In this lab, I am gonna teach you Basic Router Configuration On Cisco Packet Tracer
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Basic Router Configuration VLSM
Given network: 200.150.100.0
Required hosts on Router 1: 14
Required hosts on Router 2: 6
R1<= 14
14<= 2n – 2
14<= 24 – 2
14<= 16 – 2
14<= 14
Total number of network bits = 32
32 – n = 32 – 4 = 28 (CIDR value of given network i.e. Router 1)
i.e. 200.150.100.0/28
N.S.M = 11111111. 11111111. 11111111.11110000
= 255.255.255.240
Block size = 256 – N.S.M
= 256 – 240 = 16
Note: Add this block size in given network so that we can get our new network for Router 2.
So the new network is 200.150.100.16/?
Now find FVH, LVH, and broadcast address
Given Network | 200 | 150 | 100 | 0 |
First Valid Host-FVH | 200 | 150 | 100 | 1 |
Last Valid Host-LVH | 200 | 150 | 100 | 14 |
Broadcast | 200 | 150 | 100 | 15 |
New Network | 200 | 150 | 100 | 16 |
R2<= 6
6<= 2n – 2
6<= 23 – 2
6<= 8 – 2
6<= 6
Total number of network bits = 32
32 – n = 32 – 3 = 29 (CIDR value of new network i.e. Router 2)
i.e. 200.150.100.16/29
N.S.M = 11111111. 11111111. 11111111.11111000
= 255.255.255.248
Block size = 256 – N.S.M
= 256 – 248 = 8
Note: Add this block size in given network so that we can get our new network for Router 1 and 2 (Virtual Network).
So the new network is 200.150.100.24/?
Now find FVH, LVH, and broadcast address
Given Network | 200 | 150 | 100 | 16 |
First Valid Host-FVH | 200 | 150 | 100 | 17 |
Last Valid Host-LVH | 200 | 150 | 100 | 22 |
Broadcast | 200 | 150 | 100 | 23 |
New Network | 200 | 150 | 100 | 24 |
Router 1 & 2 <= 2 hosts (we required only two IP to connect 2 routers)
2 <= 2n – 2
2 <= 22 – 2
2 <= 4 – 2
2 <= 2
Total number of network bits = 32
32 – n = 32 – 2 = 30 (CIDR of Virtual network (R1&R2)
i.e. 200.150.100.24/30
N.S.M = 11111111.11111111.11111111.11111100
= 255.255.255.252
Block Size = 256 – N.S.M
= 256 – 252 = 4
Note: Add this block size in given network so that we can get our new network for Router 3. This network can be used in future.
so the new network is 200.150.100.28/?
Now find FVH, LVH and Broadcast address
Given Network | 200 | 150 | 100 | 24 |
First Valid Host-FVH | 200 | 150 | 100 | 25 |
Last Valid Host-LVH | 200 | 150 | 100 | 26 |
Broadcast | 200 | 150 | 100 | 27 |
New Network | 200 | 150 | 100 | 28 |
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Basic Router Configuration on Router 1
Router>enable Router#configure terminal Router(config)#hostname R1 R1(config)#interface fastEthernet 0/0 R1(config-if)#ip address 200.150.100.1 255.255.255.240 R1(config-if)#no shutdown R1(config-if)#exit R1(config)#interface serial 0/0/0 R1(config-if)#ip address 200.150.100.25 255.255.255.252 R1(config-if)#clock rate 64000 R1(config-if)#no shutdown R1(config-if)#exit R1(config)#exit R1#write |
Basic Router Configuration on Router 2
Router>enable Router#configure terminal Router(config)#hostname R2 R2(config)#interface fastEthernet 0/0 R2(config-if)#ip address 200.150.100.17 255.255.255.248 R2(config-if)#no shutdown R2(config-if)#exit R2(config)#interface serial 0/1/0 R2(config-if)#ip address 200.150.100.26 255.255.255.252 R2(config-if)#no shutdown R2(config-if)#exit R2(config)#exit R2#write |
Verification on Router 1
R1#show ip route 200.150.100.0/24 is variably subnetted, 2 subnets, 2 masks C 200.150.100.0/28 is directly connected, FastEthernet0/0 C 200.150.100.24/30 is directly connected, Serial0/0/0 |
Verification on Router 2
R2#show ip route 200.150.100.0/24 is variably subnetted, 2 subnets, 2 masks C 200.150.100.16/29 is directly connected, FastEthernet0/0 C 200.150.100.24/30 is directly connected, Serial0/1/0 |