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Packet Tracer - Troubleshooting Challenge - Document The Network Addressing Table

The document provides instructions for a student to document an unknown corporate network by testing connectivity, discovering host and device configurations, accessing devices to gather information, and using this information to reconstruct the network topology in a table and diagram. The goal is to document the network and identify any issues with current device configurations that do not follow standard practices.

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Packet Tracer - Troubleshooting Challenge - Document The Network Addressing Table

The document provides instructions for a student to document an unknown corporate network by testing connectivity, discovering host and device configurations, accessing devices to gather information, and using this information to reconstruct the network topology in a table and diagram. The goal is to document the network and identify any issues with current device configurations that do not follow standard practices.

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Packet Tracer - Troubleshooting Challenge - Document the

Network Addressing Table


Device Type
(router, switch,
Device Interface host) IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway

PC1 NIC Host


PC2
PC3
PC4
PC5
PC6
PC7

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Packet Tracer - Troubleshooting Challenge - Document the Network

Device Type
(router, switch,
Device Interface host) IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway

Objectives
In this lab, you will document a network that is unknown to you.
 Test network connectivity.
 Compile host addressing information.
 Remotely access default gateway devices.
 Document default gateway device configurations.
 Discover devices on the network.
 Draw the network topology.

Background / Scenario
Your employer has been hired to take over the administration of a corporate network because the previous
network administrator has left the company. The network documentation is missing and needs to be
recreated. You job is to document the hosts and network devices including all the device addressing and
logical interconnections. You will remotely access network devices and use network discovery to complete a
device table and draw the network topology.
This is Part I of a two-part series of activities. You will use the documentation that you create in this activity to
guide you as you troubleshoot the network in Part II, Packet Tracer - Troubleshooting Challenge - Using
Documentation to Solve Issues.
As you investigate and document the network topology, make note of issues that you discover that do not
adhere to the practices taught in the CCNA curriculum.

Instructions
Part 1: Test Connectivity
Ping between the PCs and the internet server to test the network. All PCs should be able to ping one another
and the internet server.

Part 2: Discover PC Configuration Information


Go to the command prompt of each PC and display the IP settings. Record this information in the
documentation table.

Part 3: Discover Information about the Default Gateway Devices


Connect to each default gateway device using the Telnet protocol and record information about the interfaces
that are in use in the table. The VTY password is cisco and privileged EXEC password is class.
C:\> telnet IP_address

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Part 4: Reconstruct the Network Topology


In this part of the activity, you will continue recording information about the devices in the network in the
Addressing Table. In addition, you will start to diagram the network topology based on what you can discover
about the device interconnections.

Step 1: Access Routing Tables on Each Gateway Device.


Use the routing tables in each router to learn more about the network. Make notes of your findings.

Step 2: Discover Non-Gateway Devices.


Use a network discovery protocol to document neighboring devices. Record your findings in the addressing
table. At this point you should also be able to begin documenting device interconnections.

Part 5: Further Explore Device Configurations and Interconnections

Step 1: Access Device Configurations.


Connect to the other devices in the network. Gather information about the device configurations.

Step 2: View Neighbor Information.


Use discovery protocols to increase your knowledge of the network devices and topologies.

Step 3: Connect to Other Devices.


Display configuration information for the other devices on the network. Record your findings in the device
table.
By now you should know about all the devices and interface configurations in the network. All rows of the
table should contain device information. Use your information to reconstruct as much of the network topology
as you can.

Reflection
You may have noticed that some of the practices used to configure the network devices are out-of-date,
inefficient, or not secure. Make a list of as many recommendations that you have regarding how the devices
should be reconfigured to follow the practices that you have learned in the CCNA curriculum.
End of document

Network Topology Diagram

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