Scenario: Shooting Trouble with IP
It is now time to get started with the practical Shooting Trouble with IP scenario. First, add the additional equipment, perform a write erase or erase startup-config to clear your configurations from previous labs, and rewire according to Figure 3-1.
NOTE
My lab uses the 2514, 2501, 3640, 3620, and 2516 Cisco routers, but yours can include any number of devices that have similar interfaces. See Appendix C, “Equipment Reference,” for the hardware used throughout the book.
The scenario goal is to put in the basic configurations, and then add Routing Information Protocol (RIP) as the routing protocol to work toward end-to-end connectivity between the hosts. Where appropriate, use best practices such as descriptions on interfaces, hosts tables, and so on. Configure r1 and work your way through r5. As always, test and document along the way and when you finish configuring.
Remember, however, that there is not always one right or wrong way to accomplish the tasks presented. The ability to obtain the end result using good practices is extremely important in any real-world network. My troubleshooting and device configurations start in Example 3-1; you can compare your work to that and perhaps see a different approach to obtaining the end result. Figure 3-2 shows a picture of my lab before wiring, and Figure 3-3 shows the after-wiring picture. I have physically labeled each of my devices so that I don't have to think about that later. Refer back to Figure 3-1 as you continue to set up and troubleshoot.
The terminal server at the top of the equipment stack in Figure 3-2 is not a required piece of equipment for the lab, but more a convenience. I am using a Cisco 2511 with the first five terminal leads connected to each of the console ports on my five routers. See Appendix C for more information on how to configure a terminal server and use one for your lab. My 2511 configuration is in Example 3-1 with the significant output shaded.
Example 3-1. Terminal Server Configuration (2511)
ts#show running-config ... hostname ts enable password donna ip subnet-zero ip host r1 2001 1.1.1.1 ip host r2 2002 1.1.1.1 ip host r3 2003 1.1.1.1 ip host r4 2004 1.1.1.1 ip host r5 2005 1.1.1.1 interface Loopback0 ip address 1.1.1.1 255.0.0.0 no ip directed-broadcast ... line con 0 transport input none line 1 16 transport input all no exec line aux 0 line vty 0 4 exec-timeout 30 0 password donna logging synchronous login end |
Although I give you Figures 3-1 through 3-3, it is really a better practice to draw your own network diagram. Some people prefer columns and rows of this type of data, but I prefer colorful diagrams to assist with troubleshooting later. For example, you might draw your devices and media with a blue pen, label the IP parameters with a black pen, label IPX parameters with a red pen, draw a green circle around the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) areas, and so on. Label which interfaces are DCE or DTE for your lab. Document device names, locations, Layer 2 and Layer 3 addresses, routed and bridged protocols, routing protocols, access control lists (ACLs), configuration files, and verify full connectivity. Perform some simple ping and trace tests (see Table 3-1), run show tech-support, and document some more. All of this gives you a starting point for normal baseline activity when your network is running well. Keep in mind that I want you to concentrate only on IP-related baselining for this chapter.
NOTE
You will adjust your hands-on lab for new equipment, software, protocols, media, services, problems, and so on as you progress through various Trouble Tickets and chapters. Feel free to substitute whatever equipment you have for the hosts, routers, and switches in Figure 3-1. All 2600s and 3600s, or better yet all 6500s, would be nice, but that isn't what I have either.
Table 3-1 gives you a layered yet divide-and-conquer approach to quickly spotting IP issues. It would be wonderful if I could tell you to just start at the first item in the table and work your way through, but you need to think methodically (as Chapter 1, “Shooting Trouble,” suggested). It is helpful to divide and conquer along the way in practical application to quickly narrow down the real problem. If you can't communicate with your gateway, for instance, it is a little difficult to communicate with a remote host. If you can't communicate with yourself, it is impossible to communicate with a local host.
| Isolating Problems | Commands and Symptoms |
|---|---|
| Check MAC address, IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and other static or DHCP[*] parameters. | |
| Ping your loopback from your workstation to see whether the TCP/IP stack is loaded. | ping 127.0.0.1 |
| Ping yourself from your workstation to verify your NIC[*]. | ping 192.168.1.11 |
| Ping a local host from your workstation to verify local communications. | ping 192.168.1.12 |
| Ping your default gateway from your workstation to verify you can communicate with your local router interface. | ping 192.168.1.1 |
| Are you getting ARPs[*] from the gateway? If so, the gateway's MAC address should be in the workstation ARP table. | arp –a |
| Ping a remote host and another if it fails from your workstation. | ping 192.168.3.5 |
| Perform a trace to the remote host to find hop-by-hop router issues. | |
| Is it a host problem or a router problem? | show ip interface brief
show run interface e0 show ip interface e0 show interfaces e0 show ip route show ip protocols show ip arp show ip cache show ip access-list |
| Combine ping and trace to look for packet loss in the path. | pathping 192.168.3.5 |
| Use an application to test the upper layers.
