L

Lab Viewing Network

N
Device MAC Ad
ddresse
es
T
Topology

A
Addressing
g Table
Device

Interface

IP Ad
ddress

Subnet Mas
sk

Default Gateway

R1

G0/1
G

192.168
8.1.1

25
55.255.255.0
0

N/A

S1

VLAN
V
1

N/A

N /A

N/A

PC
C-A

NIC
N

192.168
8.1.3

25
55.255.255.0
0

192.168.1.1

O
Objectives
Part 1: Se
et Up the Top
pology and Initialize Dev
vices

Set up
p equipment to
t match the network topology.

Initialiize and restarrt (if necessarry) the router and switch.

Part 2: Co
onfigure Dev
vices and Ve
erify Connecttivity

Assign static IP address to PC-A

A NIC.

Config
gure basic infformation on R1.

Assign a static IP address

a
to R1
1.

Verify
y network connectivity.

Part 3: Diisplay, Describe, and Analyze Ethern

net MAC Add
dresses

Analy
yze MAC addrress for PC-A
A.

Analy
yze MAC addrresses for rou
uter R1.

Displa
ay the MAC address
a
table on switch S1.

B
Backgroun
nd / Scenarrio
Every dev
vice on an Eth
hernet LAN is
s identified by a Layer-2 MA
AC address. T
This address is burned intto the
NIC. This lab will explo
ore and analyz
ze the compo
onents that m ake up a MAC
C address, an
nd how you ccan find
this inform
mation on variious networking devices, such
s
as a routter, switch, an
nd PC.
You will cable the equipment as sho
own in the top
pology. You w
will then config
gure the route
er and PC to match the
addressin
ng table. You will verify you
ur configuratio
ons by testing
g for network connectivity.
After the devices
d
have been configu
ured and netw
work connectivvity has been
n verified, you
u will use vario
ous
command
ds to retrieve information frrom the devices to answer questions ab
bout your netw
work equipme
ent.
Note: The
e routers used
d with CCNA hands-on lab
bs are Cisco 1
1941 Integrate
ed Services R
Routers (ISRss) with
Cisco IOS
S Release 15..2(4)M3 (univ
versalk9 image). The switch
hes used are
e Cisco Catalyyst 2960s with
h Cisco
IOS Relea
ase 15.0(2) (lanbasek9 ima
age). Other ro
outers, switch
hes, and Ciscco IOS version
ns can be use
ed.

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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.

Required Resources

1 Router (Cisco 1941 with Cisco IOS Release 15.2(4)M3 universal image or comparable)

1 Switch (Cisco 2960 with Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2) lanbasek9 image or comparable)

1 PC (Windows 7, Vista, or XP with terminal emulation program, such as Tera Term)

Console cables to configure the Cisco IOS devices via the console ports

Ethernet cables as shown in the topology

Part 1: Set Up the Topology and Initialize Devices

In Part 1, you will set up the network topology, clear any configurations, if necessary, and configure basic
settings, such as the interface IP addresses on the router and PC.

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

a. Attach the devices shown in the topology and cable as necessary.
b. Power on all the devices in the topology.

Step 2: Initialize and reload the router and switch.

Part 2: Configure Devices and Verify Connectivity

In Part 2, you will set up the network topology and configure basic settings, such as the interface IP
addresses and device access. For device names and address information, refer to the Topology and
Addressing Table.

Step 1: Configure the IPv4 address for the PC.

a. Configure the IPv4 address, subnet mask, and default gateway address for PC-A.
b. Ping the default gateway address of R1 from a PC-A command prompt.
Were the pings successful? Why or why not?

Step 2: Configure the router.

a. Console into the router and enter global configuration mode.
b. Assign a hostname to the router based on the Addressing Table.
c.

Disable DNS lookup.

d. Configure and enable the G0/1 interface on the router.

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Lab Viewing Network Device
D
MAC Addresses
A

S
Step 3: Verify network
k connectiv
vity.
a. Ping the
t default ga
ateway addres
ss of R1 from
m PC-A.
Were the pings suc
ccessful?

