Lab - Configuring & Troubleshooting Basic DHCPv4 on a Router

Topology

Addressing Table
Device Interface IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway

R1 G0/0 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0 N/A

G0/1 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 N/A
S0/0/0 (DCE) 192.168.2.253 255.255.255.252 N/A
R2 S0/0/0 192.168.2.254 255.255.255.252 N/A
S0/0/1 (DCE) 209.165.200.226 255.255.255.224 N/A
ISP S0/0/1 209.165.200.225 255.255.255.224 N/A
PC-A NIC DHCP DHCP DHCP
PC-B NIC DHCP DHCP DHCP

Objectives
Part 1: Build the Network and Configure Basic Device Settings

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Part 2: Configure a DHCPv4 Server and a DHCP Relay Agent

Background / Scenario
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network protocol that lets network administrators manage
and automate the assignment of IP addresses. Without DHCP, the administrator must manually assign and
configure IP addresses, preferred DNS servers, and default gateways. As the network grows in size, this becomes
an administrative problem when devices are moved from one internal network to another.
In this scenario, the company has grown in size, and the network administrators can no longer assign IP
addresses to devices manually. Your job is to configure the R2 router to assign IPv4 addresses on two
different subnets connected to router R1.

Required Resources
3 Routers
2 Switches (Cisco 2960 with Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2) lanbasek9 image or comparable)
2 PCs (Windows 7, Vista, or XP with terminal emulation program, such as Tera Term)
Console cables to configure the Cisco IOS devices via the console ports
Ethernet and serial cables as shown in the topology

Part 1: Build the Network and Configure Basic Device Settings

In Part 1, you will set up the network topology and configure the routers and switches with basic settings, such
as passwords and IP addresses. You will also configure the IP settings for the PCs in the topology.

Step 1: Cable the network as shown in the topology.

Step 2: Initialize and reload the routers and switches.

Step 3: Configure basic settings for each router.

a. Disable DNS lookup
b. Configure the device name as shown in the topology.
c. Assign class as the encrypted privileged EXEC mode password.
d. Assign cisco as the console and vty passwords.
e. Configure logging synchronous to prevent console messages from interrupting command entry.

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f. Configure the IP addresses for all the router interfaces according to the Addressing Table.
g. Configure the serial DCE interface on R1 and R2 with a clock rate of 128000.
h. Configure EIGRP for R1.
R1(config)# router eigrp 1
R1(config-router)# network 192.168.0.0 0.0.0.255
R1(config-router)# network 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255
R1(config-router)# network 192.168.2.252 0.0.0.3
R1(config-router)# no auto-summary
i. Configure EIGRP and a default route to the ISP on R2.
R2(config)# router eigrp 1
R2(config-router)# network 192.168.2.252 0.0.0.3
R2(config-router)# redistribute static
R2(config-router)# exit
R2(config)# ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 209.165.200.225
j. Configure a summary static route on ISP to reach the networks on the R1 and R2 routers.
ISP(config)# ip route 192.168.0.0 255.255.252.0 209.165.200.226
k. Copy the running configuration to the startup configuration.

Step 4: Verify network connectivity between the routers.

If any pings between routers fail, correct the errors before proceeding to the next step. Use show ip route
and show ip interface brief to locate possible issues.

Step 5: Verify the host PCs are configured for DHCP.

Part 2: Configure a DHCPv4 Server and a DHCP Relay Agent

To automatically assign address information on the network, you will configure R2 as a DHCPv4 server and
R1 as a DHCP relay agent.

Step 1: Configure DHCPv4 server settings on router R2.

On R2, you will configure a DHCP address pool for each of the R1 LANs. Use the pool name R1G0 for the G0/0
LAN and R1G1 for the G0/1 LAN. You will also configure the addresses to be excluded from the address pools.
Best practice dictates that excluded addresses be configured first, to guarantee that they are not accidentally
leased to other devices.
Exclude the first 9 addresses in each R1 LAN starting with .1. All other addresses should be available in the DHCP
address pool. Make sure that each DHCP address pool includes a default gateway, the domain ccna- lab.com, a
DNS server (209.165.200.225), and a lease time of 2 days.

