Cisco Networking: Configuring EIGRP

Learning EIGRP (Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol) is essential for any network engineer, as it is one of the most widely used and reliable interior gateway protocols (IGPs) in Cisco-based enterprise networks. EIGRP offers fast convergence, excellent scalability, and efficient use of network resources through features such as the Diffusing Update Algorithm (DUAL), unequal-cost load balancing, route summarization, and flexible configuration options that support complex routing environments.

Understanding EIGRP enables engineers to design resilient and scalable networks, troubleshoot routing issues effectively, and implement advanced configurations such as route redistribution, authentication, and traffic engineering. Mastering EIGRP lays a strong foundation for more advanced routing concepts and is a key component of many certification paths, including Cisco's CCNA and CCNP.

The goal of this lab is to provide participants with hands-on experience in configuring the EIGRP (Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol) routing protocol on Cisco routers. The lab focuses on foundational concepts such as the EIGRP autonomous system number, router ID selection, interface-level configuration, the 'network' command with wildcard masks, passive interfaces, and EIGRP neighbor authentication. In addition, learners will explore advanced EIGRP topics including traffic engineering through metric manipulation, unequal-cost load balancing with variance, route summarization, route redistribution, stub routing, and modern Named EIGRP configurations.

• 10x Catalyst 8000v
• 3x Windows 10 Desktop