questions: What command is used to delete the startup configuration of the switches?
. Switch# erase startup-config
Where is the VLAN file stored in the switches?
flash:vlan.dat
c. Delete the VLAN file on all 3 switches.
Question: What command deletes the VLAN file stored in the switches?
Switch# delete vlan.dat

Reflection Questions
1. If a PC in VLAN 10 sends a broadcast message, which devices receive it?
All devices that are on VLAN 10.
2. If a PC in VLAN 20 sends a broadcast message, which devices receive it?
All devices that are on VLAN 20.
3. If a PC in VLAN 30 sends a broadcast message, which devices receive it?
All devices that are on VLAN 30.
4. What happens to a frame sent from a PC in VLAN 10 to a PC in VLAN 30?
It will be dropped.
5. In terms of ports, what are the collision domains on the switch?
Each port is a separate collision domain.
6. In terms of ports, what are the broadcast domains on the switch?
They are divided by the number of VLANs in the switch.

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