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Branch Network Tutorial

This is a guide to setup a branch network.

Branch Network - Cisco Packet Tracer

Configure IP Addresses

IP Address Table for PCs

PC0:

  • IPv4 Address: 192.168.1.2
  • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
  • Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1

PC1:

  • IPv4 Address: 192.168.2.2
  • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
  • Default Gateway: 192.168.2.1

PC2:

  • IPv4 Address: 192.168.3.2
  • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
  • Default Gateway: 192.168.3.1

PC3:

  • IPv4 Address: 192.168.4.2
  • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
  • Default Gateway: 192.168.4.1

IP Address Table for Routers

Router0:

  • FastEthernet0/0: 10.1.1.1
    • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
  • FastEthernet1/0: 192.168.1.1
    • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Router1:

  • FastEthernet0/0: 10.1.1.2
    • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
  • FastEthernet1/0: 192.168.2.1
    • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Router2:

  • FastEthernet0/0: 10.1.1.3
    • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
  • FastEthernet1/0: 192.168.3.1
    • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Router3:

  • FastEthernet0/0: 10.1.1.4
    • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
  • FastEthernet1/0: 192.168.4.1
    • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Configure IP Addresses for the PCs

Go to Desktop -> IP Configuration. Set the IPv4 Address, and Default Gateway for each PC. Make sure the IP addresses of the PCs matches with the information at the IP Address Table for PCs section.

Configure IP Addresses for the Routers

FastEthernet0/0

Router0:

Router>en
Router#config t
Router(config)#int FastEthernet0/0
Router(config-if)#ip add 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0
Router(config-if)#no shut

Router1:

Router>en
Router#config t
Router(config)#int FastEthernet0/0
Router(config-if)#ip add 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.0
Router(config-if)#no shut

Router2:

Router>en
Router#config t
Router(config)#int FastEthernet0/0
Router(config-if)#ip add 10.1.1.3 255.255.255.0
Router(config-if)#no shut

Router3:

Router>en
Router#config t
Router(config)#int FastEthernet0/0
Router(config-if)#ip add 10.1.1.4 255.255.255.0
Router(config-if)#no shut

FastEthernet1/0

Router0:

Router>en
Router#config t
Router(config)#int FastEthernet1/0
Router(config-if)#ip add 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
Router(config-if)#no shut

Router1:

Router>en
Router#config t
Router(config)#int FastEthernet1/0
Router(config-if)#ip add 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0
Router(config-if)#no shut

Router2:

Router>en
Router#config t
Router(config)#int FastEthernet1/0
Router(config-if)#ip add 192.168.3.1 255.255.255.0
Router(config-if)#no shut

Router3:

Router>en
Router#config t
Router(config)#int FastEthernet1/0
Router(config-if)#ip add 192.168.4.1 255.255.255.0
Router(config-if)#no shut

Configure Routing

Configure static routes for the two routers in order for the PCs to communicate with each other.

Router0:

Router>en  
Router#config t 
Router(config)#ip route 192.168.2.0 255.255.255.0 10.1.1.2
Router(config)#ip route 192.168.3.0 255.255.255.0 10.1.1.3
Router(config)#ip route 192.168.4.0 255.255.255.0 10.1.1.4

Router1:

Router>en  
Router#config t 
Router(config)#ip route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 10.1.1.1
Router(config)#ip route 192.168.3.0 255.255.255.0 10.1.1.3
Router(config)#ip route 192.168.4.0 255.255.255.0 10.1.1.4

Router2:

Router>en  
Router#config t 
Router(config)#ip route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 10.1.1.1
Router(config)#ip route 192.168.2.0 255.255.255.0 10.1.1.2
Router(config)#ip route 192.168.4.0 255.255.255.0 10.1.1.4

Router3:

Router>en  
Router#config t 
Router(config)#ip route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 10.1.1.1
Router(config)#ip route 192.168.2.0 255.255.255.0 10.1.1.2
Router(config)#ip route 192.168.3.0 255.255.255.0 10.1.1.3

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