Wednesday 26 September 2012

Project Meeting

Had a project meeting to discuss the debug outcomes which seemed to be conflicting., but there's need to investigate why the outputs have come out that way. When an interface is shut from the analysis it was noticed that the furthest router was taking less time than its predecessor. From the discussion it maybe due to  the number of networks connected to it. The directions were changed and R2 also was slower in converging. as was R4. Further investigations are to be carried out. NTP is the other suspect, we investigated its operation in terms of monitoring the instances and we could see the diversion. If that is the case why is it only affecting when a network is disabled and not when it's enabled. Investigations need to be done ie tracing signals in and out of routers the time delays on device interfaces etc, ascertain whether that is a factor.  Further analysis of the debug output is needed.

Thursday 20 September 2012

Conflicting updating times for Debug outputs EIGRP IPv6

I am discovering some inconsistencies in  the duration which the update is being propagated thru the network. I was expecting that the times will flow smoothly from R1 --> R2-->R3-->R4 to R5, the times should increase as it move to R5. What I am noticing is in some instances the time I am getting on R5 is smaller than the router before it (R4). How can this be possible when R4 is the one which is updating R5???.
I particularly getting this for EIGRP IPv6 debug outputs. Most of the outputs have the flow right except of a couple of outputs, What could be the reasons if any? Check your e-mails for the debug outputs and  the network topology .

Wednesday 19 September 2012

IPv6 EIGRP debug output


I have been analyzing the debug output of EIGRP  IPv6 and  am not sure  which times to take. The time when the DLS1 interface was shut or enabled in written  before the debug output. The first output was somehow simple because I have taken the time when the route has been added to the Routing Information base. On the 2nd output was the tricky one , what I have considered is when FEC0::6:0/112 has been deleted. The logic being that , this when this route is being removed from the table because it can not be accessed due to a shut down interface. I stand to be corrected. The duration taken for each route to be removed or added is just below each  output.





Interface fa0/1 was enabled on DLS1 @ 11:59:55.422


Sep 19 11:59:57.738: IPv6-EIGRP(0:20): Processing incoming UPDATE packet
Sep 19 11:59:57.738: IPv6-EIGRP(0:20): Int FEC0::6:0/112 M 41666560 - 40000000 1666560 SM 41154560 - 40000000 1154560
Sep 19 11:59:57.738: IPv6-EIGRP(0:20): FEC0::6:0/112 (90/41666560) added to RIB
Sep 19 11:59:57.754: IPv6-EIGRP(0:20): FEC0::6:0/112 - do advertise out FastEthernet0/0
Sep 19 11:59:57.754: IPv6-EIGRP(0:20): Int FEC0::6:0/112 metric 41666560 - 40000000 1666560
Sep 19 11:59:57.758: IPv6-EIGRP(0:20): Int FEC0::6:0/112 metric 41666560 - 40000000 1666560
R5#
R5#
R5#
R5#11:59:57.738
R5#11:59:55.422
R5#           2.316 secs
R5#

Interface fa0/1 was shut down on DLS1 @ 12:00:38.304


Sep 19 12:00:39.422: IPv6-EIGRP(0:20): Processing incoming QUERY packet
Sep 19 12:00:39.422: IPv6-EIGRP(0:20): Int FEC0::6:0/112 M 4294967295 - 25600 4294967295 SM 4294967295 - 25600 4294967295
Sep 19 12:00:39.438: IPv6-EIGRP(0:20): FEC0::6:0/112 - do advertise out FastEthernet0/0
Sep 19 12:00:39.438: IPv6-EIGRP(0:20): Int FEC0::6:0/112 metric 4294967295 - 25600 4294967295
Sep 19 12:00:39.470: IPv6-EIGRP(0:20): Processing incoming REPLY packet
Sep 19 12:00:39.470: IPv6-EIGRP(0:20): Int FEC0::6:0/112 M 4294967295 - 25600 4294967295 SM 4294967295 - 25600 4294967295
Sep 19 12:00:39.470: IPv6-EIGRP(0:20): FEC0::6:0/112 deleted FE80::C0A8:1401(FE80::C0A8:1401)/Serial0/0/1
Sep 19 12:00:39.470: IPv6-EIGRP(0:20): FEC0::6:0/112 (90/-1) added to RIB
Sep 19 12:00:39.478: IPv6-EIGRP(0:20): Processing incoming UPDATE packet
Sep 19 12:00:39.478: IPv6-EIGRP(0:20): Int FEC0::6:0/112 M 4294967295 - 25600 4294967295 SM 4294967295 - 25600 4294967295
Sep 19 12:00:39.486: IPv6-EIGRP(0:20): FEC0::6:0/112 - do advertise out FastEthernet0/0
Sep 19 12:00:39.486: IPv6-EIGRP(0:20): Int FEC0::6:0/112 metric 4294967295 - 25600 4294967295
Sep 19 12:00:39.490: IPv6-EIGRP(0:20): FEC0::6:0/112 - do advertise out Serial0/0/1
Sep 19 12:00:39.490: IPv6-EIGRP(0:20): Int FEC0::6:0/112 metric 4294967295 - 25600 4294967295
Sep 19 12:00:39.518: IPv6-EIGRP(0:20): FEC0::6:0/112 deleted FE80::C0A8:1401(FE80::C0A8:1401)/Serial0/0/1
Sep 19 12:00:39.522: IPv6-EIGRP(0:20): FEC0::6:0/112 - not in IPv6 routing table
Sep 19 12:00:39.522: IPv6-EIGRP(0:20): Int FEC0::6:0/112 metric 4294967295 - 25600 4294967295
R5#
R5#
R5#12:00:39.470
R5#12:00:38.304
R5#           1.166 secs
R5#

Sunday 9 September 2012

Ipv6 Test with RIP

Have been working with the group yesterday, doing some test using Rip on IPV6.. We found some interesting result from the test that we have, we used couple of different debug command to capture the results, like debug ipv6 icmp, debug ipv6 rip etc.. We have collect all the output through txt file and now we try to analyze the output from all the test that we have done to get the average convergence time as our best result, we also play around with the bandwidth but it was no effect on rip.
TEVITA

Monday 27 August 2012

Test on MD5

The last two days I have been conducting tests on topology 1  on all three routing protocols (RIPv2, EIGRP and OSPF) Tests have been carried out on protocols without authentication and with authentication MD5. I am trying to to build up my test results which I have lost. . I have been running debug commands  to see what  the protocols would be doing during the recalculation of an alternate route.

I will also use GNS3  to try and compare the outputs and another issue is the ability to use wireshark on the serial interfaces which can help understand the debug outputs.
 Currently I am doing the analysis on the debug outputs -its time consuming .

Thursday 23 August 2012

Analysis of RIPv2 outputs Authentication vs Non-Authentication

 Last Wednesday I carried out tests on Topology 1 to compare the convergence speed difference if any between a network with authentication and that without. I am doing an analysis of the results., my opinion before the test was that convergence speed for network with authentication would have slower  convergence. But results should reveal  the correct opinion.

