LAB 11-3: VLANS in Packet Tracer

Notes on VLANs

• Given a starter packet tracer file > In this scenario, the VLANS are for physically distinct units that are separated and housed in various office areas within an organization. 3 VLANs are already created with nodes addressed.

Continuing the Configuration:

• Configuring the VLAN 30 on the Central Switch via the GUI Config Tab. The equivalent IOS commands:

enable
configure terminal
vlan 30
name Admin

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• Configuring the VLAN 30 Admin on FA0/15 port

end
from Switch(config) > interface FastEthernet0/15
switchport mode access
switchport access vlan 30

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• Use a crossover cable and connect from Admin port 24 to Central switch port 15 (the one we just configured)

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• Add two PCs > Configure their gateway address, IP addresses, and netmask based on the data in the upper left corner > Careful, the netmask is not 255.255.255.0 > Connect the PC's to the Admin switch
• Use ping to check connectivity within vlans and between vlans > Nodes in the same vlan should be able to communicate with each other > Nodes on different vlans should not.
  • Default gateway for Admin is 216.93.140.193?

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Part 2 of Lab: New Packet Tracer Lab

• Given a starter packet tracer file > In this scenario, the VLANS exist in the same geographic location aka people in the same building are on different VLANs.
• Facutly to faculty and student to student PCs pings are successful because systems on the same VLAN can ping each other even if they are on different switches.
  • This is because all of the switches have VLANs 30 (faculty) and 40 (student) defined and the switches are connected via trunk ports

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• Take note of the VLAN database of the Joyce Switch
  • 30 faculty
  • 40 student
  • 60 clubs
• FastEthernet 0/23 is a Trunk port and is supporting all the VLANs

Use the above information and configure the switch for Foster Hall so it will accommodate the student and faculty PC's.

Configuring the Foster Hall Switch

• Configure the VLAN database

enable
vlan 30
name faculty
vlan 40
name student
vlan 60
name clubs

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• Check for trunk ports and all VLANs selected on the fast ethernet connections for the PCs on the Switch
• Configure the switch port on Central Switch that is connected to Foster as a trunk port
• Finally, add the proper IP configuration to the Foster student and faculty PC's
• Foster PC's should now be able to ping other PC's on the same VLAN