2 hands-on Network Services scenarios you build in your own Cisco Modeling Labs instance and grade against the answer key. Network Services configuration and troubleshooting practice for CCNA and CCNP.
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Build a small LAN with two IOS routers acting as NTP masters at different strata and a client that lists both as time sources, preferring one using the prefer keyword. All routers share a single broadcast domain via a Layer-2 switch, with no routing configured. You will deploy deterministic NTP, verify associations, and understand redundancy selection behavior.
Create a deterministic three-tier NTP hierarchy on a single shared LAN. R1 is the authoritative clock (ntp master 2), R2 syncs to R1, and R3 syncs to R2. No routing or additional subnets — all devices share 10.0.0.0/24 via one L2 switch. Verify with show ntp status and show ntp associations.
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