Tuesday 14 August 2012

Bug

Disaster, 50% of my flash drive has been wiped of several folders in the lab, on computer on position 8. including my project folder. All my configurations and outputs I had from February 2012. I am now looking into my backup which may not be up to date but may give me some where to start from. What a dull day for me,....

That's a bad news, and good to know so that we don't have to use that PC and backup our data all the times.. We have to all bring up the files that we have to see which one that we don't have so we can work on it again and to catch up with the rest of the project too..
Tevita

Debug outputs






EIGRP IPv6 Debug on 3 routers








R2  serial int 1/1 shut down
09:30:59.997   time when shut
09:31:02.957 confirmed link down on the router itself
R1receives query packet on int. fec0::3:0/112  Link-coal address fe80::172:16:4:2
09:31:26.633
09:31:41.181 second query processing
09:31:41.277 confirmed down removed from table

R3 receives holding time expiry
09:31:25.253
09:31:46.017 finally confirmed down
To calculate the time taken to process change= 09:31:46.017 minus 09:30:59.997secs
Which equals  46.026seconds.  This the time taken for the routers to have the same information –convergence of the network.

Monday 13 August 2012

Syslog server

The version which we have or using is a free version hence has limited number of logs it can record. It records only 40 to 50 , which is not very useful when running debug commands on routers. The version of the Sylog server which is paid for has 1000 to 5000 logs. This makes it difficult to monitor the activities of routers during change in the network, need an alternative so that we can compare the speed. Currently I have been using capture text on each router running the debug command. Got a lot of outputs which I am analyzing.

On the other down side weekend access to the lab is limited upto 1830hrs Sunday and Saturday was ok  , seems we have issues of closing times which are different from those scheduled for us. Disappointed last Sunday for my targeted aims were not achieved due to the early closure. Needs addressing.

Saturday 11 August 2012

Syslog

Thanks guys for today and see you guys tomorrow again..
Today NTP finally works on our second topology. We configured a syslog server but we encounter a problem while running debug command, look forward to see whats the problem tomorrow. See you guys
Tevita

Friday 10 August 2012

Project progress:File transfer TFTP server

A file of 2 MB (chap.ppt) has been copied from a TFTP server (PC connected to ALS2 with IP address 172.30.20.20)  to the flash of switch DLS1 using RIPv2, EIGRP and OSPF.
The following topology has been used for this experimentation:


The results have been surprising as it will be explain case to case:

Scenario 1: Using default behaviour of topology
--------------------------------------------------

RIPv2
Test 1:
-----------------------------------------------
DLS1#copy tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt flash:
Destination filename [chap.ppt]?
Accessing tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt...
Loading chap.ppt from 172.30.20.20 (via Port-channel2): !!!!!!!!!
[OK - 2112000 bytes]
2112000 bytes copied in 31.508 secs (67031 bytes/sec) 

Test 2
--------------------------------------------------------
DLS1#copy tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt flash: 
Destination filename [chap.ppt]?
Accessing tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt...
Loading chap.ppt from 172.30.20.20 (via Port-channel2): !!!!!!!!!
[OK - 2112000 bytes]
2112000 bytes copied in 31.667 secs (66694 bytes/sec)

  

 EIGRP
 Test 1:
---------------------------------------------------------
DLS1#copy tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt flash:   
Destination filename [chap.ppt]?
Accessing tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt...
Loading chap.ppt from 172.30.20.20 (via Port-channel2): !!!!!!!!!
[OK - 2112000 bytes]
2112000 bytes copied in 30.980 secs (68173 bytes/sec)


 Test 2:
----------------------------------------------------------
DLS1#copy tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt flash:    
Destination filename [chap.ppt]?
Accessing tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt...
Loading chap.ppt from 172.30.20.20 (via Port-channel2): !!!!!!!!!
[OK - 2112000 bytes]
2112000 bytes copied in 31.541 secs (66960 bytes/sec)



OSPF
Test1:
----------------------------------------------------------
 DLS1#copy tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt flash:      
Destination filename [chap.ppt]?
Accessing tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt...
Loading chap.ppt from 172.30.20.20 (via Port-channel2): !!!!!!!!!
[OK - 2112000 bytes]
2112000 bytes copied in 31.575 secs (66888 bytes/sec)

Test 2:
----------------------------------------------------------
DLS1#copy tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt flash:      (Test 2)
Destination filename [chap.ppt]?
Accessing tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt...
Loading chap.ppt from 172.30.20.20 (via Port-channel2): !!!!!!!!!
[OK - 2112000 bytes]
2112000 bytes copied in 31.029 secs (68065 bytes/sec)




A shown in the above results, the packet has been transferred through the Etherchannel link which is the fastest and the shortest link compared to the link via routers.
The expectation was confirm that EIGRP has the highest rate compared to others topology, but surprisingly the rate was almost the same in all cases.

Scenario 2: Blocking Etherchannel (port-channel 2)
---------------------------------------------------------------


RIPv2
DLS1#copy tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt flash: 
Destination filename [chap.ppt]?
Accessing tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt...
Loading chap.ppt from 172.30.20.20 (via FastEthernet0/5): !!!!!!!!!
[OK - 2112000 bytes]
2112000 bytes copied in 1279.682 secs (1650 bytes/sec) 


EIGRP

Test1:
---------------------------------------------------
DLS1#copy tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt flash:     
Destination filename [chap.ppt]?
Accessing tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt...
Loading chap.ppt from 172.30.20.20 (via FastEthernet0/5): !!!!!!!!!
[OK - 2112000 bytes]
2112000 bytes copied in 1279.707 secs (1650 bytes/sec)


 Test 2:
----------------------------------------------------
DLS1#copy tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt flash:     
Destination filename [chap.ppt]?
Accessing tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt...
Loading chap.ppt from 172.30.20.20 (via FastEthernet0/5): !!!!!!!!!
[OK - 2112000 bytes]
2112000 bytes copied in 1279.775 secs (1650 bytes/sec)



OSPF
 Test 1
------------------------------------------------
DLS1#copy tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt flash:      (Test 3)
Destination filename [chap.ppt]?
Accessing tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt...
Loading chap.ppt from 172.30.20.20 (via FastEthernet0/5): !!!!!!!!!
[OK - 2112000 bytes]
2112000 bytes copied in 1280.043 secs (1650 bytes/sec)


 Test 2
----------------------------------------------------
DLS1#copy tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt flash:      (Test 4)
Destination filename [chap.ppt]?
Accessing tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt...
Loading chap.ppt from 172.30.20.20 (via FastEthernet0/5): !!!!!!!!!
[OK - 2112000 bytes]
2112000 bytes copied in 1279.724 secs (1650 bytes/sec)




As shown in the above results, the transfer has take much longer than the one using the Etherchannel link.
But this didn't change that the transfer rate is almost the same for the 3 protocols.

