Free CCNP Lab Vlans, VTP, DTP, STP: Objectives
Free CCNP Lab Vlans, VTP, DTP, STP: Objectives
This lab will help you better understand basic VL AN, VTP, DTP and STP implementation and
configuration of Cisco Catalyst switches. In this lab we will be configuring four switches in a fault tolerant
configuration. You will practice what you have learned in previous labs by doing basic switch
configuration such as hostname, password and no domain lookup. You will then enable VLAN Trunking
Protocol (VTP) and configure Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP) on all switches. Finally you will manually
configure the primary and secondary Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) root bridges on the distribution
switches.
This lab has been created as a Packet Tracer activity due to the lack of switching support in GNS3,
although if you wish you can complete the lab using a switching module installed in a router with GNS3
or with actual hardware.
The hostnames and IP address of the host computers have already been configured, therefore no
additional configuration is need on these devices.
Objectives:
Learn to configure VTP on Cisco Catalyst switches.
Learn to configure DTP on Cisco Catalyst switches.
Learn to manually force STP Root Bridge election.
Procedure:
1. Perform Basic Router Configuration:
Configure the hostname on all routers and switched as shown in the network diagram.
Configure no ip domain-lookup on all routers and switches.
Configure the enable secret password as cisco on all routers and switches.
Configure the console and vty password as sanfran on all routers and switches.
Configure the exec-timeout command to the console and virtual terminal lines.
Save the running configuration to the NVRAM.