Lab 26: Configuring IP Floating Static Routes

Lab Objective:

The objective of this lab exercise is for you to learn how to implement IP floating static route functionality on a Cisco router.

Lab Purpose:

Configuring a floating static route will allow your Cisco router to have a backup route to a destination in case the primary route fails. As a Cisco engineer, as well as in the Cisco CCNA exam, you will be expected to know how to implement IP floating static route functionality.

Certification Level:

This lab is suitable for CCENT certification exam preparation.

Lab Difficulty:

This lab has a difficulty rating of 6/10.

Readiness Assessment:

When you are ready for your certification exam, you should complete this lab in no more than 10 minutes.

Lab Topology:

Please use the following topology to complete this lab exercise:

Lab 26: Configuring IP Floating Static Routes 2

Note: Both R2 and R3 connect to the Internet, so R1 has two exit options to the Internet.

Task 1:

Configure the hostnames on R1, R2, and R3 as illustrated in the topology.

Task 2:

Configure the IP addresses on the Gig0/0 and Gig0/1 interfaces of R1, R2, and R3 as illustrated in the topology.

Note: R1 will always have the .1 IP in each of its Gig interfaces.

Note: R2 and R3 will have the .1 IP on the Gig0/1 interface.

Task 3:

Configure two default static routes on R1:

  • The first one (primary one) will go to R2 with an administrative distance of 1.
  • The secondary one will go to R3 with an administrative distance of 254.

Based on this, all traffic going to an unknown destination will be sent via R2.

Task 4:

Shut down the interface Gig0/0 of R1 and check via some show commands how the secondary route kicks in:

  • show ip route
  • show ip interface brief

Task 5:

Bring the interface Gig0/0 of R1 up again and check how it takes the primary role because of the lower administrative distance.

Run the same show commands and check the results.

Configuration and Verification

Task 1:

For reference information on configuring hostnames, please refer to earlier labs.

Task 2:

R1#conf t 
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CTRL/Z. 
R1(config)#int gig0/0 
R1(config-if)#no shutdown 
R1(config-if)#ip add 192.168.10.1 255.255.255.252 
R1(config-if)#end 
R1(config)#int gig0/1 
R1(config-if)#no shutdown 
R1(config-if)#ip add 192.168.20.1 255.255.255.252 
R1(config-if)#end 
R1# 

R2(config)#int gig0/0 
R2(config-if)#no shutdown 
R2(config-if)#ip add 192.168.10.2 255.255.255.252 
R2(config-if)#end 
R2(config)#int gig0/1 
R2(config-if)#no shutdown 
R2(config-if)#ip add 192.168.30.1 255.255.255.252 
R2(config-if)#end 
R2# 

R3(config)#int gig0/0 
R3(config-if)#no shutdown 
R3(config-if)#ip add 192.168.20.2 255.255.255.252 
R3(config-if)#end 
R3(config)#int gig0/1
R3(config-if)#no shutdown 
R3(config-if)#ip add 192.168.40.1 255.255.255.252 
R3(config-if)#end 
R3#

Task 3:

R1#config t 
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CTRL/Z. 
R1(config)#ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.10.2 
R1(config)#ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.20.2 254

Task 4:

R1#config t 
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CTRL/Z. 

R1(config)#int gig0/0 
R1(config-if)#shutdown 

R1#sh ip route 
Codes: C - connected, S - static, R - RIP, M - mobile, B – BGP, 
       D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area, 
       N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2, 
       E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2, 
       i - IS-IS, su - IS-IS summary, L1 - IS-IS level-1, 
       L2 - IS-IS level2, ia - IS-IS inter area, 
       * - candidate default, U - per-user static, o - ODR,    
       P - periodic downloaded static route 

Gateway of last resort is 192.168.20.2 to network 0.0.0.0 

192.168.20.0/24 is variably subnetted, 2 subnets, 2 masks 
C 192.168.20.0/30 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/1 
L 192.168.20.1/32 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/1 
S* 0.0.0.0/0 [254/0] via 192.168.20.2 

R1#sh ip int brief
Interface          IP-Address   OK? Method Status             Protocol 
GigabitEthernet0/0 192.168.10.1 YES manual administratively down down     
GigabitEthernet0/1 192.168.20.1 YES manual up                    up

Task 5:

R1#config t 
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CTRL/Z. 
R1(config)#int gig0/0 
R1(config-if)#no shutdown 

R1#sh ip route 
Codes: C - connected, S - static, R - RIP, M - mobile, B – BGP, 
       D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area, 
       N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2, 
       E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2, 
       i - IS-IS, su - IS-IS summary, L1 - IS-IS level-1, 
       L2 - IS-IS level2, ia - IS-IS inter area, 
       * - candidate default, U - per-user static, 
       o - ODR, P - periodic downloaded static route 

Gateway of last resort is 192.168.10.2 to network 0.0.0.0 

        192.168.10.0/24 is variably subnetted, 2 subnets, 2 masks 
C       192.168.10.0/30 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0 
L       192.168.10.1/32 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/0 
        192.168.20.0/24 is variably subnetted, 2 subnets, 2 masks 
C       192.168.20.0/30 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/1 
L       192.168.20.1/32 is directly connected, GigabitEthernet0/1 
S*   0.0.0.0/0 [1/0] via 192.168.10.2 

R1#show ip int brief 
Interface            IP-Address    OK? Method Status             Protocol 
GigabitEthernet0/0  192.168.10.1  YES manual up                up 
GigabitEthernet0/1  192.168.20.1  YES manual up                up
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