The following shows the path taken by the packet in this case:

DLS1#traceroute 172.30.20.20  (Path takenby packet when port-channel 2 disabled)

Type escape sequence to abort.
Tracing the route to 172.30.20.20

  1 192.168.1.1 0 msec 8 msec 0 msec
  2 166.56.1.2 8 msec 16 msec 9 msec
  3 160.45.34.2 33 msec 26 msec 33 msec
  4 172.16.2.2 42 msec 42 msec 34 msec
  5 164.24.5.2 58 msec 59 msec 50 msec
  6 172.30.1.2 59 msec 59 msec 50 msec
  7 172.30.20.20 59 msec 59 msec 50 msec

Scenario 3: Blocking Etherchannel during transfer
------------------------------------------------------------

 

RIPv2

 DLS1#copy tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt flash:
Destination filename [chap.ppt]?
Accessing tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt...
Loading chap.ppt from 172.30.20.20 (via Port-channel2): !!
*Mar  1 05:59:42.822: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthern
et0/4, changed state to down
<Output omitted>
*Mar  1 05:59:44.072: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Port-channel2, changed state to
down... [timed out]

%Error reading tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt (Timed out) 


EIGRP

 DLS1#copy tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt flash:
Destination filename [chap.ppt]?
Accessing tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt...
Loading chap.ppt from 172.30.20.20 (via Port-channel2): !!!
*Mar  1 01:37:50.230: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthern
et0/3, changed state to down
<Output Omitted>
*Mar  1 01:37:51.488: %DUAL-5-NBRCHANGE: EIGRP-IPv4:(20) 20: Neighbor 10.0.0.2 (
Port-channel2) is down: interface down... [timed out]

%Error reading tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt (Timed out) 


OSPF

 DLS1#copy tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt flash:
*Mar  1 03:12:29.225: %OSPF-5-ADJCHG: Process 1, Nbr 172.30.55.250 on Port-chann
el2 from LOADING to FULL, Loading Done
Destination filename [chap.ppt]?
Accessing tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt...
Loading chap.ppt from 172.30.20.20 (via Port-channel2): !!
*Mar  1 03:12:46.086: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthern
et0/3, changed state to down
<Output Omitted>
*Mar  1 03:12:47.135: %OSPF-5-ADJCHG: Process 1, Nbr 172.30.55.250 on Port-chann
el2 from FULL to DOWN, Neighbor Down: Interface down or detached... [timed out]

%Error reading tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt (Timed out) 

               
 From these outputs, we can notice that the packet has been dropped in all protocols.
The routers couldn't adapt to topology change, they couldn't relearn a new path 


Scenario 4: Etherchannel reenabled during tranfer
---------------------------------------------------------


RIPv2

DLS1#copy tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt flash:
Destination filename [chap.ppt]?
Accessing tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt...
Loading chap.ppt from 172.30.20.20 (via FastEthernet0/5): !
*Mar  1 06:15:15.711: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet0/3, changed state t
o up
*Mar  1 06:15:15.836: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet0/4, changed state t
o up
*Mar  1 06:15:16.717: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthern
et0/3, changed state to up
*Mar  1 06:15:16.843: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthern
et0/4, changed state to up
*Mar  1 06:15:17.640: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Port-channel2, changed state to
up
*Mar  1 06:15:18.647: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Port-chann
el2, changed state to up!!!!!!!!
[OK - 2112000 bytes]

2112000 bytes copied in 110.654 secs (19087 bytes/sec)



EIGRP

DLS1#copy tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt flash:
Destination filename [chap.ppt]?
Accessing tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt...
Loading chap.ppt from 172.30.20.20 (via FastEthernet0/5): !!
*Mar  1 01:43:59.857: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet0/4, changed state t
o up
*Mar  1 01:43:59.941: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet0/3, changed state t
o up
*Mar  1 01:44:00.721: %DUAL-5-NBRCHANGE: EIGRP-IPv4:(20) 20: Neighbor 10.0.0.2 (
Port-channel2) is up: new adjacency
*Mar  1 01:44:00.948: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthern
et0/3, changed state to up
*Mar  1 01:44:01.694: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthern
et0/4, changed state to up
*Mar  1 01:44:01.770: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Port-channel2, changed state to
up
*Mar  1 01:44:02.776: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Port-chann
el2, changed state to up!!!!!!!
[OK - 2112000 bytes]

2112000 bytes copied in 200.446 secs (10537 bytes/sec)

OSPF

DLS1#copy tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt flash:.
Destination filename [./chap.ppt]?
Accessing tftp://172.30.20.20/chap.ppt...
Loading chap.ppt from 172.30.20.20 (via FastEthernet0/5): !!
*Mar  1 03:18:40.337: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet0/3, changed state t
o up
*Mar  1 03:18:40.547: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet0/4, changed state t
o up
*Mar  1 03:18:41.344: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthern
et0/3, changed state to up
*Mar  1 03:18:41.553: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthern
et0/4, changed state to up
*Mar  1 03:18:42.250: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Port-channel2, changed state to
up

*Mar  1 03:18:43.256: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Port-chann
el2, changed state to up
*Mar  1 03:19:27.263: %OSPF-5-ADJCHG: Process 1, Nbr 172.30.55.250 on Port-chann
el2 from LOADING to FULL, Loading Done!!!!!!!
[OK - 2112000 bytes]

2112000 bytes copied in 245.963 secs (8587 bytes/sec)
               

Packet has been transferred with port-channel 2 disabled on DLS2. During transfer, port-channel 2
has been reenabled.
Packet changed the path and took the fastest path (Etherchannel)
Note that the difference on the transfer rate on the 3 routnng protocols is only due to the difference of haw fast the Etherchannel has been reenalbled, not to the fact that one routing could be faster the the others.

Note that OSPF with different area (area 100 and 200 has been also tested with the same result as the other protocols






Wednesday 8 August 2012

Next meeting

Hope to see you guys on Saturday to fix some problems that we have on our projects, like configure NTP on ipv6 as I haven't manage to make it work..
Tevita

Ipv6 config

Started working on ipv6 on topology one, still have some issues on my configuration but have to finish if off today and what happened..

EIGRP on IPv6

Got IPv6 going on the 1st topology , global addresses are needed for the routers to exchange routes. No global addresses routers will only be aware of the directly connected networks. I still failing to get NTP working. Thinking of trying multicasting to the respective routers.....may be it will work.

Tuesday 31 July 2012

IPv6 EIGRP NTP

Well, the configuration did not go as smooth as I expected , encountered several issues , eg like some interfaces shutting down. The problem I have to research on is configuring NTP for IPv6  seems to be a little tricky requires ntp version. ????

