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Setting up a Router to be a Frame Relay Switch
Objective:
In this lab you learn how to “change” a router into a frame relay switch.
Tools and Materials:
(1) router
(1) workstation
(1) console cable
Lab Diagram:
s0/0
dlic#18 s0/1
dlci#16
Background:
Many people do not have the luxury of having an Adtran Atlas 550 for frame relay
simulation. This lab will show you how you can transform a router into a frame relay
switch. You can then use this for some of the basic frame relay experiments that only
require a frame relay switch between two routers. If you have a 4000 series router then
you can make a frame switch with 3 or more fully-meshed frame lines. What? You only
have 2500’s or 2600’s? Oh well, you can only set up the router as a static frame relay
switch between two routers.
Step-By-Step Instructions:
1. Set up the basics on the router.
router>en
router#config t
router(config)#hostname Frswitch
Frswitch(config)#en secret cisco
Frswitch(config)#en password class
Frswitch(config)#line con 0
Frswitch(config-line)#exec-timeout 0 0
Frswitch(config-line)#logging synchronous
Frswitch(config-line)#line vty 0 4
Frswitch(config-line)#login
Frswitch(config-line)#password cisco
2. Enable the router to become a frame relay switch:
Frswitch(config)#frame-relay switching
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