CCNA RSE 6.2.3.9 Lab – Troubleshooting VLAN Configurations
CCNA RSE 6.2.3.9 Lab – Troubleshooting VLAN Configurations Answers
Topology
Addressing Table
| Device | Interface | IP Address | Subnet Mask | Default Gateway |
| S1 | VLAN 1 | 192.168.1.2 | 255.255.255.0 | N/A |
| S2 | VLAN 1 | 192.168.1.3 | 255.255.255.0 | N/A |
| PC-A | NIC | 192.168.1 0.2 | 255.255.255.0 | 192.168.10.1 |
| PC-B | NIC | 192.168.10.3 | 255.255.255.0 | 192.168.10.1 |
| PC-C | NIC | 192.168.20.3 | 255.255.255.0 | 192.168.20.1 |
Switch Port Assignment Specifications
| Ports | Assignment | Network |
| F0/1 | 802.1 Q Trunk | N/A |
| F0/6-12 | VLAN 10 – Students | 192.168.10.0/24 |
| F0/13-18 | VLAN 20 – Faculty | 192.168.20.0/24 |
| F0/19-24 | VLAN 30 – Guest | 192.168.30.0/24 |
Objectives
Part 1: Build the Network and Configure Basic Device Settings
Part 2: Troubleshoot VLAN 10
Part 3: Troubleshoot VLAN 20
Background / Scenario
VLANs provide logical segmentation within an internetwork and improve network performance by separating large broadcast domains into smaller ones. By separating hosts into different networks, VLANs can be used to control which hosts can communicate. In this lab, a school has decided to implement VLANs in order to separate traffic from different end-users. The school is using 802.1Q trunking to facilitate VLAN communication between switches.
The S1 and S2 switches have been configured with VLAN and trunking information. Several errors in the configuration have resulted in connectivity issues. You have been asked to troubleshoot and correct the configuration errors and document your work.
Note: The switches used with this lab are Cisco Catalyst 2960s with Cisco IOS Release 1 5.0(2) (lanbasek9 image). Other switches and Cisco IOS versions can be used. Depending on the model and Cisco IOS version, the commands available and the output produced might vary from what is shown in the labs.
Note: Make sure that the switches have been erased and have no startup configurations. If you are unsure, contact your instructor.
Instructor Note: Refer to the Instructor Lab Manual for the procedures to initialize and reload devices.
Required Resources
- 2 Switches (Cisco 2960 with Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2) lanbasek9 image or comparable)
- 3 PCs (Windows 7, Vista, or XP with terminal emulation program, such as Tera Term)
- Console cables to configure the Cisco IOS devices via the console ports
- Ethernet cables as shown in the topology
Part 1: Build the Network and Configure Basic Device Settings
In Part 1, you will set up the network topology and configure the switches with some basic settings, such as passwords and IP addresses. Preset VLAN-related configurations, which contain errors, are provided for you for the initial switch configurations. You will also configure the IP settings for the PCs in the topology.
Step 1: Cable the network as shown in the topology.
Step 2: Configure PC hosts.
Step 3: Initialize and reload the switches as necessary.
Step 4: Configure basic settings for each switch.
a. Disable DNS lookup.
b. Configure the IP address according to the Addressing Table.
c. Assign cisco as the console and vty passwords and enable login for console and vty lines.
d. Assign class as the privileged EXEC password.
e. Configure logging synchronous to prevent console messages from interrupting command entry.
Step 5: Load switch configurations.
The configurations for the switches S1 and S2 are provided for you. There are errors within these configurations, and it is your job to determine the incorrect configurations and correct them.
Switch S1 Configuration:
hostname S1 vlan 10 name Students vlan 2 !vlan 20 name Faculty vlan 30 name Guest interface range f0/1-24 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface f0/1 ! switchport mode trunk ! no shutdown interface range f0/7-12 ! interface range f0/6-12 switchport access vlan 10 interface range f0/13-18 switchport access vlan 2 ! switchport access vlan 20 interface range f0/19-24 switchport access vlan 30 end
Switch S2 Configuration:
hostname S2 vlan 10 name Students vlan 20 name Faculty vlan 30 name Guest interface f0/1 switchport mode trunk switchport trunk allowed vlan 1, 10,2,30 ! switchport trunk allowed vlan 1, 10,20,30 interface range f0/2-24 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface range f0/6-12 ! switchport access vlan 10 interface range f0/13-18 switchport access vlan 20 interface range f0/19-24 switchport access vlan 30 shutdown end
Step 6: Copy the running configuration to the startup configuration.
Part 2: Troubleshoot VLAN 10
In Part 2, you must examine VLAN 10 on S1 and S2 to determine if it is configured correctly. You will
troubleshoot the scenario until connectivity is established.
Step 1: Troubleshoot VLAN 10 on S1 .
a. Can PC-A ping PC-B? ______________ No
b. After verifying that PC-A was configured correctly, examine the S1 switch to find possible configuration errors by viewing a summary of the VLAN information. Enter the show vlan brief command.
c. Are there any problems with the VLAN configuration?
