Lab 1: Basic Router Configuration

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.
 Static route
 Dynamic Route (RIPv2)

Task 1: Cable the Network.

Cable a network that is similar to the one in the Topology Diagram. The output used in this lab is from
1841 routers. You can use any current router in your lab as long as it has the required interfaces as
shown in the topology. Be sure to use the appropriate type of Ethernet cable to connect from host to
switch, switch to router, and host to router. Be sure to connect the serial DCE cable to router R1 and the
serial DTE cable to router R2.
Answer the following questions:
What type of cable is used to connect the Ethernet interface on a host PC to the Ethernet interface on a
switch? ________________________
What type of cable is used to connect the Ethernet interface on a switch to the Ethernet interface on
a router? __________________________
What type of cable is used to connect the Ethernet interface on a router to the Ethernet interface on a
host PC? _________________________

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Task 2: Perform Basic Configuration of Router R1.

1. Step 1: Establish a HyperTerminal session to router R1.

2. Step 2: Enter privileged EXEC mode.

Router>enable
Router#

3. Step 3: Enter global configuration mode.

Router#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)#

4. Step 4: Configure the router name as R1.

Enter the command hostname R1 at the prompt.
Router(config)#hostname R1
R1(config)#

5. Step 5: Configure the EXEC mode password.

Configure the EXEC mode password using the enable secret password command. Use class for
the password.
R1(config)#enable secret class
R1(config)#

Why is it not necessary to use the enable password password command?

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6. Step 6: Configure a message-of-the-day banner.

Configure a message-of-the-day banner using the banner motd command.
R1(config)#banner motd &
Enter TEXT message. End with the character '&'.
********************************
!!!AUTHORIZED ACCESS ONLY!!!
********************************
&
R1(config)#

When does this banner display?

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Why should every router have a message-of-the-day banner?
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7. Step 7: Configure the FastEthernet0/0 interface.

Configure the FastEthernet0/0 interface with the IP address 192.168.1.1/24.
R1(config)#interface fastethernet 0/0

R1(config-if)#ip address 192.168.1.1

255.255.255.0
R1(config-if)#no shutdown

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 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface FastEthernet0/0, changed state to up
%LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet0/0, changed
state to up
R1(config-if)#

8. Step 8: Configure the Serial0/0/0 interface.

Configure the Serial0/0/0 interface with the IP address 192.168.2.1/24. Set the clock rate to 64000.
Note: The purpose of the clock rate command is explained in Chapter 2: Static Routes.
R1(config-if)#interface serial 0/0/0
R1(config-if)#ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0
R1(config-if)#clock rate 64000
R1(config-if)#no shutdown
R1(config-if)#

Note: The interface will be activated until the serial interface on R2 is configured and activated

9. Step 9: Return to privileged EXEC mode.

Use the end command to return to privileged EXEC mode.
R1(config-if)#end
R1#

10. Step 10 Save the R1 configuration.

Save the R1 configuration using the copy running-config startup-config command.
R1#copy running-config startup-config
Building configuration...
[OK]
R1#

What is a shorter version of this command? ________________________

Task 3: Perform Basic Configuration of Router R2.

Step 1: For R2, repeat Steps 1 through 9 from Task 2.

Step 2: Configure the Serial 0/0/0 interface.

Configure the Serial 0/0/0 interface with the IP address 192.168.2.2/24.
R2(config)#interface serial 0/0/0
R2(config-if)#ip address 192.168.2.2 255.255.255.0
R2(config-if)#no shutdown

%LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Serial0/0/0, changed state to up

%LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Serial0/0/0, changed state
to up
R2(config-if)#

Step 3: Configure the FastEthernet0/0 interface.

Configure the FastEthernet0/0 interface with the IP address 192.168.3.1/24.
R2(config-if)#interface fastethernet 0/0
R2(config-if)#ip address 192.168.3.1 255.255.255.0
R2(config-if)#no shutdown

%LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface FastEthernet0/0, changed state to up

%LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet0/0, changed
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R2(config-if)#

Step 4: Return to privileged EXEC mode.

