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2 Experiment II Basic Configuration of Network Equipment

1．Experimental purpose

The goal of this experiment is to master the basic method and configuration of router interconnection. The
main experimental tasks include:

a) Planning the basic characteristics of network interconnection (such as IP address);

b) Master the configuration process of basic parameters of router interface.
c) Understanding the role of routing tables in network interconnection

2．Experimental devices

a) HUAWEI eNSP Simulator Platform

b) Personal Computers

3．Experimental network topology

Explanation:

Note that the interface connection in the experiment can be selected according to the actual device. (in
the figure, the GE port is the Giga-Ethernet interface; the E port is the Ethernet interface). IP addresses
should be set according to need. Note that the two addresses directly connected to each other should
belong to the same network.

4．Experimental procedure
Task A: Building Basic Networks

The goal of this task is to familiarize and master the network connection configuration of router and client.

Two routers are connected through GE interfaces, the GE interface of routers are connected to Ethernet
interfaces of the clients separately. Comple
te the interconnection of Client and Router.

Task B: Basic Configuration of Routers

Start the eNSP software and establish the network topology such as the upper figure. Then enter to CLI.
(see the video 4 carefully)

Use the "ip address" command to configure the IP address of the router's GE ports.

Router AR1 is configured as follows:

[AR1] interface giga0/0/0 ;enter giga0/0/0 interface configuration mode

[AR1-GigabitEthernet0/0/0] IP address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0

;Configure the IP address of the interface

[AR1- GigabitEthernet 0/0/0] quit ;exit giga0/0/0 interface configuration mode

The following steps are used to configure the IP address for the GE0/0/1 interface.

[AR1] interface giga0/0/1

[AR1- GigabitEthernet 0/0/1] IP address 192.168.3.1 255.255.255.0

[AR1- GigabitEthernet 0/0/1] quit

[AR1]

Router AR2 is configured as follows:

[AR2] interface giga0/0/0

[AR2- GigabitEthernet 0/0/0] IP address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0

[AR2- GigabitEthernet 0/0/0] quit

[AR2] interface giga0/0/1

[AR2-GigabitEthernet0/0/1] IP address 192.168.3.2 255.255.255.0

[AR2-GigabitEthernet0/0/1] quit

[AR2]

The configuration command of IP address can be abbreviated as:

[AR2-GigabitEthernet0/0/0] IP address 192.168.2.1 24

It indicates that the subnet mask of this IP address is 255.255.255.0, that is, the first 24 bits are network
bits. (11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000)
Client1 and Client2 are connected directly to routers through network cables. Their gateway addresses are
set as the GE interface addresses of the routers connected. Their respective IP addresses are configured as
follows. After configuring, use ping command to test the connectivity between the direct links.

Task C: Connectivity Test

(1) Connectivity Test between AR1 and AR2

Execute ping command to test the connectivity between AR1 and the GE0/0/1 port of AR2.

[AR1]ping 192.168.3.2

(2) Client1 Ping AR1

Execute ping command to test the connectivity between Client1 and the GE port2 of AR1.

ping 192.168.1.1

ping 192.168.3.1
(3) Client2 Ping AR2

Execute ping command to test the connectivity between Client2 and the GE ports of AR2.

ping 192.168.2.1

ping 192.168.3.2
(4) Client1 Ping Client2

On the Client1, enter the Command line interface, Ping the IP address of the Client2.

ping 192.168.2.10
The result shows that Client1 can't ping the Client2. Why?

The two clients cannot communicate directly with each other as they are connected through routers .