CT-240 Internetworking with Routers and Switches

Laboratory 4

Due Week 15

 

1. Purpose: to become familiar with:

2. Equipment:

1 Catalyst Switch(model 1900 or 2900) 2 CISCO Routers (25xx series)
1 CISCO console cable
4 PCs with Terminal Emulation
2 Cisco router console cables
2 Cat 5 crossover cables or 2 hubs/switches with straight-thu cables

3. Discussion:

4. Procedure:

a.    Connect the PC with the rollover cable to the console port of a Catalyst Switch. Go to hyperterm and log on in the enable mode. Determine the ip address of port 1. Using Internet Explorer, type this address Determine the ip address of port 1. Using Internet Explorer, type this address. Note you should be connected to the switch. The switch should be running a web server. Note the port number. Establish two VLANs, with two PCs in each VLAN. Develop a method to test the VLAN.

b.    Connect the two routers via the crossover cable. This simulates a connection over the internet. They may already be connected. In this case just verify the connection. For extra credit, find the price of this cable and a source. Include a screen capture of the source.

c.    Connect PC from the serial port to a router console port using the console cables. Turn the routers on. Turn the routers and the PCs. Place PC in terminal emulator mode (9600 bps, 8 bits, no parity, 2 stop bits). Establish contact with the attached router. You must configure e0 and s0 for each router. The address are open, as we will not be on the internet. Use the same subnet mask. The default gateway is

d.    Let the routers run the Cisco Discovery Protocol(CDP). It is automatic. Research the CDP. What does it produce? Verify this.

e.    Verify connectivity between PC Workstations.

f.    Draw the network diagram using VISIO.

g.    Discuss problems you had and how you attempted to solve them. What do you recommend to improve the lab assignment?

h.    What problems did you have? How did you overcome them?

i.         What did you learn from this lab? Write this up in detail. What can you do now that you could not do before?