IT 315 Hands-on #7

Summary

The Hand’s on #7 assignment was about examing routing tables and making proposed changes to a sample network (or create a new one) to improve the network’s effeciency. Routers are a way of (1) connecting networks together and (2) breaking up large contigous broadcast domains (networks) into smaller, more effecient domains. The routing table is an important part of the router’s capabilities as it defines where and how the individual packets coming to and from it’s interfaces (ports) are routed (forwarded) one-step closer to their destination.

Additionally, the assignment limited us to only using two routers to acheive the results in the artifact. I proposed however the removal of the second router and demonstrated the application of a Router-on-a-Stick topology where both networks are merged on to a singular physical infrastructure and are connected via VLANs allowing further cost reductions on the network.