Yes. The port for PC-A is not assigned to the correct VLAN. The port for F0/1 is assigned to VLAN 1 ; therefore, it is not acting as a trunk port.
d. Examine the switch for trunk configurations using the show interfaces trunk and the show interfaces f0/1 switchport commands.
S1# show interfaces trunk S1# show interfaces f0/1 switchport Name: Fa0/1 Switchport: Enabled Administrative Mode: static access Operational Mode: down Administrative Trunking Encapsulation: dot1q Negotiation of Trunking: Off Access Mode VLAN: 1 (default) Trunking Native Mode VLAN: 1 (default) Administrative Native VLAN tagging: enabled Voice VLAN: none Administrative private-vlan host-association: none Administrative private-vlan mapping: none Administrative private-vlan trunk native VLAN: none Administrative private-vlan trunk Native VLAN tagging: enabled Administrative private-vlan trunk encapsulation: dot1q Administrative private-vlan trunk normal VLANs: none Administrative private-vlan trunk associations: none Administrative private-vlan trunk mappings: none Operational private-vlan: none Trunking VLANs Enabled: ALL Pruning VLANs Enabled: 2-1001 Capture Mode Disabled Capture VLANs Allowed: ALL Protected: false Unknown unicast blocked: disabled Unknown multicast blocked: disabled Appliance trust: none
e. Are there any problems with the trunking configuration?
Yes. No trunk ports exist and F0/1 is configured as an access port instead of a trunk port.
f. Examine the running configuration of the switch to find possible configuration errors.
Are there any problems with the current configuration?
Yes. F0/1 -5 are all configured as access ports and all ports on the switch are shutdown.
g. Correct the errors found regarding F0/1 and VLAN 10 on S1 . Record the commands used in the space below.
S1(config)# interface f0/1 S1(config-if)# no shutdown S1(config-if)# switchport mode trunk S1(config-if)# interface f0/6 S1(config-if)# no shutdown S1(config-if)# switchport access vlan 10
h. Verify the commands had the desired effects by issuing the appropriate show commands.
i. Can PC-A ping PC-B? ______________ No
Step 2: Troubleshoot VLAN 10 on S2.
a. Using the previous commands, examine the S2 switch to find possible configuration errors.
Are there any problems with the current configuration?
Yes. No ports were assigned access to VLAN 10 and ports F0/1 and F0/11 are shutdown.
b. Correct the errors found regarding interfaces and VLAN 10 on S2. Record the commands below.
S2(config)# interface range f0/6-12 S2(config-if-range)# switchport access vlan 10 S2(config-if-range)# interface f0/11 S2(config-if)# no shutdown
c. Can PC-A ping PC-B? ______________ Yes
Part 3: Troubleshoot VLAN 20
In Part 3, you must examine VLAN 20 on S1 and S2 to determine if it is configured correctly. To verify functionality, you will reassign PC-A into VLAN 20, and then troubleshoot the scenario until connectivity is established.
Step 1: Assign PC-A to VLAN 20.
a. On PC-A, change the IP address to 192.168.20.2/24 with a default gateway of 192.168.20.1.
b. On S1, assign the port for PC-A to VLAN 20. Write the commands needed to complete the configuration.
S1(config)# interface f0/6 S1(config-if)# switchport access vlan 20
c. Verify that the port for PC-A has been assigned to VLAN 20.
d. Can PC-A ping PC-C? ______________ No
Step 2: Troubleshoot VLAN 20 on S1.
a. Using the previous commands, examine the S1 switch to find possible configuration errors.
Are there any problems with the current configuration?
Yes. VLAN 2 was created instead of VLAN 20 and ports have been assigned to VLAN 2 instead of VLAN 20.
b. Correct the errors found regarding VLAN 20.
S1(config)# interface range f0/13-18 S1(config-if-range)# switchport access vlan 20 S1(config-if-range)# exit S1(config)# no vlan 2 S1(config)# vlan 20 S1(config-vlan)# name Faculty
c. Can PC-A ping PC-C? ______________ No
Step 3: Troubleshoot VLAN 20 on S2.
a. Using the previous commands, examine the S2 switch to find possible configuration errors.
Are there any problems with the current configuration?
Yes. The trunked interface has been misconfigured to allow communication for VLAN 2 instead of VLAN 20 and port f0/18 is shutdown.
b. Correct the errors found regarding VLAN 20. Record the commands used below.
S2(config)# interface f0/18 S2(config-if)# no shutdown S2(config)# interface f0/1 S2(config-if)# switchport trunk allowed vlan remove 2 S2(config-if)# switchport trunk allowed vlan add 20
c. Can PC-A ping PC-C? ______________ Yes
Note: It may be necessary to disable the PC firewall to ping between PCs.
Reflection
1. Why is a correctly configured trunk port critical in a multi-VLAN environment?
An 802.1Q trunk port allows for transmission of multiple VLANs across one link. An incorrectly configured trunk port can prevent VLANs from communicating across switches.
2. Why would a network administrator limit traffic for specific VLANs on a trunk port?
To prevent unwanted VLAN traffic from traveling through that trunk port.