P
Part 3: Display,
D
Describe,
D
and Ana
alyze Ethe
ernet MA
AC Addres
sses
Every dev
vice on an Eth
hernet LAN ha
as a Media Access
A
Contro
ol (MAC) addrress that is bu
urned into the
e Network
Interface Card
C
(NIC). Ethernet
E
MAC
C addresses are
a 48-bits lon
ng. They are d
displayed using six sets off
hexadecim
mal digits usu
ually separate
ed by dashes, colons, or pe
eriods. The fo
ollowing exam
mple shows th
he same
MAC address using the
e three differe
ent notation methods:
m
8-00
00-05-9A-3C-78

00:05:9A:3C:
0
78:00

0005.9A3C
C.7800

Note: MA
AC addresses are also calle
ed physical ad
ddresses, ha rdware addre
esses, or Ethe
ernet hardwarre
addresses
s.
In Part 3, you will issue
e commands to display the
e MAC addressses on a PC
C, router, and switch, and yyou will
he properties of each one.
analyze th

S
Step 1: An
nalyze the MAC
M
address for the PC
C-A NIC.
Before yo
ou analyze the
e MAC addres
ss on PC-A, look at an exa
ample from a different PC NIC. You can
n issue
the ipcon
nfig /all comm
mand to view the
t MAC address of your N
NICs. An example screen output is show
wn
below. Wh
hen using the
e ipconfig /all command, notice
n
that MA
AC addressess are referred
d to as physiccal
addresses
s. Reading the MAC addre
ess from left to
o right, the firrst six hex dig
gits refer to the vendor
(manufactturer) of this device.
d
These
e first six hex digits (3 byte
es) are also kn
nown as the o
organizationa
ally unique
identifier (OUI).
(
This 3--byte code is assigned to the vendor byy the IEEE org
ganization. To
o find the
manufactu
urer, you can use a tool su
uch as www.m
macvendorloo
okup.com or g
go to the IEEE
E web site to find the
registered
d OUI vendor codes. The IEEE web site
e address for OUI informattion is
http://stan
ndards.ieee.org/develop/re
egauth/oui/pub
blic.html. The
e last six digitss are the NIC serial numbe
er
assigned by the manuffacturer.
a. Using
g the output frrom the ipcon
nfig /all comm
mand, answerr the following
g questions.

What is the OUI po

ortion of the MAC
M
address for this devicce?
What is the serial number
n
portio
on of the MAC
C address for this device?
Using
g the example
e above, find the
t name of the vendor tha
at manufacturred this NIC.

b. From the command

d prompt on PC-A,
P
issue the ipconfig //all command
d and identify the OUI portiion of the
MAC address for th
he NIC of PC
C-A.

Identify the serial number

n
portio
on of the MAC
C address for the NIC of PC
C-A.

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Identify the name of the vendor that manufactured the NIC of PC-A.

Step 2: Analyze the MAC address for the R1 G0/1 interface.

You can use a variety of commands to display MAC addresses on the router.
a. Console into R1 and use the show interfaces g0/1 command to find the MAC address information. A
sample is shown below. Use output generated by your router to answer the questions.
R1> show interfaces g0/1
GigabitEthernet0/1 is up, line protocol is up
Hardware is CN Gigabit Ethernet, address is 30f7.0da3.1821 (bia 30f7.0da3.1821)
Internet address is 192.168.1.1/24
MTU 1500 bytes, BW 100000 Kbit/sec, DLY 100 usec,
reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set
Keepalive set (10 sec)
Full Duplex, 100Mbps, media type is RJ45
output flow-control is unsupported, input flow-control is unsupported
ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00
Last input 00:00:00, output 00:00:00, output hang never
Last clearing of "show interface" counters never
Input queue: 0/75/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0
Queueing strategy: fifo
Output queue: 0/40 (size/max)
5 minute input rate 3000 bits/sec, 4 packets/sec
5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
15183 packets input, 971564 bytes, 0 no buffer
Received 13559 broadcasts (0 IP multicasts)
0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored
0 watchdog, 301 multicast, 0 pause input
1396 packets output, 126546 bytes, 0 underruns
0 output errors, 0 collisions, 1 interface resets
195 unknown protocol drops
0 babbles, 0 late collision, 0 deferred
0 lost carrier, 0 no carrier, 0 pause output
0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out

What is the MAC address for G0/1 on R1?

