CCNA Discovery

Live CD Server

Bill Frey: Saratoga Springs

Bruce Brumley and Craig McKenzie: Portland
Linda White and Karen Alderson: Little Rock

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 Agenda

ƒ Overview of the Discovery Server v2.0

ƒ Resources Available to Support the Discovery Server
ƒ Downloading, Creating, and Booting Discovery
Server CD
ƒ Basic Server Configuration
ƒ Starting and Connecting to the Streaming Video Server
ƒ Practice
ƒ Q and A/Discussion

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 Overview
of Discovery
Server

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 CCNA Discovery Server v2.0

ƒ Live CD that provides network services in an isolated

lab environment, disconnected from the Internet
ƒ Offers great flexibility to enrich the learning experience
ƒ Network services provided
FTP Telnet SSH SMTP Web Server
DNS IMAP POP3 DHCP Streaming Video

ƒ CCNA® Discovery Server is required to complete many

of the labs in the CCNA Discovery series
ƒ Runs on most PCs with minimal hardware requirements

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Additional Information/Notes

ƒ Discovery Server is designed to match the Discovery

curriculum and Eagle Server is for the Exploration
curriculum
ƒ Discovery Server is the only officially supported server
for Discovery curriculum
ƒ You may use any server for the labs, but they may
require some changes for the intended lab results
ƒ Discovery Server can also be installed on a computer
or run in a virtual machine. Discovery ICG has
instructions on how to perform a Windows or Linux
install

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Additional Information/Notes

ƒ VMware can be used to run Discovery Server either as

a “Live CD” or as a customized installation into a virtual
machine
ƒ Eagle Server has a virtual machine image that can be
downloaded from Academy Connection, but Discovery
Server does not
ƒ VMware software can be downloaded from
http://www.vmware.com

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 Also Included on the CD

ƒ WireShark, a packet sniffer

ƒ nmap, a port scanner
ƒ Dia, a network diagramming tool
ƒ Complete office suite, including word processing,
presentation, and spreadsheet applications

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 What Is a Live CD?

ƒ A LiveCD, Live CD or LiveDistro is a computer

operating system that is executed upon boot without
installation to a hard drive
ƒ The term “live” derives from the fact that these
distributions are a complete, functioning and
operational operating system residing on the
distribution medium
ƒ A LiveDistro does not alter the operating system or files
already installed on the computer hard drive unless
instructed to do so
ƒ LiveDistros often include mechanisms and utilities for
more permanent installation
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ƒ The default option is to allow the user to return the

computer to its previous state when the LiveDistro
is ejected and the computer is rebooted
ƒ It is able to run without permanent installation by
placing the files that typically would be stored on
a hard drive into a RAM disk

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 Hardware Resources

Specifications Minimum Preferred

CPU Intel P3 Intel P4 or better

256 MB (run from HDD) 512 MB (run from HDD)

RAM
512 MB (run from (RAM) 1 GB (run from CD)
4 GB (run from HDD) 10 GB (run from HDD)
HDD
0 GB (run from RAM) 0 GB (run from RAM)
Linux compatible
Linux compatible
CD/DVD 10X (run from HDD)
48X (run from CD)
30X (run from RAM)
Graphics
Linux compatible Linux compatible
Card

NIC Linux compatible Linux compatible

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 Cautions

ƒ RAM is critical; the more RAM the better

the performance
ƒ All hardware must be Linux compatible
ƒ The server probably will not boot on a machine
that uses a USB keyboard

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 Resources
for Discovery
Server

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 Available Resources

ƒ Interactive Course Guides (ICG)

ƒ Discovery Server Instructions
ƒ Discovery Server FAQ
ƒ Discussion Forums
ƒ Help Desk

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 CLI and Academy Connection
Instructor Page

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 Interactive Course Guides

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 Interactive Course Guides

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 Discovery Server ICG Options

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 Discovery Server ICG
View ICG

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 Discovery Server ICG
Download ICG

ƒ Click on to download the Discovery Server ICG

to your computer

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 Discovery Server ICG
ICG Tutorials

ƒ Click on to go into the ICG Tutorials section

ƒ Download the CCNA Discovery Server Initial Set-up

Tutorial to your computer

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 CLI and Academy Connection
Course Catalog

