7.3.2.7 Lab – Testing Network Connectivity with Ping and Traceroute Answers

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7.3.2.7 Lab – Testing Network Connectivity with Ping and Traceroute Answers

Lab – Testing Network Connectivity with Ping and Traceroute (Answers Version – Optional Lab)

Answers Note: Red font color or gray highlights indicate text that appears in the instructor copy only. Optional activities are designed to enhance understanding and/or to provide additional practice.

Topology

Addressing Table

Device Interface IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway
LOCAL G0/1 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 N/A
S0/0/0 (DCE) 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.252 N/A
ISP S0/0/0 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.252 N/A
S0/0/1 (DCE) 10.2.2.2 255.255.255.252 N/A
REMOTE G0/1 192.168.3.1 255.255.255.0 N/A
S0/0/1 10.2.2.1 255.255.255.252 N/A
S1 VLAN 1 192.168.1.11 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1
S3 VLAN 1 192.168.3.11 255.255.255.0 192.168.3.1
PC-A NIC 192.168.1.3 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1
PC-C NIC 192.168.3.3 255.255.255.0 192.168.3.1

Objectives

Part 1: Build and Configure the Network

Part 2: Use Ping Command for Basic Network Testing

Part 3: Use Tracert and Traceroute Commands for Basic Network Testing

Part 4: Troubleshoot the Topology

Background / Scenario

Ping and traceroute are two tools that are indispensable when testing TCP/IP network connectivity. Ping is a network administration utility used to test the reachability of a device on an IP network. This utility also measures the round-trip time for messages sent from the originating host to a destination computer. The ping utility is available on Windows, Unix-like operating systems (OS), and the Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS).

The traceroute utility is a network diagnostic tool for displaying the route and measuring the transit delays of packets travelling an IP network. The tracert utility is available on Windows, and a similar utility, traceroute, is available on Unix-like OS and Cisco IOS.

In this lab, the ping and traceroute commands are examined and command options are explored to modify the command behavior. Cisco devices and PCs are used in this lab for command exploration. Cisco routers will use Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) to route packets between networks. The necessary Cisco device configurations are provided in this lab.

Note: The routers used with CCNA hands-on labs are Cisco 1941 Integrated Services Routers (ISRs) with Cisco IOS Release 15.2(4)M3 (universalk9 image). The switches used are Cisco Catalyst 2960s with Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2) (lanbasek9 image). Other routers, switches and Cisco IOS versions can be used. Depending on the model and Cisco IOS version, the commands available and output produced might vary from what is shown in the labs. Refer to the Router Interface Summary Table at the end of this lab for the correct interface identifiers.

Note: Make sure that the routers and switches have been erased and have no startup configurations. If you are unsure, contact your instructor.

Answers Note: Refer to the Answers Lab Manual for the procedures to initialize and reload devices.

Required Resources

  • 3 Routers (Cisco 1941 with Cisco IOS Release 15.2(4)M3 universal image or comparable)
  • 2 Switches (Cisco 2960 with Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2) lanbasek9 image or comparable)
  • 2 PCs (Windows 7 or 8 with terminal emulation program, such as Tera Term)
  • Console cables to configure the Cisco IOS devices via the console ports
  • Ethernet and serial cables as shown in the topology

Part 1: Build and Configure the Network

In Part 1, you will set up the network in the topology and configure the PCs and Cisco devices. The initial configurations for the routers and switches are provided for your reference. In this topology, EIGRP is used to route packets between networks.

Step 1: Cable the network as shown in the topology.

Step 2: Erase the configurations on the routers and switches, and reload the devices.

Step 3: Configure PC IP addresses and default gateways according to the Addressing Table.

Step 4: Configure the LOCAL, ISP, and REMOTE routers using the initial configurations provided below.

At the switch or router global config mode prompt, copy and paste the configuration for each device. Save the configuration to startup-config.

