If you are using gns3 than load the free ccna workbook gns3 topology than start devices. If you use gns3 you can use the simpletoconfigure framerelay switch emulator. Download documentation community marketplace training. Frame relay configuring a frame relay switch in gns3 part 1 of 1 configuring a frame relay switch in gns3 is very easy. This tutorial explains how to configure frame relay step by step. Router configuration files gns3 topology with configuration files. Framerelay, frame relay is a standardized wide area network technology that specifies the physical and data link layers of digital telecommunications channels using a.
Configure the fr1 switch as on the following screen. Frame relay configuring a frame relay switch in gns3 youtube. Notice that r1 will be framerelay switch in this lab so its interfaces dont need ip addresses. 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. However, we will not cover the concept of frame relay in this post. Configure r1, r2 and r3s serial00 interface encapsulation to frame relay and enable the interfaces using the no shut command. Establish a console session with devices r1, r2 and r3 than configure the devices respected hostnames. 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.
Data link connection identifiers dlcis are numbers that refer to paths through the frame relay network. This command also enables frsw to function as a switch connected to a router. But because looks like you cannot edit the framerelay configuration, your lab is over and successful. Ospf over frame relay with network type point to multipoint. But because looks like you cannot edit the frame relay configuration, your lab is over and successful. Configuring pointtopoint frame relay subinterfaces. 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. Two routers in the middle of the topology are framerelay switches connected to the. You just need to know which dlcis need to be assigned to each interface. Configuring a frame relay switch in gns3 is very easy. First we will configure the frame relay switch with the dlcis shown. Cisco router as frame relay switch configuration gns3 academy.
We will use the following gns3 topology to configure frame relay. Consider a scenario where xyz wan solutions has a central office that uses a highend cisco router to connect branch office routers using the. Configuring pointtopoint frame relay links free ccna workbook. How to configure frame relay on cisco router technig. I demonstrate how to setup frame relay using both the frame switch from gns3 and using a router with an hwic. After frame relay is configured, you will enable the eigrp routing protocol to provide endtoend connectivity. Frame relay configuring a frame relay switch in gns3. We assume that you have already familiar with the frame relay features and components. Tutorial for frame relay operation in cisco packet tracer 7. Now, it is time to configure r1,r2,r3 serial interfaces. We will use a router r5 to simulate the frame relay switch instead of using a frame relay switch in gns3.
Enarsi training frame relay pointtopoint subinterface gns3. This lab teaches ccna students how to configure framerelay switch out of the. Configuring a framerelay switch is outside the scope of the ccna, ccnp and even the ccie exam. Transparent bridging over frame relay ppp over frame relay ospf over framerelay.
First we will configure the frame relay switch with the dlcis shown above. Gns3 the software that empowers network professionals. Configure r1 serial00 interface to encapsulate traffic using frame relay. Configure basic frame relay in part 3, you will configure frame relay on routers r1 and r3. Ccnp framerelay configuration lab hub and spoke gns3.