Use the end command to return to privileged EXEC mode.
R2(config-if)#end
R2#

Step 5: Save the R2 configuration.

Save the R2 configuration using the copy running-config startup-config command.
R2#copy running-config startup-config
Building configuration...
[OK]
R2#

Task 4: Configure IP Addressing on the Host PCs.

Step 1: Configure the host PC1.

Configure the host PC1 that is attached to R1 with an IP address of 192.168.1.10/24 and a
default gateway of 192.168.1.1.

Step 2: Configure the host PC2.

Configure the host PC2 that is attached to R2 with an IP address of 192.168.3.10/24 and a
default gateway of 192.168.3.1.

Task 5: Verify and Test the Configurations.

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.
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

Gateway of last resort is not set

C 192.168.1.0/24 is directly connected, FastEthernet0/0

C 192.168.2.0/24 is directly connected, Serial0/0/0

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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

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 Gateway of last resort is not set

C 192.168.2.0/24 is directly connected, Serial0/0/0

C 192.168.3.0/24 is directly connected, FastEthernet0/0

Step 2: Verify interface configurations.

Another common problem is router interfaces that are not configured correctly or not activated. Use the
show ip interface brief command to quickly verify the configuration of each router’s interfaces.
Your output should look similar to the following:

R1#show ip interface brief

Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol
FastEthernet0/0 192.168.1.1 YES manual up up
FastEthernet0/1 unassigned YES unset administratively down down
Serial0/0/0 192.168.2.1 YES manual up up
Serial0/0/1 unassigned YES unset administratively down down
Vlan1 unassigned YES manual administratively down down
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R2#show ip interface brief

Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol
FastEthernet0/0 192.168.3.1 YES manual up up
FastEthernet0/1 unassigned YES unset administratively down down
Serial0/0/0 192.168.2.2 YES manual up up
Serial0/0/1 unassigned YES unset down down
Vlan1 unassigned YES manual administratively down down
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.

Step 3: Test connectivity.

Test connectivity by pinging from each host to the default gateway that has been configured for that host.
From the host attached to R1, is it possible to ping the default gateway? __________
From the host attached to R2, is it possible to ping the default gateway? __________
If the answer is no for any of the above questions, troubleshoot the configurations to find the error using
the following systematic process:
1. Check the PCs.
Are they physically connected to the correct router? (Connection could be through a switch or
directly.) ____________
Are link lights blinking on all relevant ports? ____________
2. Check the PC configurations.
Do they match the Topology Diagram? ____________
3. Check the router interfaces using the show ip interface brief command.

Are the interfaces up and up? ____________

If your answer to all three steps is yes, then you should be able to successfully ping the default gateway.

Task 6: Reflection

Step 1: Attempt to ping from the host connected to R1 to the host connected to R2.
This ping should be unsuccessful.

Step 2: Attempt to ping from the host connected to R1 to router R2.

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 This ping should be unsuccessful.

Step 3: Attempt to ping from the host connected to R2 to router R1.

This ping should be unsuccessful.
What is missing from the network that is preventing communication between these devices?
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Task 7: STATIC ROUTE

R1> en
R1# conf t
R1 (config)# ip route 192.168.3.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.2.2

R2> en
R2# conf t
R2 (config)# ip route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.2.1

Attempt to ping from the host connected to R1 to router R2.

This ping should be successful.

Task8 RIPv2 Protocol

R1> en
R1# conf t

R1 (config)#router rip
R1 (config-router)#version 2

R1 (config-router)#network 192.168.1.0

R1 (config-router)#network 192.168.2.0

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R2> en
R2# conf t

R2 (config)#router rip
R2 (config-router)#version 2

R2(config-router)#network 192.168.2.0

R2 (config-router)#network 192.168.3.0

Attempt to ping from the host connected to R1 to router R2.

This ping should be successful

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