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 CLI and Academy Connection
CCNA Discovery Server

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 CLI and Academy Connection
Discovery and Eagle Server Discussion Forum

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 Downloading,
Creating, and
Booting Discovery
Server CD

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 CLI and Academy Connection
CCNA Discovery Server Live CD

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 Creating the CD

ƒ Burn the CD to disc using a CD authoring program

ƒ Do not drag the iso image to a CD
ƒ Image files contain a directory structure, files and boot
tracks which are not created by copying the intact file
to a disc
ƒ Many CD authoring programs are available that will
burn an iso file into a CD
ƒ ImgBurn is a donationware utility you can use to burn
the CD
http://www.imgburn.com/

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 Booting the Machine with the Live CD

ƒ Change the BIOS boot order to boot from

the CDROM drive first
ƒ Some computers require a BIOS change while others
use a function key when you start the computer
ƒ Terminate the NIC card by connecting it to a switch,
router or PC using the appropriate cable
ƒ Insert the Discovery Server CD and reboot the machine

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 Booting the Machine with the Live CD

ƒ Enter “a” when presented with the first menu

ƒ It is the option normally used for booting
Discovery Server

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 Discovery Server

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 Discovery Server Live CD
Quick Reference

ƒ Root Password: discoverit

ƒ User Accounts: 20 user accounts
Username: userX
Password: cheetahX
X is a number between 1 and 20

ƒ Server Name: server.discovery.ccna

ƒ IP Address: 172.17.1.1
ƒ Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
ƒ Default Gateway: 172.17.0.1

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Quick Reference
DHCP
ƒ Pool Address Range: 172.17.1.50 to 172.17.1.254
ƒ Lease: 4 hours
ƒ Default Gateway: 172.17.1.1
ƒ Domain Name: discovery.ccna

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Quick Reference
DNS
ƒ Resolves names for the discovery.ccna domain

Name Address

server.discovery.ccna 172.17.1.1

server-1.discovery.ccna 172.17.1.1

server-2.discovery.ccna 172.17.1.2

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 Basic Server
Configuration

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 Caution

ƒ After the server has started, it may be necessary

to manually configure the IP address information, start
the DHCP daemon (dhcpd), and restart DNS (named)
ƒ Use the following procedure to check the IP address
assigned to the computer’s NIC:
1. Choose Terminal to open a terminal window
2. Enter su - and click Enter
(note that the ‘space’ and the ‘-’ following su are very
important)
3. When prompted, enter the root password discoverit
4. When the terminal window is open, enter the ifconfig
command to see information about the interfaces found
in the machine
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 Setting the Network Address

1. Click the “K” start button in the lower left corner of the
screen, click Administration and then click Network

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 Setting the Network Address

2. When prompted, enter the root password discoverit

and click OK
The Network Configuration window should open
The interfaces displayed will depend on the computer system

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 Setting the Network Address

3. On the Network Configuration window, click

the Devices tab

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 Setting the Network Address

4. Select eth0 or the interface that corresponds

to your first Ethernet card and then click Edit
This should display the Ethernet Device configuration

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 Setting the Network Address

5. To set the IP addressing information, click the

Statically set IP addresses radio button and
enter the following information:
Address: 172.17.1.1
Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0
Default gateway address: 172.17.0.1

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 Setting the Network Address

6. Click OK

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 Setting the Network Address

7. Return to the Network Configuration window

and click the DNS tab

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 Setting the Network Address

8. Enter the following information:

Hostname: server.discovery.ccna
Primary DNS: 127.0.0.1

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9. Next, click the Devices tab

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10. Choose eth0

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11. Click Activate

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12. Answer Yes/OK to any questions

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 Setting the Network Address

13. Close the Network Configuration window

When prompted, click Yes to save changes

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 Starting DNS and DHCP
ƒ The DNS service must be restarted to reflect the new IP
address on the Ethernet interface
ƒ In addition, because the Ethernet interface failed to initialize
during startup, the DHCP service (if required) must also be
manually started
1. Click Terminal to open a terminal window

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 Starting DNS and DHCP

2. Enter su - and click Enter

Note that the ‘space’ and ‘-’ following su are very important

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3. When prompted, enter the root password discoverit

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4. Enter service named restart and press Enter

