Ccna Home Lab

[BigCCNA]

I am studying for CCNA exam. I have 2611 routers and 2612. 2950 Switch and 1900.


I have 2 routers and 2 switches with one laptop. I have already connected my routers with a back to back cable and config ip addres,serial interface are all up on both routers.

I know i need straigt through to connect laptop to Switch and Crossover for Switch to Switch and straight through for switch to router..

My questions is this:

How can i implement my switch in this network? So that when i do show cdp neighbors, my switch will show up? Do i have to give my switch ip address?

How will i work with my router, if my laptop is plug into my switch? I am tried of switching console cable back all the time.

I have set telnet password but still not able to telnet error is

Destination unreachable; gateway or

host down


Please help

[RouterPouter]

BigCCNA,

To telnet into your switch you definitely need to give it an IP address. You also need to make sure you run cdp enable on the switch.

Brian

[lammle]

Please read my chapter 8 on how to set up the managment VLAN on the switch.
Cheers!
Todd Lammle

[mac.zen]

Also as your lab begins to grow you may consider purchasing a 2509/2511 Cisco access server. This compliments any lab and allows you to reverse telnet to any of your routers/switches by simply typing the host name of the device that you wish to access.

Hope this helps!