Lab Objective:
This is a challenge lab designed to test and validate the skills you have acquired throughout this lab guide on PPP authentication, static routing, DNS and SYSLOG.
Lab Purpose:
The purpose of this lab is to reinforce PPP authentication, static routing, DNS and SYSLOG.
Certification Level:
This lab is suitable for CCNA certification exam preparation
Lab Difficulty:
This lab has a difficulty rating of 10/10
Readiness Assessment:
When you are ready for your certification exam, you should complete this lab in no more than 20 minutes
Lab Topology:
Please use the following topology to complete this lab.
Task 1:
Configure the hostname on all devices as illustrated in the network topology.
Task 2:
Configure VLAN 2 on Sw1 and name it EIGRP_VLAN. Assign port FastEthernet0/2 to this VLAN. In addition, configure interface VLAN 2 on Sw1 and assign it the IP address 192.168.2.4. Sw1 should have a default gateway of 192.168.2.3
Task 3:
Configure the Loopback interfaces on R2 as illustrated in the topology. Configure the IP addressing on the Serial interfaces of R1, R2 and R3. Make sure that the DCE interfaces provide clocking at 2Mbps.
Task 4:
Configure the link between R1 and R2 to use PPP encapsulation. This link should also use PPP CHAP authentication using the password CISCO123 for both routers. When complete, make sure R1 and R2 can still ping each other.
Task 5:
Configure the link between R2 and R3 to use PPP encapsulation. This link should also use PPP PAP authentication using the password CISCO456 for both routers. The routers should send their hostnames as PAP usernames. When complete, make sure R2 and R3 can still ping each other.
Task 6:
Configure a default static route on R1 pointing to the IP address of R2. Configure a default static route on R3 pointing to the IP address of R2.
Task 7:
Configure the following 4 static routes to R2 as follows:
| Network / Subnet | Next-Hop For Static Route |
| 10.10.1.0/27 | R1 Serial0/0 |
| 10.10.2.0/26 | R1 Serial0/0 |
| 10.10.3.0/29 | R1 Serial0/0 |
| 192.168.2.0/27 | R3 Serial0/0 |
After your static routing configuration is complete, make sure all devices in the network can ping each other. If they cannot, then you need to check your configuration.
Task 8:
Configure Sw1 as a part of the DNS domain howtonetwork.net. Configure name resolution via DNS on Sw1 by an imaginary DNS server with the IP address 192.168.254.1. Enable DNS lookups on Sw1.
Task 8:
Configure R1, R2 and R3 to log all level 5 messages to an imaginary SYSLOG server with the IP address 10.1.254.1.