NetBIOS issues Sockets issues | Start => Run \192.168.3.5
Find computer nbtstat –A IP_address ping 192.168.3.1 telnet 192.168.3.1 ftp 192.168.3.1 tftp 192.168.3.1 |
| Eliminate any name resolution issues by not using hostnames or NetBIOS names at first. When other things are working, fix any name resolution issues. Ensure name resolution files are in their required locations and have the appropriate names. Troubleshoot files, DNS[*]/WINS[*] servers, and the network issues to and from these devices. | Name resolution
|
[*] DHCP = Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
[*] NICs = Network interface card
[*] ARPs = Address Resolution Protocol
[*] DNS = Domain Name Service
[*] WINS = Windows Internet Naming Service
NOTE
Although the commands I use in this book are in their complete form, using truncated commands is virtually a mandatory practice in the real world. More importantly however, you should know the submode from which the command can be issued. At times I tend to issue global configuration commands in interface submode. This works just fine assuming that you don't need help in the midst of the command. If you are unsure, however, type the command from the appropriate submode and make use of the Tab key and ? for help.
Using the scenario diagram in Figure 3-1, configure r1 similar to what is in Example 3-2. My r1 is a Cisco 2514, but you can use any Cisco router that has two Ethernet interfaces and two serial interfaces for the lab. My passwords are all donna because that is easy to remember for the labs, but that is exactly why they should not all be donna for practical application. Throughout the following examples, I have made a few careless mistakes that you may or may not make. I will troubleshoot them when all my routers are configured per the scenario diagram.
Example 3-2. r1 Configuration (2514)
Router>enable Router#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Router(config)#hostname r1 r1(config)#enable password donna r1(config)#line vty 0 4 r1(config-line)#login r1(config-line)#password donna r1(config-line)#exit r1(config)#interface ethernet 0 r1(config-if)#description e0 to hosta and hostb r1(config-if)#ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 r1(config-if)#no shut 00:10:12: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Ethernet0, changed state to up 00:10:13: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet0, changed state to up r1(config)#interface ethernet 1 r1(config-if)#description e1 to r2e0 r1(config-if)#ip address 192.168.4.1 255.255.255.0 r1(config-if)#no shut r1(config-if)#interface serial 0 r1(config-if)#description s0 to r5s0 r1(config-if)#ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0 r1(config-if)#bandwidth 64 r1(config-if)#no shut 00:13:11: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Serial0, changed state to down r1(config-if)#ip host r1 192.168.1.1 192.168.2.1 192.168.4.1 10.1.1.1 r1(config)#ip host r2 192.168.4.2 192.168.5.1 192.168.6.1 r1(config)#$192.168.2.2 192.168.5.2 192.168.6.2 192.168.3.1 10.2.2.1 r1(config)#ip host r4 10.2.2.2 r1(config)#ip host r5 10.1.1.2 r1(config)#router rip r1(config-router)#network 192.168.1.0 r1(config-router)#network 192.168.2.0 r1(config-router)#network 192.168.4.0 r1(config-router)#network 10.1.1.0 r1(config-router)#end r1#copy running-config startup-config |
NOTE
For the first router configuration, I illustrate the enable command to take you into enable mode Router# and the configure terminal command to take you to the global configuration mode Router(config)#, where the Cisco output reminds you that you can press Ctrl+Z to return to enable mode from any prompt. Alternatively, you can type end to return to the privileged prompt (enable mode) or exit to back up one level at a time. I will assume from this point on that you are very comfortable with entering and exiting these modes and therefore I will eliminate the initial enable and configure terminal commands from my examples.
NOTE
Remember that the dollar sign ($) at the beginning of a line of user input is the Cisco IOS indication that the text was too much for the width of the terminal screen. You can always press Ctrl+A to get to the beginning or Ctrl+E to get to the end of a line.
Now move on to configuring r2 as in Example 3-3. My r2 is a Cisco 2501, but you can use any Cisco router that has at least one Ethernet interface and two serial interfaces for the lab. I copied the hosts table lines from r1 and pasted them into this configuration. In future examples, I plan to just paste the configuration for the hosts table and passwords to save a little typing.
Example 3-3. r2 Configuration (2501)
Router(config)#hostname r2 r2(config)#enable password donna r2(config)#line vty 0 4 r2(config-line)#login r2(config-line)#password donna r2(config-line)#exit r2(config)#interface ethernet 0 r2(config-if)#description e0 to r1e1 r2(config-if)#ip address 192.168.4.2 255.255.255.0 r2(config-if)#no shut r2(config-if)#int 00:41:44: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Ethernet0, changed state to up 00:41:45: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet0, changed state to ups0 r2(config-if)#description s0 to r3s0/1 r2(config-if)#bandwidth 64 r2(config-if)#ip address 192.168.6.1 255.255.255.0 r2(config-if)#no shut 00:42:22: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Serial0, changed state to down r2(config-if)#interface serial 1 r2(config-if)#description s1 to r3s0/2 r2(config-if)#bandwidth 64 r2(config-if)#ip address 192.168.5.1 255.255.255.0 r2(config-if)#router rip r2(config-router)#network 192.168.4.0 r2(config-router)#network 192.168.5.0 r2(config-router)#network 192.168.6.0 r2(config-router)#exit r2(config)#ip host r1 192.168.1.1 192.168.2.1 192.168.4.1 10.1.1.1 r2(config)#ip host r2 192.168.4.2 192.168.5.1 192.168.6.1 r2(config)#$192.168.2.2 192.168.5.2 192.168.6.2 192.168.3.1 10.2.2.1 r2(config)#ip host r4 10.2.2.2 r2(config)#ip host r5 10.1.1.2 r2(config)#end r2#copy running-config startup-config |
NOTE
The shaded output may appear a little confusing in text and is quite annoying in practice. Had I turned on logging synchronous, my input would not have been interrupted. You should do this for your configurations.
