CCNA Static Routing: Bidirectional End-to-End Connectivity

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Hands-on CCNA static routing lab: build a small hub-and-spoke with two stub routers and a hub router. Configure default routes on the spokes and specific static routes on the hub so two user LANs reach each other end-to-end. Validate from real hosts and practice first-hop and return-path troubleshooting.

Learning objectives

• Configure default routes on stub routers toward a hub to reach all non-local networks
• Configure specific static routes on a hub router for remote LANs
• Select correct next-hop IPs and masks for static routes
• Verify routing tables and end-to-end reachability using client-originated tests
• Troubleshoot first-hop and return-path failures using interface status and traceroute

Troubleshooting focus

• Verify every link's interface status and IP addressing (`show ip interface brief`) and correct any interface that is down or misaddressed.
• Confirm each device's running configuration matches the lab objective, and bring any interface, route, or service that is not in its expected state back to health.
• Trace end-to-end reachability with ping/traceroute and isolate the first hop where forwarding fails.