What is the MAC serial number for G0/1?
What is the OUI for G0/1?
Based on this OUI, what is the name of the vendor?
What does bia stand for?
Why does the output show the same MAC address twice?

b. Another way to display the MAC addresses on the router is to use the show arp command. Use the
show arp command to display MAC address information. This command maps the Layer 2 address to its
corresponding Layer 3 address. A sample is shown below. Use output generated by your router to
answer the questions.

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R1> show arp
Protocol
Internet
Internet

Address
192.168.1.1
192.168.1.3

Age (min)
0

Hardware Addr
30f7.0da3.1821
c80a.a9fa.de0d

Type
ARPA
ARPA

Interface
GigabitEthernet0/1
GigabitEthernet0/1

What Layer 2 addresses are displayed on R1?

What Layer 3 addresses are displayed on R1?

Why do you think there is no information showing for the switch with the show arp command?

Step 3: View the MAC addresses on the switch.

a. Console into the switch and use the show interfaces command for ports 5 and 6 to display MAC address
information. A sample is shown below. Use output generated by your switch to answer the questions.
Switch> show interfaces f0/5
FastEthernet0/5 is up, line protocol is up (connected)
Hardware is Fast Ethernet, address is 0cd9.96e8.7285 (bia 0cd9.96e8.7285)
MTU 1500 bytes, BW 100000 Kbit, DLY 100 usec,
reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set
Keepalive set (10 sec)
Full-duplex, 100Mb/s, media type is 10/100BaseTX
input flow-control is off, output flow-control is unsupported
ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00
Last input 00:00:45, output 00:00:00, output hang never
Last clearing of "show interface" counters never
Input queue: 0/75/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0
Queueing strategy: fifo
Output queue: 0/40 (size/max)
5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
3362 packets input, 302915 bytes, 0 no buffer
Received 265 broadcasts (241 multicasts)
0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored
0 watchdog, 241 multicast, 0 pause input
0 input packets with dribble condition detected
38967 packets output, 2657748 bytes, 0 underruns
0 output errors, 0 collisions, 1 interface resets
0 babbles, 0 late collision, 0 deferred
0 lost carrier, 0 no carrier, 0 PAUSE output
0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out

What is the MAC address for F0/5 on your switch?

Issue the same command and write down the MAC address for F0/6.
Are the OUIs shown on the switch the same as those that were displayed on the router?

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The switch keeps track of devices by their Layer 2 MAC addresses. In our topology, the switch has
knowledge of both MAC address of R1 and the MAC address of PC-A.
b. Issue the show mac address-table command on the switch. A sample is shown below. Use output
generated by your switch to answer the questions.
Switch> show mac address-table
Mac Address Table
------------------------------------------Vlan
Mac Address
Type
Ports
------------------------All
0100.0ccc.cccc
STATIC
CPU
All
0100.0ccc.cccd
STATIC
CPU
All
0180.c200.0000
STATIC
CPU
All
0180.c200.0001
STATIC
CPU
All
0180.c200.0002
STATIC
CPU
All
0180.c200.0003
STATIC
CPU
All
0180.c200.0004
STATIC
CPU
All
0180.c200.0005
STATIC
CPU
All
0180.c200.0006
STATIC
CPU
All
0180.c200.0007
STATIC
CPU
All
0180.c200.0008
STATIC
CPU
All
0180.c200.0009
STATIC
CPU
All
0180.c200.000a
STATIC
CPU
All
0180.c200.000b
STATIC
CPU
All
0180.c200.000c
STATIC
CPU
All
0180.c200.000d
STATIC
CPU
All
0180.c200.000e
STATIC
CPU
All
0180.c200.000f
STATIC
CPU
All
0180.c200.0010
STATIC
CPU
All
ffff.ffff.ffff
STATIC
CPU
1
30f7.0da3.1821
DYNAMIC
Fa0/5
1
c80a.a9fa.de0d
DYNAMIC
Fa0/6
Total Mac Addresses for this criterion: 22

Did the switch display the MAC address of PC-A? If you answered yes, what port was it on?

Did the switch display the MAC address of R1? If you answered yes, what port was it on?

Reflection
1. Can you have broadcasts at the Layer 2 level? If so, what would the MAC address be?

2. Why would you need to know the MAC address of a device?

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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.

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