Background $/$ Scenario

In this activity, you will construct a simple Packet Tracer network and complete basic configuration of end devices.

Instructions

Part $1$: Build the Topology.

Step $1$: Create the devices.

Deploy a $2960$ switch, two PCs and a server.

If help is required, please refer to previous activities.

Step $2$: Connect the devices.

a$.$ Connect FastEthernet$0$ on PC$0$ to FastEthernet$0/1$ on Switch$0$ with a Copper Straight$-$Through cable.

b$.$ Connect FastEthernet$0$ on PC$1$ to FastEthernet$0/2$ on Switch$0$ with a Copper Straight$-$Through cable.

c$.$ Connect FastEthernet$0$ on Server$0$ to GigabitEthernet$0/1$ on Switch$0$ with a Copper Straight$-$Through cable.

Part $2$: Configure Static IP addresses.

Step $1$: Configure IP address for Server$0.$

a$.$ Click Server$0.$

b$.$ Click the Desktop tab.

c$.$ Click the IP Configuration icon.

d$.$ Verify the bullet Static is selected.

e$.$ Enter $192\mathrm{.}168\mathrm{.}1\mathrm{.}1$ in the IP Address field.

f$.$ Enter $255\mathrm{.}255\mathrm{.}255\mathrm{.}0$ in the Subnet Mask field as needed.

g$.$ Close the IP Configuration when done.

Step $2$: Configure IP address for the PCs$.$

a$.$ Click PC$0.$

b$.$ Click the Desktop tab.

c$.$ Click the IP Configuration icon.

d$.$ Verify the bullet Static is selected.

e$.$ Enter $192\mathrm{.}168\mathrm{.}1\mathrm{.}2$ in the IP Address field.

f$.$ Enter $255\mathrm{.}255\mathrm{.}255\mathrm{.}0$ in the Subnet Mask field as needed.

g$.$ Close the IP Configuration when done for PC$0.$

h$.$ Repeat the same procedure for PC$1.$ Use $192\mathrm{.}168\mathrm{.}1\mathrm{.}3$ as the IP address for PC$1.$

Part $3$: Verify Connectivity.

Step $1$: Verify connectivity via the Command Prompt.

a$.$ Verify that all the link lights are green.

b$.$ Click PC$0.$

c$.$ Click the Desktop tab.

d$.$ Click Command Prompt to open the PC command line interface.

e$.$ At the prompt, enter ping $192\mathrm{.}168\mathrm{.}1\mathrm{.}1.$

C:$\backslash >$ ping $192\mathrm{.}168\mathrm{.}1\mathrm{.}1$

If you have done everything correctly, you should see the following output. Your output could vary, but the reply statements should be there. If the replies are not there, try redoing the device configuration to this point.

Pinging $192\mathrm{.}168\mathrm{.}1\mathrm{.}1$ with $32$ bytes of data:

Reply from $192\mathrm{.}168\mathrm{.}1\mathrm{.}1$: bytes$=32$ time$<1$ms TTL$=128$

Reply from $192\mathrm{.}168\mathrm{.}1\mathrm{.}1$: bytes$=32$ time$<1$ms TTL$=128$

Reply from $192\mathrm{.}168\mathrm{.}1\mathrm{.}1$: bytes$=32$ time$<1$ms TTL$=128$

Reply from $192\mathrm{.}168\mathrm{.}1\mathrm{.}1$: bytes$=32$ time$=1$ms TTL$=128$

Ping statistics for $192\mathrm{.}168\mathrm{.}1\mathrm{.}1$:

Packets: Sent $=4,$ Received $=4,$ Lost $=0(0\%$ loss$),$

Approximate round trip times in milli$-$seconds:

Minimum $=0$ms$,$ Maximum $=1$ms$,$ Average $=0$ms

f$.$ You can also ping PC$1.$ Navigate to the Command Prompt for PC$1$ and enter the command ping $192\mathrm{.}168\mathrm{.}1\mathrm{.}3$ at the prompt. The ping should be successful.

g$.$ Close the command prompt when finished.

Step $2$: Verify connectivity via the web browser.

a$.$ Click PC$1.$

b$.$ Click the Desktop tab.

c$.$ Click the Web Browser to open the web browser application.

d$.$ Enter $192\mathrm{.}168\mathrm{.}1\mathrm{.}1$ in the URL field and click Go$.$ The Cisco Packet Tracer webpage should open.

e$.$ Close the web browser when finished.

f$.$ You can also use the web browser application on PC$0$ to display the Cisco Packet Tracer webpage. Navigate to PC$0.$ From the Desktop tab, open Web Browser and enter $192\mathrm{.}168\mathrm{.}1\mathrm{.}1$ in the URL field.

Part $4$: Basic Switch Configuration

You will perform some basic configuration on a switch using the Config and CLI tabs in Packet Tracer.

Step $1$: The Config tab

a$.$ Click Switch$0.$

b$.$ Click the Config tab.

Note: The Config tab is not always available on physical networking equipment. Some simple devices only have config tabs$.$ The config tab can be useful for basic learning of commands, especially for beginners.

The Config tab shows a list of components that can be configured on this device. We are not going to cover what these components are, as that is learned in a networking course, but we will show how to navigate and use the interface.

c$.$ The Global Settings allows a user to change the name of a device that displays in the workspace. It also allows for changing the internal name shown at the command line prompt as well as buttons for saving, loading, exporting, and erasing configuration files.

Double$-$click in the Hostname dialog box to highlight the word Switch. Enter Central to replace Switch as the hostname. Packet Tracer will display the IOS commands necessary to accomplish the name change in the Equivalent IOS Commands box. The commands displayed should be as follows:

Switch$>$ enable

Switch# configure terminal

Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL$/$Z$.$

Switch$($config$)$# hostname Central

Central$($config$)$#

These would be the commands used from the command line interface or CLI to change the hostname. If you did not know how to do this from the CLI, the Config tab would show the necessary commands.

d$.$ Click the FastEthernet$0/1$ under the Interface heading to configure the FastEthernet$0/1$ interface.

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