Configure the rest of your routers now and check your work using the following examples. I copied the text in Example 3-4 to Windows Notepad to easily paste it into r3, r4, and r5.
Example 3-4. Notepad File Including Passwords and Hosts Table
enable password donna ip host r1 192.168.1.1 192.168.2.1 192.168.4.1 10.1.1.1 ip host r2 192.168.4.2 192.168.5.1 192.168.6.1 ip host r3 192.168.2.2 192.168.5.2 192.168.6.2 192.168.3.1 10.2.2.1 ip host r4 10.2.2.2 ip host r5 10.1.1.2 line vty 0 4 login password donna line console 0 logging synchronous exit |
Example 3-5 and Example 3-6 start my r3 configuration. My r3 is a Cisco 3640, but you can use any Cisco router that has at least one Ethernet interface and four serial interfaces for the lab. Although the capabilities are not important in this chapter, having multiple serial interfaces on a router enables you to set up your own Frame Relay switch later in the book. Depending on the capabilities, the Fast Ethernet interface will give you an opportunity to experiment with duplex and speed concepts as well.
Note in Example 3-5 that I attempted to configure the e0 interface when it was really fa2/0 that I needed to configure. A physical inspection of the device confirmed that the Fast Ethernet port was located in Slot 2; because you can't physically see my device, however, I proceeded with the show interfaces command.
NOTE
In practical troubleshooting, don't forget the little things. For example, the position of the caret (^) is quite helpful in finding exactly where the syntax error exists within a line.
Wherever you see ... I eliminated some of the output to shorten the length of the configuration.
Example 3-5. r3 Configuration (3640)
Router(config)#hostname r3 r3(config)#enable password donna r3(config)#ip host r1 192.168.1.1 192.168.2.1 192.168.4.1 10.1.1.1 r3(config)#ip host r2 192.168.4.2 192.168.5.1 192.168.6.1 r3(config)#$192.168.2.2 192.168.5.2 192.168.6.2 192.168.3.1 10.2.2.1 r3(config)#ip host r4 10.2.2.2 r3(config)#ip host r5 10.1.1.2 r3(config)#line vty 0 4 r3(config-line)#login r3(config-line)#password donna r3(config-line)#line console 0 r3(config-line)#logging synchronous r3(config-line)#exit r3(config)#int e0 ^ % Invalid input detected at '^' marker. r3(config)#end r3#show interfaces Serial0/0 is administratively down, line protocol is down Hardware is CD2430 in sync mode ... FastEthernet2/0 is administratively down, line protocol is down Hardware is AmdFE, address is 00b0.6481.e300 (bia 00b0.6481.e300) MTU 1500 bytes, BW 100000 Kbit, DLY 100 usec, rely 255/255, load 1/255 Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set, keepalive set (10 sec) Half-duplex, 100Mb/s, 100BaseTX/FX ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00 ... r3#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. r3(config)#interface fastethernet 2/0 r3(config-if)#ip address 192.168.3.1 255.255.255.0 r3(config-router)#interface serial 0/0 r3(config-if)#desc r3s0/0 to r1s1 r3(config-if)#bandwidth 64 r3(config-if)#clock rate 64000 r3(config-if)#ip address 192.168.2.2 255.255.255.0 r3(config-if)#no shut r3(config-if)#interface serial 0/1 r3(config-if)#description r3s0/1 to r2s0 r3(config-if)#bandwidth 64 r3(config-if)#clock rate 64000 r3(config-if)#ip address 192.168.6.2 255.255.255.0 r3(config-if)#no shut r3(config-if)#interface serial 0/2 r3(config-if)#description r3s0/2 to r2s1 r3(config-if)#bandwidth 64 r3(config-if)#clock rate 64000 r3(config-if)#ip address 192.168.5.2 255.255.255.0 r3(config-if)#no shut |
Finish configuring r3, r4, and r5 and test your configurations.
Now that you have configured your lab, perform some basic lower-layer tests to verify your drawing and your internetwork. Make sure all used interfaces are in a line protocol up state as in Example 3-6; if they are not in a line protocol up state, fix any noticeable problems at this point. Notice how show ip interface brief is a very appropriate command to quickly spot lower-level issues.
