Basic Routing Practical Tasks List
🟢 Section 1: Basic Router Configuration
- Task 1.1 – Configure router hostname, banners, and basic security settings
- Task 1.2 – Assign IPv4 and IPv6 addresses to router interfaces
- Task 1.3 – Configure and verify static routes and default routes
- Task 1.4 – Implement DHCP for IPv4 and IPv6 address assignment
- Task 1.5 – Configure router login authentication and privilege levels
🟢 Section 2: Static and Dynamic Routing
- Task 2.1 – Implement and verify static routing in a multi-router topology
- Task 2.2 – Configure static routes with administrative distance and floating static routes
- Task 2.3 – Implement and verify default routing for internet access
- Task 2.4 – Configure and verify route summarization
🟢 Section 3: RIP (Routing Information Protocol)
- Task 3.1 – Configure and verify RIP v2 on multiple routers
- Task 3.2 – Enable RIP authentication using MD5 and plaintext methods
- Task 3.3 – Optimize RIP by adjusting update timers and split horizon
- Task 3.4 – Implement passive interfaces to limit unnecessary updates
🟢 Section 4: EIGRP (Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol)
- Task 4.1 – Configure and verify EIGRP in a single AS environment
- Task 4.2 – Implement EIGRP load balancing using variance
- Task 4.3 – Configure EIGRP authentication for security
- Task 4.4 – Implement and verify EIGRP stub routing for WAN optimization
- Task 4.5 – Troubleshoot EIGRP neighbor relationships and route failures
🟢 Section 5: OSPF (Open Shortest Path First)
- Task 5.1 – Configure and verify single-area OSPFv2
- Task 5.2 – Configure and verify multi-area OSPF
- Task 5.3 – Implement OSPF authentication (plaintext and MD5)
- Task 5.4 – Configure OSPF route summarization for efficient routing
- Task 5.5 – Optimize OSPF cost and bandwidth utilization
- Task 5.6 – Implement OSPF stub and totally stubby areas
- Task 5.7 – Troubleshoot OSPF adjacency and network failures
🟢 Section 6: Route Redistribution and Path Control
- Task 6.1 – Implement route redistribution between RIP and OSPF
- Task 6.2 – Configure route redistribution between OSPF and EIGRP
- Task 6.3 – Apply filtering using route-maps and prefix lists
- Task 6.4 – Implement and verify policy-based routing (PBR)
🟢 Section 7: Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
- Task 7.1 – Configure eBGP and iBGP peering between routers
- Task 7.2 – Implement BGP route filtering using prefix lists and AS-path filtering
- Task 7.3 – Configure and verify BGP route summarization
- Task 7.4 – Implement BGP path selection using local preference and weight
- Task 7.5 – Troubleshoot BGP neighbor relationships
🟢 Section 8: High Availability and Redundancy
- Task 8.1 – Configure and verify Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)
- Task 8.2 – Configure and verify Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
- Task 8.3 – Configure and verify Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP)
- Task 8.4 – Implement IPv6 First Hop Redundancy Protocols (FHRP)
- Task 8.5 – Troubleshoot HSRP and VRRP failover scenarios
🟢 Section 9: Routing Security and ACLs
- Task 9.1 – Implement and verify standard ACLs for traffic filtering
- Task 9.2 – Configure extended ACLs for precise traffic control
- Task 9.3 – Implement reflexive ACLs for stateful filtering
- Task 9.4 – Apply time-based ACLs to restrict access based on schedules
- Task 9.5 – Implement and verify Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
🟢 Section 10: Network Address Translation (NAT)
- Task 10.1 – Configure and verify Static NAT for internal servers
- Task 10.2 – Implement Dynamic NAT for internal clients
- Task 10.3 – Configure and verify PAT (Port Address Translation)
- Task 10.4 – Troubleshoot NAT connectivity issues
🟢 Section 11: IPv6 Routing
- Task 11.1 – Implement IPv6 static routing
- Task 11.2 – Configure and verify OSPFv3 for IPv6
- Task 11.3 – Configure and verify EIGRP for IPv6
- Task 11.4 – Implement IPv6 route summarization
- Task 11.5 – Implement IPv6 redistribution between OSPFv3 and EIGRP
🟢 Section 12: Advanced Tunneling and VPNs
- Task 12.1 – Configure and verify GRE tunnels between routers
- Task 12.2 – Implement site-to-site IPsec VPN using pre-shared keys
- Task 12.3 – Deploy and verify DMVPN (Dynamic Multipoint VPN)
- Task 12.4 – Troubleshoot tunnel and VPN connectivity issues
🟢 Section 13: Router Management & Monitoring
- Task 13.1 – Configure and verify Syslog logging for routers
- Task 13.2 – Implement SNMP for router monitoring and alerts
- Task 13.3 – Configure NetFlow for traffic analysis and monitoring
- Task 13.4 – Implement SPAN/RSPAN for packet capture and troubleshooting
- Task 13.5 – Configure and verify NTP synchronization across routers
🟢 Section 14: QoS (Quality of Service) Essentials
- Task 14.1 – Implement QoS classification using access lists and class-maps
- Task 14.2 – Configure and verify traffic shaping and policing
- Task 14.3 – Implement and verify congestion management (LLQ, CBWFQ)
- Task 14.4 – Apply QoS policies for VoIP and mission-critical traffic
🟢 Section 15: Router Hardening and Security Best Practices
- Task 15.1 – Disable unused services and ports for security
- Task 15.2 – Implement secure management using SSH and HTTPS
- Task 15.3 – Configure and verify AAA authentication with local and remote servers
- Task 15.4 – Implement router auto-backups using SCP or TFTP