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OSPF Lab #1 Walkthrough
May 13th
This is the walkthrough for OSPF Lab #1.
Here’s the topology:

Click here for the initial configs
Here is task one:
1. Configure R1′s s0/0.102 interface and R2′s s0/0.201 interface in area 12, this area should not receive any Type 5 LSAs. Configure R1′s s0/0.103 interface and R3′s s0/0.301 interface in area 13, R1 should only receive a default route from R3, no other OSPF routes should be in R1′s RIB (from R3). Do not use network statements to accomplish this task.
Config:
R1(config)#interface Serial0/0.102 point-to-point R1(config-subif)#ip ospf 100 area 12 R1(config-subif)# R1(config-subif)#interface Serial0/0.103 point-to-point R1(config-subif)#ip ospf 100 area 13 R1(config-subif)# R1(config-subif)#router ospf 100 R1(config-router)#area 12 stub R1(config-router)#area 13 stub R2(config)#interface Serial0/0.201 point-to-point R2(config-subif)#ip ospf 100 area 12 R2(config-subif)# R2(config-subif)#router ospf 100 R2(config-router)#area 12 stub R3(config)#interface Serial0/0.301 point-to-point R3(config-subif)#ip ospf 100 area 13 R3(config-subif)# R3(config-subif)#router ospf 100 R3(config-router)#area 13 stub no-summary |
Here we configure OSPF 100 under the routers’ interfaces (avoiding network statements). Then we configure R1 and R2′s link/area as a stub. Last we configure R1 and R3′s link/area as a totally stubby area, preventing R3 from sending anything buy a default route to R1.
RIP Lab #2
Apr 30th
This is the second and last RIP post I’ll be doing to prepare for the CCIE.
I’ve tried to include a lot in this one without making it too long. Here’s the topology:

(Click image for fullsize)
Click here for the initial configs
Here is task one:
1. Configure RIPv2 on all routers and advertise their directly connected interfaces. Ensure that these routers have full NLRI to all the loopback interfaces advertised into RIP. Ensure that all routers can ping all loopbacks. Configure RIP not to advertise on any interface by default.
Let’s go through the config:
R1(config)#router rip R1(config-router)# version 2 R1(config-router)# no auto-summary R1(config-router)# network 1.0.0.0 R1(config-router)# network 10.0.0.0 R1(config-router)# passive-interface default R1(config-router)# no passive-interface Serial0/0.102 R1(config-router)# no passive-interface Serial0/0.103 |
I’m only showing R1 here as the other routers will be nearly identical. First we enable RIP, configure the version, turn of auto-summary and configure our network statements. Then we use the “passive-interface default” command, which tells RIP that all interfaces are passive unless explicity configured otherwise. Last we configure the configure s0/0.102 and s0/0.103 NOT to be passive.
Guest Post On NF Blog
Apr 29th
I wrote a BGP Lab post on the Networking-Forum Blog. Here’s a preview:
Topology:

Tasks:
1. Configure the Oustside Border Router in AS 6500. Peer with ISP-1 and ISP-2. Ensure that the DMZ subnet is advertised to the internet.
2. Prevent AS 6500 from being used as a transit between ASes 1111 and 2222.
3. The link through ISP-1 is much faster than the link through ISP-2. Configure outgoing traffic to use ISP-1 as the primary, only use the link through ISP-2 if the primary link is down.
4. Configure incoming traffic to use the link through ISP-1 as the primary.
5. Ensure that NAT is setup to use both ISPs.
Simple IPv6 Tutorial
Apr 20th
Today we’ll configure a basic IPv6 network. I’m not a big fan of IPv6. I’ve never used it in the real world, so it’s hard for me to keep it in my head, but I’ve been studying the hell out of it for the Written, so here goes.
We have a simple topology, only three routers. We will be running OSFPv3 on our serial links and loopbacks. Here’s our topology:
First we’ll configure our IPv6 addresses:
R1: R1(config)#ipv6 unicast-routing R1(config)#int s0/0 R1(config-if)#ip add 10.1.12.1 255.255.255.0 R1(config-if)#ipv6 add 10:1:1:12::1/64 R1(config-if)#no shut R2: R2(config)#ipv6 unicast-routing R2(config)# int s0/0 R2(config-if)#ip add 10.1.12.2 255.255.255.0 R2(config-if)#ipv6 add 10:1:1:12::2/64 R2(config-if)#no shut R2(config-if)#exit R2(config)#int s0/1 R2(config-if)#ip add 10.1.23.2 255.255.255.0 R2(config-if)#ipv6 add 10:1:1:23::2/64 R2(config-if)#no shut R3: R3(config)#ipv6 unicast-routing R3(config-if)#int s0/1 R3(config-if)#ip add 10.1.23.3 255.255.255.0 R3(config-if)#ipv6 add 10:1:1:23::3/64 |
The first thing we do on each router is enable IPv6 routing. Then we give the interface an IPv4 address and finally an IPv6 address.
Let’s verify connectivity from R2:
Serial0/0 is up, line protocol is up
IPv6 is enabled, link-local address is FE80::C001:71FF:FE12:0
Global unicast address(es):
10:1:1:12::2, subnet is 10:1:1:12::/64
Joined group address(es):
FF02::1
FF02::2
FF02::1:FF00:2
FF02::1:FF12:0
MTU is 1500 bytes
ICMP error messages limited to one every 100 milliseconds
ICMP redirects are enabled
ND DAD is enabled, number of DAD attempts: 1
ND reachable time is 30000 milliseconds
Hosts use stateless autoconfig for addresses.
Serial0/1 is administratively down, line protocol is down
IPv6 is enabled, link-local address is FE80::C001:71FF:FE12:0 [TEN]
Global unicast address(es):
10:1:1:23::2, subnet is 10:1:1:23::/64 [TEN]
Joined group address(es):
FF02::1
FF02::2
FF02::1:FF00:2
FF02::1:FF12:0
MTU is 1500 bytes
ICMP error messages limited to one every 100 milliseconds
ICMP redirects are enabled
ND DAD is enabled, number of DAD attempts: 1
ND reachable time is 30000 milliseconds
Hosts use stateless autoconfig for addresses.
R2#sh ipv int b
Serial0/0 [up/up]
FE80::C001:71FF:FE12:0
10:1:1:12::2
Serial0/1 [up/up]
FE80::C001:71FF:FE12:0
10:1:1:23::2
R2#ping 10:1:1:12::1
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 10:1:1:12::1, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 0/2/4 ms
R2#ping 10:1:1:23::3
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 10:1:1:23::3, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 0/3/12 ms |
We have connectivity between interfaces on the same subnet.
Now we’ll configure our loopbacks and OSPFv3:
R1: R1(config-if)#int lo0 R1(config-if)#ipv6 add 1:1:1::1/64 R1(config-if)#ipv6 ospf 20 area 0 R1(config-if)#int s0/0 R1(config-if)#ipv6 ospf 20 area 0 R2: R2(config)#int lo0 R2(config-if)#ipv6 add 2:2:2::2/64 R2(config-if)#ipv6 ospf 20 area 0 R2(config-if)#int s0/0 R2(config-if)#ipv6 ospf 20 area 0 R2(config-if)#int s0/1 R2(config-if)#ipv6 ospf 20 area 0 R3: R3(config)#int lo0 R3(config-if)#ipv6 add 3:3:3::3/64 R3(config-if)#ipv6 ospf 20 area 0 R3(config-if)#int s0/1 R3(config-if)#ipv6 ospf 20 area 0 |
With v6 we enable OSPF directly under the interface on which it runs.
Make IOS Like JUNOS
Mar 24th
Thought you guys would like the title.
Sorry for the lack of content lately, I’ve been very busy.
Today we’re going to explore the “archive” feature in IOS with a small “archive tutorial”. This was sparked by a recent comment on one of my JUNOS posts. The commenter said that the “archive” command in IOS is the same as “rollback” in JUNOS. They are similar, but “rollback” is there by default where you need to do some tinkering with “archive”. I’ve used it in the past, but never with the intention of mimicking JUNOS’s “rollback”.
Here’s the config:
EDGE(config)#archive EDGE(config-archive)#? Archive configuration commands: default Set a command to its defaults exit Exit from archive configuration mode log Logging commands maximum maximum number of backup copies no Negate a command or set its defaults path path for backups rollback Rollback parameters time-period Period of time in minutes to automatically archive the running-config write-memory Enable automatic backup generation during write memory EDGE(config-archive)#path disk0:config-backup EDGE(config-archive)#max 14 EDGE(config-archive)#write-memory |
To enter the config, we simply type “archive” in global config. There are quite a few options, as we can see. First we’ll need to set our path to store the archived configs, this is a 7200, so I’m using disk0 and a simple naming convention. Next we specify how many configs we want to backup, I’m using the maximum on my device, which is 14. Finally we set the “write-memory” command, which tells the router to archive the config anytime we save.

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