Example 3-6. IP Interface Testing
r1>show ip interface brief Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol Ethernet0 192.168.1.1 YES NVRAM up up Ethernet1 192.168.4.1 YES manual up up Serial0 10.1.1.1 YES NVRAM up up Serial1 unassigned YES unset administratively down down r2>show ip interface brief Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol Ethernet0 192.168.4.2 YES NVRAM up up Serial0 192.168.6.1 YES NVRAM up up Serial1 192.168.5.1 YES NVRAM administratively down down r3>show ip interface brief Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol Serial0/0 192.168.2.2 YES unset down down Serial0/1 192.168.6.2 YES unset up up Serial0/2 192.168.5.2 YES unset down down Serial0/3 unassigned YES unset down down ... FastEthernet2/0 192.168.3.1 YES manual up down r4>show ip interface brief Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol Ethernet0/0 unassigned YES unset administratively down down Serial0/0 10.2.2.2 YES manual down down Serial0/1 unassigned YES unset administratively down down r5>sh ip int brie Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol BRI0 unassigned YES unset administratively down down BRI0:1 unassigned YES unset administratively down down BRI0:2 unassigned YES unset administratively down down Ethernet0 unassigned YES unset administratively down down Serial0 10.1.1.2 YES manual up up Serial1 unassigned YES unset administratively down down |
NOTE
In the real world of supporting networks, I typically use the shortcut sh ip int brie to quickly identify my interface status and addresses. I spell brief out to the cheese (brie) just in case there are any ISDN Basic Rate Interfaces (BRI).
Think about these line and protocol issues. Target the lower layers to get all the required interfaces to a status of up/up before you continue. Check your work using the following examples.
First I spotted, for interface s1, the unassigned IP address and the administratively down status on r1, which I correct in Example 3-7. Because my interface command was interrupted once more, I must have forgotten logging synchronous on r1, so I added it and saved the configuration.
Example 3-7. Correcting Interface Issues on r1
r1(config)#interface serial 1 r1(config-if)#description s1 to r3s0/0 r1(config-if)#bandwidth 64 r1(config-if)#ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0 r1(config-if)#no shut 05:16:39: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Serial1, changed state to up 05:16:40: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Serial1, changed state to up r1(config-if)#end r1#sh i 05:16:50: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by consolep int brief Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol Ethernet0 192.168.1.1 YES NVRAM up up Ethernet1 192.168.4.1 YES manual up up Serial0 10.1.1.1 YES NVRAM up up Serial1 192.168.2.1 YES manual up up r1#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. r1(config)#line console 0 r1(config-line)#logging synchronous r1(config-line)#end r1#copy running-config startup-config |
The r1s1 interface would have come up fine without the bandwidth statement, but it is optimal for routing protocols to configure the correct bandwidth statement on your interfaces. The description is optional as well, but it certainly makes troubleshooting easier when you know exactly what is connected to an interface. Now move along to r2, which has issues with interface s1 being administratively down. Fix these issues now and check your work in Example 3-8.
Example 3-8. Correcting Interface Issues on r2
r2(config)#interface serial 1 r2(config-if)#no shut 05:20:08: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Serial1, changed state to up 05:20:09: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Serial1, changed state to up r2(config-if)#end r2#show ip interface brief Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol Ethernet0 192.168.4.2 YES NVRAM up up Serial0 192.168.6.1 YES NVRAM up up Serial1 192.168.5.1 YES NVRAM up up r2#copy running-config startup-config |
r3 requires you to look at your drawing more closely so that you can concentrate on just the interfaces being used. Configure any missing IP addresses and issue a no shut command on any used interfaces that are showing as administratively down. Check the status of the interfaces in Example 3-9.
Example 3-9. Correcting Interface Issues on r3
r3#show ip interface brief Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol Serial0/0 192.168.2.2 YES manual up up Serial0/1 192.168.6.2 YES manual up up Serial0/2 192.168.5.2 YES manual up up Serial0/3 unassigned YES manual down down ... FastEthernet2/0 192.168.3.1 YES manual up down |
Example 3-9 indicates that a problem still exists with s0/3 and fa2/0. The other end (host) is not running for my Ethernet hostc connection, but you need to examine further the cause of the down/down status for s0/3. Think about what's in your tool bag from the preceding chapter to assist you further in spotting lower-layer problems. Check your thoughts against Example 3-10.
Example 3-10. Correcting Physical Issues on r3
r3#show controllers serial 0/3 CD2430 Slot 0, Port 3, Controller 0, Channel 3, Revision 15 Channel mode is synchronous serial idb 0x6129A1A0, buffer size 1524, V.35 DTE cable ... |
Everything looks normal on the r3 end of things from a physical point of view, so now investigate the other end of the connection as in Example 3-11.
Example 3-11. Investigate r4 serial 0/0 Connection
r4#show controllers serial 0/0 Interface Serial0/0 Hardware is Quicc 68360 No serial cable attached idb at 0x60AC9A40, driver data structure at 0x60ACEE10 ... |
I have an advantage in that I can physically inspect my devices; I hope you can do the same if you are following along in your own lab. If you look very closely in the picture of my equipment, you may be able to detect the error, but I won't assume that for now. The show controllers commands certainly display the problem here. Although I did not specifically illustrate the output of show controllers s0/1, the output of s0/0 is quite helpful. I had the cable plugged into s0/1 rather than s0/0 on r4. On the 3640, s0/0 is closest to the power switch, which is typical. This mistake affected the serial connection between r3 and r4. Example 3-12 shows the output show ip interface brief after the physical correction and assigning the appropriate address to s0/3.
