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Config Lab CCNA Vol 1 Part 2
CLI Miscellany 1
The CCENT and CCNA R&S certifications include many prominent features that need to be configured. VLANs. Trunking. Routing protocols. IPv4 addressing. IPv6 addressing. But there are also the occasional small topic or single command that might be forgotten. This lab
Answers: Login Security 1
This lab asks you to work through a few login security options in IOS. Should be a quick and easy lab. Check out the requirements here first, and come back to this post for the answers. Zero in on OSPF
Login Security 1
One of the first configuration items that becomes second nature is the configuration of basic password settings. But it is also easy to forget about the small differences in password security configuration once you get used to configuring your own
Answers: Switch IP 1
Cisco Catalyst switches typically allow Telnet/SSH access as a matter of habit. For practice, check out the earlier lab exercise, create your own answer, and check your answer against this blog post. Answers Example 1: SW1 Config|
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interface vlan 1 ip address 10.1.1.20 255.255.255.0 no shutdown ! ip default-gateway 10.1.1.1 |
Switch IP 1
A layer 2 switch does not need an IP address or default gateway for its primary purpose of forwarding layer 2 Ethernet frames. However, the switch does need an IP address and a default gateway for layer 3 communication, such
Answers: CLI Passwords 2
Do you know how to configure local usernames, and enable their use for login security on a Cisco router? No more sharing the same login password among all the network engineers. If you want some quick practice, go back
CLI Passwords 2
The simplest way to protect the CLI uses passwords shared by all, rather than a per-user username and password. Using a per-user login method improves security. The easiest option for using per-user logins in a Cisco lab is to configure
Answers: Trunking for Only Some VLANs
Time to check your config versus this latest lab. Do you recall the command and syntax to restrict a trunk on a Catalyst switch from supporting all VLANs? Go try the lab yourself on paper, then come back here and
Trunking for Only Some VLANs
VLAN trunks between Cisco Catalyst switches support all VLANs known to the switches. Then add a new VLAN, and the trunk supports it. Is that a good idea? In this post, you will get a chance to practice that common
