A Simple Network Setup

and Router Configuration

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Consider the network topology setup below with corresponding
table of IP addresses specifications for a certain network. The
secret word and the password for the routers is class. The banner
for the router as well reads:
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WARNING!! Unauthorized Access Prohibited!!
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Device IP Address Subnet mask DNS (Name) Gateway

Name/interface
Sample 172.168.3.13 255.255.255.0 sample.com 172.168.3.1
C1 172.168.1.10 255.255.255.0 172.168.3.13 172.168.1.1
C2 172.168.3.10 255.255.255.0 172.168.3.13 172.168.3.1
C3 172.168.3.11 255.255.255.0 172.168.3.13 172.168.3.1
C4 172.168.3.12 255.255.255.0 172.168.3.13
R1 fa0/0 172.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 N/A N/A
DCE S0/0/0 172.168.2.1 255.255.255.0 N/A N/A
R2 fa0/0 172.168.3.1 255.255.255.0 N/A N/A
S0/0/0 172.168.2.2 255.255.255.0 N/A N/A 2
LAN 1
LAN 2

WAN
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 Network Setup and
Configuration Procedure
1. Opening a Cisco Packet Tracer application
2. Placing and arranging objects on the
application
3. Renaming object display labels/names
4. Configuring computers and servers
5. Configuring routers
6. Creating connections
7. Troubleshooting connections
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 Open Cisco Packet application
This is the application when opened

Menu Tool bar/pane

Working area

Link/end devices Instances of a device

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 Placing and arranging objects
on the application
• Drag, drop and arrange all objects of the set up
as in the topology
1.Click on End Devices object, then on the
instances section, drag and drop 4 Generic PC-
PT and a Server
2.Click on Switches devices object, then on the
instances section, drag and drop 2 2950-24
port switch
3.Click on Routers devices object, then on the
instances section, drag and drop 2 1841 6

Routers
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 Renaming objects display
labels/names
1. Click on the object display label
2. Edit the name to suite your desired name
3. Click on the next object display label an
repeat process 2 for all objects
NB do not click on the object itself but the
object’s label
The named objects should appear as in the
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 Configuring computers
Procedure
Requirements 1. Click on C1 object
1. IP address 2. Click on Desktop tab on C1
2. Subnet mask Window, then IP Configuration
3. Default gateway 3. Choose Static IP Configuration
4. DNS 4. Key in C1 IP address, Subnet
Mask, Default Gateway and DNS
(refer to the table in slide 2) then
5. Close C1 Window
6. Repeat steps 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 for C2,
C3, C4 and Sample server
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 Configuring the Server
Apart from the above basic configuration just as in other
computers, the server requires additional configurations
1.Click on Config tab of Sample server
2.Click on DNS on the Services settings on left hand
side (LHS) pane
3.Clock on option DNS Service, then
4.Type server name on Name text box (i.e sample.com),
then
5.Type servers address on Address text box(i.e
172.168.3.13), then Click Add button
NB other additional services can be configured e.g
HTTP, DHCP, Email etc, but will do only DNS for now
6. Close the Sample server Window
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 Basic Router Configuration
• Command line interface (CLI) is the preferred
configuration platform for a router: GUI can
also be employed
• A router has four CLI levels/modes at which
commands can be entered and executed

User

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 Router Configuration CLI Modes
Mode Role Command How to enter Other CLI
Prompt next mode commands
USER Does not change Router> Router>enable Ping, telnet,
system traceroute
parameters
PRIVILLEGED Manage Router# Router#config t Show, copy
configurations
CONFIGURATION Change system Router(config)# Router(config)# Hostname, enable
wide Line Vty 0 4 secret, banner
configuration motd #, ip route
parameters
LINE Modify Router(config- Router(config- Password, login
configurations of line)# line)#interface
a specific line f0/0
INTERFACE Modify Router(config- - Ip address,
configurations of if)# description, clock
a specific line rate, no shutdown
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 Configuration Requirements
The following are required in order to configure a router
# Requirement Description Mode Executed
1. Display name name Config
2 Router Password password Config
3 Router Banner banner Config
4 Router mode mode Config
5 Line password Line
(console & vty) login Line
6 Interfaces IP address Interface
(Ethernet & serial) S mask Interface
Description Interface
activation Interface
*clock rate interface
7 Verifications show Privileged
8 Saving configurations copy Privileged
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 Basic Router Configuration
To configure a router
1.Click on the router (R1) object
2.Check at the router interface slots to ensure that basic serial
(s0/0/0, s0/0/1) and Ethernet (f0/0, f0/1) interfaces are available.
Serial interface are normally unavailable, so
3.Click on the router power button at the right end side of the
router to power off the router
4.Drag WIC-2T module at the LHS pane modules and drop it at
RHS empty slot of the router
5.Click on the power button at the right end of the router to power
on the router
6.Wait for the router to boot
7.Click on CLI to start configurations
8.Press RETURN/ENTER or enter no when prompted and start 15
your configurations as follows
 Name, Password, Banner and Router Mode (R1)
Configurations (step 1 to 4)
Router>enable
Router#config t
Router(config)#hostname R1
R1(config)#enable secret class
R1(config)#banner motd #
Enter TEXT message. End with the character '#'.
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WARNING!! Unauthorized Access Prohibited!!
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#
R1(config)# ip route 172.168.3.0
255.255.255.0 172.168.2.2
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IP Route
•The command for configuring a static route is ip route.
•Simple version of the syntax:
Router(config)# ip route network-address subnet-mask {ip-
address | exit-interface}
•The following parameters are used:
•network-address: Destination network address of the remote
network to be added to the routing table
•subnet-mask: Subnet mask of the remote network to be
added to the routing table. The subnet mask can be modified
to summarize a group of networks.
•One or both of the following parameters must also be used:
•ip-address: Commonly referred to as the next-hop router’s IP
address.
•exit-interface: Outgoing interface that would be used in
forwarding packets to the destination network.
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 R1 VTY and Console Lines Configuration
(step 6)
R1(config)#line vty 0 4
R1(config-line)#password class
R1(config-line)#login
R1(config-line)#line console 0
R1(config-line)#password class
R1(config-line)#login