Answers Note: The command “no auto-summary” for EIGRP is included for compatibility with older routers and IOS versions. With the 1941 router and IOS 15 specified for this lab, no auto-summary is the default,

Initial configurations for the LOCAL router:

hostname LOCAL

no ip domain-lookup

interface s0/0/0

 ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.252

 clock rate 56000

 no shutdown

interface g0/1

 ip add 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0

 no shutdown

router eigrp 1

 network 10.1.1.0 0.0.0.3

 network 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255

 no auto-summary

Initial configurations for ISP:

hostname ISP

no ip domain-lookup

interface s0/0/0

 ip address 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.252

 no shutdown

interface s0/0/1

 ip add 10.2.2.2 255.255.255.252

 clock rate 56000

 no shutdown

router eigrp 1

 network 10.1.1.0 0.0.0.3

 network 10.2.2.0 0.0.0.3

 no auto-summary

end

Initial configurations for REMOTE:

hostname REMOTE

no ip domain-lookup

interface s0/0/1

 ip address 10.2.2.1 255.255.255.252

 no shutdown

interface g0/1

 ip add 192.168.3.1 255.255.255.0

 no shutdown

router eigrp 1

 network 10.2.2.0 0.0.0.3

 network 192.168.3.0 0.0.0.255

 no auto-summary

end

Step 5: Configure the S1 and S3 switches with the initial configurations.

Answers Note: If Netlab is used, switch interface FastEthernet 0/1 – 0/4 should be shutdown for this lab. Use the following commands on S1 and S3:

Switch (config)# interface range f0/1 – 4

Switch (config)# shutdown

Initial configurations for S1:

hostname S1

no ip domain-lookup

interface vlan 1

 ip add 192.168.1.11 255.255.255.0

 no shutdown

 exit

ip default-gateway 192.168.1.1

end

Initial configurations for S3:

hostname S3

no ip domain-lookup

interface vlan 1

 ip add 192.168.3.11 255.255.255.0

 no shutdown

 exit

ip default-gateway 192.168.3.1

end

Step 6: Configure an IP host table on the LOCAL router.

The IP host table allows you to use a hostname to connect to a remote device rather than an IP address. The host table provides name resolution for the device with the following configurations. Copy and paste the following configurations for the LOCAL router. The configurations will allow you to use the hostnames for ping and traceroute commands on the LOCAL router.

ip host REMOTE 10.2.2.1 192.168.3.1

ip host ISP 10.1.1.2 10.2.2.2

ip host LOCAL 192.168.1.1 10.1.1.1

ip host PC-C 192.168.3.3

ip host PC-A 192.168.1.3

ip host S1 192.168.1.11

ip host S3 192.168.3.11

end

Part 2: Use Ping Command for Basic Network Testing

In Part 2 of this lab, use the ping command to verify end-to-end connectivity. Ping operates by sending Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request packets to the target host and then waiting for an ICMP response. It can record the round trip time and any packet loss.

You will examine the results with the ping command and the additional ping options that are available on Windows-based PCs and Cisco devices.

Step 1: Test network connectivity from the LOCAL network using PC-A.

All the pings from PC-A to other devices in the topology should be successful. If they are not, check the topology and the cabling, as well as the configuration of the Cisco devices and the PCs.

  1. Ping from PC-A to its default gateway (LOCAL’s GigabitEthernet 0/1 interface).

    C:\Users\User1> ping 192.168.1.1

    Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:
    Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=255
    Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=255
    Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=255
    Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=255
    Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:
        Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
        Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
  2. In this example, four (4) ICMP requests, 32 bytes each, were sent and the responses were received in less than one millisecond with no packet loss. The transmission and reply time increases as the ICMP requests and responses are processed by more devices during the journey to and from the final destination.
  3. From PC-A, ping the addresses listed in the following table and record the average round trip time and Time to Live (TTL).
    Destination Average Round Trip Time (ms) TTL
    192.168.1.1 (LOCAL) 0 255
    192.168.1.11 (S1) 0* 255
    10.1.1.1 (LOCAL) 0 255
    10.1.1.2 (ISP) 20 254
    10.2.2.2 (ISP) 20 254
    10.2.2.1 (REMOTE) 40 253
    192.168.3.1 (REMOTE) 40 253
    192.168.3.11 (S3) 40* 252
    192.168.3.3 (PC-C) 40 125

    *Answers Note: The average round trip time was increased if the message “Request timed out” was displayed during the first ICMP request. The delay was caused by ARP, and this resulted in packet loss
    Notice the average round trip time to 192.168.3.3 (PC-C). The time increased because the ICMP requests were processed by three routers before PC-A received the reply from PC-C.


    C:\Users\User1> ping 192.168.3.3

    Pinging 192.168.3.3 with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 192.168.3.3: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=125

    Reply from 192.168.3.3: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=125

    Reply from 192.168.3.3: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=125

    Reply from 192.168.3.3: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=125

     

    Ping statistics for 192.168.3.3:

        Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

        Minimum = 40ms, Maximum = 41ms, Average = 40ms

Step 2: Use extended ping commands on a PC.

