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A complete hands-on archive of Cisco SRWE labs — inter-VLAN routing, STP / RSTP / MST, HSRP / VRRP gateway redundancy, and EtherChannel link aggregation. Every lab is written step by step with exact commands and verification points.

10 Lab5 Category

Routing & VLANs02

01Hands-on Lab

Implement Inter-VLAN Routing

Routing & VLANs

Route between VLANs using router-on-a-stick (subinterfaces) on R1, with switches S1/S2 trunked and PCs in VLAN 10, 20, 30.

VLAN802.1QTrunkSubinterfaces
Open Lab
02Packet Tracer Challenge

Inter-VLAN Routing Challenge

Routing & VLANs

Build VLANs, trunking and router-on-a-stick from scratch in Packet Tracer from the provided topology, then verify inter-VLAN connectivity.

VLANPacket TracerScored ActivityTrunk
Open Lab

Redundancy & STP02

03Hands-on Lab

Implement RSTP & Advanced STP

Redundancy & STP

Run Rapid PVST+, control root election and port roles, and enable edge-port protections (PortFast/BPDU guard).

STPRSTPRapid PVST+PortFast
Open Lab
04Packet Tracer Challenge

Observe STP Topology Changes

Redundancy & STP

Build a redundant switched network, observe stable STP state, and watch STP react when links fail and recover.

STPRSTPRedundancyPacket Tracer
Open Lab

Multi-Instance STP01

05Hands-on Lab

Implement MST

Multi-Instance STP

Configure an MST region, map VLANs to MST instances, and control instance roots so different VLANs use different forwarding paths (load sharing).

MSTMSTPRegionLoad Sharing
Open Lab

Gateway Redundancy03

06Hands-on Lab

Implement HSRP

Gateway Redundancy

Configure HSRPv2 so R1 is the active gateway by default, R2 takes over if R1's uplink fails, then verify failover.

HSRPHSRPv2RedundancyFailover
Open Lab
07Packet Tracer Challenge

HSRP Configuration Guide

Gateway Redundancy

Configure HSRP on two routers so they provide a single virtual default gateway with automatic failover — a scored Packet Tracer activity.

HSRPHSRPv2Packet TracerScored Activity
Open Lab
08Hands-on Lab

Implement VRRP

Gateway Redundancy

Configure VRRP so R1 is Master by default, R2 takes over on failure, and the virtual IP stays reachable.

VRRPMaster/BackupRedundancyFailover
Open Lab

Link Aggregation02

09Packet Tracer Challenge

Configure EtherChannel

Link Aggregation

Bundle multiple links between switches into one logical EtherChannel using LACP, then trunk it — a scored Packet Tracer activity.

EtherChannelLACPPAgPTrunk
Open Lab
10Hands-on Lab

Implement & Tune EtherChannel

Link Aggregation

Build an EtherChannel between switches, then tune its load-balancing method and verify how traffic is distributed.

EtherChannelLACPLoad BalancingHash
Open Lab