Configuring TCP/IP Network with Cisco Packet Tracer

This assignment is based on configuring a TCP/IP network using Cisco Packet Tracer. It involves setting up a network with two routers and three PCs, configuring DHCP, WEB Server, DNS, and Firewall services, and testing the network's functionality through ping checks and traceroute.

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TCP/IP Networking
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author’s Note

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Executive Summary
The report is prepared for demonstration of a simple network in cisco packet tracer with two
routers and three PCs connected with the interface of the routers. Three servers are used and
configured with DHCP, WEB and DNS services for automatically assigning the IP address to
the PC connected in the network. The network is tested by pinging the client own and the
remote router interface. A research is made on the different commands used for the
configuration of the network. There are different problems faced during the configuration of
the network and they are solved for the creation of the network solution.

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Table of Contents
Task 1 – Setting up a Network...................................................................................................3
1. Configuration of the PC, Server and Router Interfaces with appropriate network
addressing...............................................................................................................................4
2. Configuration routing (IP packet forwarding) on the routers............................................8
3. Ping check..........................................................................................................................8
3.1. Ping client own network interface...............................................................................8
3.2. Ping the local router gateway......................................................................................9
3.3. Ping remote router interface........................................................................................9
3.4. Ping the server...........................................................................................................10
4. Traceroute from client to server.......................................................................................11
Task 2 – Configuring Network Services..................................................................................12
1. DHCP...............................................................................................................................12
2. WEB Server.....................................................................................................................12
3. DNS..................................................................................................................................13
4. Firewall............................................................................................................................14
Bibliography.............................................................................................................................16

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Task 1 – Setting up a Network
Figure 1: Network Diagram
(Source: Created by author)

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1. Configuration of the PC, Server and Router Interfaces with appropriate
network addressing
PC

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Server

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Router Interface

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2. Configuration routing (IP packet forwarding) on the routers
3. Ping check
3.1. Ping client own network interface

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3.2. Ping the local router gateway
3.3. Ping remote router interface

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3.4. Ping the server

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4. Traceroute from client to server

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Task 2 – Configuring Network Services
1. DHCP
The DHCP server is configured with adding two pools with the starting IP address and the
max number of users for connecting to the DHCP pool.
2. WEB Server

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The web server is configured with enabling the HTTP service on the web server and
application of IP address and default gateway to the interface of the web server.
3. DNS

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The DNS server is configured with the name and it is tested with forward and reverse dns for
testing the configuration of the dns server.
4. Firewall
The commands used for the configuration of the firewall are given below:

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Router(config)#access-list 101 deny tcp host 192.168.1.2 host 192.168.3.6 eq 80
Router(config)#access-list 101 permit ip any any
Router(config)#int fa 0/0
Router(config-if)#ip access-group 101 in
Router(config-if)#exit
Here an access list is defined and a group is created for denying and allowing the access of
the PC to access the web server.

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Bibliography
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