Lab 9.6.

1: Basic EIGRP Configuration Lab

Topology Diagram

Address Table

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Learning Objectives
• Upon completion of this lab, you will be able to:
• Cable a network according to the Topology Diagram.
• Erase the startup configuration and reload a router to the default state.
• Perform basic configuration tasks on a router.
• Configure and activate interfaces.
• Configure EIGRP routing on all routers.
• Verify EIGRP routing using show commands.
• Disable automatic summarization.
• Configure manual summarization.
• Document the EIGRP configuration.
Scenario
In this lab activity, you will learn how to configure the routing protocol EIGRP using the
network shown in the Topology Diagram. A loopback address will be used on the R2 router to
simulate a connection to an ISP, where all traffic that is not destined for the local network will be
sent. Some segments of the network have been subnetted using VLSM. EIGRP is a classless routing
protocol that can be used to provide subnet mask information in the routing updates. This will
allow VLSM subnet information to be propagated throughout the network.

Task 1: Prepare the Network.

Step 1: Cable a network that is similar to the one in the Topology Diagram.
This activity begins with an initial network in the logical workspace.

Step 2: Clear any existing configurations on the routers.

Task 2: Perform Basic Router Configurations.

Perform basic configuration of the R1, R2, and R3 routers according to the following guidelines:
1. Configure the router hostname.
2. Disable DNS lookup.
3. Configure an EXEC mode password.
4. Configure a message‐of‐the‐day banner.
5. Configure a password for console connections.
6. Configure a password for VTY connections.

Task 3: Configure and Activate Serial and Ethernet Addresses.

Step 1: Configure the interfaces on the R1, R2, and R3 routers.
Configure the interfaces on the R1, R2, and R3 routers with the IP addresses from the table under
the Topology Diagram.

Step 2: Verify IP addressing and interfaces.

Use the show ip interface brief command to verify that the IP addressing is correct and that the
interfaces are active.
When you have finished, be sure to save the running configuration to the NVRAM of the router.

Step 3: Configure Ethernet interfaces of PC1, PC2, and PC3.

Configure the Ethernet interfaces of PC1, PC2, and PC3 with the IP addresses and default gateways
from the table under the Topology Diagram.

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Task 4: Configure EIGRP on the R1 Router.
Step 1: Enable EIGRP.
Use the router eigrp command in global configuration mode to enable EIGRP on the R1 router.
Enter 1 for the autonomous‐system parameter.

R1(config)#router eigrp 1

Step 2: Configure classful network [Link].

Once you are in the Router EIGRP configuration sub‐mode, configure the classful network
[Link] to be included in the EIGRP updates that are sent out of R1.

R1(config­router)#network [Link]

The router will begin to send EIGRP update messages out each interface belonging to the [Link]
network. EIGRP updates will be sent out of the FastEthernet0/0 and Serial0/0/0 interfaces because
they are both on subnets of the [Link] network.

Step 3: Configure the router to advertise the [Link]/30 network attached to the Serial0/0/1
interface.
Use the wildcard‐mask option with the network command to advertise only the subnet and not the
entire [Link] classful network.

Note: Think of a wildcard mask as the inverse of a subnet mask. The inverse of the subnet mask
[Link] is [Link]. To calculate the inverse of the subnet mask, subtract the subnet mask
from [Link]:

[Link]
– [Link] Subtract the subnet mask
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
0 . 0 . 0 . 3 Wildcard mask

R1(config­router)# network [Link] [Link]

When you are finished with the EIGRP configuration for R1, return to privileged EXEC mode and
save the current configuration to NVRAM.

Task 5: Configure EIGRP on the R2 and R3 Routers.

Step 1: Enable EIGRP routing on the R2 router using the router eigrp command.
Use an autonomous system number of 1.

R2(config)#router eigrp 1

Step 2: Use the classful address [Link] to include the network for the FastEthernet0/0
interface.
R2(config­router)#network [Link]

Notice that DUAL sends a notification message to the console stating that a neighbor relationship
with another EIGRP router has been established.

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What is the IP address of the EIGRP neighbor router?

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What interface on the R2 router is the neighbor adjacent to?

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Step 3: Configure the R2 router to advertise the [Link]/30 network attached to the
Serial0/0/1 interface.
Use the wildcard‐mask option with the network command to advertise only the subnet and not the
entire [Link] classful network.

When you are finished, return to privileged EXEC mode.