Example 3-12. After the Physical Cable Swap from serial 0/1 to serial 0/0
r3#show ip interface brief Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol Serial0/0 192.168.2.2 YES manual up up Serial0/1 192.168.6.2 YES manual up up Serial0/2 192.168.5.2 YES manual up up Serial0/3 10.2.2.1 YES manual up up ... FastEthernet2/0 192.168.3.1 YES manual up down r3#copy running-config startup-config |
After you bring your hosts back online, the Fast Ethernet 2/0 status should change from up/down to up/up. I give that a test in Example 3-13. My Fast Ethernet interface did not come up when I brought the host online, so follow along to determine the issue.
The first thing I noted was that the network card dongle did not light up for 10 or 100 Mbps. Next, look at Figure 3-1 and label what type of cable you need if you have the PC connected directly into the Fast Ethernet port. Category 5 crossover is correct. I fixed the problem by replacing my original straight-through cable with a crossover Category 5 in-line coupler so that I could use two short straight-through cables to make my connection. Figure 3-4 shows a picture of the coupler. In practical application, this is where using colored cables would help you to very quickly spot the issue. For example, use the normal gray cable for straight-through and use red for crossovers. Things appear to be working for now in Example 3-13.
Example 3-13. Fast Ethernet 2/0 Status
r3#show run interface fastethernet 2/0 interface FastEthernet2/0 ip address 192.168.3.1 255.255.255.0 no ip directed-broadcast end ... 07:22:02: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet2/0, changed state to up r3#show ip interface brief Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol Serial0/0 192.168.2.2 YES manual up up Serial0/1 192.168.6.2 YES manual up up Serial0/2 192.168.5.2 YES manual up up Serial0/3 10.2.2.1 YES manual up up ... FastEthernet2/0 192.168.3.1 YES manual up up |
Make sure you have made all corrections, including those that you need for your lab, so that you can continue the tests in Example 3-14 for some simple router ping tests. Recall from the preceding chapters that ping tests up through Layer 3.
Example 3-14. Testing the Scenario with Ping
r1>ping r2 Type escape sequence to abort. Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.4.2, timeout is 2 seconds: .!!!! Success rate is 80 percent (4/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 4/4/4 ms r1>ping r3 Type escape sequence to abort. Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.2.2, timeout is 2 seconds: !!!!! Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 28/30/32 ms r1>ping r4 Type escape sequence to abort. Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 10.2.2.2, timeout is 2 seconds: ..... Success rate is 0 percent (0/5) r1>ping r5 Type escape sequence to abort. Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 10.1.1.2, timeout is 2 seconds: !!!!! Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 28/30/32 ms |
Next check the routing tables and routing protocols as in Example 3-15 to make sure r1 has a route to get to r4.
Example 3-15. r1 Routing Table
r1>show ip route Codes: C - connected, S - static, I - IGRP, 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, E - EGP i - IS-IS, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2, * - candidate default U - per-user static route, o - ODR Gateway of last resort is not set... C 192.168.4.0/24 is directly connected, Ethernet1 R 192.168.5.0/24 [120/1] via 192.168.2.2, 00:00:02, Serial1 10.0.0.0/24 is subnetted, 1 subnets C 10.1.1.0 is directly connected, Serial0 R 192.168.6.0/24 [120/1] via 192.168.2.2, 00:00:02, Serial1 C 192.168.1.0/24 is directly connected, Ethernet0 C 192.168.2.0/24 is directly connected, Serial1 R 192.168.3.0/24 [120/1] via 192.168.2.2, 00:00:02, Serial1 r1>show ip protocols Routing Protocol is "rip" Sending updates every 30 seconds, next due in 3 seconds Invalid after 180 seconds, hold down 180, flushed after 240 Outgoing update filter list for all interfaces is not set Incoming update filter list for all interfaces is not set Redistributing: rip Default version control: send version 1, receive any version Interface Send Recv Key-chain Ethernet0 1 1 2 Ethernet1 1 1 2 Serial0 1 1 2 Serial1 1 1 2 Routing for Networks: 10.0.0.0 192.168.1.0 192.168.2.0 192.168.4.0 Routing Information Sources: Gateway Distance Last Update 192.168.2.2 120 00:00:02 Distance: (default is 120) |
Continue to think about the issue here; the output contains some pretty useful information (particularly the shaded areas). However, you should analyze any problems that I specifically mentioned and fix them now. Check your configurations against mine so that you can return and continue to test out end-to-end host connectivity. I made a few other minor changes, which I highlight in the next few examples. Examples 3-16 through 3-21 include the running configurations for all my routers at this time.
NOTE
Checking the running and startup configurations is not the most efficient way to troubleshoot, but this is a good check to make sure that your configurations are as close to mine as possible with your lab environment. For those of you who are relying on me for your lab, this gives you an opportunity to analyze the configurations for existing and future issues.