Saturday 28 July 2012

IPv6 Bandwidth effects (EIGRP)

I have noted that different versions or setings of routers have a certain bandwidth level cut off where when reached routes will be changed.That's routes will be selected or changed when they drop below these levels. So far I have noted 3 different cutoff levels 64kbps available bandwidth of 37kbps ; 1180kbp available bandwidth of 885kbps and recently 125ks available bandwidth of 93kbps. This raises a question , is it because of the version of IOS or is it anything to do with router settings? This may need further investigations.

Friday 27 July 2012

Running IPv6 networks

Today I will be running tests on test scenarios -IPv6 network. I will test effects of load and bandwidth on convergence speed.

Thursday 19 July 2012

Does Md5 affect convergence?

The ping tests were done on the same topology used on (14/07/12) my last post.


Md5 Authentication on Routers in same EIGRP AS seems not to change the speed  of convergence. As revealed by the ping results above and wireshark results. There’s need to check whether it does on the other routing protocols. I think it does on RIP. 

Can you guys run the tests on the topology attached previously.
Wireshark was enabled to capture results on R2 interface S1/1 and R4 int S1/0 .
200 Pings were being sent from R5 to Lo1 address 1.1.1.1 of R1
Interface S1/0 of R2 would be shut during the pings.
This should be repeated 10 times and all results captured.

I will wait to hear your findings as well.

Thanks

Saturday 14 July 2012

This is the topology which I have used for the following tests.


I have found out that the convergence time of the routers in the above  topology can be calculated from the number of pings lost multiplied by 2 which is the specified  timeout. In the first output we lost 8pings x 2 =16seconds. I verified this also from the wireshark output which gave me  15.8840seconds. It took about 16seconds after shutting down R2’s serial interface S1/2 for the routers to notice that and begin to use an alternate route to R1’s loopback network 1.1.1.1 via R3. (R5àR4àR3àR2àR1)
Bandwidth
I have noted that bandwidth would not affect path selection until the available bandwidth on the preferred route falls below 885kps. If it does not fall below that the preferred route would remain in use regardless of the huge differences say 7500kbps vs 885kbps.
From the above outputs does not show any significant differences on the speed of convergence at the moment. It needs to be tested with traffic flowing in the network to figure out if the results will be different.



Sorry I have had difficulties in posting all my test result I will put them on google docs.

Thursday 12 July 2012

Progress

Well, I have been doing tests on the first/initial topology for the last two days. I will be posting the results, am currently analyzing the results so that I can put the results together with brief observations. I have been trying to rectify our last shortfall on our last capture of results- I have greatly improved that. I will also run the other routing protocols to capture the results for analysis. Another disappointing issue is access to the lab, losing a lot of time waiting for security to open up lab- cards no working. I have experienced that today and Anthony was letting me in during the day for last two days (mon and Tues)

Tuesday 10 July 2012

Yesterday work progress

Hi Egious we finally fixed and configured topology 3 right after you left but we didn't have enough time to do more testing as they lock down the whole 3rd floor last night.

Tevita

Topology 3

Thanks guys for the time and effort that we have to meet up today and work on our project, still a bit of a problem to fix on our traffic gen but I hope we can make it work next time we meet, thank you

Tevita

Monday 9 July 2012

Topology 3 IPv6 basic config

Hi guys
These basic configurations are going to help us continue our Topology 3 IPv6
The IPv4 to IPv6 conversion have been made using the following page:
http://www.subnetonline.com/pages/subnet-calculators/ipv4-to-ipv6-converter.php


hostname ALS1

no ipv6 domain-lookup

interface Port-channel1
switchport mode trunk
flowcontrol send off
no shut

interface FastEthernet0/1
switchport mode trunk
channel-group 1 mode desirable
no shut

interface FastEthernet0/2
switchport mode trunk
channel-group 1 mode desirable
no shut

interface FastEthernet0/3
switchport access vlan 10
switchport mode access
no shut

interface FastEthernet0/4
switchport access vlan 20
switchport mode access
no shut

vlan 10
exit
vlan 15
exit
vlan 20
exit
vlan 25
exit
vlan 55
exit

interface Vlan55
ipv6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:c0a8:3701/120
no shut

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

hostname ALS2

no ipv6 domain-lookup

interface Port-channel1
switchport mode trunk
flowcontrol send off
no shut

interface FastEthernet0/1
switchport mode trunk
channel-group 1 mode desirable
no shut

interface FastEthernet0/2
switchport mode trunk
channel-group 1 mode desirable
no shut

interface FastEthernet0/3
switchport access vlan 20
switchport mode access
no shut

interface FastEthernet0/4
switchport access vlan 25
switchport mode access
no shut

vlan 10
exit
vlan 15
exit
vlan 20
exit
vlan 25
exit
vlan 55
exit

interface Vlan55
ipv6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:ac1e:3701/120
no shut
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

hostname ALS3

no ipv6 domain-lookup

interface FastEthernet0/1
switchport mode trunk
no shut

interface FastEthernet0/2
switchport mode trunk
no shut

interface FastEthernet0/3
switchport access vlan 15
switchport mode access
no shut

interface FastEthernet0/4
switchport access vlan 10
switchport mode access
no shut

vlan 10
exit
vlan 15
exit
vlan 20
exit
vlan 25
exit
vlan 55
exit

interface Vlan10
ipv6 address 2002:0:0:0:0:0:aa10:a01/120
no shutdown

interface Vlan15
ipv6 address 2002:0:0:0:0:0:aa10:f01/120
no shut
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

hostname DLS1

ipv6 routing
no ipv6 domain-lookup

interface Port-channel1
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
no shut

interface Port-channel2
no switchport
ipv6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:a00:1/120
no shut

interface FastEthernet0/1
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
channel-group 1 mode desirable
no shut

interface FastEthernet0/2
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
channel-group 1 mode desirable
no shut

interface FastEthernet0/3
no switchport
channel-group 2 mode desirable
no shut

interface FastEthernet0/4
no switchport
channel-group 2 mode desirable
no shut

interface FastEthernet0/5
no switchport
ipv6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:c0a8:102/120
no shut

vlan 10
exit
vlan 15
exit
vlan 20
exit
vlan 25
exit
vlan 55
exit

interface Vlan10
ipv6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:c0a8:afa/120
no shut

interface Vlan15
ipv6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:c0a8:ffa/120
no shut

interface Vlan20
ipv6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:c0a8:14fa/120
no shut

interface Vlan25
ipv6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:c0a8:19fa/120
no shut

interface Vlan55
ipv6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:c0a8:37fa/120
no shut
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

hostname DSL2

ipv6 routing
no ipv6 domain-lookup

interface Port-channel1
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
no shut

interface Port-channel2
no switchport
ipv6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:a00:2/120
no shut

interface FastEthernet0/1
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
channel-group 1 mode desirable
no shut

interface FastEthernet0/2
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
channel-group 1 mode desirable
no shut

interface FastEthernet0/3
no switchport
channel-group 2 mode desirable
no shut

interface FastEthernet0/4
no switchport
channel-group 2 mode desirable
no shut

interface FastEthernet0/5
no switchport
ipv6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:ac1e:102/120
no shut

