	How to configure enhanced interior gateway routing protocol

EIGRP Routing Configurations

EIGRP is a Cisco-proprietary routing protocol for TCP/IP. It’s actually based on Cisco’s proprietary IGRP routing protocol, with many enhancements built into it. Because it has its roots in IGRP, the configuration is similar to IGRP; however, it has many link state characteristics that were added to it to allow EIGRP to scale to enterprise network sizes. To know these characteristics read our pervious article.

In this article I will demonstrate an example of EIGRP Routing configurations. We will use four different series router so you can get familiar with all different platform covered in CCNA exam. Create a topology as shown in figure.

static route configurations

1841 Series Router0 (R1)
	FastEthernet0/0	Serial0/0/0
IP address	10.0.0.1	20.0.0.1
Connected With	Pc0	R2 on Serial 0/0

2811 Series Router0 (R4)
	FastEthernet0/0	Serial0/0/0
IP address	50.0.0.1	40.0.0.2
Connected With	Pc1	R3 on Serial 0/0

2621XM Series Router0 (R3)
	FastEthernet0/0	Serial0/0/0
IP address	30.0.0.2	40.0.0.1
Connected With	FastEthernet0/0	R4 on Serial 0/0/0

2620XM Series Router1 (R2)
	FastEthernet0/0	Serial0/0
IP address	30.0.0.1	20.0.0.2
Connected With	R3 on FastEthernet0/0	R1 on Serial 0/0/0

PC-PT PC0
	FastEthernet0	Default Gateway
IP address	10.0.0.2	10.0.0.1
Connected With	R1 on FastEthernet0/0

PC-PT PC1
	FastEthernet0	Default Gateway
IP address	50.0.0.2	50.0.0.1
Connected With	R4 on FastEthernet0/0

To configure any router double click on it and select CLI.To configure this topology use this step by step guide.

(1841Router0) Hostname R1

To configure and enable eigrp routing on R1 follow these commands exactly.

Router>enable Router#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Router(config)#hostname R1 R1(config)#interface fastethernet 0/0 R1(config-if)#ip address 10.0.0.1 255.0.0.0 R1(config-if)#no shutdown %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface FastEthernet0/0, changed state to up %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet0/0, changed state to up R1(config-if)#exit R1(config)#interface serial 0/0/0 R1(config-if)#ip address 20.0.0.1 255.0.0.0 R1(config-if)#clock rate 64000 R1(config-if)#bandwidth 64 R1(config-if)#no shutdown %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Serial0/0/0, changed state to down R1(config-if)#exit %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Serial0/0/0, changed state to up R1(config)#router eigrp 1 R1(config-router)#network 10.0.0.0 R1(config-router)#network 20.0.0.0 R1(config-router)#exit R1(config)#

(2620XM-Router1) Hostname R2

To configure and enable eigrp routing on R2 follow these commands exactly.

Router>enable Router#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Router(config)#hostname R2 R2(config)#interface serial 0/0 R2(config-if)#ip address 20.0.0.2 255.0.0.0 R2(config-if)#no shutdown %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Serial0/0, changed state to up %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Serial0/0, changed state to up R2(config-if)#exit R2(config)#interface fastethernet 0/0 R2(config-if)#ip address 30.0.0.1 255.0.0.0 R2(config-if)#no shutdown %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface FastEthernet0/0, changed state to up R2(config-if)#exit %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet0/0, changed state to up R2(config)#router eigrp 1 R2(config-router)#network 20.0.0.0 R2(config-router)#network 30.0.0.0 R2(config-router)#exit R2(config)#

(2620XM-Router2)Hostname R3

To configure and enable eigrp routing on R3 follow these commands exactly.

Router>enable Router#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Router(config)#hostname R3 R3(config)#interface fastethernet 0/0 R3(config-if)#ip address 30.0.0.2 255.0.0.0 R3(config-if)#no shutdown %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface FastEthernet0/0, changed state to up %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet0/0, changed state to up R3(config-if)#interface serial 0/0 R3(config-if)#ip address 40.0.0.1 255.0.0.0 R3(config-if)#clock rate 64000 R3(config-if)#bandwidth 64 R3(config-if)#no shutdown %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Serial0/0, changed state to down R3(config-if)#exit %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Serial0/0, changed state to up %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Serial0/0, changed state to up R3(config)#router eigrp 1 R3(config-router)#network 30.0.0.0 R3(config-router)#network 40.0.0.0 R3(config-router)#exit R3(config)#

(2811Router3) Hostname R4

To configure and enable eigrp routing on R4 follow these commands exactly.

