Consider the following scenario:

• As a network administrator for a company, you want to configure an IP route between two routers. Of static and dynamic routing, which is more appropriate?

Explain your answer in 200 to 300 words.

Complete the following Toolwire^® Labs:

• Starting a Switch
• Starting a Router

Log in to the student web page. Click Week Six, then click the link to the Toolwire Lab. A new window opens containing a description of the lab. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Lab Access link to begin the lab.

Complete the lab assignment as indicated.

E-mail the configuration files to your e-mail address and copy and paste it to your Individual forum. You may also email the configuration to your own e-mail address and then forward the email to your instructor. To do this, click the Lab tab in the upper right–hand corner of the screen, and click E-mail Configuration. Enter your e-mail address and click Submit.

Describe how to configure a switch and router in a 350– to 750–word paper in APA format. Be sure to include the following:

• Basics of installing, setting up, and configuring a switch

• User interface console and the purpose of each menu item
• Configuring VLANs and spanning tree protocol

• Basics of installing, setting up, and configuring a router

• The different comment modes of a router
• At least four routing protocols and the purpose of using these protocols

Post your paper as a Microsoft® Word attachment.