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5. Enter dhcpd and press Enter

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ƒ You should now have a fully operational server

ƒ It may take a few minutes for DNS to become
fully operational

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 Streaming Video
Server Setup

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 Streaming Video

ƒ Darwin Streaming Server from Apple

ƒ Requires that Quicktime client be installed
on local machine
ƒ Service is off by default because it is used
in very few labs

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 Starting the Streaming Server
Log on as Root User

ƒ To stream a video, use the following procedure from

the server console to log in as root user:
1. Choose Terminal to open a terminal window

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Log on as Root User

2. Enter su - and click Enter

Note that the ‘space’ and ‘-’ following su are very important

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Log on as Root User

3. When prompted, enter the root password discoverit

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Start the Administration Server

ƒ After you are logged in as root and have a terminal

session open, complete the following steps:
1. Enter cd / to go to the root directory

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Start the Administration Server

2. Enter cd /usr/StreamingServer to go to the directory

with the streaming server files

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Start the Administration Server

3. Enter DarwinStreamingServer to start the server

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Start the Administration Server

4. Enter perl streamingadminserver.pl to start

the administration server

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Set up a Video Stream

ƒ When the administration server is running, all further

configuration is accomplished using a web browser
1. Connect to the server on port 1220
The username and password are both stream
Go to http://172.17.1.1:1220/

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Set up a Video Stream

2. Delete any old playlists that may be present

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Set up a Video Stream

3. Click on “New Media Playlist”

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Set up a Video Stream

4. Create a new playlist by dragging the movie file

to the right box
Select Sequential Looped for the play mode
Name the stream
Click Save Changes button

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Set up a Video Stream

5. Click the arrow button next to the stream name

to start the streaming video

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 Connecting to a Stream

ƒ To connect to the stream, use the Quicktime Player

(free download from Apple Inc. at http://www.apple.com)
1. Launch Quicktime Player

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 Connecting to a Stream

2. Under File, click Open URL

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 Connecting to a Stream

3. Enter the URL rtsp://<server ip>/stream

For example, rtsp://172.17.1.1/MWO.sdp
Assuming the server has the IP address of 172.17.1.1
and the stream is MWO.sdp for “Mind Wide Open”

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 CCNA Discovery
Server Labs

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 Working at a Small-to-Medium Business
or ISP Labs with Discovery Server
ƒ Lab 5.3.9b Managing Router Configuration Files Using
TFTP
ƒ Lab 8.3.2 Conducting a Network Capture with Wireshark
ƒ Lab 8.4.3a Managing Cisco IOS® Images with TFTP
ƒ Lab 8.4.3b Managing Cisco IOS Images with ROMMON
and TFTP
ƒ Lab 9.1.3 Using Wireshark to Observe the TCP
Three-Way Handshake
ƒ Lab 9.5.3 Using Telnet and SSH to Access Network
Devices

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 Introducing Routing and Switching in the
Enterprise Labs with Discovery Server
ƒ Lab 8.5.1 Configuring ACLs and Verifying with
Console Logging
ƒ Lab 8.5.2 Configuring ACLs and Recording Activity
to a Syslog Server
ƒ Lab 9.5.2 Troubleshooting ACL Configuration
and Placement
ƒ Lab 10.0.1 Putting It All Together

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 Designing and Supporting Computer
Networks Labs with Discovery Server
ƒ Lab 2.5.2 Monitoring Network Performance
ƒ Lab 4.2.3 Analyzing Network Traffic
ƒ Lab 4.3.4 Exploring Network QoS
ƒ Lab 4.4.4 Investigating Video Traffic Impact on a Network
ƒ Lab 4.5.1 Identifying Traffic Flows
ƒ Lab 4.5.2 Diagramming Intranet Traffic Flows

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ƒ Lab 4.5.3 Diagramming Traffic Flows to and from Remote
Sites
ƒ Lab 4.5.4 Diagramming External Traffic Flows
ƒ Lab 4.5.5 Diagramming Extranet Traffic Flows
ƒ Lab 5.5.3 Developing ACLs to Implement Firewall Rule
Sets
ƒ Lab 7.3.5 Testing a Prototype Network

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 Practice with
Discovery Server

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 Q and A
Discussion

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