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[email protected] #1Packet Tracer – Implement Basic Connectivity
Addressing Table
Device Interface IP Address Subnet Mask
S1 VLAN 1 192.168.1.253 255.255.255.0
S2 VLAN 1 192.168.1.254 255.255.255.0
PC1 NIC 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
PC2 NIC 192.168.1.2 255.255.255.0
Objectives
Part 1: Perform a Basic Configuration on S1 and S2
Part 2: Configure the PCs
Part 3: Configure the Switch Management Interface
Background
In this activity, you will first create a basic switch configuration. Then, you will
implement basic connectivity by configuring IP addressing on switches and PCs.
When the IP addressing configuration is complete, you will use
various show commands to verify the configuration and use the ping command to
verify basic connectivity between devices.
Instructions
Part 1: Perform a Basic Configuration on S1 and S2
Complete the following steps on S1 and S2.
Step 1: Configure S1 with a hostname.
a. Click S1 and then click the CLI tab.
b. Enter the correct command to configure the hostname as S1.
Step 2: Configure the console and encrypted privileged EXEC mode passwords.
a. Use cisco for the console password.
b. Use class for the privileged EXEC mode password.
Step 3: Verify the password configurations for S1.
Question:
How can you verify that both passwords were configured correctly?
If you can successfully access privileged exec mode using both passwords and see the
corresponding configurations in the show running-config output, it indicates that the
passwords were configured correctly.
Step 4: Configure an MOTD banner.
Use an appropriate banner text to warn unauthorized access. The following text is
an example:
Authorized access only. Violators will be prosecuted to the full extent
of the law.
Step 5: Save the configuration file to NVRAM.
Question:
Which command do you issue to accomplish this step?
configuration file to NVRAM (Non-Volatile Random Access Memory), you can use the
following command
S1 #write memory or S1 #Wr
which is to write the running configuration to the startup configuration in NVRAM
Step 6: Repeat Steps 1 to 5 for S2.
Part 2: Configure the PCs
Configure PC1 and PC2 with IP addresses.
Step 1: Configure both PCs with IP addresses.
a. Click PC1 and then click the Desktop tab.
b. Click IP Configuration. In the Addressing Table above, you can see that the
IP address for PC1 is 192.168.1.1 and the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
Enter this information for PC1 in the IP Configuration window.
c. Repeat steps 1a and 1b for PC2.
Step 2: Test connectivity to switches.
a. Click PC1. Close the IP Configuration window if it is still open. In the
Desktop tab, click Command Prompt.
b. Type the ping command and the IP address for S1 and press Enter.
Packet Tracer PC Command Line 1.0
PC> ping 192.168.1.253
Question:
Were you successful? Explain.
a successful ping means that PC1 can communicate with S1. If you are unsuccessful, it
could be due to various reasons such as incorrect IP configurations, network
connectivity issues, or firewall settings.
Part 3: Configure the Switch Management Interface
Configure S1 and S2 with an IP address.
Step 1: Configure S1 with an IP address.
Switches can be used as plug-and-play devices. This means that they do not need to
be configured for them to work. Switches forward information from one port to
another based on MAC addresses.
Question:
If this is the case, why would we configure it with an IP address?
while switches primarily operate at Layer 2 and forward frames based on MAC
addresses, configuring an IP address on a switch provides additional functionality for
remote management, VLANs, network monitoring, and other administrative tasks
Use the following commands to configure S1 with an IP address.
S1# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
S1(config)# interface vlan 1
S1(config-if)# ip address 192.168.1.253 255.255.255.0
S1(config-if)# no shutdown
%LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Vlan1, changed state to up
S1(config-if)#
S1(config-if)# exit
S1#
Question:
Why do you enter the no shutdown command?
the no shutdown command is used to ensure that the VLAN interface is operational,
allowing it to process traffic, including routing IP packets if the switch is operating as a
Layer 3 device
Step 2: Configure S2 with an IP address.
Use the information in the Addressing Table to configure S2 with an IP address.
Step 3: Verify the IP address configuration on S1 and S2.
Use the show ip interface brief command to display the IP address and status of
all the switch ports and interfaces. You can also use the show running-
config command.
Step 4: Save configurations for S1 and S2 to NVRAM.
Question:
Which command is used to save the configuration file in RAM to NVRAM?
#write_memory or #wr
Step 5: Verify network connectivity.
Network connectivity can be verified using the ping command. It is very important
that connectivity exists throughout the network. Corrective action must be taken if
there is a failure. Ping S1 and S2 from PC1 and PC2.
a. Click PC1 and then click the Desktop tab.
b. Click Command Prompt.
c. Ping the IP address for PC2.
d. Ping the IP address for S1.
e. Ping the IP address for S2.
Note: You can also use the ping command on the switch CLI and on PC2.