vlan 10
exit
vlan 15
exit
vlan 20
exit
vlan 25
exit
vlan 55
exit

interface Vlan10
ipv6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:ac1e:afa/120
no shut

interface Vlan15
ipv6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:ac1e:ffa/120
no shut

interface Vlan20
ipv6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:ac1e:14fa/120
no shut

interface Vlan25
ipv6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:ac1e:19fa/120
no shut

interface Vlan55
ip6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:ac1e:37fa/120
no shut
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

hostname DSL3

ipv6 routing
no ipv6 domain-lookup

interface Port-channel1
no shut

interface FastEthernet0/1
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
channel-group 1 mode desirable
no shut

interface FastEthernet0/2
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
channel-group 1 mode desirable
no shut

interface FastEthernet0/5
no switchport
ipv6 address 2002:0:0:0:0:0:aa10:1e02/120
no shut

vlan 10
exit
vlan 15
exit
vlan 20
exit
vlan 25
exit
vlan 55
exit

interface Vlan10
ipv6 address 2002:0:0:0:0:0:aa10:afa/120
no shut

interface Vlan15
ipv6 address 2002:0:0:0:0:0:aa10:ffa/120
no shut

interface Vlan20
ipv6 address 2002:0:0:0:0:0:aa10:14fa/120
no shut

interface Vlan25
ipv6 address 2002:0:0:0:0:0:aa10:19fa/120
no shut

interface Vlan55
ipv6 address 2002:0:0:0:0:0:aa10:37fa/120
no shut
--------------------------------------------------------------------

hostname R1

no ipv6 domain lookup

interface FastEthernet0/0
ipv6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:c0a8:101/120
no shut

interface Serial0/0/0
ipv6 address 2002:0:0:0:0:0:a638:100/126
clock rate 64000
no shut
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

hostname R2

no ipv6 domain lookup

interface Serial0/0/0
ipv6 address 2002:0:0:0:0:0:a638:102/126
no shut

interface Serial0/2/0
ipv6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:ac10:301/126
clock rate 64000
no shut

interface Serial0/2/1
ipv6 address 2002:0:0:0:0:0:a02d:2201/126
no shut
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

hostname R4

no ipv6 domain lookup

interface FastEthernet0/0
ipv6 address 2002:0:0:0:0:0:aa10:1e01/120
no shut

interface Serial0/0/0
ipv6 address 2002:0:0:0:0:0:a02d:2202/126
clock rate 64000
no shut

interface Serial0/0/1
ipv6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:ac10:201/126
clock rate 64000
no shut

interface Serial0/2/1
ipv6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:ac10:401/126
no shut
-------------------------------------------------------------

hostname R5

interface Serial0/0/1
ipv6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:ac10:402/126
clock rate 64000
no shut

interface Serial0/2/0
ipv6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:ac10:101/126
no shut
--------------------------------------------------------------------

hostname R6

interface Serial0/0/0
ipv6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:ac10:102/126
clock rate 64000
no shut

interface Serial0/0/1
ipv6 address 2002:0:0:0:0:0:a418:501/126
no shut

interface Serial0/2/1
ipv6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:ac10:202/126
no shut
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

hostname R7

interface FastEthernet0/0
ipv6 address fe80:0:0:0:0:0:ac1e:101/120
no shut

interface Serial0/0/0
ipv6 address 2002:0:0:0:0:0:a418:502/126
clock rate 64000
no shut




Thursday 5 July 2012

Guys if you are free , can we meet on Tuesday 10? I will be in the Lab the whole day from 0930hrs till 1700hrs. Looking forward o seeing you. Thanks

Monday 2 July 2012

Hi guys, I think I have found an open source traffic generator which works with WireShark according to writeup. I will try to see if it can work on our topology. You can also try it.http://ostinato.org/ It might be what we need for now.

Sunday 1 July 2012

What next

My suggestion is to do same scenarios we did before with exactly the same tests, but this time using IPv6.
This is a web  site we can use to convert easily our IPv4 address to IPv6:
http://www.subnetonline.com/pages/subnet-calculators/ipv4-to-ipv6-converter.php

Progress report



This week has been used to work on our topology 3 that has been covered more than other topologies, but later on each of these topology will be sufficiently covered to get convenient testing results so that the default behaviour can be  can be mastered, and modified to improve the performance of each routing protocol.
EIGRP, RIPv2 and OSPF with all devices in area 0 and next, with all devices in different area.








I.      OSPF

Case 1: OSPF (with only Area 0)
R1#show run

interface FastEthernet0/0
 ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0

interface Serial0/0/0
 ip address 166.56.1.1 255.255.255.252
 clock rate 64000

interface Serial0/0/1
 no ip address
 no shutdown
 clock rate 125000


router ospf 1
network 166.56.1.0 0.0.0.3 area 0
network 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
R2#show run

interface Serial0/0/0
 ip address 166.56.1.2 255.255.255.252


interface Serial0/2/0
 ip address 172.16.3.1 255.255.255.252
 clock rate 64000


interface Serial0/2/1
 ip address 160.45.34.1 255.255.255.252


router ospf 1
network 160.45.34.0 0.0.0.3 area 0
network 166.56.1.0 0.0.3 area 0
R4#sh run

interface FastEthernet0/0
 ip address 170.16.30.1 255.255.255.0
 duplex auto
 speed auto

interface Serial0/0/0
 ip address 160.45.34.2 255.255.255.252
 no fair-queue
 clock rate 64000

interface Serial0/0/1
 ip address 172.16.2.1 255.255.255.252
 clock rate 64000

interface Serial0/2/1
 ip address 172.16.4.1 255.255.255.252


router ospf 1
network 160.45.34.0 0.0.0.3 area 0
network 172.16.2.0 0.0.0.3 area 0
network 172.16.4.0 0.0.0.3 area 0
network 170.16.30.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
R5#show run

interface Serial0/0/0
 no ip address
 shutdown
 no fair-queue
 clock rate 64000

interface Serial0/0/1
 ip address 172.16.4.2 255.255.255.252
 clock rate 64000

interface Serial0/2/0
 ip address 172.16.1.1 255.255.255.252


router ospf 1
network 172.16.1.0 0.0.0.3 area 0
network 172.16.4.0 0.0.0.3 area 0
R6#sh run

interface FastEthernet0/0
 no ip address
 no shutdown

interface Serial0/0/0
 ip address 172.16.1.2 255.255.255.252
 clock rate 64000

interface Serial0/0/1
 ip address 164.24.5.1 255.255.255.252

interface Serial0/2/1
 ip address 172.16.2.2 255.255.255.252


router ospf 1
network 164.24.5.0 0.0.0.3 area 0
network 172.16.1.0 0.0.0.3 area 0
network 172.16.2.0 0.0.0.3 area 0
R7#sh run

