3:57 AM
5
Objectives
§ Define the general role a router plays in networks.
§ Describe the directly connected networks, different    router interfaces.
§ Examine directly connected networks in the routing   table and use the CDP protocol.
§ Describe static routes with exit interfaces.
§ Describe summary and default route.
§ Examine how packets get forwarded when using       static routes.
§ Identify how to manage and troubleshoot static routes.

General Role of the Router
§ Functions of a Router
   Best Path Selections
   Forwarding packets to destination
§ Introducing the Topology
   3 1800 series routers connected via WAN links
   Each router connected to a LAN represented by a 
switch and a PC


General Role of the Router
§ Connections of a Router for WAN
§ A router has a DB-60 port that can support 5 different      cabling standards
§ Connections of a Router for Ethernet
         2 types of connectors can be used: Straight through and Cross-over
     Straight through used to connect:
         Switch-to-Router, Switch-to-PC, Router-to-Server, Hub to-PC, Hub-to-Server
     Cross-over used to connect:
         Switch-to-Switch, PC-to-PC, Switch-to-Hub, Hub-to-Hub, Router-to-Router

Interfaces
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