In this assignment you will use my run sheet to configure 3 internal routers (part of the same network) to run the RIP Routing Protocol. You may do this assignment in Packet Tracer or on the equipment in the lab.

In order to do this assignment I need to expose you to more Cisco Router/Switch commands. Cisco equipment uses a specialized Linux-based operating system. Many normal Linux commands are deactivated for security and only the Cisco developed commands are executable. Since you have not seen these before, I am giving you the commands needed.

I strongly recommend that you do not just parrot my commands into the CLI (Command Line Interface) but rather ask yourself "What does this command do ?"

I have annotated most of my commands to assist you in this effort

Instructions --

Click on this link for the instructions for this lab. Read the instructions. Most of it you should understand but research any parts you do not understand.

Click this link for my run sheet. My run sheets are a complete record of the configuration that go into the associated network devices. I suggest you adopt a similar procedure for compiling your network configuration code.

Now is the time to use what you have learned in a practical application.

Your success with your previous network designs have not gone unnoticed. You have now been approached by a client with a much more interesting network -- one that will require an Autonomous System and your own IGP.

The client has asked you to provide your concept for this network in Packet Tracer to prove you are up to the task.

You are to configure a network for a business with the following criteria:

This is a campus-style facility with 4 buildings on a 20-square-acre parcel with the buildings in the 4 corners of the parcel. Manufacturing in building 1, Design and Tech Support in building 2, Business and Sales in building 3 and Management, IT and Vendor Partners in building 4. The gateway router is in building 4

For the purpose of this problem, you are on an internal network (behind the gateway router) so you do not have to specifically address turning on NAT, however, the concept should be a part of your design considerations

DHCP:

Since configuring DHCP is beyond the scope of this course, I cannot require you to do it. However, if you would like to, you can ask me for a run sheet with a DHCP configuration and you should know enough at this point to extrapolate the design into your network. If you do this, it is worth Extra Credit