interface FastEthernet0/0
 ip address 172.30.1.1 255.255.255.0

interface Serial0/0/0
 ip address 164.24.5.2 255.255.255.252
  clock rate 64000


router ospf 1
network 164.24.5.0 0.0.0.3 area 0
network 172.30.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
ALS1#sh run

interface Port-channel1
 switchport mode trunk
 flowcontrol send off

interface FastEthernet0/1
 switchport mode trunk
 channel-group 1 mode desirable

interface FastEthernet0/2
 switchport mode trunk
 channel-group 1 mode desirable

interface FastEthernet0/3
 switchport access vlan 10
 switchport mode access

interface FastEthernet0/4
 switchport access vlan 20
 switchport mode access

interface Vlan55
 ip address 192.168.55.1 255.255.255.0

ALS2#sh run

interface Port-channel1
 switchport mode trunk
 flowcontrol send off

interface FastEthernet0/1
 switchport mode trunk
 channel-group 1 mode desirable

interface FastEthernet0/2
 switchport mode trunk
 channel-group 1 mode desirable

interface FastEthernet0/3
 switchport access vlan 20
 switchport mode access

interface FastEthernet0/4
 switchport access vlan 25
 switchport mode access

interface Vlan55
 ip address 172.30.55.1 255.255.255.0
ALS3#show run

Same as EIGRP
DLS2#show run

router ospf 1
network 10.0.0.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 172.30.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 172.30.10.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 172.30.15.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 172.30.20.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 172.30.25.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 172.30.55.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
DLS2#show run

router ospf 1
network 10.0.0.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 192.168.10.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 192.168.15.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 192.168.20.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 192.168.25.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 192.168.55.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
DLS3#show run


router ospf 1
network 170.16.30.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 170.16.20.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 170.16.10.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 170.16.15.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 170.16.25.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 170.16.55.0 0.0.0.255 area 0


Testing Scenarios:

In the following steps, simple testing tools have been used to check the path taken by a packet and see which manipulation is the most beneficial for the routing protocol:

* CLI with "traceroute "command  and "ping .... repeat" command
* Wireshark

More advanced tools will be used later to generate specific packets.

a. Using Default behaviour

* DLS2#traceroute 192.168.10.10 (Host connected to ALS1)

Type escape sequence to abort.
Tracing the route to 192.168.10.10

  1 10.0.0.1 0 msec 0 msec 8 msec
  2 192.168.10.10 0 msec 0 msec 9 msec


* DLS2#traceroute 192.168.10.10

Type escape sequence to abort.
Tracing the route to 192.168.10.10

  1 172.30.1.1 0 msec 0 msec 0 msec
  2 164.24.5.1 17 msec 17 msec 16 msec
  3 172.16.2.1 26 msec 33 msec 25 msec
  4 160.45.34.1 42 msec 42 msec 42 msec
  5 166.56.1.1 50 msec 59 msec 50 msec
  6 192.168.1.2 59 msec 51 msec 58 msec
  7 192.168.10.10 59 msec 50 msec 51 msec
DLS2#

From the above output, we notice that the preferred path for a packet forwarded from Host connected to ALS2 to Host connected to ALS1 is through ether channel link:


DLS2#ping 192.168.10.10 repeat 2000

Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 2000, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.10.10, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<output ommited>
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (2000/2000), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/2/9 ms





DLS2#ping 192.168.10.10 repeat 2000 (Port Channel disabled)

Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 2000, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.10.10, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<Output Ommited>
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
*Mar  1 02:50:46.961: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthern
et0/4, changed state to down
*Mar  1 02:50:47.003: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthern
et0/3, changed state to down
*Mar  1 02:50:47.011: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Port-chann
el2, changed state to down
*Mar  1 02:50:47.959: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet0/4, changed state t
o down
*Mar  1 02:50:48.009: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet0/3, changed state t
o down
*Mar  1 02:50:48.009: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Port-channel2, changed state to
down
*Mar  1 02:50:48.009: %OSPF-5-ADJCHG: Process 1, Nbr 192.168.55.250 on Port-chan
nel2 from FULL to DOWN, Neighbor Down: Interface down or detached...!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<Output Ommited>
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Success rate is 99 percent (1996/2000), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/44/143 ms
DLS2#



DLS2#ping 192.168.10.10 repeat 500

Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 500, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.10.10, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (500/500), round-trip min/avg/max = 109/112/135 ms




DLS2#ping 192.168.10.10 repeat 500 (R6 S0/2/1 disabled)

Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 500, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.10.10, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..U.U.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!
Success rate is 98 percent (494/500), round-trip min/avg/max = 109/133/160 ms
DLS2#






Case 2: OSPF (with only Area 100, 200 and 300)
Note: This table will show only OSPF configuration, the rest of configurations are the same as Case 1
R1#show run

router ospf 1
 log-adjacency-changes
 network 166.56.1.0 0.0.0.3 area 100
 network 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 100
R2#show run

router ospf 1
 log-adjacency-changes
 network 160.45.34.0 0.0.0.3 area 0
 network 166.56.1.0 0.0.0.3 area 100
R4#sh run

router ospf 1
 log-adjacency-changes
 network 160.45.34.0 0.0.0.3 area 0
 network 170.16.30.0 0.0.0.255 area 200
 network 172.16.2.0 0.0.0.3 area 0
 network 172.16.4.0 0.0.0.3 area 0
R5#show run

No change (Area 0 only)
R6#sh run

No change (Area 0 only)
R7#sh run

router ospf 1
 log-adjacency-changes
 network 164.24.5.0 0.0.0.3 area 0
 network 172.30.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 300
ALS1#sh run

No change
ALS2#sh run

No change
ALS3#show run

No change
DLS2 #show run

ip routing

interface Port-channel1
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q

interface Port-channel2
 no switchport
 ip address 10.0.0.2 255.255.255.0

interface FastEthernet0/1
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
 channel-group 1 mode desirable

interface FastEthernet0/2
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
 channel-group 1 mode desirable

interface FastEthernet0/3
 no switchport
no ip address
 channel-group 2 mode desirable

interface FastEthernet0/4
 no switchport
 no ip address
 channel-group 2 mode desirable

interface FastEthernet0/5
 no switchport
 ip address 172.30.1.2 255.255.255.0

interface Vlan10
 ip address 172.30.10.250 255.255.255.0

interface Vlan15
 ip address 172.30.15.250 255.255.255.0

interface Vlan20
 ip address 172.30.20.250 255.255.255.0

interface Vlan25
 ip address 172.30.25.250 255.255.255.0

interface Vlan55
 ip address 172.30.55.250 255.255.255.0


router ospf 1
network 10.0.0.0 0.0.0.255 area 300
network 172.30.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 300
network 172.30.10.0 0.0.0.255 area 300
network 172.30.15.0 0.0.0.255 area 300
network 172.30.20.0 0.0.0.255 area 300
network 172.30.25.0 0.0.0.255 area 300
network 172.30.55.0 0.0.0.255 area 300
DLS1#show run

