Packet Tracer Lab 4.4.1.2 Reflection

In this Packet Tracer lab activity, the objective was to find a way to correct the routing loop that was existent in the network topology. The first thing the lab instructed me to do was view the configuration of routers BRANCH1 and BRANCH2 and then ping the PCs that are in the network. After seeing that the ping was not successful, I had to figure out what the deficiency was in the static routes configured in the routers that caused this routing loop. In order to fix this problem, I took the knowledge I had from the last few chapters about configuring routes and the commands needed in order to do this and I used that along with the IP information that was given in the table in the instructions and set up the proper static routes needed and then I tried the pings again and this time they were successful. This lab was a moderately challenging activity and it was good practice for using the ip route command and others needed for a task like this.