The default ping command sends four requests at 32 bytes each. It waits 4,000 milliseconds (4 seconds) for each response to be returned before displaying the “Request timed out” message. The ping command can be fine tuned for troubleshooting a network.

  1. At the command prompt, type ping and press Enter.
    C:\Users\User1> ping 192.168.3.3
    Pinging 192.168.3.3 with 32 bytes of data:
    Reply from 192.168.3.3: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=125
    Reply from 192.168.3.3: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=125
    Reply from 192.168.3.3: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=125
    Reply from 192.168.3.3: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=125
    Ping statistics for 192.168.3.3:
        Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
        Minimum = 40ms, Maximum = 41ms, Average = 40ms
  2. Using the –t option, ping PC-C to verify that PC-C is reachable.
    C:\Users\User1> ping –t 192.168.3.3
    Reply from 192.168.3.3: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=125
    Reply from 192.168.3.3: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=125
    To illustrate the results when a host is unreachable, disconnect the cable between the REMOTE router and the S3 switch, or shut down the GigabitEthernet 0/1 interface on the REMOTE router.


    Reply from 192.168.3.3: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=125

    Reply from 192.168.1.3: Destination host unreachable.

    Reply from 192.168.1.3: Destination host unreachable.

    While the network is functioning correctly, the ping command can determine whether the destination responded and how long it took to receive a reply from the destination. If a network connectivity problem exists, the ping command displays an error message.

  3. Reconnect the Ethernet cable or enable the GigabitEthernet interface on the REMOTE router (using the no shutdown command) before moving onto the next step. After about 30 seconds, the ping should be successful again.


    Request timed out.

    Request timed out.

    Request timed out.

    Request timed out.

    Reply from 192.168.3.3: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=125

    Reply from 192.168.3.3: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=125

  4. Press Ctrl+C to stop the ping command.

Step 3: Test network connectivity from the LOCAL network using Cisco devices.

The ping command is also available on Cisco devices. In this step, the ping command is examined using the LOCAL router and the S1 switch.

  1. Ping PC-C on the REMOTE network using the IP address of 192.168.3.3 from the LOCAL router.
    LOCAL# ping 192.168.3.3
    Type escape sequence to abort.
    Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.3.3, timeout is 2 seconds:
    !!!!!
    Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 60/64/68 ms
    The exclamation point (!) indicates that the ping was successful from the LOCAL router to PC-C. The round trip takes an average of 64 ms with no packet loss, as indicated by a 100% success rate.
  2. Because a local host table was configured on the LOCAL router, you can ping PC-C on the REMOTE network using the hostname configured from the LOCAL router.
    LOCAL# ping PC-C
    Type escape sequence to abort.
    Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.3.3, timeout is 2 seconds:
    !!!!!
    Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 60/63/64 ms
  3. There are more options available for the ping command. At the CLI, type ping and press Enter. Input 192.168.3.3 or PC-C for the Target IP address. Press Enter to accept the default value for other options.
    LOCAL# ping
    Protocol [ip]:
    Target IP address: PC-C
    Repeat count [5]:
    Datagram size [100]:
    Timeout in seconds [2]:
    Extended commands [n]:
    Sweep range of sizes [n]:
    Type escape sequence to abort.
    Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.3.3, timeout is 2 seconds:
    !!!!!
    Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 60/63/64 ms
  4. You can use an extended ping to observe when there is a network issue. Start the ping command to 192.168.3.3 with a repeat a count of 500. Then, disconnect the cable between the REMOTE router and the S3 switch or shut down the GigabitEthernet 0/1 interface on the REMOTE router.
    Reconnect the Ethernet cable or enable the GigabitEthernet interface on the REMOTE router after the exclamation points (!) have replaced by the letter U and periods (.). After about 30 seconds, the ping should be successful again. Press Ctrl+Shift+6 to stop the ping command if desired.
    LOCAL# ping
    Protocol [ip]:
    Target IP address: 192.168.3.3
    Repeat count [5]: 500
    Datagram size [100]:
    Timeout in seconds [2]:
    Extended commands [n]:
    Sweep range of sizes [n]:
    Type escape sequence to abort.
    Sending 500, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.3.3, timeout is 2 seconds:
    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!U…………….….!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Success rate is 95 percent (479/500), round-trip min/avg/max = 60/63/72 ms
    The letter U in the results indicates that a destination is unreachable. An error protocol data unit (PDU) was received by the LOCAL router. Each period (.) in the output indicates that the ping timed out while waiting for a reply from PC-C. In this example, 5% of the packets were lost during the simulated network outage.
    Note: You can also use the following command for the same results:
    LOCAL# ping 192.168.3.3 repeat 500
    or
    LOCAL# ping PC-C repeat 500
  5. You can also test network connectivity with a switch. In this example, the S1 switch pings the S3 switch on the REMOTE network.
    S1# ping 192.168.3.11
    Type escape sequence to abort.
    Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.3.11, timeout is 2 seconds:
    !!!!!
    Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 67/67/68 ms