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 R1 Ethernet and Serial Interfaces Configuration
(step 6)
R1(config-line)#interface Fa0/0
R1(config-if)#ip address 172.168.1.1
255.255.255.0
R1(config-if)#description Link to S1 LAN
R1(config-if)#no shutdown

R1(config-if)#interface S0/0/0
R1(config-if)#ip address 172.168.2.1
255.255.255.0
R1(config-if)#description Link to R2
R1(config-if)#no shutdown
R1(config-if)#clock rate 64000 19
 Router Configurations Verifications
(step 7)
R1(config-if)#exit
R1(config)#exit
R1#
R1#show ip interface brief
R1#show run
R1#show start
Saving Configurations to NVRAM (step 8)
As noted in router configurations verification stage, all
configurations are contained in a start (start-up) file in routers
VRAM. The configurations have to be stored in a more
permanent storage (NVRAM) in a run (run) file for later use
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R1#copy run start
 Router (R2) Configurations
Close R1 Window
Click on R2 object and repeat the process as in R1
configurations

Router>enable
Router#config t
Router(config)#hostname R2
R2(config)#enable secret class
R2(config)#banner motd #
Enter TEXT message. End with the character '#'.
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WARNING!! Unauthorized Access Prohibited!!
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R2(config)# ip route 172.168.1.0 21
255.255.255.0 172.168.2.1
R2(config)#line vty 0 4
R2(config-line)#password class
R2(config-line)#login
R2(config-line)#line console 0
R2(config-line)#password class
R2(config-line)#login

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R2(config-line)#interface Fa0/0
R2(config-if)#ip address 172.168.3.1
255.255.255.0
R2(config-if)#description Link to S2 LAN
R2(config-if)#no shutdown
R2(config-if)#interface S0/0/0
R2(config-if)#ip address 172.168.2.2
255.255.255.0
R2(config-if)#description Link to R1
R2(config-if)#no shutdown
R2(config-if)#end

R2#copy run start

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 Connections
Connections are required to set up the network
completely.
1.Click on the connections on link node
objects then Automatic connection on
the connections instances. NB: there are other
connection options but we will use automatic option
for now
2.Click on C1 then S1 to create a connections
between C1 and S1
3.Repeat the same process for S1 to R1, then R1 to
R2, R2 to S2 connections
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 Connections
• We specify switch ports connections in LAN 2
1.Click on the connections on link
node objects then Straight-through
connection on the connection
instance.
2.Click on C2 then FastErthernet0 option then
click on the switch and choose port
FastEtherthert0/2
3.Repeat process 2 for C3, C4 and the Sample
server for corresponding ports
FastEtherthert0/3, FastEtherthert0/4 and 25
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 Testing Connections
(Troubleshooting)
Troubleshooting verifies communication between all networked
nodes in the setup. To troubleshoot C3 from C2 connection for
instance, use the loop back test (ping packets) as follows
1.Click on C2, then desktop tab, then Command Prompt object
2.On the prompt enter command ping followed by its argument
(the IP address of C3) i.e P>ping 172.168.3.11, then Enter
3.Wait for the ping packets to be transmitted. If replied, then the
nodes communicate, other wise revise the configurations
between the two nodes
4.Repeat the same testing for all combinations of sets of
connections, i.e C2-C4, C2-Sample server, C3-C4, C3-Sample
sever, C2-C1
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 Practical Assignment
Set up and configure a similar network topology with the following
specifications
Device IP Address Subnet mask DNS (Name)
Name/interface
Sample 192.168.3.13 255.255.255.0 sample.com
C1 192.168.1.10 255.255.255.0 192.168.3.13
C2 192.168.3.10 255.255.255.0 192.168.3.13
C3 192.168.3.11 255.255.255.0 192.168.3.13
C4 192.168.3.12 255.255.255.0 192.168.3.13
R1 fa/0/0 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 N/A
DCE S0/0/0 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0 N/A
R2 fa/0/0 192.168.3.1 255.255.255.0 N/A
S0/0/0 192.168.2.2 255.255.255.0 N/A

With R1 and R2 banner written:

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WARNING!! Unauthorized Access Prohibited!!
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