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Topology

Addressing Table

Default
Device Interface IP Address / Prefix Gateway

R1 G0/0/0 64.100.0.2 /30 N/A


R1 G0/0/0 2001:db8:acad::2 /64 N/A
R1 G0/0/0 fe80::2 N/A
R1 G0/0/1 192.168.1.1 /24 N/A
R1 G0/0/1 2001:db8:acad:1::1 /64 N/A
R1 G0/0/1 fe80::1 N/A
ISP G0/0/0 64.100.0.1 /30 N/A
ISP G0/0/0 2001:db8:acad::1 /64 N/A
ISP G0/0/0 fe80::1 N/A
ISP G0/0/1 209.165.200.225 /27 N/A
ISP G0/0/1 2001:db8:acad:200::225 /64 N/A
ISP G0/0/1 fe80::225 N/A
S1 VLAN 1 192.168.1.2 /24 192.168.1.1
S1 VLAN 1 2001db8:acad:1::2 /64 fe80::1
S1 VLAN 1 fe80::10 fe80::1
PC-A NIC 2001:db8:acad:1::10 /64 fe80::1
PC-A NIC 192.168.1.10/24 N/A

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Default
Device Interface IP Address / Prefix Gateway

External NIC 209.165.200.226 /27 209.165.200.225


External NIC 2001:DB8:ACAD:200::226 /64 FE80::225

Objectives
Part 1: Build and Configure the Network
Part 2: Use Ping Command for Basic Network Testing
Part 3: Use Tracert and Traceroute Commands for Basic Network Testing
Part 4: Troubleshoot the Topology

Background / Scenario
Ping and traceroute are two tools that are indispensable when testing TCP/IP network
connectivity. Ping is a network administration utility used to test the reachability of a device on
an IP network. This utility also measures the round-trip time for messages sent from the
originating host to a destination computer. The ping utility is available on Windows, Unix-like
operating systems (OS), and the Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS).
The traceroute utility is a network diagnostic tool for displaying the path or route and measuring
the transit delays of packets travelling an IP network. The tracert utility is available on Windows,
and a similar utility, traceroute, is available on Unix-like OS and Cisco IOS.
In this lab, the ping and traceroute commands are examined and command options are
explored to modify the command behavior. Cisco devices and PCs are used in this lab for
command exploration. The necessary Cisco device configurations are provided in this lab.
Note: The routers used with CCNA hands-on labs are Cisco 4221 with Cisco IOS XE Release
16.9.4 (universalk9 image). The switches used in the labs are Cisco Catalyst 2960s with Cisco
IOS Release 15.2(2) (lanbasek9 image). Other routers, switches, and Cisco IOS versions can be
used. Depending on the model and Cisco IOS version, the commands available and the output
produced might vary from what is shown in the labs. Refer to the Router Interface Summary
Table at the end of the lab for the correct interface identifiers.
Note: Make sure that the routers and switches have been erased and have no startup
configurations. If you are unsure, contact your instructor.
The default bias template used by the Switch Database Manager (SDM) does not provide IPv6
address capabilities. Verify that SDM is using either the dual-ipv4-and-ipv6 template or the
lanbase-routing template. The new template will be used after reboot even if the
configuration is not saved.
S1# show sdm prefer
Use the following commands to assign the dual-ipv4-and-ipv6 template as the default SDM
template.
S1# configure terminal
S1(config)# sdm prefer dual-ipv4-and-ipv6 default
S1(config)# end
S1# reload

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Required Resources
 2 Routers (Cisco 4221 with Cisco IOS XE Release 16.9.4 universal image or comparable)
 1 Switch (Cisco 2960 with Cisco IOS Release 15.2(2) lanbasek9 image or comparable)
 2 PCs (Windows with terminal emulation program, such as Tera Term)
 Console cables to configure the Cisco IOS devices via the console ports
 Ethernet and serial cables as shown in the topology

Instructions
Part 1: Build and Configure the Network
In Part 1, you will set up the network in the topology and configure the PCs and Cisco devices.
The initial configurations for the routers and switches are provided for your reference. In this
topology, static routing is used to route packets between networks.

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Step 1: Cable the network as shown in the topology.

Step 2: Erase the configurations on the routers and switches, and reload the devices.

Step 3: Configure PC IP addresses and default gateways according to the Addressing


Table.