The ping command is extremely useful when troubleshooting network connectivity. However, ping cannot indicate the location of problem when a ping is not successful. The tracert (or traceroute) command can display network latency and path information.

Part 3: Use Tracert and Traceroute Commands for Basic Network Testing

The commands for tracing routes can be found on PCs and network devices. For a Windows-based PC, the tracert command uses ICMP messages to trace the path to the final destination. The traceroute command utilizes the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) datagrams for tracing routes to the final destination for Cisco devices and other Unix-like PCs.

In Part 3, you will examine the traceroute commands and determine the path that a packet travels to its final destination. You will use the tracert command from the Windows PCs and the traceroute command from the Cisco devices. You will also examine the options that are available for fine tuning the traceroute results.

Step 1: Use the tracert command from PC-A to PC-C.

  1. At the command prompt, type tracert 192.168.3.3.
    C:\Users\User1> tracert 192.168.3.3
    Tracing route to PC-C [192.168.3.3]Over a maximum of 30 hops:  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms    192.168.1.1  2    24 ms    24 ms    24 ms    10.1.1.2  3    48 ms    48 ms    48 ms    10.2.2.1  4    59 ms    59 ms    59 ms    PC-C [192.168.3.3]Trace complete.The tracert results indicates the path from PC-A to PC-C is from PC-A to LOCAL to ISP to REMOTE to PC-C. The path to PC-C traveled through three router hops to the final destination of PC-C.

Step 2: Explore additional options for the tracert command.

  1. At the command prompt, type tracert and press Enter.
    C:\Users\User1> tracert
    Usage: tracert [-d] [-h maximum_hops] [-j host-list] [-w timeout]
                   [-R] [-S srcaddr] [-4] [-6] target_name
    Options:
        -d                 Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.
        -h maximum_hops    Maximum number of hops to search for target.
        -j host-list       Loose source route along host-list (IPv4-only).
        -w timeout         Wait timeout milliseconds for each reply.
        -R                 Trace round-trip path (IPv6-only).
        -S srcaddr         Source address to use (IPv6-only).
        -4                 Force using IPv4.
        -6                 Force using IPv6.
  2. Use the -d option. Notice that the IP address of 192.168.3.3 is not resolved as PC-C.
    C:\Users\User1> tracert –d 192.168.3.3
    Tracing route to 192.168.3.3 over a maximum of 30 hops:
      1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms    192.168.1.1
      2    24 ms    24 ms    24 ms    10.1.1.2
      3    48 ms    48 ms    48 ms    10.2.2.1
      4    59 ms    59 ms    59 ms    192.168.3.3
    Trace complete.

Step 3: Use the traceroute command from the LOCAL router to PC-C.

  1. At the command prompt, type traceroute 192.168.3.3 or traceroute PC-C on the LOCAL router. The hostnames are resolved because a local IP host table was configured on the LOCAL router.
    LOCAL# traceroute 192.168.3.3
    Type escape sequence to abort.
    Tracing the route to PC-C (192.168.3.3)
    VRF info: (vrf in name/id, vrf out name/id)
      1 ISP (10.1.1.2) 16 msec 16 msec 16 msec
      2 REMOTE (10.2.2.1) 28 msec 32 msec 28 msec
      3 PC-C (192.168.3.3) 32 msec 28 msec 32 msec
    LOCAL# traceroute PC-C
    Type escape sequence to abort.
    Tracing the route to PC-C (192.168.3.3)
    VRF info: (vrf in name/id, vrf out name/id)
      1 ISP (10.1.1.2) 16 msec 16 msec 16 msec
      2 REMOTE (10.2.2.1) 28 msec 32 msec 28 msec
      3 PC-C (192.168.3.3) 32 msec 32 msec 28 msec

Step 4: Use the traceroute command from the S1 switch to PC-C.

