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CISCO 3

MODULE 1 STUDY GUIDE

 

1.      VLSM stands for:

 

Variable Length Subnet Masking

 

2.      The purpose VLSM was designed was to:

 

Conserve IP addresses when using IPv4, maximizing the number of useable IP addresses available in a network.

 

3.      Dynamic routing protocols that support VLSM include:

 

  • OSPF
  • RIP v. 2
  • EIGRP
  • IS-IS

 

4.      VLSM is sometimes referred to as __________________________.

 

Subnetting a subnet

 

5.      What is an “autonomous system”?

 

it’s a network used in one enterprise

 

6.      What is meant by “route aggregation”?

 

It’s the same thing as route summarization; it’s a way to summarize more than 1 route with one route entry in a router’s routing table.

 

7.      How can you take advantage of route aggregation using VLSM?

 

Make sure your VLSM routes are not distant from each other. This way routes can be aggregated into one route in the routing table.

 

8.      Is RIP v. 1 a classful or classless protocol? RIP v. 2? What does this mean?

 

RIP v. 1 is classful; RIP v. 2 is classless. It means that RIP v. 1 must stay within the “normal” IP class system (A, B, C); classless means RIP v. 2 can use VLSM.

 


9.      Because it’s a new protocol, can RIP v. 2 hop more than 16 times?

 

No. It still has many of the same characteristics of RIP v. 1, including hop count max of 16.

 

10. What is the configuration command to start RIP v. 2 running?

 

Router(config)#router rip

Router(config-router)#version 2

Router (config-router)#network [attached network(s)]

or

Router(config)#router rip ver 2

 

11. What show commands can you use to ensure that RIP v. 2 has started running?

 

show ip route

show ip protocols

 

12. What is the command to flush (clear) the routing table to force an update?

 

clear ip route *

 

13. What will you see if you use the debug ip rip command?

 

You’ll see all the RIP updates as they are sent and received by the router.

 

14. How do you turn off the debugging function?

 

Add “no” to the same command you used to turn it on, or you can use the “no debug all” to turn off all debugging.

 

15. What are the three (3) ways that routers learn about routes (networks)? Briefly explain each one.

 

·         Static routing - additions to the routing table put in by the network administrator

·         Dynamic routing – additions to the routing table are added automatically as routers update themselves using protocols

·         Default routes - default routes added to the routing table by the network administrator that indicates the path to take when there is no known route to the destination

 

16. What are the two commands that can be used to enter a default route?

 

ip route [network no.] [subnet mask] [next hop IP address]

ip default-network [network to use as default]

 

17. If you want to use the ip route command to specify a default network, how would you enter it?

 

ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 [next hop IP address]

   

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