Module 10: Configuring a Windows based Server As a Router

Overview

Overview of Routers and Routing Tables

Routers are critical devices in networking, responsible for forwarding data packets between networks. They use routing tables to determine the best path for data to travel from the source to the destination.

Router Functions

Routing Tables

To Display the IP Routing Table on a Computer Running Windows 2018, Use the Route Print Command

Configuring Network Connections

Configuring Network Connection Names

Configuring IP Settings for a Network Adapter

Configuring Settings for a Network Connected to the Internet

Configuring Settings for a Private Network

Verifying the Address Relationship

Enabling Routing by Using Routing and Remote Access

To Configure Routing

Start the Routing and Remote Access Server Setup wizard

Select the Network router configuration option

Verify that the network protocols required for routing are available

Select the demand-dial option, if applicable

Select the method for assigning IP addresses to remote clients

Configuring Static Routes

Examining a Static Routing Table

Adding a Static Route

Lab A: Configuring a Routing Interface

Routing Interfaces in Routing and Remote Access

LAN Interfaces

Demand-Dial Interfaces

IP-in-IP Tunnel Interfaces

Packet Filtering

Configuring Filters on an IP Routing Interface

To Configure a Filter

Select an interface

Specify an input or output filter

Specify a filter action

Configuring Filter Settings on an IP Routing Interface

To Configure Filter Settings

Identify the source network

Identify the destination network

Select the protocol

Implementing Demand-Dial Routing

Overview of Demand-Dial Routing

Configuring Demand-Dial Connections

Configuring Connection Settings

Configuring Ports to Allow Demand-Dial Connections

Creating a Demand-Dial Interface

Configuring IP Addressing for Inbound Demand-Dial Connections

Restricting Demand-Dial Connections

Configuring Demand-Dial Filtering

Configuring Dial-Out Hours

Configuring Static Routes for a Demand-Dial Interface

Adding Static Routes

Testing Static Routes

Verifying the connection status

Using command-line utilities

Configuring the Routing Information Protocol

Routing Protocols

RIP	OSPF

For small to medium internetworks	For large, heterogeneous internetworks
Uses a routing table	Uses a link state database
Easier to configure and manage	Complex to configure and manage
Does not scale well	Operates efficiently in large networks
	Contains a reference to an installation point where product files reside