  1. On the S1 switch, type traceroute 192.168.3.3. The hostnames are not displayed in the traceroute results because a local IP host table was not configured on this switch.
    S1# traceroute 192.168.3.3
    Type escape sequence to abort.
    Tracing the route to 192.168.3.3
    VRF info: (vrf in name/id, vrf out name/id)
      1 192.168.1.1 1007 msec 0 msec 0 msec
      2 10.1.1.2 17 msec 17 msec 16 msec
      3 10.2.2.1 34 msec 33 msec 26 msec
      4 192.168.3.3 33 msec 34 msec 33 msec

The traceroute command has additional options. You can use the ? or just press Enter after typing traceroute at the prompt to explore these options.

The following link provides more information regarding the ping and traceroute commands for a Cisco device:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps1831/products_tech_note09186a00800a6057.shtml

Part 4: Troubleshoot the Topology

Step 1: Erase the configurations on the REMOTE router.

Step 2: Reload the REMOTE router.

Step 3: Copy and paste the following configuration into the REMOTE router.

hostname REMOTE

no ip domain-lookup

interface s0/0/1

 ip address 10.2.2.1 255.255.255.252

 no shutdown

interface g0/1

 ip add 192.168.8.1 255.255.255.0

 no shutdown

router eigrp 1

 network 10.2.2.0 0.0.0.3

 network 192.168.3.0 0.0.0.255

 no auto-summary

end

Step 4: From the LOCAL network, use ping and tracert or traceroute commands to troubleshoot and correct the problem on the REMOTE network.

