Springfield Device and STP Configurations

Springfield Device and STP Configurations . Remote locations vary in terms of size and requirements. Some implementations will require current site router/switch-running configurations, which will be provided. All sites will use the following four VLANs, but you will need to configure only what is asked per site (some assumptions will be made).

• Existing VLANs, per xACME:
  • Faculty VLAN
    • used by faculty on-site for all office locations (non-instructional communications)
    • total devices per site will vary
  • Administrative VLAN
    • used by staff on-site for business administrative communications
    • total devices per site will vary
  • Academic VLAN
    • used by faculty and students for classroom labs and instructional communications
    • total devices per site will vary
  • Server VLAN
    

    Springfield Device and STP Configurations

    • used by IT staff for all technology/management communications
    • total devices per site will vary

The types of devices per site will be the same; however, the number of deployed devices may vary (all documented in the xAcme educational topology).

Routers Per Site:

Cisco 2800 Series Integrated Services

Interfaces Ports Available4 Fast Ethernet Interfaces(Per Router)2 Serial Interfaces(Per Router)

fa0/0s0/0/0

fa0/1s0/0/1

fa1/0

fa1/1

Switches Per Site:

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series

Ports Available96 Total Gigabit EthernetPorts Per Switch

Module 1 = gi0/1 – gi0/24

Module 2 = gi1/1 – gi1/24

Module 3 = gi2/1 – gi2/24

Module 4 = gi3/1 – gi3/24

Note: Device type will not impact your configuration commands and implementation of ALL required technologies will use Cisco IOS commands/concepts learned in our TestOut lecture(s). Standardswitchports will be configured and used as trunk OR access ports, and DCE ends should be noted when configuring serial ports per router.

Springfield Device and STP Configurations

Click here to download the configuration file for all of the devices. Note: one of the files in the zip file is a PacketTracer file. You can open it using the Packet Tracer program that you can download from here. The use of Packet Tracer is optional.

Springfield Site Device and STP Configurations

Required Implementation: Device hostnames, banners, secured passwords and spanning tree protocol.

• Device Configurations: Implement device hostnames to match the xACME educational topology labels. Provide a template and sample configuration for the MOTD banner and login banner (wording and implementation) for one of the switches. Keep this generic, as it will be implemented on all switches in the xACME educational topology. Lastly, include the configuration steps for implementing device passwords on both console port (out-of-band communications) and VTY (Telnet/in-band communications). All passwords should be encrypted.
• Spanning Tree Protocol (STP): Briefly explain the advantages and purpose of the STP. Administrators are having a difficult time placing switch 1 as the root. Provide a sample configuration for implementing SPT on the switches. Choose the mode you feel would be best suited for the environment and justify why. Switch 1 will need to be the root switch in the Springfield topology. Consider any security measures that can be implemented to protect the devices from bogus BPDUs.

Note: When approaching the spanning tree challenge, do not concern yourself with the multiple VLANs at this time. Focus simply on the default VLAN1, which is the active VLAN that all ports belong to in this topology at this time.

• Please refer to the following configurations:
  • SpringfieldSw1
  • SpringfieldSw2
  • SpringfieldSw3
  • SpringfieldSw4
    

    Springfield Device and STP Configurations

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