CollaborativeVirtualComputerLab(CVCLAB)

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BuildingaNetworkinGNS3

Inthistutorial,youwillcreateanetworkinGNS3betweentworouters,andeachrouterwillhave
onehostconnectedtoit.TheultimategoalistoroutedatabetweennetworkAandCsothattwo
hostswillbeabletocommunicatewithoneanother.However,youwillnotconfigurethehostin
thislab.Ifeverythingiscorrect,therouterR1shouldbeablepingthef0/0interfaceoftherouter
R2.Belowisthetopologyforwhatthisnetworkwilllooklike:

TherearetheIPaddressesthatwillbeused:
NetworkA:192.168.101.0/255.255.255.0

R1f0/0:192.168.101.1/255.255.255.0

NetworkB:192.168.100.0/255.255.255.252

R1s0/0:192.168.100.1/255.255.255.252
R2s0/0:192.168.100.2/255.255.255.252

NetworkC:192.168.102.0/255.255.255.0

R2f0/0:192.168.102.1/255.255.255.0

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A.ConfiguringInterfacesforR1
GNS3allowsyoutoaddcardstodifferentslotsonarouter.Thisportionofthetutorialwill
describehowtoconfiguretheslots,aswellastheCiscocommandstosetuptheinterfaces.By
default,Cisconetworkinterfacesaredisabledandyoumustturnthemonbeforetheycanbe
used.

1. BeginbyopeningGNS3andcreatingaprojectnamednetwork.Checktheboxin
frontofSavenvramsandvirtualharddrivesandtheboxinfrontofSaveIOS
startupconfigurations.
2. Dragac2691routerfromtheNodesTypescolumntotheemptyworkspace.By
default,thisrouterisreferredtoasR1.
3. RightclickR1andselectConfigure.Inthetreetotheleft,selectR1.Navigateto
theSlotstab,andclickonthedropdownmenuforslot1.
4. Thereareavarietyofchoiceslisted.Forthisexercise,choosetheNM4Tadapter.
TherouteroriginallyhadtwoFastEthernetports,butbymodifyingslot1,itnowhas
fouradditionalserialports.ClickOK.Again,theserialportwillbeusedtoconnect
thetworoutersandtheFastEthernetportswillbeusedtoconnecthoststorouters.

5. RightclickR1andclickStart,thenclickConsole.Therouterwillbootandaconsole
windowtotherouterwillopen.
6. Whentherouterhasfinishedbooting,typeenabletoenterprivilegedmode.
R1>enable

7. Then,typeconfigterminaltoentertheconfigurationmode.
R1#configterminal

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8. Fromhere,interfacescanbeconfigured.Typeints0/0,whichwillenterthe
configurationforserialinterface0/0.Inthisexercise,youwilluseaserial
connectiontoconnectthetworouters.
R1(config)#interfaces0/0

9. Toenabletheinterface,typenoshutdown.Shortlyafterdoingso,therouter
shouldpostthattheinterfaceisnowup.
R1(config)#noshutdown

10. SettheIPaddressofs0/0to192.168.100.1withthesubnetmask255.255.255.252,
typethefollowingcommand:
R1(configif)#ipaddress192.168.100.1255.255.255.252

11. Pressctrl+ctoreturnbacktheprivileged(oryoucantypeexittwice).

12. Beforesavingthenewconfiguration,typeshowrunning,whichwilldisplaythe
runningconfiguration.
R1#showrunning

WhenyouseeMoreonthescreen,pressthespacebartoviewthenext
segmentofdata.Lookforthes0/0interfacedoesithavethesettingsyou
specified?

13. Yourchangeshavetakeneffectimmediately,butiftherouterisshutdown,the

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changeswilldisappear.Tosavewhatyouhavedone,typecopyrunningconfig
startupconfig,thenpressEntertoconfirm.Bydoingso,yourcurrentconfiguration
becomestheconfigurationthatisloadedwhenevertherouterisbootedup.
R1#copyrunningconfigstartupconfig

14. Now,youwillconfigurefastethernetinterface(fa0/0).Typethefollowingcommands
backtobacktoentertheinterfaceconfiguration.
R1#configterminal
R1(config)#interfacefa0/0

13. Then,typenoshutdowntobringtheinterfaceupandpressEnteroncemoreto
enabletheinterface.
R1(config)#noshutdown

14. TypethefollowingcommandtosetR1sFastEthernetaddressto192.168.101.1.
R1(configif)#ipaddress192.168.101.1255.255.255.0

15. Pressctrl+ctoreturnbacktheprivileged(oryoucantypeexittwice).

16. Beforesavingthenewconfiguration,typeshowrunning,whichwilldisplaythe
runningconfiguration.
R1#showrunning

17. Tosavewhatyouhavedone,typecopyrunningconfigstartupconfig,then
pressEntertoconfirm.
R1#copyrunningconfigstartupconfig

B.ConfiguringInterfacesforR2
1. Dragac2691routerfromtheNodesTypescolumntotheemptyworkspace.By

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default,thisrouterisreferredtoasR2.
2. RightclickR2andselectConfigure.Inthetreetotheleft,selectR2.Navigateto
theSlotstab,andclickonthedropdownmenuforslot1.
3. Forthisexercise,choosetheNM4Tadapter.TherouteroriginallyhadtwoFast
Ethernetports,butbymodifyingslot1,itnowhasfouradditionalserialports.Click
OK.Again,theserialportwillbeusedtoconnectthetworoutersandtheFast
Ethernetportswillbeusedtoconnecthoststorouters.