  1. Use the ping and tracert commands from PC-A.
    You can use the tracert command to determine end-to-end network connectivity. This tracert result indicates that PC-A can reach its default gateway of 192.168.1.1, but PC-A does not have network connectivity with PC-C.
    C:\Users\User1> tracert 192.168.3.3
    Tracing route to 192.168.3.3 over a maximum of 30 hops
      1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.1.1
      2  192.168.1.1  reports: Destination host unreachable.Trace complete.
    One way to locate the network issue is to ping each hop in the network to PC-C. First determine if PC-A can reach the ISP router Serial 0/0/1 interface with an IP address of 10.2.2.2.
    C:\Users\Utraser1> ping 10.2.2.2
    Pinging 10.2.2.2 with 32 bytes of data:
    Reply from 10.2.2.2: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=254
    Reply from 10.2.2.2: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=254
    Reply from 10.2.2.2: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=254
    Reply from 10.2.2.2: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=254
    Ping statistics for 10.2.2.2:
        Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
        Minimum = 20ms, Maximum = 21ms, Average = 20ms
    The ping was successful to the ISP router. The next hop in the network is the REMOTE router. Ping the REMOTE router Serial 0/0/1 interface with an IP address of 10.2.2.1.
    C:\Users\User1> ping 10.2.2.1
    Pinging 10.2.2.1 with 32 bytes of data:
    Reply from 10.2.2.1: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=253
    Reply from 10.2.2.1: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=253
    Reply from 10.2.2.1: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=253
    Reply from 10.2.2.1: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=253
    Ping statistics for 10.2.2.1:
        Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
        Minimum = 40ms, Maximum = 41ms, Average = 40ms
    PC-A can reach the REMOTE router. Based on the successful ping results from PC-A to the REMOTE router, the network connectivity issue is with 192.168.3.0/24 network. Ping the default gateway to PC-C, which is the GigabitEthernet 0/1 interface of the REMOTE router.
    C:\Users\User1> ping 192.168.3.1
    Pinging 192.168.3.1 with 32 bytes of data:
    Reply from 192.168.1.1: Destination host unreachable.
    Reply from 192.168.1.1: Destination host unreachable.
    Reply from 192.168.1.1: Destination host unreachable.
    Reply from 192.168.1.1: Destination host unreachable.
    Ping statistics for 192.168.3.1:
        Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    PC-A cannot reach the GigabitEthernet 0/1 interface of the REMOTE router, as displayed by the results from the ping command.
    The S3 switch can also be pinged from PC-A to verify the location of the networking connectivity issue by typing ping 192.168.3.11 at the command prompt. Because PC-A cannot reach GigabitEthernet 0/1 of the REMOTE router, PC-A probably cannot ping the S3 switch successfully, as indicated by the results below.
    C:\Users\User1> ping 192.168.3.11
    Pinging 192.168.3.11 with 32 bytes of data:
    Reply from 192.168.1.1: Destination host unreachable.
    Reply from 192.168.1.1: Destination host unreachable.
    Reply from 192.168.1.1: Destination host unreachable.
    Reply from 192.168.1.1: Destination host unreachable.
    Ping statistics for 192.168.3.11:
        Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    The tracert and ping results conclude that PC-A can reach the LOCAL, ISP, and REMOTE routers, but not PC-C or the S3 switch, nor the default gateway for PC-C.
  2. Use the show commands to examine the running configurations for the the REMOTE router.
    REMOTE# show ip interface brief
    Interface                  IP-Address      OK? Method Status                Protocol
    Embedded-Service-Engine0/0 unassigned      YES unset  administratively down down
    GigabitEthernet0/0         unassigned      YES unset  administratively down down
    GigabitEthernet0/1         192.168.8.1     YES manual up                    up
    Serial0/0/0                unassigned      YES unset  administratively down down
    Serial0/0/1                10.2.2.1        YES manual up                    up
    REMOTE# show run
    <output omitted>
    interface GigabitEthernet0/0
     no ip address
     shutdown
     duplex auto
     speed auto
    !
    interface GigabitEthernet0/1
     ip address 192.168.8.1 255.255.255.0
     duplex auto
     speed auto
    !
    interface Serial0/0/0
     no ip address
     shutdown
     clock rate 2000000
    !
    interface Serial0/0/
    1
     ip address 10.2.2.1 255.255.255.252
    <output omitted>
    The outputs of the show run and show ip interface brief commands indicate that the GigabitEthernet 0/1 interface is up/up, but was configured with an incorrect IP address.
  3. Correct the IP address for GigabitEthernet 0/1.
    REMOTE# configure terminal
    Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
    REMOTE(config)# interface GigabitEthernet 0/1
    REMOTE(config-if)# ip address 192.168.3.1 255.255.255.0
  4. Verify that PC-A can ping and tracert to PC-C.
    C:\Users\User1> ping 192.168.3.3
    Pinging 192.168.3.3 with 32 bytes of data:
    Reply from 192.168.3.3: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=125
    Reply from 192.168.3.3: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=125
    Reply from 192.168.3.3: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=125
    Reply from 192.168.3.3: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=125
    Ping statistics for 192.168.3.3:
        Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
        Minimum = 40ms, Maximum = 44ms, Average = 41ms
    C:\Users\User1> tracert 192.168.3.3
    Tracing route to PC-C [192.168.3.3]Over a maximum of 30 hops:
      1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms    192.168.1.1
      2    24 ms    24 ms    24 ms    10.1.1.2
      3    48 ms    48 ms    48 ms    10.2.2.1
      4    59 ms    59 ms    59 ms    PC-C [192.168.3.3]
    Trace complete.

Note: This can also be accomplished using ping and traceroute commands from the CLI on the the LOCAL router and the S1 switch after verifying that there are no network connectivity issues on the 192.168.1.0/24 network.

Reflection

  1. What could prevent ping or traceroute responses from reaching the originating device beside network connectivity issues?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    Firewall on the PCs, access lists command, routing issues, interface is down, network delay
  2. If you ping a non-existent address on the remote network, such as 192.168.3.4, what is the message displayed by the ping command? What does this mean? If you ping a valid host address and receive this response, what should you check?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    Request timed out or periods (.). This means that there was no response in the default time period. Some of the items you may check: router is down, destination host is down, return route to your device and latency of the response is not more than the default time period
  3. If you ping an address that does not exist in any network in your topology, such as 192.168.5.3, from a Windows-based PC, what is the message displayed by the ping command? What does this message indicate?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    Destination host unreachable. This message indicates that there is no route to the destination as the network is not listed by the routing table.