R2(config­router)#network [Link] [Link]

R2(config­router)#end

Step 4: Configure EIGRP on the R3 router using the router eigrp and network commands.
Use an autonomous system number of 1.

Use the classful network address for the network attached to the FastEthernet0/0 interface.

Include the wildcard masks for the subnets attached to the Serial0/0/0 and Serial 0/0/1 interfaces.

When you are finished, return to privileged EXEC mode.

R3(config)#router eigrp 1
R3(config­router)#network [Link]
R3(config­router)#network [Link] [Link]
R3(config­router)#

Notice that when the networks for the serial links from R3 to R1 and R3 to R2 are added to the
EIGRP configuration, DUAL sends a notification message to the console stating that a neighbor
relationship with another EIGRP router has been established.

Task 6: Verify EIGRP Operation.

Step 1: View neighbors.
On the R1 router, use the show ip eigrp neighbors command to view the neighbor table and verify
that EIGRP has established an adjacency with the R2 and R3 routers. You should be able to see the
IP address of each adjacent router and the interface that R1 uses to reach that EIGRP neighbor.

R1#show ip eigrp neighbors

Step 2: View routing protocol information.

On the R1 router, use the show ip protocols command to view information about the routing
protocol operation. Notice that the information that was configured in Task 5, such as protocol,
autonomous system number, and networks, is shown in the output. The IP addresses of the
adjacent neighbors are also shown.

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R1#show ip protocols

Notice that the output specifies the autonomous system number used by EIGRP. Remember, the
autonomous system number must be the same on all routers for EIGRP to establish neighbor
adjacencies and share routing information.

Task7: Examine EIGRP Routes in the Routing Tables.

Step1: View the routing table on the R1 router.
EIGRP routes are denoted in the routing table with a D, which stands for DUAL (Diffusing Update
Algorithm), which is the routing algorithm used by EIGRP.

R1#show ip route

Notice that the [Link]/16 parent network is variably subnetted with three child routes using
either a /24 or /30 mask. Also notice that EIGRP has automatically included a summary route to
Null0 for the [Link]/16 network. The [Link]/16 route does not actually represent a path to
reach the parent network, [Link]/16. If a packet destined for [Link]/16 does not match one
of the level 2 child routes, it is sent to the Null0 interface.

The [Link]/24 Network is also variably subnetted and includes a Null0 route.

Step 2: View the routing table on the R3 router.

The routing table for R3 shows that both R1 and R2 are automatically summarizing the
[Link]/16 network and sending it as a single routing update. Because of automatic
summarization, R1 and R2 are not propagating the individual subnets. Because R3 is getting two
equal cost routes for [Link]/16 from both R1 and R2, both routes are included in the routing
table.

Task 8: Configure EIGRP Metrics.

Step 1: View the EIGRP metric information.
Use the show ip interface command to view the EIGRP metric information for the Serial0/0/0
interface on the R1 router. Notice the values that are shown for the bandwidth, delay, reliability,
and load.

R1#show interface serial0/0/0

Step 2: Modify the bandwidth of the Serial interfaces.

On most serial links, the bandwidth metric will default to 1544 Kbits. If this is not the actual
bandwidth of the serial link, the bandwidth will need to be changed so that the EIGRP metric can be
calculated correctly.

For this lab, the link between R1 and R2 will be configured with a bandwidth of 64 kbps, and the
link between R2 and R3 will be configured with a bandwidth of 1024 kbps. Use the bandwidth
command to modify the bandwidth of the Serial interfaces of each router.

R1 router:
R1(config)#interface serial0/0/0
R1(config­if)#bandwidth 64

R2 router:

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R2(config)#interface serial0/0/0
R2(config­if)#bandwidth 64
R2(config)#interface serial0/0/1
R2(config­if)#bandwidth 1024

R3 router:
R3(config)#interface serial0/0/1
R3(config­if)#bandwidth 1024

Note: The bandwidth command only modifies the bandwidth metric used by routing protocols, not
the physical bandwidth of the link.
Step 3: Verify the bandwidth modifications.
Use the show ip interface command to verify that the bandwidth value of each link has been
changed.

Note: Use the interface configuration command no bandwidth to return the bandwidth to its default
value.

Task 9: Examine Successors and Feasible Distances.

Step 1: Examine the successors and feasible distances in the routing table on R2.
R2#show ip route

Step 2: Answer the following questions:

What is the best path to PC1?

