How to configure Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
If you are not familiar with Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), click the following link to view an introduction to Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP).
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) Configuration
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) can be configured in a router using the following IOS commands.
Router(config)# router eigrp ASN
Router(config-router)# network Network_ID
ASN in the above IOS command stands for Autonomous System Number.
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) - Lab Practice
The following diagram shows our lab setup. We have three routers, three switches and three hosts connected as below. The host names, IP addresses and the interfaces of the routers are shown in diagram. The IP addresses of the hosts are also shown in the diagram.
If you are not familiar with a router console connection, click the following link to learn how to connect the serial port of your computer to router console port.
Click the following link to learn how to connect to the console port of the router if there is no serial port in your computer.
Click the following links to learn how to use HyperTerminal terminal emulator and PuTTY terminal emulator to configure router.
Hostname and IP address configuration in Router01
Connect to Router01 console and use the following IOS commands to configure host name as Router01.
Router>enable Router#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Router(config)#hostname Router01 Router01(config)#
Use the following IOS commands to open the fast ethernet interface Fa0/0 configuration mode on Router01 and configure IP address as 172.16.0.1/16.
Router01>enable Router01#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Router01(config)#interface fa0/0 Router01(config-if)#ip address 172.16.0.1 255.255.0.0 Router01(config-if)#no shutdown
Use the following IOS commands to open the serial interface S0/0 configuration mode on Router01 and configure IP address as 172.17.0.1/16. You have to set a clock rate also using the "clock rate" command on S0/0 interface, since this is the DCE side.
Router01>enable Router01#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Router01(config)#interface s0/0 Router01(config-if)#clock rate 64000 Router01(config-if)#ip address 172.17.0.1 255.255.0.0 Router01(config-if)#no shutdown
Do remember to run the "copy running-config startup-config" command from enable mode, if you want to save the changes you have made in the router.
Hostname and IP address configuration in Router02
Connect to Router02 console and use the following IOS commands to configure host name as Router02.
Router>enable Router#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Router(config)#hostname Router02 Router02(config)#
Use the following IOS commands to open the fast ethernet interface Fa0/0 configuration mode on Router02 and configure IP address as 172.18.0.1/16.
Router02>enable Router02#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Router02(config)#interface fa0/0 Router02(config-if)#ip address 172.18.0.1 255.255.0.0 Router02(config-if)#no shutdown
Use the following IOS commands to open the serial interface S0/0 configuration mode on Router02 and configure IP address as 172.17.0.2/16.
Router02>enable Router02#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Router02(config)#interface s0/0 Router02(config-if)#ip address 172.17.0.2 255.255.0.0 Router02(config-if)#no shutdown
Use the following IOS commands to open the serial interface S0/1 configuration mode on Router02 and configure IP address as 172.19.0.1/16. You have to set a clock rate also using the "clock rate" command on S0/1 interface, since this is the DCE side.
Router02>enable Router02#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Router02(config)#interface s0/1 Router02(config-if)#clock rate 64000 Router02(config-if)#ip address 172.19.0.1 255.255.0.0 Router02(config-if)#no shutdown
Do remember to run the "copy running-config startup-config" command from enable mode, if you want to save the changes you have made in the router.
Hostname and IP address configuration in Router03
Connect to Router03 console and use the following IOS commands to configure host name as Router03.
Router>enable Router#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Router(config)#hostname Router03 Router03(config)#
Use the following IOS commands to open the fast ethernet interface Fa0/0 configuration mode on Router03 and configure IP address as 172.20.0.1/16.
Router03>enable Router03#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Router03(config)#interface fa0/0 Router03(config-if)#ip address 172.20.0.1 255.255.0.0 Router03(config-if)#no shutdown
Use the following IOS commands to open the serial interface S0/1 configuration mode on Router03 and configure IP address as 172.19.0.2/16.
Router03>enable Router03#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Router03(config)#interface s0/1 Router03(config-if)#ip address 172.19.0.2 255.255.0.0 Router03(config-if)#no shutdown
Do remember to run the "copy running-config startup-config" command from enable mode, if you want to save the changes you have made in the router.
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) configuration in Router01
Connect to Router01 console and use the following IOS commands to configure Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) in Router01. Please refer the beginning of this lesson to view the Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) configuration IOS command.
In the IOS "network" command, shown below, we specify only the directly connected networks of this router.
Router01>enable Router01#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Router01(config)#router eigrp 1 Router01(config-router)#network 172.16.0.0 Router01(config-router)#network 172.17.0.0 Router01(config-router)#exit Router01(config)#exit Router01#
Do remember to run the "copy running-config startup-config" command from enable mode, if you want to save the changes you have made in the router.
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) configuration in Router02
Connect to Router02 console and use the following IOS commands to configure Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) in Router02. Please refer the beginning of this lesson to view the Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) configuration IOS command.