Router Interface Summary Table

Router Interface Summary
Router Model Ethernet Interface #1 Ethernet Interface #2 Serial Interface #1 Serial Interface #2
1800 Fast Ethernet 0/0 (F0/0) Fast Ethernet 0/1 (F0/1) Serial 0/0/0 (S0/0/0) Serial 0/0/1 (S0/0/1)
1900 Gigabit Ethernet 0/0 (G0/0) Gigabit Ethernet 0/1 (G0/1) Serial 0/0/0 (S0/0/0) Serial 0/0/1 (S0/0/1)
2801 Fast Ethernet 0/0 (F0/0) Fast Ethernet 0/1 (F0/1) Serial 0/1/0 (S0/1/0) Serial 0/1/1 (S0/1/1)
2811 Fast Ethernet 0/0 (F0/0) Fast Ethernet 0/1 (F0/1) Serial 0/0/0 (S0/0/0) Serial 0/0/1 (S0/0/1)
2900 Gigabit Ethernet 0/0 (G0/0) Gigabit Ethernet 0/1 (G0/1) Serial 0/0/0 (S0/0/0) Serial 0/0/1 (S0/0/1)
Note: To find out how the router is configured, look at the interfaces to identify the type of router and how many interfaces the router has. There is no way to effectively list all the combinations of configurations for each router class. This table includes identifiers for the possible combinations of Ethernet and Serial interfaces in the device. The table does not include any other type of interface, even though a specific router may contain one. An example of this might be an ISDN BRI interface. The string in parenthesis is the legal abbreviation that can be used in Cisco IOS commands to represent the interface.

Device Configs

Router LOCAL

LOCAL# show running-config

Building configuration…

Current configuration : 1462 bytes

!

version 15.2

service timestamps debug datetime msec

service timestamps log datetime msec

no service password-encryption

!

hostname LOCAL

!

boot-start-marker

boot-end-marker

!

!

!

no aaa new-model

memory-size iomem 15

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

no ip domain lookup

ip host REMOTE 10.2.2.1 192.168.3.1

ip host ISP 10.1.1.2 10.2.2.2

ip host LOCAL 192.168.1.1 10.1.1.1

ip host PC-C 192.168.3.3

ip host PC-A 192.168.1.3

ip host S1 192.168.1.11

ip host S3 192.168.3.11

ip cef

no ipv6 cef

multilink bundle-name authenticated

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

interface Embedded-Service-Engine0/0

no ip address

shutdown

!

interface GigabitEthernet0/0

no ip address

shutdown

duplex auto

speed auto

!

interface GigabitEthernet0/1

ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0

duplex auto

speed auto

!

interface Serial0/0/0

ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.252

clock rate 56000

!

interface Serial0/0/1

no ip address

shutdown

!

!

router eigrp 1

network 10.1.1.0 0.0.0.3

network 192.168.1.0

!

ip forward-protocol nd

!

no ip http server

no ip http secure-server

!

!

!

!

!

control-plane

!

!

!

line con 0

line aux 0

line 2

no activation-character

no exec

transport preferred none

transport input all

transport output pad telnet rlogin lapb-ta mop udptn v120 ssh

stopbits 1

line vty 0 4

login

transport input all

!

scheduler allocate 20000 1000

!

end

ROUTER ISP

ISP# show running-config

Building configuration…

Current configuration : 1265 bytes

!

version 15.2

service timestamps debug datetime msec

service timestamps log datetime msec

no service password-encryption

!

hostname ISP

!

boot-start-marker

boot-end-marker

!

!

!

no aaa new-model

memory-size iomem 15

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

no ip domain lookup

ip cef

no ipv6 cef

multilink bundle-name authenticated

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

interface Embedded-Service-Engine0/0

no ip address

shutdown

!

interface GigabitEthernet0/0

no ip address

shutdown

duplex auto

speed auto

!

interface GigabitEthernet0/1

no ip address

shutdown

duplex auto

speed auto

!

interface Serial0/0/0

ip address 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.252

!

interface Serial0/0/1

ip address 10.2.2.2 255.255.255.252

clock rate 56000

!

!

router eigrp 1

network 10.1.1.0 0.0.0.3

network 10.2.2.0 0.0.0.3

!

ip forward-protocol nd

!

no ip http server

no ip http secure-server

!

!

!

!

!

control-plane

!

!

!

line con 0

line aux 0

line 2

no activation-character

no exec

transport preferred none

transport input all

transport output pad telnet rlogin lapb-ta mop udptn v120 ssh

stopbits 1

line vty 0 4

login

transport input all

!

scheduler allocate 20000 1000

!

end

Router REMOTE

REMOTE# show running-config

Building configuration…

Current configuration : 1440 bytes

!

version 15.2

service timestamps debug datetime msec

service timestamps log datetime msec

no service password-encryption

!

hostname REMOTE

!

boot-start-marker

boot-end-marker

!