Step 4: Configure the R1 and ISP routers and S1 switch using the initial configurations
provided below.
At the switch or router global configuration mode prompt, copy and paste the configuration for
each device. Save the configuration to startup-config.
Initial configurations for the R1 router:
Open configuration window
hostname R1
no ip domain lookup
ipv6 unicast-routing
interface g0/0/0
ip address 64.100.0.2 255.255.255.252
ipv6 address 2001:db8:acad::2/64
ipv6 address fe80::2 link-local
ip nat outside
no shutdown
interface g0/0/1
ip add 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
ipv6 address 2001:db8:acad:1::1/64
ipv6 address fe80::1 link-local
ip nat inside
no shutdown
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 64.100.0.1
ipv6 route 0::/0 2001:db8:acad::1
access-list 1 permit 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255
ip nat inside source list 1 interface g0/0/0 overload

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Close configuration window

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Initial configurations for ISP:


Open configuration window
hostname ISP
no ip domain lookup
ipv6 unicast-routing
interface g0/0/0
ip address 64.100.0.1 255.255.255.252
ipv6 address 2001:db8:acad::1/64
ipv6 address fe80::1 link-local
no shutdown
interface g0/0/1
ip add 209.165.200.225 255.255.255.224
ipv6 address 2001:db8:acad:200::225/64
ipv6 address fe80::225 link-local
no shutdown
ipv6 route ::/0 2001:db8:acad::2

Close configuration window

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Initial configurations for S1:


Open configuration window
hostname S1
no ip domain-lookup
interface vlan 1
ip add 192.168.1.2 255.255.255.0
ipv6 address 2001:db8:acad:1::2/64
ipv6 address fe80::2 link-local
no shutdown
exit
ip default-gateway 192.168.1.1
end

Close configuration window

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Step 5: Configure an IP host table on the R1 router.


The IP host table allows you to use a hostname to connect to a remote device rather than an IP
address. The host table provides name resolution for the device with the following
configurations. Copy and paste the following configurations for the R1 router. The configurations
will allow you to use the hostnames for ping and traceroute commands on the R1 router.
Open configuration window
ip host Externalv4 209.165.200.226
ip host Externalv6 2001:db8:acad:200::226
ip host ISPv4 64.100.0.1
ip host ISPv6 2001:db8:acad::1
ip host PC-Av4 192.168.1.10
ip host PC-Av6 2001:db8:acad:1::10
ip host R1v4 64.100.0.2
ip host R1v6 2001:db8:acad::2
ip host S1v4 192.168.1.2
ip host S1v6 2001:db8:acad:1::2
end

close configuration window

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Part 2: Use Ping Command for Basic Network Testing


In Part 2 of this lab, use the ping command to verify end-to-end connectivity. Ping operates by
sending Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request packets to the target host and
then waiting for an ICMP response. It can record the round trip time and any packet loss or
routing loops.
IP packets have a limited lifetime on the network. IP packets use an 8 bit Time to Live (IPv4) or
Hop Limit (IPv6) header field value which specifies the maximum number of layer three hops
that can be traversed on the path to their destination. Hosts on a network will set its own 8 bit
value with a maximum value of 255.
So each time an IP packet arrives at a layer three network device this value is reduced by one
before it is forwarded to its destination. So if this value eventually reaches zero the IP packet is
discarded.
You will examine the results with the ping command and the additional ping options that are
available on Windows-based PCs and Cisco devices.

Step 1: Test network connectivity from the R1 network using PC-A.


All the pings from PC-A to other devices in the topology should be successful. If they are not,
check the topology and the cabling, as well as the configuration of the Cisco devices and the
PCs.
a. Ping from PC-A to its default gateway using the IPv4 address (R1’s GigabitEthernet 0/0/1
interface).
Open command prompt
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<1ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms 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
In this example, four (4) ICMP requests, 32 bytes each, were sent and the responses were
received in less than one millisecond with no packet loss. The transmission and reply time
can increase as the ICMP requests and responses are processed by more devices during the
journey to and from the final destination.
This can also be done using the IPv6 address of the default gateway (R1’s GigabitEthernet
0/0/1 interface).