Router>enable Router#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. Router(config)#interface serial 0/0/0 Router(config-if)#ip address 40.0.0.2 255.0.0.0 Router(config-if)#no shutdown %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Serial0/0/0, changed state to up %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Serial0/0/0, changed state to up Router(config-if)#exit Router(config)#interface fastethernet 0/0 Router(config-if)#ip address 50.0.0.1 255.0.0.0 Router(config-if)#no shutdown %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface FastEthernet0/0, changed state to up %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet0/0, changed state to up Router(config-if)#exit R3(config)#router eigrp 1 R3(config-router)#network 30.0.0.0 R3(config-router)#network 40.0.0.0 R3(config-router)#exit R3(config)#

PC-1

PC>ipconfig IP Address......................: 10.0.0.2 Subnet Mask.....................: 255.0.0.0 Default Gateway.................: 10.0.0.1 PC>ping 50.0.0.2 Pinging 50.0.0.2 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 50.0.0.2: bytes=32 time=156ms TTL=124 Reply from 50.0.0.2: bytes=32 time=127ms TTL=124 Reply from 50.0.0.2: bytes=32 time=156ms TTL=124 Reply from 50.0.0.2: bytes=32 time=140ms TTL=124 Ping statistics for 50.0.0.2: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 127ms, Maximum = 156ms, Average = 144ms PC>

PC-2

PC>ipconfig IP Address......................: 50.0.0.2 Subnet Mask.....................: 255.0.0.0 Default Gateway.................: 50.0.0.1 PC>ping 10.0.0.2 Pinging 10.0.0.2 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 10.0.0.2: bytes=32 time=140ms TTL=124 Reply from 10.0.0.2: bytes=32 time=141ms TTL=124 Reply from 10.0.0.2: bytes=32 time=157ms TTL=124 Reply from 10.0.0.2: bytes=32 time=156ms TTL=124 Ping statistics for 10.0.0.2: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 140ms, Maximum = 157ms, Average = 148ms

You can verify that eigrp is running successfully via show ip protocols command in privilege mode.

R4#show ip protocols Routing Protocol is "ospf 4" Outgoing update filter list for all interfaces is not set Incoming update filter list for all interfaces is not set Router ID 50.0.0.1 Number of areas in this router is 1. 1 normal 0 stub 0 nssa Maximum path: 4 Routing for Networks: 50.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 0 40.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 0 Routing Information Sources: Gateway Distance Last Update 40.0.0.1 110 00:01:26 Distance: (default is 110) R4#

You can use show ip route command to troubleshoot eigrp network. If you did not see information about any route checks the router attached with that network.

R4#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 O 10.0.0.0/8 [110/1564] via 40.0.0.1, 00:02:37, Serial0/0/0 O 20.0.0.0/8 [110/1563] via 40.0.0.1, 00:02:37, Serial0/0/0 O 30.0.0.0/8 [110/782] via 40.0.0.1, 00:02:37, Serial0/0/0 C 40.0.0.0/8 is directly connected, Serial0/0/0 C 50.0.0.0/8 is directly connected, FastEthernet0/0 R4#

To test eigrp routing do ping from pc1 to pc2 and vice versa. If you get replay then you have successfully configured eigrp routing but if you did not get replay double check this configuration and try to troubleshoot. I have uploaded a configured and tested topology in case you are unable to locate the problem spot then download this configuration file. And try to find out where have you committed mistake

eigrp routing configurations

Configuration command of EIGRP

Commands	Descriptions
*Router(config)#router eigrp 1*	Turns on the EIGRP process. 1 is the autonomous system number, which can be a number between 1 and 65,535.
*Note:- All routers in the same autonomous system must use the same autonomous system number.*
*Router(config-router)#network 10.0.0.0*	Specifies which network to advertise in EIGRP.
*Router(config-if)#bandwidth x*	Sets the bandwidth of this interface to x kilobits to allow EIGRP to make a better metric calculation
*TIP: The bandwidth command is used for metric calculations only. It does not change interface performance.*
*Router(config-router)#no network 10.0.0.0*	Removes the network from the EIGRP process.
*Router(config)#no router eigrp 1*	Disables routing process 1
*Router(config-router)#auto-summary*	Enables auto-summarization for the EIGRP process.
*Router(config-router)#no autosummary*	Turns off the auto-summarization feature.
*Router(config-router)#variance n*	include routes with a metric less than or equal to n times the minimum metric route for that destination, where n is the number specified by the variance command
*NOTE: If a path is not a feasible successor, it is not used in load balancing. EIGRP supports up to six unequal-cost paths.*
*Router(config)#interface serial 0/0*	Enters interface configuration mode.
*Router(config-if)#bandwidth 256*	Sets the bandwidth of this interface to 256 kilobits to allow EIGRP to make a better metric calculation.
*Router#show ip eigrp neighbors*	Displays the neighbor table.
*Router#show ip eigrp neighbors detail*	Displays a detailed neighbor table.
*Router#show ip eigrp interfaces*	Shows information for each interface
*Router#show ip eigrp interfaces serial 0/0*	Shows information for a specific interface
*Router#show ip eigrp interfaces 1*	Shows information for interfaces running process 1.
*Router#show ip eigrp topology*	Displays the topology table
*Router#show ip eigrp traffic*	Shows the number and type of packets sent and received
*Router#show ip route eigrp*	Shows a routing table with only EIGRP entries
*Router#debug eigrp fsm*	Displays events/actions related to EIGRP feasible successor metrics (FSM)
*Router#debug eigrp packet*	Displays events/actions related to EIGRP packets
*Router#debug eigrp neighbor*	Displays events/actions related to your EIGRP neighbors
*Router#debug ip eigrp neighbor*	Displays events/actions related to your EIGRP neighbors
*Router#debug ip eigrp notifications*	Displays EIGRP event notifications

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How to configure enhanced interior gateway routing protocol