E-Lab 6.1.2b - Static Routes
Practice using static routes by troubleshooting a network connected in the fashion outlined in the topology map.
The Madrid router is unable to reach hosts on the adjacent router ethernet segment.
Trace connectivity through the network and solve it.
Step 1
Try pinging the FastEthernet interface of the adjacent router (192.168.3.1).
Step 2.1
Since the ping failed, begin to diagnose the source of the reachability problem.
Check the brief status information for interfaces running IP.
Step 2.2
Do a show ip route to check the routing table.
Step 2.3
Notice that the route to the network 192.168.3.0 is not present, and there is no default route.
This is the source of the problem.
The router is not configured with a rule that tells it what to do with packets sent to that network.
We need to configure the router to forward packets destined for 192.168.3.0 to the adjacent router.
Enter global configuration mode to add a static route.
Step 2.4
Add a static route to direct these packets to the neighbor's serial interface at 192.168.2.2
Step 2.5
Type end to exit configuration mode.
Step 2.6
Check the routing table to review changes.
Step 2.7
Try to ping to the Rabat Ethernet segment at 192.168.3.1.
The ping should be successful since the route has been added.