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A successor is a neighboring router that is currently being used for packet forwarding. A successor
is the least‐cost route to the destination network. The IP address of a successor is shown in a
routing table entry right after the word “via”.

What is the IP address and name of the successor router in this route?

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Feasible distance (FD) is the lowest calculated metric to reach that destination. FD is the metric
listed in the routing table entry as the second number inside the brackets.

What is the feasible distance to the network that PC1 is on?

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Task 10: Determine if R1 is a Feasible Successor for the Route from R2 to the [Link]
Network.
A feasible successor is a neighbor who has a viable backup path to the same network as the
successor. In order to be a feasible successor, R1 must satisfy the feasibility condition. The
feasibility condition (FC) is met when a neighbor’s reported distance (RD) to a network is less than
the local router’s feasible distance to the same destination network.
Step 1: Examine the routing table on R1.

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What is the reported distance to the [Link] network?

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Step 2: Examine the routing table on R2.

What is the feasible distance to the [Link] network?

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Would R2 consider R1 to be a feasible successor to the [Link] network? _______

Task 11: Examine the EIGRP Topology Table.

Step 1: View the EIGRP topology table.
Use the show ip eigrp topology command to view the EIGRP topology table on R2.

Step 2: View detailed EIGRP topology information.

Use the [network] parameter of the show ip eigrp topology command to view detailed EIGRP
topology information for the [Link] network.

R2#show ip eigrp topology [Link]

How many successors are there for this network?

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What is the feasible distance to this network?

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What is the IP address of the feasible successor?

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What is the reported distance for [Link] from the feasible successor?

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What would be the feasible distance to [Link] if R1 became the successor?

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Task 12: Disable EIGRP Automatic Summarization.

Step 1: Examine the routing table of the R3 router.
Notice that R3 is not receiving individual routes for the [Link]/24, [Link]/24, and
[Link]/24 subnets. Instead, the routing table only has a summary route to the classful network
address of [Link]/16 through the R1 router. This will cause packets that are destined for the
[Link]/24 network to be sent through the R1 router instead of being sent straight to the R2
router.

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Why is the R1 router ([Link]) the only successor for the route to the [Link]/16 network?
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Notice that the reported distance from R2 is higher than the feasible distance from R1.

R3#show ip eigrp topology

Step 2: Disable automatic summarization on all three routers with the no auto‐summary command.
R1(config)#router eigrp 1
R1(config­router)#no auto­summary

R2(config)#router eigrp 1
R2(config­router)#no auto­summary

R3(config)#router eigrp 1
R3(config­router)#no auto­summary

Step 3: View the routing table on R1 again.

Notice that individual routes for the [Link]/24, [Link]/24, and [Link]/24 subnets are
now present and the summary Null route is no longer listed.

Task 13: Configure Manual Summarization.

Step 1: Add loopback addresses to R3 router.
Add two loopback addresses, [Link]/24 and [Link]/24, to the R3 router. These virtual
interfaces will be used to represent networks to be manually summarized along with the
[Link]/24 LAN.

R3(config)#interface loopback1
R3(config­if)#ip address [Link] [Link]
R3(config­if)#interface loopback2
R3(config­if)#ip address [Link] [Link]

Step 2: Add the [Link] and [Link] networks to the EIGRP configuration on R3.
R3(config)#router eigrp 1
R3(config­router)#network [Link]
R3(config­router)#network [Link]

Step 3: Verify new routes.

View the routing table on the R1 router to verify that the new routes are being sent out in the EIGRP
updates sent by R3.

Step 4: Apply manual summarization to outbound interfaces.

The routes to the [Link]/24, [Link]/24, and [Link]/24 networks can be
summarized in the single network [Link]/22. Use the ip summary‐address eigrp as‐number
network‐address subnet‐mask command to configure manual summarization on each of the
outbound interfaces connected to EIGRP neighbors.

R3(config)#interface serial0/0/0

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R3(config­if)#ip summary­address eigrp 1 [Link] [Link]
R3(config­if)#interface serial0/0/1
R3(config­if)#ip summary­address eigrp 1 [Link] [Link]
R3(config­if)#

Step 5: Verify the summary route.

View the routing table on the R1 router to verify that the summary route is being sent out in the
EIGRP updates sent by R3.
At the end of this activity your completion rate should be 100%. If the completion rate is not 100%,
use the Check Results button and troubleshoot as necessary.

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