Example 3-16. r1 (2514) Configuration
r1#show running-config
...
hostname r1
enable password donna
ip subnet-zero
ip host r1 192.168.1.1 192.168.2.1 192.168.4.1 10.1.1.1
ip host r2 192.168.4.2 192.168.5.1 192.168.6.1
ip host r3 192.168.2.2 192.168.5.2 192.168.6.2 192.168.3.1 10.2.2.1
ip host r4 10.2.2.2
ip host r5 10.1.1.2
!
interface Ethernet0
description e0 to hosta and hostb
ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
interface Ethernet1
description e1 to r2e0
ip address 192.168.4.1 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
interface Serial0
description s0 to r5s0
bandwidth 64
ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
no ip mroute-cache
no fair-queue
interface Serial1
description s1 to r3s0/0
bandwidth 64
ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
router rip
network 10.0.0.0
network 192.168.1.0
network 192.168.2.0
network 192.168.4.0
ip classless
line con 0
logging synchronous
transport input none
line aux 0
line vty 0 4
password donna
login
end
r1#
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Next look at r2's configuration in Example 3-17.
Example 3-17. r2 (2501) Configuration
r2#show running-config
...
hostname r2
enable password donna
ip subnet-zero
ip host r1 192.168.1.1 192.168.2.1 192.168.4.1 10.1.1.1
ip host r2 192.168.4.2 192.168.5.1 192.168.6.1
ip host r3 192.168.2.2 192.168.5.2 192.168.6.2 192.168.3.1 10.2.2.1
ip host r4 10.2.2.2
ip host r5 10.1.1.2
interface Ethernet0
description e0 to r1e1
ip address 192.168.4.2 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
interface Serial0
description s0 to r3s0/1
bandwidth 64
ip address 192.168.6.1 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
no ip mroute-cache
no fair-queue
interface Serial1
description s1 to r3s0/2
bandwidth 64
ip address 192.168.5.1 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
router rip
network 192.168.4.0
network 192.168.5.0
network 192.168.6.0
ip classless
line con 0
logging synchronous
transport input none
line aux 0
line vty 0 4
password donna
login
end
r2#
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Make any adjustments to your r2, and then analyze the r3 configuration in Example 3-18.
Example 3-18. r3 (3640) Configuration
r3#show running-config ... hostname r3 enable password donna ip subnet-zero ip host r1 192.168.1.1 192.168.2.1 192.168.4.1 10.1.1.1 ip host r2 192.168.4.2 192.168.5.1 192.168.6.1 ip host r3 192.168.2.2 192.168.5.2 192.168.6.2 192.168.3.1 10.2.2.1 ip host r4 10.2.2.2 ip host r5 10.1.1.2 interface Serial0/0 description s0/0 to r1s1 bandwidth 64 ip address 192.168.2.2 255.255.255.0 no ip directed-broadcast no ip mroute-cache clockrate 64000 interface Serial0/1 description s0/1 to r2s0 bandwidth 64 ip address 192.168.6.2 255.255.255.0 no ip directed-broadcast clockrate 64000 interface Serial0/2 description s0/2 to r2s1 bandwidth 64 ip address 192.168.5.2 255.255.255.0 no ip directed-broadcast clockrate 64000 ... interface FastEthernet2/0 description fa2/0 to hostc ip address 192.168.3.1 255.255.255.0 no ip directed-broadcast router rip network 10.0.0.0 network 192.168.2.0 network 192.168.3.0 network 192.168.5.0 network 192.168.6.0 ip classless line con 0 logging synchronous transport input none line aux 0 line vty 0 4 password donna login end r3# |
Descriptions are the only modifications I found necessary and this may seem a little mundane, but documentation is extremely helpful for troubleshooting. Next analyze the r4 configuration in Example 3-19.
Example 3-19. r4 (3620) Configuration
r4#show running-config
...
hostname r4
enable password donna
ip host r1 192.168.1.1 192.168.2.1 192.168.4.1 10.1.1.1
ip host r2 192.168.4.2 192.168.5.1 192.168.6.1
ip host r3 192.168.2.2 192.168.5.2 192.168.6.2 192.168.3.1 10.2.2.1
ip host r4 10.2.2.2
ip host r5 10.1.1.2
interface Ethernet0/0
no ip address
shutdown
interface Serial0/0
description s0/0 to r3s0/3
ip address 10.2.2.2 255.255.255.0
no ip mroute-cache
bandwidth 64
clockrate 64000
interface Serial0/1
no ip address
shutdown
router rip
network 10.0.0.0
ip classless
line con 0
logging synchronous
line aux 0
line vty 0 4
password donna
login
end
r4#
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Last but not least, compare your r5 configuration to Example 3-20.
Example 3-20. 3-20 r5 (2516) Configuration
r5#show running-config
...
hostname r5
enable password donna
ip subnet-zero
ip host r1 192.168.1.1 192.168.2.1 192.168.4.1 10.1.1.1
ip host r2 192.168.4.2 192.168.5.1 192.168.6.1
ip host r3 192.168.2.2 192.168.5.2 192.168.6.2 192.168.3.1 10.2.2.1
ip host r4 10.2.2.2
ip host r5 10.1.1.2
hub ether 0 1
link-test
auto-polarity
...
interface Serial0
description s0 to r1s0
bandwidth 64
ip address 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
no ip mroute-cache
no fair-queue
clockrate 64000
...
router rip
network 10.0.0.0
ip classless
line con 0
logging synchronous
transport input none
line aux 0
line vty 0 4
password donna
login
end
r5#
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Although you have tested many things, there is still a problem with the routing table display (as you witnessed in Example 3-15). There are many ways to fix this problem, and by now I predict that you thoroughly looked through the configurations and researched your network diagram (refer to Figure 3-1) to spot the issue of discontiguous subnets.
