Reference no: EM133142113

Assignment - Network Mapping Exercise

For this assessment, you are given remote access to a virtual network consisting of routers and switches. Your task is to figure out the network structure using only the Cisco IOS command line. You should see a similarity in this assessment and the first, where you mapped your local network. The difference, in this case, is that you are operating blind. You are not familiar with the network and have no point of reference. You also have more power to access any device as an administrator remotely.

As a learning exercise, this assessment emphasises two real-world aspects of network administration:

1. You will mainly be distant from the device you need to configure; it will not be on your desk.

2. You will use the network itself to gain access to the remote parts; this is called in-band management.

In many roles, particularly consulting and security scenarios, you will need to figure out what you are dealing with and how it is structured. ? Network diagrams are frequently outdated, or the network is physically incorrect (perhaps this is why you are looking at it). Being able to "sense" a topology is a valuable troubleshooting skill.

The submission will consist of a single document that includes:

1. An executive summary.

2. An annotated diagram of your network.

3. A table summarising each discovered device.

4. A brief explanation of your "discovery" process.

GUIDELINES FOR SUCCESS - You need to be competent with the following to successfully complete this assessment:

Navigating the basic Cisco IOS commands and environment.

Remotely access a device.

Querying local device parameters such as interfaces and IP addresses.

Identify neighbouring devices using the appropriate Cisco IOS commands.

Applying a system to map the network.

Communicating and documenting a network structure.

Familiarity with a drawing package

Packet Tracer might also be suitable for creating documentation but a dedicated graphics package is the unit coordinators recommendation.

You need to include an executive summary.

Note that this is different to a mere introduction and this difference is important.

Standalone - can be read instead of the main document.

Audience - Management - What is a manager interested in?

Very brief - absolutely must fit on a single page.