ip routing

interface Port-channel1
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q

interface Port-channel2
 no switchport
 ip address 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.0

interface FastEthernet0/1
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
 channel-group 1 mode desirable

interface FastEthernet0/2
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
 channel-group 1 mode desirable

interface FastEthernet0/3
 no switchport
no ip address
 channel-group 2 mode desirable

interface FastEthernet0/4
 no switchport
 no ip address
 channel-group 2 mode desirable

interface FastEthernet0/5
 no switchport
 ip address 192.168.1.2 255.255.255.0

interface Vlan10
 ip address 192.168.10.250 255.255.255.0

interface Vlan15
 ip address 192.168.15.250 255.255.255.0

interface Vlan20
 ip address 192.168.20.250 255.255.255.0

interface Vlan25
 ip address 192.168.25.250 255.255.255.0

interface Vlan55
 ip address 192.168.55.250 255.255.255.0


router ospf 1
network 10.0.0.0 0.0.0.255 area 100
network 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 100
network 192.168.10.0 0.0.0.255 area 100
network 192.168.15.0 0.0.0.255 area 100
network 192.168.20.0 0.0.0.255 area 100
network 192.168.25.0 0.0.0.255 area 100
network 192.168.55.0 0.0.0.255 area 100
DLS3#show run

ip routing

interface Port-channel1

interface FastEthernet0/1
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
 channel-group 1 mode desirable

interface FastEthernet0/2
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
 channel-group 1 mode desirable

interface FastEthernet0/3

interface FastEthernet0/4

interface FastEthernet0/5
 no switchport
 ip address 170.16.30.2 255.255.255.0
interface Vlan1
 no ip address
 shutdown

interface Vlan10
 ip address 170.16.10.250 255.255.255.0

interface Vlan15
 ip address 170.16.15.250 255.255.255.0

interface Vlan20
 ip address 170.16.20.250 255.255.255.0

interface Vlan25
 ip address 170.16.25.250 255.255.255.0

interface Vlan55
 ip address 170.16.55.250 255.255.255.0


router ospf 1
network 170.16.30.0 0.0.0.255 area 200
network 170.16.20.0 0.0.0.255 area 200
network 170.16.10.0 0.0.0.255 area 200
network 170.16.15.0 0.0.0.255 area 200
network 170.16.25.0 0.0.0.255 area 200
network 170.16.55.0 0.0.0.255 area 200


Different test scenarios have been made, using default behaviour of the routing protocol, or modifying some of the characteristics (bandwidth, cost)
Most of the modification have been done on R6, R5 and R4 so that packets could be brought to choose a defined path and check which of the combination is the fastest.

But before applying any modification, the default interfaces status have been verified:

R6#sh int s0/0/0
Serial0/0/0 is up, line protocol is up
  Hardware is GT96K Serial
  Internet address is 172.16.1.2/30
  MTU 1500 bytes, BW 128 Kbit, DLY 20000 usec,
     reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
  <Output omitted>
R6#
R6#sh int s0/2/1
Serial0/2/1 is up, line protocol is up
  Hardware is GT96K Serial
  Internet address is 172.16.2.2/30
  MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1544 Kbit, DLY 20000 usec,
     reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
  Encapsulation HDLC, loopback not set
<output omitted>
 Available Bandwidth 1158 kilobits/sec





Testing Scenarios:

In the following steps, simple testing tools have been used to check the path taken by a packet and see which manipulation is the most benefique for the routing protocol.
Examples of tools used: Wireshark. CLI (ping ... repeat, traceroute, ip route)
More advanced tools will be used later to generate specific packets.

a. Using Default behaviour

* R6#sh ip route
                <Output omitted>
O       160.45.34.0 [110/128] via 172.16.2.1, 00:00:36, Serial0/2/1

Note: Cost = 128 to reach network 160.45.34.0 via 172.16.2.1

* R6#show ip route (R6 s0/2/1 shutdown)
                <Output omitted>
O       160.45.34.0 [110/909] via 172.16.1.1, 00:00:15, Serial0/0/0

Note: Cost = 909 to reach network 160.45.34.0 via 172.16.1.1

The first output in the next page (MSDOS) indicates that path taken by packet using default bandwidth link R4 - R6 (1544 kbps) and R5 - R6 (128 kbps), and R5 - R4 (1544 kbps) from Host 192.168.10.10 to host 172.30.20.20 is DLS1 - R1 - R2 - R4 - R6 - R7 - DLS2

* DSL2#ping 192.168.10.10 repeat 2000 (Default band:R4-R6 1544kbps;

Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 2000, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.10.10, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<Output omitted>
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (2000/2000), round-trip min/avg/max = 109/112/143 ms


* DSL2#ping 192.168.10.10 repeat 2000 (R4-R6 band 64; R6 s0/0/0 shut)

Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 2000, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.10.10, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.U.U.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<output omitted>
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Success rate is 99 percent (1995/2000), round-trip min/avg/max = 109/116/167 ms

b. Link R4 - R6 changed to 64 kbps

The second output  indicates that packet has changed path using DLS1 - R1 - R2 - R4 -  R5 -  R6 - R7 - DLS2, preferring a faster link.


DSL2#ping 192.168.10.10 repeat 2000 (link R4-R6 band changed to 64kbps)

Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 2000, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.10.10, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<Output omitted>
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (2000/2000), round-trip min/avg/max = 134/139/185 ms

c. Changing cost from 128 to 1000 for R6 S0/2/1

* R6#sh ip route
                <Output omitted>
O       160.45.34.0 [110/909] via 172.16.1.1, 00:00:51, Serial0/0/0

Note: when cost change from 128 to 1000 for R6 s0/2/1, new path is 172.16.1.1 with cost 909

Verification of configured cost :                 R6# sh ip ospf int s0/2/1
Process ID 1, Router ID 172.16.2.2, Network Type POINT_TO_POINT, Cost: 1000


* R6#sh ip route               (R6 s0/2/1 cost set to 1000; R6 s0/0/0 to 500 and R5 s0/0/1 to 500)
O       160.45.34.0 [110/1064] via 172.16.2.1, 00:00:09, Serial0/2/1
                    [110/1064] via 172.16.1.1, 00:00:09, Serial0/0/0

* DSL2#ping 192.168.10.10 repeat 2000 (R6 s0/2/1 cost changed to 1000)

Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 2000, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.10.10, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<Output ommited)
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (2000/2000), round-trip min/avg/max = 134/139/185 ms


* DSL2#ping 192.168.10.10 repeat 2000 (Link R5 - R6 cost = 500; R4- R5 Cost = 500)

Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 2000, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.10.10, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<Output omitted>
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (2000/2000), round-trip min/avg/max = 117/125/160 ms



Note that with the case of different area, the ether channel failed to forward packets. Is it the true behaviour or is it a result of misconfiguration? The question will be minded later.


