[R3] Create and Test Your Own Configuration File

New Concepts: Creating/Saving/Testing a configuration
Review:
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Description:
In the previous exercise, you started with an existing configuration file. In this exercise, you will create, save and test your own configuration file.

Instructions:

• If you have not exited the RLI, do so now by selecting File => Exit.
• Start the RLI again, but do NOT open a configuration file. Begin by adding a cluster (File => Topology => Add Cluster). At this point, all settings have default values, and all ports are identically configured. This means that you can determine the settings of all ports by examining any single port (e.g., port 2). Answer Questions 1 and 2.
• Each entry in the route tables in the configuration file for Exercise [R2] (cfg-route-1nsp-simple.exp) use route entries that potentially match 16 consecutive IP addresses; e.g., 192.168.1.48/28. Setup route tables using only 32-bit netmasks such that the host(s) n1p1a, n1p1b, n1p1c, n1p2 and n1p3 can communicate with each other over the private network (i.e., 192.168.1.0).
• Save the current configuration to the file mycfg-1.exp.
• Add a monitoring panel that will display six bandwidth plots:
  • Bandwidth coming into ports 1, 2 and 3
  • Bandwidth going out of ports 1, 2 and 3
  Answer Questions 3, 4 and 5.
Questions:
1. What are the default values of the following parameters:
   • Routing Table
   • Switch Rate
   • Link Rate
   • Thresholds and rates of VOQs
   • Thresholds and rates of Datagram Queues
2. What are the contents of the routing tables at ports 1-7?
3. What are the contents of the routing tables at ports 1-3?
4. Use ping to verify that your route tables are properly configured. Explain.
5. Submit screen shots of the traffic displays, and explain why these displays demonstrate that your routing tables are correct.