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FA ports L2?
boxerboy1168
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Let me make sure I am understanding this correctly.
Doing some labs on my own in Packet Tracer today playing with the different ports and connection types and configuring different subnets and using console and telnet sessions to do so (to mirror the test)....
I am able to go router to router with a serial connection with the ability to assign a subnet to each interface but I am not able to assign an IP address using the FastEthernet ports...
Is this because the FA ports are L2 technology and the serial ports are for routing or L3??
Doing some labs on my own in Packet Tracer today playing with the different ports and connection types and configuring different subnets and using console and telnet sessions to do so (to mirror the test)....
I am able to go router to router with a serial connection with the ability to assign a subnet to each interface but I am not able to assign an IP address using the FastEthernet ports...
Is this because the FA ports are L2 technology and the serial ports are for routing or L3??
Currently enrolling into WGU's IT - Security Program. Working on LPIC (1,2,3) and CCNA (and S) as long term goals and preparing for the Security+ and A+ as short term goals.
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OptionsWelly_59 Member Posts: 431You can assign an IP to all interfaces on a router.
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Optionsboxerboy1168 Member Posts: 395 ■■■□□□□□□□No error it just doesn't have an IP command in Fa 0/2/0Currently enrolling into WGU's IT - Security Program. Working on LPIC (1,2,3) and CCNA (and S) as long term goals and preparing for the Security+ and A+ as short term goals.
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OptionsWelly_59 Member Posts: 431Something wrong there then. What device is it you are trying to do this on?
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OptionsMagic Johnson Member Posts: 414Some routers have layer 2 switch ports for the LAN. You then use SVIs for the IPs and VLAN assignment for the ports.
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OptionsIsmaeljrp Member Posts: 480 ■■■□□□□□□□My guess is you're using a switchport module like an HWIC.
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OptionsCryptoQue Member Posts: 204 ■■■□□□□□□□If your Packet Tracer router has a NME/switch module then it will only allow layer 2 functionality. Companies sometimes use that method for small site locations. It ultimately eliminates having a switch. Newer version switch modules do support layer 3, but I don't think Packet Tracer has those add-ons.
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OptionsMagic Johnson Member Posts: 414It (shamefully) took me ages to work out that you had to physically click the off button on the device before you could add any modules...lol.
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OptionsCryptoQue Member Posts: 204 ■■■□□□□□□□Magic Johnson that's comes with the territory of learning in a simulated environment lol. I'm sure you're not the only one that had that issue in Packet Tracer
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OptionsMagic Johnson Member Posts: 414Magic Johnson that's comes with the territory of learning in a simulated environment lol. I'm sure you're not the only one that had that issue in Packet Tracer
Even more shamefully I had to Google it.
"I'll just quickly throw up a couple routers in PT to mess around with EIGRP"
*1hr later*
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
Only use it because it's quicker to get a very, very simple LAB set up over GNS3. -
OptionsMoldygr33nb3an Member Posts: 241
this
I don't think there is a router in the newest version of PT with L3 FA.