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C:\> ping 2001:db8:acad:1::1


Pinging 2001:db8:acad:1::1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 2001:db8:acad:1::1: time=5ms
Reply from 2001:db8:acad:1::1: time=1ms
Reply from 2001:db8:acad:1::1: time=1ms
Reply from 2001:db8:acad:1::1: time=1ms

Ping statistics for 2001:db8:acad:1::1:


Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 5ms, Average = 2ms

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b. From PC-A, ping the addresses listed in the following table and record the average round trip
time and IPv4 Time to Live (TTL) or IPv6 Hop Limit. Optional: Use WireShark to see the IPv6
Hop Limit value.

TTL / Hop
Destination Average Round Trip Time (ms) Limit

192.168.1.10 6 128

2001:db8:acad:1::10 0 128

192.168.1.1 (R1) 0 255

2001:db8:acad:1::1 (R1) 0 255

192.168.1.2 (S1) 0 255

2001:db8:acad:1::2(S1) 0 255

64.100.0.2 (R1) 0 254

2001:DB8:ACAD::2 (R1) 3 255

64.100.0.1 (ISP) 2 254

2001:DB8:ACAD::1 (ISP) 0 254

209.165.200.225 (ISP G0/0/1) 0 254

2001:DB8:ACAD:200::225 (ISP G0/0/1) 0 254

209.165.200.226 (External) 0 126

2001:DB8:ACAD:200::226 (External) 0 126

Step 2: Use extended ping commands on PC-A.


The default ping command sends four requests at 32 bytes each. It waits 4,000 milliseconds (4
seconds) for each response to be returned before displaying the “Request timed out” message.
The ping command can be fine-tuned for troubleshooting a network.
a. At the command prompt, type ping and press Enter.
C:\> ping
b. Using the –t option, ping External to verify that External is reachable.
C:\Users\User1> ping –t 209.165.200.226
To illustrate the results when a host is unreachable, disconnect the cable between the ISP
router and External, or shut down the GigabitEthernet 0/0/1 interface on the ISP router.
While the network is functioning correctly, the ping command can determine whether the
destination responded and how long it took to receive a reply from the destination. If a
network connectivity problem exists, the ping command displays an error message.
c. Reconnect the Ethernet cable or enable the GigabitEthernet 0/0/1 interface on the ISP router
(using the no shutdown command) before moving onto the next step. After about 30
seconds, the ping should be successful again.
d. Press Ctrl+C to stop the ping command.

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e. The above steps can be repeated for IPv6 address to obtain ICMP error message.
Question:
What ICMP error messages did you receive?
Request timed out.
f. Enable the GigabitEthernet 0/0/1 interface on the ISP router (using the no shutdown
command) before moving onto the next step. After about 30 seconds, the ping should be
successful again.
Close command prompt

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Step 3: Test network connectivity from the R1 network using Cisco devices.
The ping command is also available on Cisco devices. In this step, the ping command is
examined using the R1 router and the S1 switch.
a. Ping External on the external network using the IP address of 209.165.200.226 from the R1
router.
R1# ping 209.165.200.226
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 209.165.200.226, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/1/1 ms
The exclamation point (!) indicates that the ping was successful from the R1 router to
External. The round trip takes an average of 1 ms with no packet loss, as indicated by a
100% success rate.

b. Because a local host table was configured on the R1 router, you can ping Externalv4 on the
external network using the hostname configured from the R1 router.
Note: The hostname is not case-sensitive. You can substitute the hostname for the IP
address if desired on R1 in this lab.
R1# ping externalv4

Question:
What is the IP address used?
209.165.200.226

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c. There are more options available for the ping command. At the CLI, type ping and press
Enter. Use ipv6 as the protocol. Input 2001:DB8:ACAD:200::226 or external for the
Target IPv6 address. Press Enter to accept the default value for other options.
R1# ping
Protocol [ip]: ipv6
Target IPv6 address: 2001:db8:acad:200::226
Repeat count [5]:
Datagram size [100]:
Timeout in seconds [2]:
Extended commands? [no]:
Sweep range of sizes? [no]:
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 2001:DB8:ACAD:200::226, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/1/1 ms

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d. You can use an extended ping to observe when there is a network issue. Start the ping
command to 209.165.200.226 with a repeat a count of 50000. Then, disconnect the cable
between the ISP router and EXTERNAL or shut down the GigabitEthernet 0/0/1 interface on
the ISP router.
Reconnect the Ethernet cable or enable the GigabitEthernet 0/0/1 interface on the ISP router
after the exclamation points (!) have replaced by the letter U and periods (.). After about 30
seconds, the ping should be successful again. Press Ctrl+Shift+6 to stop the ping
command if desired.
R1# ping
Protocol [ip]:
Target IP address: 209.165.200.226
Repeat count [5]: 10000
Datagram size [100]:
Timeout in seconds [2]:
Extended commands [n]:
Sweep range of sizes [n]:
Sending 500, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 209.165.200.226, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<output omitted>
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.U.U.U.U.U.
U.U................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<output omitted>
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!
Success rate is 99 percent (9970/10000), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/1/10 ms

