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Chapter 3. Lab Environment

This chapter outlines the lab objectives and physical topology. The following sections contain the lab objectives that will be completed in subsequent chapters: Terminal server configuration Cisco Catalyst switch configuration Cisco router configuration IP addressing Routing Information Protocol (RIP) Interior Group Routing Protocol (IGRP) Enhanced IGRP (EIGRP) Route redistribution ISDN dial-on-demand routing (DDR) Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) IPX EIGRP IPX RIP IPX routing redistribution Standard access lists Extended access lists Cisco router operations Physical layer configuration Basic router and data link layer configurations Network layer configurations (routing) The lab has two componentsthe physical topology and the lab objectives that you must complete. This chapter reviews the physical topology and provides lab objectives to complete. Each following chapter focuses on one section of the lab objectives and takes you step by step through the configuration process for that section. Don't be too worried if some of the objectives don't make sense. We will explain in detail what is to be done to complete the objective in the chapter that covers that task. The first step is to review the lab diagram. To make certain that you understand the lab objectives, take a look at the physical topology of the lab in Figure 3-1.

Table of Contents Copyright About the Authors Acknowledgments Foreword Introduction I. Basic Router Configuration Chapter 1. Practical Lab Methodology and Equipment Chapter 2. Cisco Router Review Chapter 3. Lab Environment Lab Inventory and Physical Connections Lab Objectives Recommendations and Methodology Summary Chapter 4. Gaining Access to the Routers and Switches Chapter 5. Bridging and Switching Chapter 6. General Router Configurations Chapter 7. Router Interface Configuration Methodology II. Configuring Routing Protocols, ISDN, and IPX Chapter 8. Routing Information Protocol (RIP) Chapter 9. Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP) Chapter 10. Enhanced Interior Gateway Protocol (EIGRP) Chapter 11. Route Redistribution Chapter 12. Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Chapter 13. IPX Chapter 14. Routing IPX III. Access Lists, Cisco IOS Software Operations, and Troubleshooting Chapter 15. Standard and Extended Access Lists Chapter 16. Cisco Router Operations

Figure 3-1 Lab Topology

Lab Inventory and Physical Connections

Let's take a look at R1. (Each router will be given a host name during the lab. We will use the host name as it appears on the lab diagram to refer to the different routers.) R1 is a Cisco 2500 series router with two serial ports and one Ethernet port. It is on the same segment as R2's Ethernet 0, and a TFTP server is running on the same segment (you will be using the TFTP server later in the lab). R1's Ethernet 0 and R2's Ethernet 0 are connected to a Cisco Catalyst 1900 (Cat 1900) on ports 1 and 2, respectively. R2 is a 2514 series router. It has two serial ports and two Ethernet ports. R2's Ethernet 0 is connected to port 2 on Cat 1900, and Ethernet 1 is connected to port 3 on Cat 1900 as well. R2's Serial 0 is connected to Serial 1 on the Frame Switch router. R3 is a Cisco 2500 series router with two serial ports and one Ethernet port. R3's Ethernet port is connected to Cat 1900 on port 4, and Serial 0 is connected to Serial 0 on the Frame Switch router. R3's Serial 1 port is connected to R5's Serial 0 port. R4 is a Cisco 2500 series router as well. It has two serial ports and one Ethernet port. R4's Ethernet port is connected to Cat 1900 on port 5. R4's Serial 0 is connected to Serial 2 on the Frame Switch router. R5 is a Cisco 2500 series router. It has two serial ports, one Token Ring port and one ISDN BRI port. R5's Serial 0 port is

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connected to R3's Serial 1 port. Serial 0 on R5 is the DCE. R5's Token Ring port is connected to a standard media access unit (MAU). The BRI0 port is connected to port 2 on the Black Box ISDN simulator. R6 is a Cisco 2500 series router. It has two serial ports, one Token Ring port and 1 ISDN BRI port. R6's Token Ring port is connected to a standard MAU. The BRI0 port is connected to port 1 on the Black Box ISDN simulator. The terminal server is a Cisco 2511 router with 16 asynchronous ports. Each asynchronous port is connected to the console port on the back of each router in sequential order (that is, R1's console port is connected to asynchronous port 1 on the terminal server, R2's console port is connected to asynchronous port 2 on the terminal server, and so on). You will be accessing all the routers and the Catalyst 1900 switch through the terminal server. Chapter 4, "Gaining Access to the Routers and Switches," discusses the terminal server configuration. The Frame Relay switch router is a Cisco 2523 router. It has ten serial ports, one ISDN BRI port, and one Token Ring port. The configuration of the Frame Relay switch will not be part of this lab. If you are unfamiliar with how a Frame Relay Switch operates or how to configure a Cisco router to be a Frame Relay switch, see Appendix B, "Frame Relay Switch Configuration," for more information. NOTE The Frame Relay switch is a very important piece of the lab. Without the Frame Switch operating correctly, you will not be able to complete the lab. We highly recommend reviewing Appendix B before continuing with the lab objectives. Previous Section Lab Inventory and Physical Connections | Next Section Share This

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