ASSIGNMENT – LAB 2: IMPLEMENT A SIMPLE SWITCH NETWORK WEIGHTING: 10% OF THE MODULE Instructions: Preparation: Ensure you

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ASSIGNMENT – LAB 2: IMPLEMENT A SIMPLE SWITCH NETWORK
WEIGHTING: 10% OF THE MODULE
Instructions:
Preparation: Ensure you have read the lab script, and all the
materials in Blackboard LMS for Topics 5- 8, and you have
downloaded Packet Tracer version 7.3 or above.
You are required to register an account with cisco networking
academy to access Packet Tracer software.
You are required to complete Section A-D before you attempt
Section E.
Objectives
Perform a basic configuration for switches in a simple
network
Configure the PCs
Configure the Switch Management Interface
Background
In this activity, you will first perform basic switch
configurations. Then you will implement basic connectivity by
configuring IP addressing on the switches and PCs. When the IP
addressing configuration is complete, you will use various show
commands to verify configurations and use the ping command to
verify basic connectivity between devices.
A: Create a logical network diagram with 2 PCs and 2
switches.
Topology:
Addressing Table
5. Select End Devices from the options in the bottom left-hand
corner. Drag and drop 2 generic PCs onto your design area.
Select Switch from the options in the bottom left-hand corner.
Add two 2960 switches to your prototype network by dragging it onto
your design area.
Select Connections from the bottom left-hand corner. Choose the
right connections (copper straight-through/copper cross-over cable,
and connect the PCs to the Switches according to the topology.
Rename your devices as necessary.
B: Perform Basic Configuration on S1 and S2
Configure S1 with a hostname. Click S1, then click the CLI tab.
Enter the privileged EXEC mode, then enter the global configuration
mode, and configure the hostname as S1.
Step 2: Configure the console and privileged EXEC mode
passwords. a. Configure psb as the console password and enable
login.
b. Use dcng for the encrypted privileged EXEC mode password.
Verify the password configurations for S1.
To verify the passwords are configured correctly, enter end to
exit the global configuration mode. Type exit to exit the
privileged EXEC mode.
Press Enter and you will be prompted for a password (i.e. “psb”)
to enter the user EXEC mode. Type enable (or “en”) to enter the
privileged EXEC mode, enter the password “dcng”, and enter
configure terminal (or “conf t”) to enter global configuration
mode.
10. Configure a message of the day (MOTD) banner to warn
unauthorized access. Use the banner motd command with the sample
message.
11. Save the configuration file to NVRAM.
Exit to privileged EXEC mode
Enter the copy running-config startup-config command (or “copy
run start”) to save the configuration
12. Repeat Steps 1 through 5 on S2:
C: Configure the PCs
13. Configure both PCs with IP addresses.
Click PC1, and then click the Desktop tab.
Click IP Configuration. In the Addressing Table, you can see
that the IP address for PC1 is supposed to be 192.168.1.1 and the
subnet mask 255.255.255.0. Enter this information for PC1 in the IP
Configuration windows.
Repeat steps 1a and 1b for PC2.
14. Test connectivity to switches.
Click PC1, close the IP Configuration window if it is still
open. In the Desktop tab, click Command Prompt.
Type the ping command and the IP address for S1, and press
Enter. Were you successful?
D: Configure the Switch Management Interface.
10. Configure S1 with an IP address. Switches can be used
without any configurations. Switches forward information from one
port to another based on Media Access Control (MAC) addresses. An
IP address is required to connect to a switch remotely, and the
switch is managed through VLAN1 by default.
a. In the global configuration mode, enter the following
commands to configure S1 with an IP address in VLAN1:
Save the configuration by entering the copy run start
command
Verify the IP address configuration on S1:
Configure S2 with an IP address. Use the information in the
Addressing Table, repeat the same process in Step1 to configure S2
with an IP address. Remember to save and verify your
configurations.
Verify network connectivity. Network connectivity can be
verified using the ping command. It is very important that
connectivity exists throughout the network.
Click PC1, and then click the Desktop tab, open the Command
Prompt. Ping the IP address for PC2, ping the IP address for S1,
and ping the IP address for S2:
From PC2, ping the other devices in the network
From S1, ping the other devices in the network
From S2, ping the devices in the network.
All pings should be successful. If your first ping result is
80%, retry; it should now be 100%. You will learn why a ping may
fail the first time later in your studies. If you are unable to
ping any of the devices, check your configuration for errors.
E: Submission of Reflection Exercise (10%)
Reflection is the process of self-evaluation of your learning
experience. It guides you in critically evaluating your progress in
mastering a concept or technique.
a) Summarize what you have learnt from completing Section A to D
of the lab exercise. You may include screenshots of your work. You
may also include additional learning activities you performed
during your pre-lab preparation, or relevant activities from Topic
5-8 of the course.
a) Briefly describe what concepts you do not yet fully
understand in your learning that is relevant to the lab/pre-lab
preparation (e.g. VLAN, Cisco command, switch management interface,
etc), as well as materials from Topic 5-8 of the course.