The letter U in the results indicates that a destination is unreachable. An error protocol data
unit (PDU) was received by the R1 router. Each period (.) in the output indicates that the
ping timed out while waiting for a reply from External. In this example, 1% of the packets
were lost during the simulated network outage.
Note: You can also use the following commands for the same results:
R1# ping 209.165.200.226 repeat 10000
or

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R1# ping 2001:db8:acad:200::226 repeat 10000


Close configuration window
The ping command is extremely useful when troubleshooting network connectivity. However,
ping cannot indicate the location of problem when a ping is not successful. The tracert (or
traceroute) command can display network latency and path information.
Part 3: Use Tracert and Traceroute Commands for Basic Network Testing
The commands for tracing routes can be found on PCs and network devices. For a Windows-
based PC, the tracert command uses ICMP messages to trace the path to the final destination.
The traceroute command utilizes the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) datagrams for tracing
routes to the final destination for Cisco devices and other Unix-like PCs.
In Part 3, you will examine the traceroute commands and determine the path that a packet
travels to its final destination. You will use the tracert command from the Windows PCs and the
traceroute command from the Cisco devices. You will also examine the options that are
available for fine tuning the traceroute results.

Step 1: Use the tracert command from PC-A to EXTERNAL.


a. At the command prompt, type tracert 209.165.200.226.
Open a command prompt
C:\> tracert 209.165.200.226

The tracert results indicates the path from PC-A to EXTERNAL is from PC-A to R1 to ISP to
EXTERNAL. The path to EXTERNAL traveled through two router hops to the final destination
of EXTERNAL.

Step 2: Explore additional options for the tracert command.


a. At the command prompt, type tracert and press Enter to see the available options.
C:\> tracert
b. Use the -d option. Notice that the IP address of 209.165.200.226 is not resolved as
EXTERNAL.
C:\> tracert –d 209.165.200.226

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Close command prompt


Step 3: Use the traceroute command from the R1 router to External.
At the command prompt, type traceroute 209.165.200.226 or traceroute
2001:db8:acad:200::226 on the R1 router. The hostnames are resolved because a local IP
host table was configured on the R1 router.
Open configuration window
R1# traceroute 209.165.200.226

R1# traceroute 2001:db8:acad:200::226

Close configuration window

Step 4: Use the traceroute command from the S1 switch to External.


On the S1 switch, type traceroute 209.165.200.226 or traceroute
2001:db8:acad:200::226. The hostnames are not displayed in the traceroute results because
a local IP host table was not configured on this switch.
Open a configuration window
S1# traceroute 209.165.200.226

S1# traceroute 2001:db8:acad:200::226

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Close configuration window


The traceroute command has additional options. You can use the ? or just press Enter after
typing traceroute at the prompt to explore these options.
The following link provides more information regarding the ping and traceroute commands for
a Cisco device:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps1831/
products_tech_note09186a00800a6057.shtml

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Part 4: Troubleshoot the Topology

Step 1: Copy and paste the following configuration into the ISP router.
Open configuration window
hostname ISP
interface g0/0/0
ip address 64.100.0.1 255.255.255.252
ipv6 address 2001:db8:acad::1/64
no shutdown
interface g0/0/1
ip address 192.168.8.1 255.255.255.0
no ipv6 address 2001:db8:acad:200::225/64
ipv6 address 2001:db8:acad:201::225/64
no shutdown
end
Close configuration window

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Step 2: From the R1 network, use ping and tracert or traceroute commands to
troubleshoot and correct the problem on the ISP network.
a. Use the ping and tracert commands from PC-A.
You can use the tracert command to determine end-to-end network connectivity. This
tracert result indicates that PC-A can reach its default gateway of 192.168.1.1, but PC-A
does not have network connectivity with External.
Open command prompt
One way to locate the network issue is to ping each hop in the network to EXTERNAL. First
determine if PC-A can reach the ISP router g0/0/0 interface with an IP address of 64.100.0.1.
b. PC-A can reach the ISP router. Based on the successful ping results from PC-A to the ISP
router, the network connectivity issue is with 209.165.200.224/24 network. Ping the default
gateway to External, which is the GigabitEthernet 0/0/1 interface of the ISP router.
PC-A cannot reach the GigabitEthernet 0/0/1 interface of the ISP router, as displayed by the
results from the ping command.
The tracert and ping results conclude that PC-A can reach the R1 and ISP routers, but not
the External or default gateway for External.

