More Practice: EthernetToken Ring Labs

More Practice: Ethernet/Token Ring Labs

Throughout the rest of this book, you will get ample opportunities to configure Ethernet and Token Ring VLANs. All the labs in the chapters on routing protocols and subsequent chapters involve configuring LANs in one form or another. Make the most of these sections if you have the equipment available. For example, instead of using hubs to practice modeling your networks, create VLANs and VLAN trunks.

The following labs involve most of the concepts we've discussed. Instead of having many small labs, one in which you configure a VLAN, one in which you configure a VLAN trunk, and so on, we decided to make the labs in this book rather complex so that they not only challenge you but also present you with "practical" scenarios that you might face in the field.