NOTE
This is probably an opportune time to review IP classless, because it automatically showed up in your configurations. It is the default for IOS 12.0 and it very much affects how the router does a lookup and whether it makes use of a default route even if one exists. Believe it or not, the ip classless command changes the classful lookup to classless even for classful routing protocols. At times the router might receive packets destined for a subnet of a network that has no network default route. To have the Cisco IOS software forward such packets to the best supernet route possible, use the ip classless global configuration command. To disable this feature, use the no form of this command: no ip classless. I'll have you experiment with this in the Trouble Tickets.
The Routing Information Protocol (RIP) does not support discontiguous subnets, or at least RIPv1 does not support this. However, what would be the result of changing the routing protocol to RIPv2? Example 3-21 displays the steps necessary to change the existing RIPv1 to RIPv2 on r1; repeat these steps on r2 through r5 as well.
Example 3-21. Configuring RIPv2
r1(config)#router rip r1(config-router)#version ? <1-2> version r1(config-router)#version 2 r1(config-router)#end r1#copy running-config startup-config |
Test and analyze the results of your configuration. First look at the output of show ip route and show ip protocols as in Example 3-22 and test with ping as in Example 3-23. Display the routing table, the IP routing protocols, and ensure that r1 can ping all other routers before you continue. Compare the results to Figure 3-1 to determine if anything is missing.
NOTE
I assume you are familiar with the routing table legend that tells you that R is for RIP and C is for directly connected routes, so I have eliminated that part of the routing table display in many examples. Refer back to Example 3-15 if you need to review it again.
Example 3-22. Testing and Analyzing r1 RIPv2 Routes and Protocols
r1#show ip route ... C 192.168.4.0/24 is directly connected, Ethernet1 R 192.168.5.0/24 [120/1] via 192.168.2.2, 00:00:13, Serial1 10.0.0.0/8 is variably subnetted, 2 subnets, 2 masks R 10.0.0.0/8 [120/1] via 192.168.2.2, 00:00:13, Serial1 C 10.1.1.0/24 is directly connected, Serial0 R 192.168.6.0/24 [120/1] via 192.168.2.2, 00:00:13, Serial1 C 192.168.1.0/24 is directly connected, Ethernet0 C 192.168.2.0/24 is directly connected, Serial1 R 192.168.3.0/24 [120/1] via 192.168.2.2, 00:00:13, Serial1 r1#show ip protocols Routing Protocol is "rip" Sending updates every 30 seconds, next due in 1 seconds Invalid after 180 seconds, hold down 180, flushed after 240 Outgoing update filter list for all interfaces is not set Incoming update filter list for all interfaces is not set Redistributing: rip Default version control: send version 2, receive version 2 Interface Send Recv Key-chain Ethernet0 2 2 Ethernet1 2 2 Serial0 2 2 Serial1 2 2 Routing for Networks: 10.0.0.0 192.168.1.0 192.168.2.0 192.168.4.0 Routing Information Sources: Gateway Distance Last Update 192.168.2.2 120 00:00:05 Distance: (default is 120) r2#show ip route Codes: C - connected, S - static, I - IGRP, 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, E - EGP i - IS-IS, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2, * - candidate default U - per-user static route, o - ODR Gateway of last resort is not set C 192.168.4.0/24 is directly connected, Ethernet0 C 192.168.5.0/24 is directly connected, Serial1 R 10.0.0.0/8 [120/1] via 192.168.4.1, 00:00:05, Ethernet0 [120/1] via 192.168.6.2, 00:00:16, Serial0 [120/1] via 192.168.5.2, 00:00:16, Serial1 C 192.168.6.0/24 is directly connected, Serial0 R 192.168.1.0/24 [120/1] via 192.168.4.1, 00:00:05, Ethernet0 R 192.168.2.0/24 [120/1] via 192.168.4.1, 00:00:05, Ethernet0 [120/1] via 192.168.6.2, 00:00:16, Serial0 [120/1] via 192.168.5.2, 00:00:16, Serial1 R 192.168.3.0/24 [120/1] via 192.168.6.2, 00:00:16, Serial0 [120/1] via 192.168.5.2, 00:00:16, Serial1 |
Perform your ping tests if you like, but you may not be any more successful than you were with RIPv1 from r2's standpoint. Even if you were, for a hint as to the real issue here, the same thing would occur if I told you to use Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) instead of RIPv2. The fix is in Example 3-23, so check your thoughts against it and make any necessary changes to your configurations.
