TCP/IP Networking Assignment - Network Design and Configuration

This assignment details the design and configuration of a TCP/IP network using Cisco Packet Tracer. The network utilizes two routers, configured with private IP addresses, and includes three servers: a web server, a DNS server, and a DHCP server. The configuration steps involve setting up PC and server static IP addresses, configuring router interfaces and routing protocols, and testing network connectivity through ping and tracert commands. Furthermore, the assignment covers the configuration of network services such as DHCP for automatic IP address allocation, a web server with HTTP service enabled, a DNS server with reverse mapping, and a basic firewall implementation. The document concludes with a bibliography of relevant sources.

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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 network is designed in cisco packet tracer and two routers are used for designing and
configuring the network. The network is configured with private IP address and two routers are
used for the network and the client end interface of the first router is configured with 192.168.1.0
network and the server interface of the second router is configured with 10.10.1.0 address. The
serial interface of the first router is configured with the 192.168.2.1 address and the serial
interface of the second router is configured with 192.168.2.2 network. Three servers are installed
in the network one is configured with the web service, the second is configured with DNS
service and the third is configured with DHCP service. IP helper command is used for allocation
of the IP address automatically to the PC at the client end.

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Table of Contents
Task 1- Setting up a Network..............................................................................................3
1. Configuration of the Network......................................................................................3
1.1 Configuration of the PC.........................................................................................3
1.2. Configuration of the Server..................................................................................4
1.3. Configuration of the Router Interface...................................................................5
2. Configuration of Routing on the routers......................................................................6
3. Pinging the network.....................................................................................................8
3.1. Ping the client own network interface..................................................................8
3.2. Ping the local router gateway interface................................................................8
3.3. Ping the remote router gateway interface.............................................................9
3.4. Ping the servers.....................................................................................................9
4. Trace route the client and the server..........................................................................11
Task 2- Configuring the Network Services.......................................................................12
1. DHCP.........................................................................................................................12
2. WEB Server...............................................................................................................13
3. DNS...........................................................................................................................15
4. Firewall......................................................................................................................17
Bibliography......................................................................................................................18

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Task 1- Setting up a Network
1. Configuration of the Network
1.1 Configuration of the PC

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The pc is provided with a static IP address for configuration and communicating with the
other device connected in the network.
1.2. Configuration of the Server

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The servers are provided with a static IP address for configuration and communicating
with the other device connected in the network.
1.3. Configuration of the Router Interface
Router 0
Router>enable
Router#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)#interface gig0/0
Router(config-if)#ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
Router(config-if)#
Router(config-if)#exit

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Router(config)#interface Serial0/3/0
Router(config-if)#ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.252
Router(config-if)#exit
Router 1
Router>enable
Router#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)#interface Serial0/3/0
Router(config-if)#ip address 192.168.2.2 255.255.255.252
Router(config-if)#
Router(config-if)#exit
Router(config)#interface gig0/0
Router(config-if)#ip address 10.10.1.1 255.255.255.0
Router(config-if)#
Router(config-if)#exit
2. Configuration of Routing on the routers
Router 0 configuration:
Router(config)#ip route 10.10.1.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.2.2

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Router(config)#
%LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet0/0, changed state
to down
Router(config)#int gig0/0
Router(config-if)#ip helper-address 10.10.1.4
Router(config-if)#exit
Router 1 configuration:
Router(config)#ip route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.2.1
Router(config)#
%LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet0/0, changed state
to down
The router is configured with the above commands for sending and receiving the data
packets in the network.

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3. Pinging the network
3.1. Ping the client own network interface
The interface of the client is ping and a successful ping reply is received from the router
end.
3.2. Ping the local router gateway interface
The interface of the router is pinged and a successful ping reply is received from the
router end.

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3.3. Ping the remote router gateway interface
The interface of the second router interface is pinged and a successful ping reply is
received from the router end for testing the connection of the devices.
3.4. Ping the servers

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All the servers such as the Web server, DNS server and the DHCP servers are pinged and
a successful ping reply is received from the server end for testing the connection of the devices.

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4. Trace route the client and the server
The tracert command is used for testing the path of the network used by the router to send
the data packets in the network.