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R2(config)# ip dhcp excluded-address 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.9

R2(config)# ip dhcp excluded-address 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.9
R2(config)# ip dhcp pool R1G1
R2(dhcp-config)# network 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0
R2(dhcp-config)# default-router 192.168.1.1
R2(dhcp-config)# dns-server 209.165.200.225
R2(dhcp-config)# domain-name ccna-lab.com
R2(dhcp-config)# lease 2
R2(dhcp-config)# exit
R2(config)# ip dhcp pool R1G0
R2(dhcp-config)# network 192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0
R2(dhcp-config)# default-router 192.168.0.1
R2(dhcp-config)# dns-server 209.165.200.225
R2(dhcp-config)# domain-name ccna-lab.com
R2(dhcp-config)# lease 2
On PC-A or PC-B, open a command prompt and enter the ipconfig /all command. Did either of the host PCs receive
an IP address from the DHCP server? Why?

The host computers will not have received IP addresses from the DHCP server at R2 until R1 is configured as a
DHCP relay agent.

Step 2: Configure R1 as a DHCP relay agent.

Configure IP helper addresses on R1 to forward all DHCP requests to the R2 DHCP server.

R1(config)# interface g0/0

R1(config-if)# ip helper-address 192.168.2.254
R1(config-if)# exit
R1(config)# interface g0/1
R1(config-if)# ip helper-address 192.168.2.254

Step 3: Record IP settings for PC-A and PC-B.

On PC-A and PC-B, issue the ipconfig /all command to verify that the PCs have received IP address
information from the DHCP server on R2. Record the IP and MAC address for each PC.

Based on the DHCP pool that was configured on R2, what are the first available IP addresses that PC-A and
PC-B can lease?

Step 4: Verify DHCP services and address leases on R2.

a. On R2, enter the show ip dhcp binding command to view DHCP address leases.
R2# show ip dhcp binding
Bindings from all pools not associated with VRF:
IP address Client-ID/ Lease expiration Type
Hardware address/

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User name
192.168.0.10 011c.c1de.91c3.5d Mar 13 2013 02:07 AM Automatic
192.168.1.10 0100.2170.0c05.0c Mar 13 2013 02:09 AM Automatic
Along with the IP addresses that were leased, what other piece of useful client identification information is in the
output?

The client hardware addresses identify the specific computers that have joined the network.
b. On R2, enter the show ip dhcp server statistics command to view the DHCP pool statistics and
message activity.
R2# show ip dhcp server statistics
Memory usage 42175
Address pools 2
Database agents 0
Automatic bindings 2
Manual bindings 0
Expired bindings 0
Malformed messages 0
Secure arp entries 0
Message Received
BOOTREQUEST 0
DHCPDISCOVER 2
DHCPREQUEST 2
DHCPDECLINE 0
DHCPRELEASE 0
DHCPINFORM 2
Message Sent
BOOTREPLY 0
DHCPOFFER 2
DHCPACK 4
DHCPNAK 0
How many types of DHCP messages are listed in the output?

c. On R2, enter the show ip dhcp pool command to view the DHCP pool settings.
R2# show ip dhcp pool

Pool R1G1 :
Utilization mark (high/low) : 100 / 0
Subnet size (first/next) : 0 / 0
Total addresses : 254
Leased addresses : 1
Pending event : none
1 subnet is currently in the pool :
Current index IP address range Leased addresses
192.168.1.11 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.254 1

Pool R1G0 :
Utilization mark (high/low) : 100 / 0
Subnet size (first/next) : 0 / 0
Total addresses : 254
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Leased addresses : 1
Pending event : none
1 subnet is currently in the pool :
Current index IP address range Leased addresses
192.168.0.11 192.168.0.1 - 192.168.0.254 1
In the output of the show ip dhcp pool command, what does the Current index refer to?

The next available address for leasing

d. On R2, enter the show run | section dhcp command to view the DHCP configuration in the running
configuration.
R2# show run | section dhcp
ip dhcp excluded-address 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.9 ip dhcp
excluded-address 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.9 ip dhcp pool R1G1
network 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 default-
router 192.168.1.1
domain-name ccna-lab.com
dns-server 209.165.200.225 lease 2
ip dhcp pool R1G0
network 192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0 default-
router 192.168.0.1
domain-name ccna-lab.com dns-server
209.165.200.225 lease 2
e. On R2, enter the show run interface command for interfaces G0/0 and G0/1 to view the DHCP relay
configuration in the running configuration.
R2# show run interface g0/0
Building configuration...

Current configuration : 132 bytes

!
interface GigabitEthernet0/0
ip address 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0 ip
helper-address 192.168.2.254 duplex auto
speed auto end

R2# show run interface g0/1

Building configuration...

Current configuration : 132 bytes

!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 ip
helper-address 192.168.2.254 duplex auto
speed auto end

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