4. RightclickR2andclickStart,thenclickConsole.Therouterwillbootandaconsole
windowtotherouterwillopen.
YouneedtorepeattheconfigurationstepsinpartAandconfiguretheinterfacesasfollows:
s0/0 192.168.100.2/255.255.255.252
fa0/0192.168.102.1/255.255.255.0
Basically,youneedtofollowthefollowingcommands:
R2>enable
R2#configureterminal
R2(config)#interfaces0/0
R2(configif)#noshutdown
R2(configif)#ipaddress192.168.100.2255.255.255.252
R2(configif)#exit
R2(config)#interfacefa0/1
R2(configif)#noshutdown
R2(configif)#ipaddress192.168.102.1255.255.255.0
R2(configif)#exit
R2(config)#exit
R2#copyrunningconfigstartupconfig

B.ConnectingNodes

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1. MinimizetheconsolewindowssothattheGNS3workspaceisvisible.Atthetopbar,
findtheiconthatresemblesaconnector.

2. ClickontheiconandselectSerial.Thiswillallowyoutoattempttocreateaserial
connectionbetweentwonodes.ClickonR1andthenclickonR2,whichwillcreatea
redlineconnectingthetwonodes.ToexittheLinkfeature,clickontheredXicon
wheretheconnectoriconpreviouslywas.

3. Totheright,underTopologySummary,expandthetreesforR1andR2.More
detailsaregivenregardingtheconnectionthatisinplace.

4. FromtheNodesTypescolumntotheleft,clickanddragtwoQemuhoststothe
workspace.ThesedevicesarerunningmicrocoreLinuxOS,andtheywillbeused
ashostsinthisexercise.
5. Inthetopbar,clickontheconnectoriconagainandselectFastEthernet.Clickon

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R1andthenclickonQemu1andselecte0tocreateaconnectionbetweenthe
routerandhost.Whenfinished,exittheLinkfeaturebyclickingtheredXicon.
6. Repeatthepreviousstep,butthistime,drawtheconnectionfromR2toQemu2

C.TestingtheSerialConnections

1. Nowthattheroutershavebeenphysicallyconnected,theymustbetestedtoseeif
theserialconnectionisrunningsuccessfully.OntheprivilegedconsoleforR1and
R2,trythefollowings:

Router1 Success Router2 Success

(y/n)? (y/n)?

1 R1#ping192.168.100.2 R2#ping192.168.100.2

2 R1#ping192.168.102.1 R2#ping192.168.101.1

3 R1#ping192.168.101.1 R2#ping192.168.102.1

Discusswhysomepingsaresuccessful,butothersarenot.

D.IPRoutingTables
Routingtablesarenecessarytotellrouterswheretoforwardtheirpackets.Tosetastaticroute,

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youwillneedtheIPaddress,subnetmask,andthenexthopaddressorinterface.

1. OnR1,typeconfigttoenterconfigurationmodeifyouarenot.
R1#configureterminal

2. Then,typeiproute192.168.102.0255.255.255.0s0/0.Thiscommandwillputany
IPpacketaddressedtonetwork192.168.102.0onserialinterfaces0/0.
R1(config)#iproute192.168.102.0255.255.255.0s0/0

3. Typeexittoexitconfigurationmode,thentypeshowiproute.Thecurrentrouting
tablewillbedisplayed.Doyouseeastaticsettingforyourserialconnection?
R1(config)#exit
R1#showiproute

4. OnR2,inconfigurationmode,repeatthesecommandstosettheroutingtable
R2#configureterminal
R2(config)#iproute192.168.101.0255.255.255.0s0/0
R2(config)#exit
R2#showiproute
5. Doyouseeastaticsettingforyourserialconnection?

F.TestingConnectionsAgain
1. Nowthatallinterfacesandroutingtableshavebeenconfigured,testthefollowing
again.

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Router1 Success Router2 Success

(y/n)? (y/n)?

1 R1#ping192.168.100.2 R2#ping192.168.100.2

2 R1#ping192.168.102.1 R2#ping192.168.101.1

3 R1#ping192.168.101.1 R2#ping192.168.102.1

ReviewAssignment:
CreatethenetworkbelowinGNS3.Demonstratethatanyroutercanpingallinterfacesofthe
othertworouters.TestthisfortheR1,R2,andR3router.Includetheroutingtablesofthethree
routersasapictureinyourreport.(PS:useSM=255.255.255.0forallnetworksanddonot
configurethehosts192.168.1.5and192.168.4.5.Theywillbeonlyusedtocreatethe
connectionstotherouters).

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