GRE Tunnel 2
GRE tunnels, without the encryption, can be a breeze to configure and verify – you just need to practice the variations. Today’s post does just that, with a lab topology that looks like two enterprise routers connected to the Internet,
Back to homepage
Archive
Answers: PPP over Ethernet 1
The new ICND2 book takes extra care to map out the configuration required for PPPoE, along with the somewhat complex verification and troubleshooting details as well. This lab is meant to be straightforward so that you get practice on getting
PPP over Ethernet 1
PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) can be one of the more challenging configuration topics on the CCNA exam. Why? First, many network engineers ignore PPPoE as something that is configured only occasionally. Then, when faced with configuring it, you can follow
Answers: Basic SNMP Config 1
Can you configure SNMP version 2C without looking up the commands? Can you secure it with what effectively acts like passwords? You know the drill: go try the original lab exercise first, and then come back here to check your
Basic SNMP Config 1
Interestingly, Cisco added a couple of smaller management-oriented protocols – including SNMP – to the CCNA R&S exam mix when they changed the exams back in 2013 (exams 100-101, 200-101, 200-120). SNMP which allows management software to send and receive
Answers: PAP 2
Unidirectional PAP authentication – sounds like a lot to do, but it just takes a few commands. Check out the requirements back in the lab post, create your answers, and come back here to check your work.
PAP 2
PPP authentication has been around for a long time with both Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) and Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP). Although most people use CHAP (for stronger authentication), practicing PAP from the CLI can be useful for rounding out
Answers: RIPv2 Basics 2
Once you have read through the book’s material for RIPv2, it should only take two or three good RIP labs to get comfortable with RIP configuration. This latest lab should help you with that bit of practice. You know the
RIPv2 Basics 2
RIP Version 2 (RIPv2) configuration requires the use of network command to indirectly enable RIP on router interfaces. This lab asks you to configure RIP by choosing the correct parameters for the RIPv2 network command, please consider a few other
Answers: RIPv2 Options 1
Know how to limit the number of RIP routes to each destination? How to enable RIP on an interface – but to not send Update messages out that interface? How to make RIP not summarize routes for classful networks? The
