All tests were executed in Cisco Packet Tracer 8.x on the live
Network Ayman & Alhareth.pktlab file. Every test reported 100% success.
| # | Test | Tool / Method | Expected | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inter-department L3 connectivity | ping between PCs |
All replies, < 5 ms | β Pass |
| 2 | Internet reachability after NAT | ping 8.8.8.1 from PC |
Reply via PAT overload on Serial0/0/x |
β Pass |
| 3 | Path visibility across the core | traceroute 8.8.8.1 |
DIST-SW β CORE-R β ISP | β Pass |
| 4 | HSRP failover | Power off CORE-R1 | DIST-SW2 takes over with no packet loss | β Pass |
| 5 | BPDU Guard / unauthorized device | Plug rogue switch | Access port err-disabled within 1 s | β Pass |
| 6 | OSPF neighbor adjacency | show ip ospf neighbor |
Full adjacency on both core routers | β Pass |
C:\> ping 10.10.60.10
Pinging 10.10.60.10 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 10.10.60.10: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=126
Reply from 10.10.60.10: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=126
Reply from 10.10.60.10: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=126
Reply from 10.10.60.10: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=126
Ping statistics for 10.10.60.10:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss)
show standby briefon DIST-SW1 β state Active for all VLANs.- Power off CORE-R1 in Packet Tracer.
- Wait ~3 s (HSRP hold-down).
show standby briefon DIST-SW2 β state Active for all VLANs.- Continuous
ping 10.10.60.10from a Sales PC β 0 packets lost.
- Connect a rogue unmanaged switch to
Fa0/5of ACCESS-SW-FINANCE. - Within 1 second, the port transitions to
err-disabled. - Console log:
%SPANTREE-2-BLOCK_BPDUGUARD: Received BPDU on port Fa0/5 with BPDU Guard enabled. Disabling port. %PM-4-ERR_DISABLE: bpduguard error detected on Fa0/5