Access Port

Access Port — TopologyInteractive

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In this lab, I have configured VLANs on a Cisco 2960 switch, assigned ports to their respective VLANs, and connected multiple PCs using straight-through cables. I also verified VLAN assignments and tested connectivity to observe how devices communicate within the same VLAN and how communication fails across different VLANs without inter-VLAN routing.

Network Setup Overview

Core Device: Cisco 2960 Switch

Note: All PCs are connected directly to the switch using straight-through Ethernet cables.

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Configuration Steps

1. Enable VLANs:

   Switch(config)# vlan 10
   Switch(config-vlan)# name SALES
   Switch(config)# vlan 20
   Switch(config-vlan)# name Engineering
   

2. Assign Access Ports to VLANs:

   Switch(config)# interface fa0/1
   Switch(config-if)# switchport mode access
   Switch(config-if)# switchport access vlan 10
   
   Switch(config)# interface fa0/2
   Switch(config-if)# switchport mode access
   Switch(config-if)# switchport access vlan 10
   
   Switch(config)# interface range fa0/3 - 4
   Switch(config-if-range)# switchport mode access
   Switch(config-if-range)# switchport access vlan 20
   

3. Shutdown Unused Ports:

   
   Switch(config)# interface range fa0/5 - 24
   Switch(config-if-range)# description Inactive ports
   Switch(config-if-range)# shutdown
   
   Switch(config)# interface range g0/1 - 2
   Switch(config-if-range)# shutdown
   

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Verification Commands

• Check VLAN assignment:

  
  Switch# show vlan brief
  

• Output:

  VLAN Name                             Status    Ports
  ---- -------------------------------- --------- -------------------------------
  1    default                          active    Fa0/5, Fa0/6, Fa0/7, Fa0/8
                                                  Fa0/9, Fa0/10, Fa0/11, Fa0/12
                                                  Fa0/13, Fa0/14, Fa0/15, Fa0/16
                                                  Fa0/17, Fa0/18, Fa0/19, Fa0/20
                                                  Fa0/21, Fa0/22, Fa0/23, Fa0/24
                                                  Gig0/1, Gig0/2
  10   SALES                            active    Fa0/1, Fa0/2
  20   Engineering                      active    Fa0/3, Fa0/4
  1002 fddi-default                     active
  1003 token-ring-default               active
  1004 fddinet-default                  active
  1005 trnet-default                    active

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Next Steps: Testing Network Connectivity

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Pinging PC0 - PC1 (Sales VLAN: Same VLAN Communication)

Success — Communication succeeds as both PCs are in the Sales VLAN.

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Pinging PC1 - PC0 (Sales VLAN: Same VLAN Communication)

Success — Same result as above, as both are in the Sales VLAN.

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Pinging PC0 - PC2 (Sales - HR VLAN: Different VLANs)

Failed — Communication fails as the PCs are in different VLANs.

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Pinging PC1 - PC3 (Sales - Engineering VLAN: Different VLANs)

Failed — Communication is blocked due to the PCs being in different VLANs.

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Pinging PC2 - PC3 (HR - Engineering VLAN: Same Network Configuration)

Success — These PCs can communicate as they are part of the HR and Engineering VLANs, which are properly routed.

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Pinging PC3 - PC2 (HR - Engineering VLAN: Same Network Configuration)

Success — As above, the PCs can ping each other successfully.

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Pinging PC0 - PC2 (Sales - HR VLAN: Different VLANs)

Failed — Ping failed due to being on different VLANs.

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Network Ping Results Overview

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Visual Summary

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