Device Configs
Instructor Note: The VLANs configured do not display in the running configuration but are stored in the vlan.dat file.
Switch S1
S1# show vlan brief VLAN Name Status Ports ---- -------------------------------- --------- ------------------------------- 1 default active Fa0/2, Fa0/3, Fa0/4, Fa0/5 Gi0/1, Gi0/2 10 Students active Fa0/7, Fa0/8, Fa0/9, Fa0/10 Fa0/11, Fa0/12 20 Faculty active Fa0/6, Fa0/13, Fa0/14, Fa0/15 Fa0/16, Fa0/17, Fa0/18 30 Guest active Fa0/19, Fa0/20, Fa0/21, Fa0/22 Fa0/23, Fa0/24 1002 fddi-default act/unsup 1003 token-ring-default act/unsup 1004 fddinet-default act/unsup 1005 trnet-default act/unsup S1#show run Building configuration... Current configuration : 3966 bytes ! version 15.0 no service pad service timestamps debug uptime service timestamps log uptime no service password-encryption ! hostname S1 ! boot-start-marker boot-end-marker ! enable secret 5 $1$Hf8a$8iwF0hp1dYGtxw1UsJuE5/ ! no aaa new-model system mtu routing 1500 ! no ip domain-lookup ! spanning-tree mode pvst spanning-tree extend system-id ! vlan internal allocation policy ascending ! interface FastEthernet0/1 switchport mode trunk ! interface FastEthernet0/2 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/3 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/4 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/5 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/6 switchport access vlan 20 switchport mode access ! interface FastEthernet0/7 switchport access vlan 10 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/8 switchport access vlan 10 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/9 switchport access vlan 10 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/10 switchport access vlan 10 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/11 switchport access vlan 10 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/12 switchport access vlan 10 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/13 switchport access vlan 20 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/14 switchport access vlan 20 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/15 switchport access vlan 20 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/16 switchport access vlan 20 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/17 switchport access vlan 20 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/18 switchport access vlan 20 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/19 switchport access vlan 30 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/20 switchport access vlan 30 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/21 switchport access vlan 30 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/22 switchport access vlan 30 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/23 switchport access vlan 30 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/24 switchport access vlan 30 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface GigabitEthernet0/1 ! interface GigabitEthernet0/2 ! interface Vlan1 ip address 192.168.1.2 255.255.255.0 no ip route-cache ! ip http server ip http secure-server logging esm config ! line con 0 password cisco logging synchronous login line vty 0 4 password cisco login line vty 5 15 password cisco login !e nd
Switch S2
S2# show vlan brief VLAN Name Status Ports ---- -------------------------------- --------- ------------------------------- 1 default active Fa0/2, Fa0/3, Fa0/4, Fa0/5 Gi0/1, Gi0/2 10 Students active Fa0/6, Fa0/7, Fa0/8, Fa0/9 Fa0/10, Fa0/11, Fa0/12 20 Faculty active Fa0/13, Fa0/14, Fa0/15, Fa0/16 Fa0/17, Fa0/18 30 Guest active Fa0/19, Fa0/20, Fa0/21, Fa0/22 Fa0/23, Fa0/24 1002 fddi-default act/unsup 1003 token-ring-default act/unsup 1004 fddinet-default act/unsup 1005 trnet-default act/unsup S2# show run Building configuration... Current configuration : 3966 bytes ! ! Last configuration change at 00:07:17 UTC Mon Mar 1 1993 ! version 15.0 no service pad service timestamps debug uptime service timestamps log uptime no service password-encryption ! hostname S2 ! boot-start-marker boot-end-marker ! enable secret 5 $1$T7f6$AYijjsmnLmWzgIAET.DDj/ ! no aaa new-model system mtu routing 1500 ! no ip domain-lookup ! spanning-tree mode pvst spanning-tree extend system-id ! vlan internal allocation policy ascending ! interface FastEthernet0/1 switchport trunk allowed vlan 1, 10,20,30 switchport mode trunk ! interface FastEthernet0/2 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/3 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/4 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/5 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/6 switchport access vlan 10 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/7 switchport access vlan 10 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/8 switchport access vlan 10 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/9 switchport access vlan 10 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/10 switchport access vlan 10 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/11 switchport access vlan 10 switchport mode access ! interface FastEthernet0/12 switchport access vlan 10 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/13 switchport access vlan 20 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/14 switchport access vlan 20 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/15 switchport access vlan 20 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/16 switchport access vlan 20 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/17 switchport access vlan 20 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/18 switchport access vlan 20 switchport mode access ! interface FastEthernet0/19 switchport access vlan 30 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/20 switchport access vlan 30 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/21 switchport access vlan 30 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/22 switchport access vlan 30 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/23 switchport access vlan 30 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface FastEthernet0/24 switchport access vlan 30 switchport mode access shutdown ! interface GigabitEthernet0/1 ! interface GigabitEthernet0/2 ! interface Vlan1 ip address 192.168.1.3 255.255.255.0 no ip route-cache ! ip http server ip http secure-server logging esm config ! line con 0 password cisco logging synchronous login line vty 0 4 password cisco login line vty 5 15 password cisco login ! end
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