d. Wireshark Statistics summary in brief

2000 pings with R6 - R5 shutdown; band = 64 kbps
2000 ping with R6 S0/2/1 Cost set to 1000
2000 ping with R6 S0/2/1 Cost = 1000; R5-R6 Cost = 500; R4-R5 Cost = 500
Time:
* First Packet: 2012-06-18 20:14:21
 *Last Packet: 2012-06-18 20:19:18
* Elapsed: 00:04:57


Traffic captured:
* Packets:                    3865
* Between first and last packet:                   297.022 sec
* Avg packets/sec: 13.013

Time:
* First Packet: 2012-06-18 21:26:50
 *Last Packet: 2012-06-18 21:31:56
* Elapsed: 00:05:05


Traffic captured:
* Packets:                    4249
* Between first and last packet:                   305.468 sec
* Avg packets/sec: 13.910
Time:
* First Packet: 2012-06-18 21:53:19
 *Last Packet: 2012-06-18 21:58:53
* Elapsed: 00:05:34


Traffic captured:
* Packets:                    4270
* Between first and last packet:                   334.080 sec
* Avg packets/sec: 12.781










II. EIGRP

EIGRP
Note: This table will show only EIGRP configuration, the rest of configurations are the same as OSPF
R1#show run

router eigrp 20
 network 166.56.1.0 0.0.0.3
 network 192.168.0.0
 network 192.168.0.0 0.0.255.255
 no auto-summary
R2#show run

router eigrp 20
 network 160.45.34.0 0.0.0.3
 network 166.56.1.0 0.0.0.3
 network 172.16.3.0 0.0.0.3
 no auto-summary
R4#sh run

router eigrp 20
 network 160.45.34.0 0.0.0.3
 network 170.16.30.0 0.0.0.255
 network 172.16.2.0 0.0.0.3
 network 172.16.4.0 0.0.0.3
 no auto-summary
R5#show run

router eigrp 20
 network 172.16.1.0 0.0.0.3
 network 172.16.4.0 0.0.0.3
 no auto-summary
R6#sh run

router eigrp 20
 network 164.24.5.0 0.0.0.3
 network 172.16.1.0 0.0.0.3
 network 172.16.2.0 0.0.0.3
 no auto-summary
R7#sh run

router eigrp 20
 network 164.24.0.0
 network 172.30.0.0
 no auto-summary
ALS1#sh run

Same as OSPF



ALS2#sh run

Same as OSPF


ALS3#show run

Same as OSPF

DSL2#sh run

router eigrp 20
 no auto-summary
 network 10.0.0.0 0.0.0.255
 network 172.30.0.0
DLS1#show run

 router eigrp 20
 no auto-summary
 network 10.0.0.0 0.0.0.255
 network 192.168.0.0 0.0.255.255
DSL3#show run

router eigrp 20
 network 170.16.10.0 0.0.0.255
 network 170.16.15.0 0.0.0.255
 network 170.16.20.0 0.0.0.255
 network 170.16.25.0 0.0.0.255
 network 170.16.30.0 0.0.0.255
 network 170.16.55.0 0.0.0.255


Testing Scenarios:

Two different testing tools have been used to test network convergence:
* CLI with "traceroute "command  and "ping .... repeat" command
* Wireshark

a.            A traceroute command from DLS2 to host connected to ALS1 (192.168.10.10) has shown that the preferred route for packets is through the ether channel media, the more faster link in our network.

* DSL2#traceroute 192.168.10.10  (Host connected to ALS1)

Type escape sequence to abort.
Tracing the route to 192.168.10.10

  1 10.0.0.1 0 msec 0 msec 9 msec
  2 192.168.10.10 0 msec 9 msec 0 msec

Because our network is redundant, the port channel disabled doesn't block our packet to get to destination. But which path will be used depend on the metric on router R6. The smallest metric will be preferred to a higher one as shown in the routing table on router R6.

* R6#sh ip route
                <Output omitted>
160.45.0.0/16 is variably subnetted, 2 subnets, 2 masks
D       160.45.0.0/16 [90/2681856] via 172.16.2.1, 01:45:55, Serial0/2/1

The preferred path for the packet will be then through R7 - R6 - R4 - R2 - R1 - DLS1.
The following command confirm this preference

* DSL2#traceroute 192.168.10.10   (with port-channel disabled)

Type escape sequence to abort.
Tracing the route to 192.168.10.10

  1 172.30.1.1 0 msec 0 msec 0 msec
  2 164.24.5.1 17 msec 8 msec 8 msec
  3 172.16.2.1 34 msec 25 msec 25 msec
  4 160.45.34.1 42 msec 42 msec 42 msec
  5 166.56.1.1 50 msec 50 msec 59 msec
  6 192.168.1.2 50 msec 50 msec 59 msec
  7 192.168.10.10 51 msec 67 msec 51 msec


* DSL2#ping 192.168.10.10 repeat 10000

Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 10000, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.10.10, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<Output omitted>
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (10000/10000), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/2/9 ms
DSL2#





DSL2#ping 192.168.10.10 repeat 10000 (with port channel on DLS1 shut)

Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 10000, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.10.10, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<Output omitted>
!!!!!!!!!!!.
*Mar  1 08:50:39.740: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthern
et0/3, changed state to down
*Mar  1 08:50:39.782: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthern
et0/4, changed state to down
*Mar  1 08:50:39.791: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Port-chann
el2, changed state to down
*Mar  1 08:50:40.747: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet0/3, changed state t
o down
*Mar  1 08:50:40.789: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet0/4, changed state t
o down
*Mar  1 08:50:40.789: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Port-channel2, changed state to
down
*Mar  1 08:50:40.806: %DUAL-5-NBRCHANGE: EIGRP-IPv4:(20) 20: Neighbor 10.0.0.1 (
Port-channel2) is down: interface down.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<Output omitted>
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Success rate is 99 percent (9998/10000), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/93/160 ms



Wireshark Statistics Summary in brief

10000 pings DLS2 to Host connected to ALS1
10000 pings DLS2 to Host connected to ALS1 (port-channel disabled)
Time:
* First Packet: 2012-06-16 21:54:10
 *Last Packet: 2012-06-16 21:54:48
* Elapsed: 00:00:38


Traffic captured:
* Packets:    20032
* Between first and last packet:  38.007 sec
* Avg packets/sec: 527.059

Time:
* First Packet: 2012-06-16 22:05:58
 * Last Packet: 2012-06-16 22:22:29
* Elapsed: 00:16:30


Traffic captured:
* Packets:   20910
* Between first and last packet:  990.154
* Avg packets/sec: 21.118

From these statistics, we can notice that the ether cannel  link is much more faster than the redundant link. It is able to process 527 packets per second when the redundant link need the same time to process only 21 packets.
Note that the redundant link here is R7 - R6 - R4 - R2 - R1 - DLS1

Compared to OSPF with the parameters  parameters used (default or modified), from the Wireshark statistics captured from these scenario, we can notice that EIGRP process in average much more packets per second. But this result is not enough to build a general conclusion.
More tests need to be done.