Cisco Packet Tracer Assignment: VLANs, PPP, and Routing

This is a two (2) part assignment.  In part 1, you will complete a Cisco lab.  In part 2, you will create your own Packet Tracer file to practice for the project. 

• Unzip the file PacketTracerAndLabs.zip under "IT Infrastructure Project Assignments".  
• In the zip file PacketTracerAndLabs.zip, install Packet Tracer using the .exe file “Cisco Packet Tracer 6.2 for Windows Student Version.exe”.
• Open the PDF in the zip file for an introduction to Packet Tracer.
• A popup window will exist when you open the .PKA file using Packet Tracer, please make sure you can see the pop-up window with the instructions in Part 1.
• You must use the Packet Tracer version 6.2, provided in the Project instructions zip file.  Instructors cannot open other versions due to licensing and will not be able to open incompatible versions, resulting in loss of points.
• Assignments that do not use Packet Tracer 6.2 will notbe given credit or re-attempts.
• Leave all passwords blank on devices in Packet Tracer so that your assignment can be graded properly.
• Submit your Packet Tracer file. Non-working Packet Tracer files and/or solutions from the Internet will NOT be given credit.
• Submit one (1) Microsoft Word document with your answers to each question.  Take screenshots that include your Operating System data and time stamp of each solution working in Packet Tracer and post these in appendices in the Word document. 
• Assignments without proper Screenshots of your solutions working in Packet Tracerwill NOT be given credit. 
• Please see the example screenshot for how to create proper screenshots for your assignments and projects.

• Topology

• Addressing Table

This activity allows you to practice a variety of skills including configuring VLANs, PPP with CHAP, static and default routing, using IPv4 and IPv6. Due to the sheer number of graded elements, you can click Check Results and Assessment Items to see if you correctly entered a graded command. Use the cisco and class passwords to access privileged EXEC modes of the CLI for routers and switches.

Addressing

• The addressing scheme uses the 192.168.1.0/24 address space. Additional address space is available between VLAN 15 and VLAN 1. VLAN 25 needs enough addresses for 50 hosts. Determine the subnet and complete the subnet table below.

• Complete the Addressing Tableby assigning the following addresses to VLAN 25:
  • R2G0/0.25 - First IPv4 address
  • PC25- 2^nd IPv4 address
  • L25- Last IPv4 address
• Configure IPv4 addressing on the necessary end devices.
• On R2, create and apply IPv4 and IPv6 addressing to the G0/0.25 subinterface.

• On S1,create VLAN 86 and name it BlackHole.
• Configure S1ports in static mode with the following requirements:
  • F0/1is the native trunk for VLAN 99.
  • F0/7 - F0/18as access ports in VLAN 15.
  • F0/19 - F0/24as access ports in VLAN 25.
  • G1/1 - 2and F0/2 - F0/6 are unused. They should be properly secured and assigned to the BlackHole
• On R2, configure inter-VLAN routing. VLAN 99 is the native VLAN.

• Configure R1and R2 to use PPP with CHAP for the shared link. The password for CHAP is cisco.

• On R1, configure IPv4 and IPv6 default routes using the appropriate exit interface.
• On R2,configure an IPv6 default route using the appropriate exit interface.
• Configure IPv4 OSPF using the following requirements:
  • Use process ID 1.
  • Routers R1 and R2are in area 0.
  • R1uses router ID 1.1.1.1.
  • R2uses router ID 2.2.2.2.
  • Advertise specific subnets.
  • On R1, propagate the IPv4 default route created.
• Configure IPv6 OSPF using the following requirements:
  • Use process ID 1.
  • Routers R1 and R2are in area 0.
  • Configure OSPF on appropriate interfaces on R1and R2.
  • R1uses router ID 1.1.1.1.
  • R2uses router ID 2.2.2.2.

Troubleshooting and Explanations

• Show screenshots of all configurations.
• Show screenshots of all connections.  All devices should be able to ping the web server.
• Show troubleshooting steps for OSPF and justify how you know it is working with screenshots of each troubleshooting step.  For example, how do you know OSPF neighbors are connected properly?
• Explain each step.  
• What is the proper addressing and sub-netting and why?
• What are VLANs and why are they helpful?
• What is OSPF?  What are the different configurations of OSPF and why would you use one over the other?  For example, OSPF with multiple areas.

Instructions

• Open a new / blank Packet Tracer window that does not have any devices
• Add the same devices from Part 1 but use your first name and last name as a prefix.  For example, if your name is “Amy Smith”, router one will be named: “R1_Amy_Smith”.  Router 2 will be named “R2_Amy_Smith” and so on.
• Design a new IP address table for all devices using any IP address in the 172.16.0.0/12 prefix range or 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255.  All addresses can be IPv4 for simplicity.  
• Create the similar VLANs from Part 1 but name them with your first name and last name and a department like human resources (HR) and sales.  For example, if your name is “Amy Smith” they should be:
  99. F0/1 is the native trunk for VLAN 99.
  100. F0/7 - F0/18 as access ports in VLAN amysmith_HR.
  101. F0/19 - F0/24 as access ports in VLAN amysmith_Sales.
• Configure PPP and OSPF with the same configurations as Part 1.  You only need to configure IPv4.  IPv6 is not necessary.
• Configure proper static IP addresses for the ISP router.
• Configure the PCs and Web Server from Part 1 with IPv4 addresses.

• Show screenshots of all configurations.
• Show screenshots of all connections.  All devices should be able to ping the web server and each other consistent with part 1.
• Show troubleshooting steps for the VLANs and OSPF.
• Justify how you know they are working with screenshots of each troubleshooting step.  For example, how do you know OSPF neighbors are connected properly?  How can you identify the proper traffic is being sent by OSPF?