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Task 3: Prepare the Network
Cable a network that is similar to the one in the topology diagram in Figure 2-11.
Step 1.
You can use any current router in your lab as long as it has the required interfaces as
shown in the topology.
Clear any existing configurations on the routers.
Step 2.
Task 4: Perform Basic Router Configurations
Perform basic configuration of the BRANCH, HQ, and ISP routers according to the following guidelines:
Configure the router host name.
1.
Disable DNS lookup.
2.
Configure an EXEC mode password.
3.
Configure a message-of-the-day banner.
4.
Configure a password for console connections.
5.
Configure a password for VTY connections.
6.
Synchronize unsolicited messages and debug output with solicited output and prompts for the
console and virtual terminal lines.
7.
Configure an EXEC timeout of 15 minutes.
8.
Task 5: Configure and Activate Serial and Ethernet Addresses
Configure the interfaces on the BRANCH, HQ, and ISP routers.
Step 1.
Configure the interfaces on the BRANCH, HQ, and ISP routers with the IP addresses from
the table provided under the topology diagram. When you have finished, be sure to save
the running configuration to the NVRAM of the router.
Configure the Ethernet interfaces.
Step 2.
Configure the Ethernet interfaces on PC1, PC2, and the web server with the IP addresses
from the table provided under the topology diagram.
Task 6: Verify Connectivity to Next-Hop Device
You should
not
have connectivity between end devices yet. However, you can test connectivity
between two routers and between and end device and its default gateway.
Verify BRANCH and HQ connectivity.
Step 1.
Verify that BRANCH can ping across the WAN link to HQ and that HQ can ping across
the WAN link that it shares with ISP.
Verify PC1, PC2, and web server connectivity.
Step 2.
Verify that PC1, PC2, and the web server can ping their respective default gateways.
