Lab 1.5.2: Basic Router Configuration: (Instructor Version)
Lab 1.5.2: Basic Router Configuration: (Instructor Version)
Lab 1.5.2: Basic Router Configuration: (Instructor Version)
Topology Diagram
Addressing Table
Device Interface IP Address Subnet Mask Def. Gateway
Fa0/0 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 N/A
R1
S0/0/0 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0 N/A
Fa0/0 192.168.3.1 255.255.255.0 N/A
R2
S0/0/0 192.168.2.2 255.255.255.0 N/A
PC1 N/A 192.168.1.10 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1
PC2 N/A 192.168.3.10 255.255.255.0 192.168.3.1
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this lab, you will be able to:
Cable a network according to the Topology Diagram.
Erase the startup configuration and reload a router to the default state.
Perform basic configuration tasks on a router.
Configure and activate Ethernet interfaces.
Test and verify configurations.
Reflect upon and document the network implementation.
Scenario
(Instructor Note: Skip this lab if the student is required to complete Lab 1.5.1: Cabling a Network and
Basic Router Configuration.) In this lab activity, you will create a network that is similar to the one
shown in the Topology Diagram. Begin by cabling the network as shown in the Topology Diagram. You
will then perform the initial router configurations required for connectivity. Use the IP addresses that are
provided in the Topology Diagram to apply an addressing scheme to the network devices. When the
network configuration is complete, examine the routing tables to verify that the network is operating
properly. This lab is a shorter version of Lab 1.5.1: Cabling a Network and Basic Router Configuration
and assumes you are proficient in basic cabling and configuration file management.
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Router>enable
Router#
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Press Enter when prompted to [confirm] that you really do want to reload the router. After the router
finishes the boot process, choose not to use the AutoInstall facility, as shown:
Step 5: Repeat Steps 1 through 4 on router R2 to remove any startup configuration file that may
be present.
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A router would not be able to resolve names causing potential problems when the router needs an IP
address for to address a packet.
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R1(config-line)#login
R1(config-line)#exit
R1(config)#
Note: The interface will not be activated until the serial interface on R2 is configured and activated
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Step 1: Verify that routing tables have the following routes using the show ip route command.
The show ip route command and output will be thoroughly explored in upcoming chapters. For now,
you are interested in seeing that both R1 and R2 have two routes. Both routes are designated with a C.
These are the directly connected networks that were activated when you configured the interfaces on
each router. If you do not see two routes for each router as shown in the following output, proceed to Step
2.
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R1#show ip route
Codes: C - connected, S - static, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP
D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area
N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2
E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2
i - IS-IS, su - IS-IS summary, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2
ia - IS-IS inter area, * - candidate default, U - per-user static route
o - ODR, P - periodic downloaded static route
R2#show ip route
Codes: C - connected, S - static, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP
D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area
N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2
E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2
i - IS-IS, su - IS-IS summary, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2
ia - IS-IS inter area, * - candidate default, U - per-user static route
o - ODR, P - periodic downloaded static route
If both interfaces are up and up, then both routes will be in the routing table. Verify this again by using the
show ip route command.
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From the router R2, is it possible to ping R1 using the command ping 192.168.2.1? ____ Yes ____
If the answer is no for the questions above, troubleshoot the configurations to find the error using the
following systematic process:
1. Check the cabling.
Are the routers physically connected? ____ Yes ____
Are link lights blinking on all relevant ports? ____ Yes ____
2. Check the router configurations.
Do they match the Topology Diagram? ____ Yes ____
Did you configure the clock rate command on the DCE side of the link? ____ Yes ____
3. Check the router interfaces using the show ip interface brief command.
Are the interfaces “up” and “up”? ____ Yes ____
If your answer to all three steps is yes, then you should be able to successfully ping from R2 to R1 and
from R2 to R3.
Task 7: Reflection
Step 1: Attempt to ping from the host connected to R1 to the host connected to R2.
This ping should be unsuccessful.
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Task 8: Documentation
On each router, capture the following command output to a text (.txt) file and save for future reference.
show running-config
show ip route
show ip interface brief
If you need to review the procedures for capturing command output, refer to Lab 1.5.1, “Cabling a
Network and Basic Router Configuration.”
Task 9: Clean Up
Erase the configurations and reload the routers. Disconnect and store the cabling. For PC hosts that are
normally connected to other networks (such as the school LAN or to the Internet), reconnect the
appropriate cabling and restore the TCP/IP settings.
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