Now, it is time to configure r1,r2,r3 serial interfaces. However, we will not cover the concept of frame relay in this post. After frame relay is configured, you will enable the eigrp routing protocol to provide endtoend connectivity. If you use gns3 you can use the simpletoconfigure framerelay switch emulator. Two routers in the middle of the topology are framerelay switches connected to the. In this post, we will explain how to configure frame relay in gns3. Configure the fr1 switch as on the following screen.
In case of any problem regarding to fram relay configuration on cisco devices, ask your question through. Tutorial for frame relay operation in cisco packet tracer 7. Ccnp framerelay configuration lab hub and spoke gns3. Frame relay configuring a frame relay switch in gns3 youtube. In this lab r1 will be configured as a framerelay switch so no ip address is required. But because looks like you cannot edit the frame relay configuration, your lab is over and successful. Establish a console session with devices r1, r2 and r3 than configure the devices respected hostnames. You just need to know which dlcis need to be assigned to each interface.
Cisco router as frame relay switch configuration gns3 academy. Data link connection identifiers dlcis are numbers that refer to paths through the frame relay network. Configure r1, r2 and r3s serial00 interface encapsulation to frame relay and enable the interfaces using the no shut command. Consider a scenario where xyz wan solutions has a central office that uses a highend cisco router to connect branch office routers using the. Transparent bridging over frame relay ppp over frame relay ospf over framerelay. This tutorial explains how to configure frame relay step by step. How to configure framerelay on gns3 how to configure multipoint and pointtopoint frame relay topology on gns3. We will use the following gns3 topology to configure frame relay. Enarsi training frame relay pointtopoint subinterface gns3. The command framerelay route 102 interface serial01 201 means framerelay traffic come to r1 which has a dlci of 102 will be sent to interface serial01 with a dlci of 201. Frame relay configuring a frame relay switch in gns3.
Configuring a frame relay switch in gns3 is very easy. Framerelay, frame relay is a standardized wide area network technology that specifies the physical and data link layers of digital telecommunications channels using a. Configuring pointtopoint frame relay subinterfaces. This command also enables frsw to function as a switch connected to a router. We will use a router r5 to simulate the frame relay switch instead of using a frame relay switch in gns3. First we will configure the frame relay switch with the dlcis shown above. And the clock rate is necessary on the dce end of the connection so we have to put it here but in fact not all ios versions require this, you can check or verify the dce and clock rate with the show. If you are using gns3 than load the free ccna workbook gns3 topology than start. If you are using gns3 than load the free ccna workbook gns3 topology than start devices. Ospf over frame relay with network type point to multipoint. We assume that you have already familiar with the frame relay features and components. Download documentation community marketplace training. Configure r1 serial00 interface to encapsulate traffic using frame relay. Considering the default framerelay switch in gns3 only support ansi, you have to change framerelay type in the router cisco to ansi because by default its.
You decide to configure frame relay using the hub and spoke topology. Try to configure the router 1, 2 and 3 with static routing or rip routing in order to communicate with each others if your lab wont work correctly, download the configured frame relay lab which work perfectly and troubleshoot frame relay. Frame relay point to multipoint lab with eigrp, a video tutorial made in. This lab teaches ccna students how to configure framerelay switch out of the. First we will configure the frame relay switch with the dlcis shown. I demonstrate how to setup frame relay using both the frame switch from gns3 and using a router with an hwic. How to configure frame relay on cisco router technig. Before implementing frame relay configuration on the production network. Configure basic frame relay in part 3, you will configure frame relay on routers r1 and r3. Configuring pointtopoint frame relay links free ccna workbook. Frame relay configuring a frame relay switch in gns3 part 1 of 1 configuring a frame relay switch in gns3 is very easy.