Simple Hardware Lab - tmansfield42/Tech-Journal GitHub Wiki

In this lab we used real hardware devices to gain connectivity between machines. We had a router, two switches, a server and a laptop (client).

On the router, there is a console cable that plugs into your workstations USB port. Follow the steps below:

    Plug serial console cable into USB port on Workstation
    Open Device Manager to see what COM port it is using:
    Connect cable to console port on router
    Power on switch (plug it in if not already running)
    Open Putty on Workstation
    Under Connection - Go to Serial and enter the following
        Serial Line to Connect: COM port from Step 2
        Bits per sec    :  9600 
        Data bits       :     8 
        Parity          :  none 
        Stop bits       :     1 
        Flow control    :  none
    Under Session - Select Serial and change the COM port to the # from Step 2:
    Click Open - Hit Enter and you should have access!

For the two switches, their subnets are 192.168.1.0/24 and 192.168.3.0/24 respectively.

Assign IP addresses within this range (ex. 192.168.1.3/24 and 192.168.3.180/24).

You can now ping server->client and client->server.

Lastly,

1. Go back to Real-Time mode (clock)

2. From Router: Config Tab: Save NVRAM

3. Power Off Router- use power button

4. Power back on - Check router config to make sure Interface IP's are still there