Router-on-a-Stick, VLANs, and IPv6 Addressing

Hands-on Networking Lab: Router-on-a-Stick, VLANs, and IPv6 Addressing

Today I worked on a practical networking lab where I implemented Router-on-a-Stick with VLAN segmentation and configured DHCP for both IPv4 and IPv6 to automate IP address assignment across multiple networks.

? Key tasks I performed:

• Created multiple VLANs to segment the network

• Configured Inter-VLAN Routing using Router-on-a-Stick

• Implemented DHCP for IPv4 and IPv6

• Configured trunk links between switches and the router

• Verified communication between VLANs

• Performed connectivity testing and troubleshooting

? IPv6 Focus in this Lab:

The lab focused on understanding different IPv6 addressing mechanisms, including:

• SLAAC (Stateless Address Autoconfiguration)

• Stateless DHCPv6

• Stateful DHCPv6

This helped me better understand how IPv6 clients obtain their addresses and network configuration in different deployment scenarios.

Hands-on labs like this are essential for turning networking concepts into real-world skills and building strong troubleshooting experience.

? Every lab brings me one step closer to becoming a Network Engineer capable of designing and managing modern network infrastructures.