Wednesday 7 June 2017

RIP v1 with Seven VLAN lab

The network administrator needs to address seven LANs. RIP version 1 is the only routing protocol in use on the network and subnet-zero is not being used. What is the maximum number of usable IP addresses that can be supported on each LAN if the organization is using one class C address block?

A. 6
B. 8
C. 14
D. 16
E. 30
F. 32

Answer : E

Explaination:

We need 7 LANs also subnet-zero (1st subnet must be not be included). So we need 7 subnets, then the appropriate mask will be 255.255.255.224.

For example: assume that our IP address will be on 192.168.100.0 network. Then the subnet would be 
  1. 192.168.100.0
  2. 192.168.100.32
  3. 192.168.100.64
  4. 192.168.100.96
  5. 192.168.100.128
  6. 192.168.100.160
  7. 192.168.100.192
  8. 192.168.100.224
For each subnet it will have 30 usable ip addresses.
Refer to the question, the below is the topology of the network 7 network


Explanation
“The network administrator needs to address seven LANs” means we have 7 subnets < 8 = 23, so we need to borrow 3 bits from the host part (to create 8 subnets). But the title said “subnet 0 is not being used”, we cannot use the first so in fact we only have 8 – 1 = 7 subnets. We are using class C address block which has 8 bits 0 (the default subnet mask of class C is 255.255.255.0), so the number of bit 0 left is 8 – 3 = 5. Therefore the hosts per subnet will be 25 – 2 = 30 -> E is correct.
Note: There was some confusion here. The title only said “subnet 0 is not being used”, but it did not mention that the command “no ip subnet-zero” is used. Maybe that means we can still use the last subnet (called the All-Ones subnet). In other words, maybe the title implied that “the subnet 0 can be used but the network administrator ignored it for safe”. Thus the last subnet can still be used.

Packet tracker LAB

In order to have 7 subnet 7 IP address in router interface. We need to install external Module card in router. Below is the step by step guide on how to achieve this LAB to work successfully. 


Step 1 (Adding extra network module in Router 2811)
Drag and drop HWIC-4ESW to the free slot. I added 3 cards. So total 12 Network Interface will be available. Make sure power off the router before adding the module. Drag and drop HWIC-4ESW to the free slot. I added 3 cards. So total 12 Interface Network Port available to use now.



Step 2 (Assign IP Address to the newly install module)

RouterB(config)#int fa0/3/3
RouterB(config-if)#ip add
^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.
We cannot assign give IP address to HWIC-4ESW. Because it only support Layer 2. Like a switch port. You cannot assign IP. So what can we do as a workaround is… ???
1.       Create VLAN and Interface VLAN and IP address in Router.
2.       Assign VLAN to each interface to take effect.
Config Example
2811# vlan database
2811(vlan)# vlan 2
2811(vlan)# exit
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int vlan 2
ip address 192.168.100.33 255.255.255.224

and then assign the interface into that vlan

int fa0/0/1
switchport access vlan 2

Step 3 (create VLAN, Interface L3 VLAN and IP assignment, Port assignment with VLAN)

RouterB#vlan database

vlan 2
vlan 3
vlan 4
vlan 5
vlan 6
vlan 7
vlan 8
exit

int FastEthernet0/1/0  
switchport access vlan 2
int FastEthernet0/1/1    
switchport access vlan 3
int FastEthernet0/1/2    
switchport access vlan 4
int FastEthernet0/1/3
switchport access vlan 5 
int FastEthernet0/2/0    
switchport access vlan 6
int FastEthernet0/2/1    
switchport access vlan 7
int FastEthernet0/2/2    
switchport access vlan 8
   
int vlan 2
ip add 192.168.100.33  255.255.255.224
int vlan 3
ip add 192.168.100.65  255.255.255.224
int vlan 4
ip add 192.168.100.97  255.255.255.224     
int vlan 5
ip add 192.168.100.129 255.255.255.224
int vlan 6
ip add 192.168.100.161 255.255.255.224
int vlan 7
ip add 192.168.100.193 255.255.255.224
int vlan 8
ip add 192.168.100.225 255.255.255.224



Step 4 (RIP v1 configuration)
RouterA#
router rip
 network 10.0.0.0

RouterB#
router rip
network 10.0.0.0
network 192.168.100.0


Step 5 (Testing and Verification)
Now from Router A is able to ping and reach able via RIP route protocol to 192.168.100.32/27 etc 192.168.100.225/27 of RouterB seven subnet/VLAN.
RouterA show ip route will see RouterB’s subnets as a one Class C /24 as below.
R 192.168.100.0/24 [120/1] via 10.10.10.2, 00:00:14, GigabitEthernet0/0

Sh ip int bri
show ip route
show ip protocol
ping 10.10.10.2
ping 192.168.100.33
ping 192.168.100.225
sh ip route 192.168.100.225

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RouterA#ping 10.10.10.2

Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 10.10.10.2, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 0/0/2 ms

RouterA#ping 192.168.100.33

Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.100.33, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 0/0/1 ms

RouterA#
RouterA#sh ip route 192.168.100.33
Routing entry for 192.168.100.0/24
Known via "rip", distance 120, metric 1
  Redistributing via rip
  Last update from 10.10.10.2 on GigabitEthernet0/0, 00:00:23 ago
  Routing Descriptor Blocks:
  * 10.10.10.2, from 10.10.10.2, 00:00:23 ago, via GigabitEthernet0/0
      Route metric is 1, traffic share count is 1

Read More continues below…


Attached is the LAB and config for reference.


All the best!

YAN LINN AUNG

7-Jun-17

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