!

!

no aaa new-model

memory-size iomem 10

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

no ip domain lookup

ip cef

no ipv6 cef

multilink bundle-name authenticated

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

interface Embedded-Service-Engine0/0

no ip address

shutdown

!

interface GigabitEthernet0/0

no ip address

shutdown

duplex auto

speed auto

!

interface GigabitEthernet0/1

ip address 192.168.3.1 255.255.255.0

duplex auto

speed auto

!

interface Serial0/0/0

no ip address

shutdown

clock rate 2000000

!

interface Serial0/0/1

ip address 10.2.2.1 255.255.255.252

!

!

router eigrp 1

network 10.2.2.0 0.0.0.3

network 192.168.3.0

!

ip forward-protocol nd

!

no ip http server

no ip http secure-server

!

!

!

!

!

control-plane

!

!

!

line con 0

line aux 0

line 2

no activation-character

no exec

transport preferred none

transport input all

transport output pad telnet rlogin lapb-ta mop udptn v120 ssh

stopbits 1

line vty 0 4

login

transport input all

!

scheduler allocate 20000 1000

!

end

Switch S1

S1# show running-config

Building configuration…

Current configuration : 1565 bytes

!

!

version 15.0

no service pad

service timestamps debug datetime msec

service timestamps log datetime msec

no service password-encryption

!

hostname S1

!

boot-start-marker

boot-end-marker

!

!

no aaa new-model

system mtu routing 1500

!

!

no ip domain-lookup

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

spanning-tree mode pvst

spanning-tree extend system-id

!

vlan internal allocation policy ascending

!

!

!

!

!

!

interface FastEthernet0/1

!

interface FastEthernet0/2

!

interface FastEthernet0/3

!

interface FastEthernet0/4

!

interface FastEthernet0/5

!

interface FastEthernet0/6

!

interface FastEthernet0/7

!

interface FastEthernet0/8

!

interface FastEthernet0/9

!

interface FastEthernet0/10

!

interface FastEthernet0/11

!

interface FastEthernet0/12

!

interface FastEthernet0/13

!

interface FastEthernet0/14

!

interface FastEthernet0/15

!

interface FastEthernet0/16

!

interface FastEthernet0/17

!

interface FastEthernet0/18

!

interface FastEthernet0/19

!

interface FastEthernet0/20

!

interface FastEthernet0/21

!

interface FastEthernet0/22

!

interface FastEthernet0/23

!

interface FastEthernet0/24

!

interface GigabitEthernet0/1

!

interface GigabitEthernet0/2

!

interface Vlan1

ip address 192.168.1.11 255.255.255.0

!

ip default-gateway 192.168.1.1

ip http server

ip http secure-server

!

!

!

line con 0

line vty 5 15

!

end

Switch S3

S3# show running-config

Building configuration…

Current configuration : 1563 bytes

!

!

version 15.0

no service pad

service timestamps debug datetime msec

service timestamps log datetime msec

no service password-encryption

!

hostname S3

!

boot-start-marker

boot-end-marker

!

!

no aaa new-model

system mtu routing 1500

!

!

no ip domain-lookup

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

!

spanning-tree mode pvst

spanning-tree extend system-id

!

vlan internal allocation policy ascending

!

!

!

!

!

!

interface FastEthernet0/1

!

interface FastEthernet0/2

!

interface FastEthernet0/3

!

interface FastEthernet0/4

!

interface FastEthernet0/5

!

interface FastEthernet0/6

!

interface FastEthernet0/7

!

interface FastEthernet0/8

!

interface FastEthernet0/9

!

interface FastEthernet0/10

!

interface FastEthernet0/11

!

interface FastEthernet0/12

!

interface FastEthernet0/13

!

interface FastEthernet0/14

!

interface FastEthernet0/15

!

interface FastEthernet0/16

!

interface FastEthernet0/17

!

interface FastEthernet0/18

!

interface FastEthernet0/19

!

interface FastEthernet0/20

!

interface FastEthernet0/21

!

interface FastEthernet0/22

!

interface FastEthernet0/23

!

interface FastEthernet0/24

!

interface GigabitEthernet0/1

!

interface GigabitEthernet0/2

!

interface Vlan1

ip address 192.168.3.11 255.255.255.0

!

ip default-gateway 192.168.3.1

ip http server

ip http secure-server

!

!

line con 0

line vty 5 15

!

end