Connecting Networks Lab Manual

Chapter 1 — Hierarchical Network Design ................................................................................... 1

1.0.1.2 Class Activity – Design Hierarchy .......................................................................................... 1

1.4.1.1 Class Activity – Borderless Innovations – Everywhere ......................................................... 2

Chapter 2 — Connecting to the WAN ............................................................................................. 3

2.0.1.2 Class Activity – Branching Out .............................................................................................. 3

2.2.4.3 Lab – Researching WAN Technologies .................................................................................. 5

2.3.1.1 Class Activity – WAN Device Modules ................................................................................ 10

Chapter 3 — Point-to-Point Connections ..................................................................................... 11

3.0.1.2 Class Activity – PPP Persuasion ........................................................................................... 11

3.3.2.8 Lab – Configuring Basic PPP with Authentication .............................................................. 12

3.4.1.5 Lab – Troubleshooting Basic PPP with Authentication ....................................................... 29

3.5.1.1 Class Activity – PPP Validation ............................................................................................ 37

Chapter 4 — Frame Relay ............................................................................................................. 39

4.0.1.2 Class Activity – Emerging WAN Technologies ................................................................... 39

4.2.2.7 Lab – Configuring Frame Relay and Subinterfaces ............................................................. 40

4.3.1.6 Lab – Troubleshooting Basic Frame Relay .......................................................................... 58

4.4.1.1 Class Activity – Frame Relay Budget Proposal ................................................................... 64

Chapter 5 — Network Address Translation for IPv4 .................................................................. 65

5.0.1.2 Class Activity – Conceptual NAT ......................................................................................... 65

5.2.2.6 Lab – Configuring Dynamic and Static NAT ....................................................................... 66

5.2.3.7 Lab – Configuring Port Address Translation (PAT) .............................................................. 75

5.3.1.5 Lab – Troubleshooting NAT Configurations ........................................................................ 81

5.4.1.1 Class Activity – NAT Check ................................................................................................. 86

Chapter 6 — Broadband Solutions ............................................................................................... 87

6.0.1.2 Class Activity – Broadband Varieties .................................................................................... 87

6.2.4.2 Lab – Researching Broadband Internet Access Technologies .............................................. 88

6.3.2.3 Lab – Configuring a Router as a PPPoE Client for DSL Connectivity ................................ 93

6.4.1.1 Class Activity – Telework Proposal ...................................................................................... 98

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Chapter 7 — Securing Site-to-Site Connectivity .......................................................................... 99

7.0.1.2 Class Activity – VPNs at a Glance ........................................................................................ 99

7.2.2.5 Lab – Configuring a Point-to-Point GRE VPN Tunnel ...................................................... 100

7.5.1.1 Class Activity – VPN Planning Design ............................................................................... 106

Chapter 8 — Monitoring the Network ........................................................................................ 107

8.0.1.2 Class Activity – Network Maintenance Development ....................................................... 107

8.1.2.6 Lab – Configuring Syslog and NTP .................................................................................... 108

8.2.1.8 Lab – Researching Network Monitoring Software ............................................................ 116

8.2.2.4 Lab – Configuring SNMP ................................................................................................... 119

8.3.3.3 Lab – Collecting and Analyzing NetFlow Data .................................................................. 129

8.4.1.1 Class Activity – A Network Administrator’s Toolbox for Monitoring ............................... 136

Chapter 9 — Troubleshooting the Network ............................................................................... 137

9.0.1.2 Class Activity – Network Breakdown ................................................................................. 137

9.3.1.1 Class Activity – Documentation Development .................................................................. 138