Lab 11: Configuring Default Static Routes

Lab Objective:
The objective of this lab exercise is for you to learn and understand how to configure default
static routes on Cisco IOS routers. By default, no default routes exist on Cisco IOS routers.
Lab Purpose:
Static default route configuration is a fundamental skill. Default routes are used to forward
traffic to destinations where the router does not have a specific route to in its routing table.
They can also be used to forward all external traffic (such as Internet traffic) to an Internet
Service Provider, for example. As a Cisco engineer, as well as in the Cisco CCNA exam,
you will be expected to know how to configure static default routes.
Certification Level:
This lab is suitable for both CCENT and CCNA certification exam preparation
Lab Difficulty:
This lab has a difficulty rating of 6/10
Readiness Assessment:
When you are ready for your certification exam, you should complete this lab in no more
than 10 minutes
Lab Topology:
Please use the following topology to complete this lab exercise:

Task 1:
Configure the hostnames on routers R1 and R2 as illustrated in the topology.
Task 2:
Configure a back-to-back Serial connection between R1 and R2 using PPP encapsulation.
Configure the DCE interface Serial0/0 in R1 to provide clocking to R2 at a clock speed of
256Kbps.
Task 3:
Configure IP addresses 192.168.254.1/30 and 192.168.254.2/30 on R1 and R2 Serial0/0 in-
terfaces respectively. Configure the Loopback interfaces on R1 with the IP addresses illus-
trated in the topology.
Task 4:
Configure a static route default route from R2 pointing to R1. Ping each Loopback interface
configured on R1 from R2 to verify your static route configuration.
SOLUTION:
Configuration and Verification
Task 2:
R1#conf t
R2#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
R2(config)#interface ser 0/0
R2(config)#encapsulation ppp
R2(config-if)#^Z
R2#
Task 3:
R1#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
R1(config)#int s0/0
R1(config-if)#ip add 192.168.254.1 255.255.255.252
R1(config-if)#exit
R1(config)#interface loop 100
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
R1(config)#int s0/0
R1(config)#encap ppp
R1(config)#clock rate 256000
R1(config-if)#end
R1#
R1(config-if)#ip address 172.18.0.1 255.255.254.0
R1(config-if)#exit
R1(config)#interface loop 101
R1(config-if)#ip add 10.100.100.1 255.255.255.192
R1(config-if)#exit
R1(config)#int loo 102
R1(config-if)#ip address 192.168.30.1 255.255.255.248
R1(config-if)#^Z
R1#
R2#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
R2(config)#int s0/0
R2(config)#encap ppp
R2(config-if)#ip add 192.168.254.2 255.255.255.252
R2(config-if)#end
R2#
R1#ping 192.168.254.2
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.254.2, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 8/8/8 ms
R2#ping 192.168.254.1
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.254.1, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 8/8/8 ms
Task 4:
R2#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
R2(config)#ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 serial0/0 192.168.254.1
R2(config)#end
R2#
R2#show ip route
Codes: C - connected, S - static, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP
D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area
N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2
E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2
i - IS-IS, su - IS-IS summary, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2
ia - IS-IS inter area, * - candidate default, U - per-user static route
o - ODR, P - periodic downloaded static route
Gateway of last resort is 192.168.254.1 to network 0.0.0.0
192.168.254.0/30 is subnetted, 1 subnets
C 192.168.254.0 is directly connected, Serial0/0
150.1.0.0/24 is subnetted, 1 subnets
C 150.1.1.0 is directly connected, FastEthernet0/0
S* 0.0.0.0/0 [1/0] via 192.168.254.1, Serial0/0
R2#ping 172.18.0.1
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 172.18.0.1, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 8/12/32 ms
R2#ping 10.100.100.1
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 10.100.100.1, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 8/8/8 ms
R2#ping 192.168.30.1
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.30.1, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 4/7/8 ms