I wonder if this would be of interest to others. This .pkt file
URL]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7015711/CCNA/VLAN%20PAGE%20240.pkt[/URL is a little exercise that I set myself. It’s based upon fig 9-3 on page 240 of the ICND1 100-101 Wendell Odom book and is aimed at those studying for CCNA. For those without access to that book, I’ve included a diagram here.
The links between to the two 2960 Switches are access links.
The basic objective is to have each PC in the respective VLANs be able to ping each other, thereby establishing connectivity between L1, L2 & L3 of the OSI Networking Model. This needs to be accomplished without having to refer to any of your notes; that is the basic objective should be achievable by the time you have studied chapters 1 to 10. Try and use the CLI on the Switches, rather than the 'Config Tab'.
As a secondary objective, the networks should be made as secure as possible, with regard to ‘Port Security’ in chapters 8 & 10. I have to confess that I had to refer to my notes to achieve this, but my goal is to be able to do this from memory.
Finally, introduce a Router so that the two VLANs can exchange data. Again, you should be able to achieve this without having to consult your notes.
I’d be interested to read any feedback that you have; please keep any criticisms you have as ‘constructive’. Also, there’s an interesting little quirk with regard to consol messages that are generated after you have the basic configuration done; I’d be interested in know how you dealt with them.
If anyone finds this useful, I’ll be more than happy to post any new scenarios that I come up with, in this thread.
All the best…