Close command prompt

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c. Use the show commands to examine the running configurations for the ISP router.
Open configuration window
The outputs of the show run and show ip interface brief commands indicate that the
GigabitEthernet 0/0/1 interface is up/up, but was configured with an incorrect IP address.

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d. Correct the found issues.

Close configuration window


e. Verify that PC-A can ping and tracert to EXTERNAL.
Open command prompt

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Close command prompt


Note: This can also be accomplished using ping and traceroute commands from the CLI on
the ISP router and the S1 switch after verifying that there are no network connectivity issues
on the 192.168.1.0/24 network.

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f. Now repeat the process for IPv6 connectivity. Note: If you find an incorrect IPv6 address,
you will need to remove it because it is not replaced by a new ipv6 address command.

Reflection Questions
1. What could prevent ping or traceroute responses from reaching the originating device beside
network connectivity issues?
Firewall on the PCs, access list commands, routing issues, interface is down, network
delay
2. If you ping a non-existent address on the remote network, such as 209.165.200.227, what is the
message displayed by the ping command? What does this mean? If you ping a valid host
address and receive this response, what should you check?
Request timed out or periods (.). This means that there was no response in the
default time period. Some of the items you may check: router is down, destination
host is down, return route to your device and latency of the response is not more
than the default time period
3. If you ping an address that does not exist in any network in your topology, such as 192.168.5.3,
from a Windows-based PC, what is the message displayed by the ping command? What does
this message indicate?
Destination host unreachable. This message indicates that there is no route to the
destination as the network is not listed by the routing table.
4. What is the IPv4 TTL value set on the Windows host? What is the IPv4 TTL value set on a Cisco
device?
Windows sets the TTL value to 128 and the Cisco device will set the TTL value to 255.

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5. What is the IPv6 Hop Limit value set on the Windows host? What is the IPv6 Hop Limit value set
on a Cisco device?
Windows sets the TTL value to 128, which is the same as IPv4 TTL value and the
Cisco device will set the TTL value to 64.

Router Interface Summary Table

Router Ethernet Ethernet Serial Interface Serial Interface


Model Interface #1 Interface #2 #1 #2

Fast Ethernet 0/0 Fast Ethernet 0/1 Serial 0/0/0 Serial 0/0/1
1800 (F0/0) (F0/1) (S0/0/0) (S0/0/1)
Gigabit Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet Serial 0/0/0 Serial 0/0/1
1900 0/0 (G0/0) 0/1 (G0/1) (S0/0/0) (S0/0/1)
Fast Ethernet 0/0 Fast Ethernet 0/1 Serial 0/1/0 Serial 0/1/1
2801 (F0/0) (F0/1) (S0/1/0) (S0/1/1)
Fast Ethernet 0/0 Fast Ethernet 0/1 Serial 0/0/0 Serial 0/0/1
2811 (F0/0) (F0/1) (S0/0/0) (S0/0/1)
Gigabit Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet Serial 0/0/0 Serial 0/0/1
2900 0/0 (G0/0) 0/1 (G0/1) (S0/0/0) (S0/0/1)
Gigabit Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet Serial 0/1/0 Serial 0/1/1
4221 0/0/0 (G0/0/0) 0/0/1 (G0/0/1) (S0/1/0) (S0/1/1)
Gigabit Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet Serial 0/1/0 Serial 0/1/1
4300 0/0/0 (G0/0/0) 0/0/1 (G0/0/1) (S0/1/0) (S0/1/1)

Note: To find out how the router is configured, look at the interfaces to identify the type of router
and how many interfaces the router has. There is no way to effectively list all the combinations of
configurations for each router class. This table includes identifiers for the possible combinations of
Ethernet and Serial interfaces in the device. The table does not include any other type of interface,
even though a specific router may contain one. An example of this might be an ISDN BRI interface.
The string in parenthesis is the legal abbreviation that can be used in Cisco IOS commands to
represent the interface.
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