Networking Lab 8

Lab Name: Subnetting
Name: Leo Burke
Date: 10-29-07

Objective
In this lab we were to set up a rudimentary network with 2 routers and 2 switches. After wiring all the componants together, we were to set it up without the aid of router RIP to see what would happen. Then, we assigned all new IP and Subnets and using the Router RIP protocol, but after it was set up we were to leave the room and our instructor would come into the room and mess up something for us to troubleshoot and fix.


Equiptment List
2 Lab computers
2 Routers
2 Switches
Network Cabling
Hyperterminal
Command Prompt
Lab Handout

Notes and Observations
At first, both sides of the network had problems getting the computers to 'See' each other throught the routers, and it was very slow going. Eventually, we got both of them to work. There was a great deal of misscommunication and a few missed steps, and the lab ended up taking much longer than anticipated. Once our network had been set up for the first time the other computer and switch had gone onto another step, while I assumed that both groups were ready.  I was wrong, and for the next hour both groups tried troubleshooting everything, from the routers to the IP addresses. Finnally, we figuried out that I had skipped a crucial step, after we re-assigned the IP addresses to the network the other computer was on, things worked. Beacuse that was the problem that the instructor was going to introduce anyway, and due to the fact we were in the Lab an extra hour, we called it a day after that.

Diagrams Flowcharts and Figures
none presented


References
Lab Handout
Hyperterminal Command sheet

Questions
Check the connectivity betweenn cp1 and cp1. What method did you use to test connectivity? Was it successful? if not, why did the test fail?
Ping, No, Router Rip was not activated.

Check the interfaces on the routers with the command show ip interface breif. are all fo the neccessary inerfaces operation? describe Yes, shows all of the connections.

View the IP routing table for both routers usoing the command show ip rout. Record thre resuls. is a rout availible from pc1 to 2. 
C 192.168.14.0 Directly Connected e0
C 192.168.01.24 Directly Connected f0
S 192.168.01.24 Directly Connected

Why Don't you need Static routes on Routers?
We are not using Router RIP

Re-Check connectivity between router 1 and router 2. What were the results?
Not successful

How does useing a routing protocol suc as RIP differ from configururing static routes?
Much easier
When would you elect to use a routing protocol?
Whenever possible
When would you use static routes?
When router RIP is inaccessible.
 
Type the command 'debug ip rip' at the privilaged EXEC mode prompt. Was there any output from the debug command?
No
What did the output show?
Nothing

At each router type 'show ip route'. What are the entries for router1? Router 2? How do they differ from before?

Router 1:
C 172.16.0.1 Direct connect e0
C 172.17.0.1 Direct connect f0
C 172.16.0.0 direct connect

Router 2:
C 172.18.0.1 Direct connect e0
C 172.17.0.2 Direct connect f0
C 172.18.0.0 direct connect

Differnt IPs and Subnet masks


Conclusions

this lab was much harder than previous labs, there were a lot of steps and it was very easy to lose track and miss something. A result of an overlooked step and misscommunication, I skipped a step when I though the other team was catching up, it took us 1 and a half hours of troubleshooting to figure out what was the problem. Eventually, we figured it out and got the network working again. Face to face communication is important in any lab, especially this one, where we had 2 people set up 2 computers. In this lab, knowing what page your partner was on was more important than knowing how to set up a router.