In the IOS "network" command, shown below, we specify only the directly connected networks of this router.
Router02>enable Router02#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Router02(config)#router eigrp 1 Router02(config-router)#network 172.17.0.0 Router02(config-router)#network 172.18.0.0 Router02(config-router)#network 172.19.0.0 Router02(config-router)#exit Router02(config)#exit Router02#
Do remember to run the "copy running-config startup-config" command from enable mode, if you want to save the changes you have made in the router.
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) configuration in Router03
Connect to Router03 console and use the following IOS commands to configure Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) in Router03. Please refer the beginning of this lesson to view the Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) configuration IOS command.
In the IOS "network" command, shown below, we specify only the directly connected networks of this router.
Router03>enable Router03#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Router03(config)#router eigrp 1 Router03(config-router)#network 172.19.0.0 Router03(config-router)#network 172.20.0.0 Router03(config-router)#exit Router03(config)#exit Router03#
Do remember to run the "copy running-config startup-config" command from enable mode, if you want to save the changes you have made in the router.
How to view the routing table in Router01
After the initial configuration and Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) configuration in all routers, we can use the "show ip route" to view the routing table in Router01, as shown below.
Router01>enable Router01#show ip route Codes: C - connected, S - static, I - IGRP, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2 E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2, E - EGP i - IS-IS, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2, ia - IS-IS inter area * - candidate default, U - per-user static route, o - ODR P - periodic downloaded static route Gateway of last resort is not set C 172.16.0.0/16 is directly connected, FastEthernet0/0 C 172.17.0.0/16 is directly connected, Serial0/0 D 172.18.0.0/16 [90/2172416] via 172.17.0.2, 00:05:36, Serial0/0 D 172.19.0.0/16 [90/2681856] via 172.17.0.2, 00:05:30, Serial0/0 D 172.20.0.0/16 [90/2684416] via 172.17.0.2, 00:02:35, Serial0/0
The "D" character at the beginning of a line in routing table shows that it is a route discovered by Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) and "C" character shows that it is a directly connected network.
How to view the routing table in Router02
After the initial configuration and Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) configuration in all routers, we can use the "show ip route" to view the routing table in Router02, as shown below.
Router02>enable Router02#show ip route Codes: C - connected, S - static, I - IGRP, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2 E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2, E - EGP i - IS-IS, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2, ia - IS-IS inter area * - candidate default, U - per-user static route, o - ODR P - periodic downloaded static route Gateway of last resort is not set D 172.16.0.0/16 [90/2172416] via 172.17.0.1, 00:08:02, Serial0/0 C 172.17.0.0/16 is directly connected, Serial0/0 C 172.18.0.0/16 is directly connected, FastEthernet0/0 C 172.19.0.0/16 is directly connected, Serial0/1 D 172.20.0.0/16 [90/2172416] via 172.19.0.2, 00:04:45, Serial0/1
The "D" character at the beginning of a line in routing table shows that it is a route discovered by Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) and "C" character shows that it is a directly connected network.
How to view the routing table in Router03
After the initial configuration and Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) configuration in all routers, we can use the "show ip route" to view the routing table in Router03, as shown below.
Router03>enable Router03#show ip route Codes: C - connected, S - static, I - IGRP, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2 E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2, E - EGP i - IS-IS, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2, ia - IS-IS inter area * - candidate default, U - per-user static route, o - ODR P - periodic downloaded static route Gateway of last resort is not set D 172.16.0.0/16 [90/2684416] via 172.19.0.1, 00:06:01, Serial0/1 D 172.17.0.0/16 [90/2681856] via 172.19.0.1, 00:06:01, Serial0/1 D 172.18.0.0/16 [90/2172416] via 172.19.0.1, 00:06:01, Serial0/1 C 172.19.0.0/16 is directly connected, Serial0/1 C 172.20.0.0/16 is directly connected, FastEthernet0/0
The "D" character at the beginning of a line in routing table shows that it is a route discovered by Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) and "C" character shows that it is a directly connected network.
Verify the connectivity between networks using the ping command
To verify the Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) routes and the connectivity between networks, run the ping command from Host01 (IP address: 172.16.0.10/16) to Host03 (IP address: 172.20.0.10/16).
C:\>ping 172.20.0.10
Pinging 172.20.0.10 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 172.20.0.10: bytes=32 time=172ms TTL=125
Reply from 172.20.0.10: bytes=32 time=188ms TTL=125
Reply from 172.20.0.10: bytes=32 time=157ms TTL=125
Reply from 172.20.0.10: bytes=32 time=188ms TTL=125
Ping statistics for 172.20.0.10:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 157ms, Maximum = 188ms, Average = 176ms
The ping reply from Host03 (IP address: 172.20.0.10/16) shows that the Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) Protocol is configured well in three routers and there is network connectivity between different networks.