Example 3-23. Turning Off Automatic Summarization and Reviewing the Routing Table
r1(config)#router rip r1(config-router)#no auto-summary r1(config-router)#end r1#copy running-config startup-config r3(config)#router rip r3(config-router)#no auto-summary r3(config-router)#end r3#copy running-config startup-config r2#show ip route Codes: C - connected, S - static, I - IGRP, 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, E - EGP i - IS-IS, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2, * - candidate default U - per-user static route, o - ODR Gateway of last resort is not set C 192.168.4.0/24 is directly connected, Ethernet0 C 192.168.5.0/24 is directly connected, Serial1 10.0.0.0/24 is subnetted, 2 subnets R 10.2.2.0 [120/1] via 192.168.6.2, 00:00:00, Serial0 [120/1] via 192.168.5.2, 00:00:00, Serial1 R 10.1.1.0 [120/1] via 192.168.4.1, 00:00:20, Ethernet0 C 192.168.6.0/24 is directly connected, Serial0 R 192.168.1.0/24 [120/1] via 192.168.4.1, 00:00:20, Ethernet0 R 192.168.2.0/24 [120/1] via 192.168.6.2, 00:00:00, Serial0 [120/1] via 192.168.5.2, 00:00:00, Serial1 [120/1] via 192.168.4.1, 00:00:20, Ethernet0 R 192.168.3.0/24 [120/1] via 192.168.6.2, 00:00:01, Serial0 [120/1] via 192.168.5.2, 00:00:01, Serial1 |
As a result of the no auto-summary command on r1 and r3, Example 3-23 clearly illustrates that r2 is less confused about where to send the packets destined for network 10.0.0.0.
RIPv2 is classless and RIPv1 is classful. Classless routing protocols—such as RIPv2, EIGRP, OSPF, and Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS)—support variable-length subnet masking (VLSM) and summarization. All routing protocols support summarization, but the classful ones do that in a fixed manner, at the class boundary. Hence in this example, the routers could not differentiate between 10.1.1.0/24 and 10.2.2.0/24 because a completely different network separated them. This is what is meant by discontiguous subnets. The “Routing Protocol” and “Summarization” sections of this chapter provide a little more detail. You can count on gaining more practical experience with this issue in the Trouble Tickets.
NOTE
Just remember that pinging by hostname tries only the first IP in the hosts table. However, the other addresses in the hosts table (show hosts) are reachable via other commands, such as telnet. Other interfaces could be down or unreachable and you wouldn't know about it if you just pinged by hostname. So the show ip interface brief command complements this. Be wary, however, of the one-way link on Ethernet. This just means that you may be transmitting (Tx) but not receiving packets (Rx) or vice versa. Keep in mind that you transmit over one pair and receive over the other, so the Physical Layer is never exempt from problems even though you know you connected everything properly.
After you verify router connectivity, move on to verify host-to-host connectivity as in Example 3-24. You may find Table 3-1 to be a helpful guide here. This is a good time to check the interfaces and routing tables on all your other routers, too. Although I didn't display the output, all of my routers can ping all my other routers using the configured hosts table.
Example 3-24 displays the host-to-host testing from hosta to hostc. I assume you took time to configure the appropriate default gateways for your hosts; if not, do that now.
Example 3-24. Testing and Analyzing Host-to-Host Connectivity from hosta to hostc
C:>ipconfig Windows 2000 IP Configuration Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.11 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1 !!!hosta can ping itself C:>ping 192.168.1.11 Pinging 192.168.1.11 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 192.168.1.11: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128 Reply from 192.168.1.11: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128 Reply from 192.168.1.11: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128 Reply from 192.168.1.11: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=128 Ping statistics for 192.168.1.11: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms !!!hosta can ping its gateway C:>ping 192.168.1.1 Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=255 Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=255 Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=255 Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<10ms TTL=255 Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms !!!hosta can ping hostc C:>ping 192.168.3.5 Pinging 192.168.3.5 with 32 bytes of data: Request timed out. Reply from 192.168.3.5: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=126 Reply from 192.168.3.5: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=126 Reply from 192.168.3.5: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=126 Ping statistics for 192.168.3.5: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 3, Lost = 1 (25% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 10ms, Maximum = 20ms, Average = 10ms C:> |
Just in case you have any issues, you might find it helpful to display the host routing tables as in Example 3-25. Hosta has a default gateway of its local router interface 192.168.1.1. Hostc has a default gateway of 192.168.3.1, which you can verify by issuing the route print or ipconfig/winipcfg commands on the host.
Example 3-25. Testing and Analyzing Host-to-Host Connectivity from hosta Continued
C:>route print Interface List 0x1 ........................... MS TCP Loopback interface 0x2 ...44 45 53 54 42 00 ...... NOC Extranet Access Adapter 0x1000004 ...00 10 4b a5 ae 50 ...... FE575 Ethernet Adapter Active Routes: Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.11 1 127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.11 192.168.1.11 1 192.168.1.11 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1 192.168.1.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.1.11 192.168.1.11 1 224.0.0.0 224.0.0.0 192.168.1.11 192.168.1.11 1 255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.1.11 2 1 Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1 Persistent Routes: None |
Now that you have a working IP scenario, it's time to investigate some of the underlying components of the TCP/IP suite.