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Lab Objective:

In this lab, you will learn how to configure layer 2 security feature called Dynamic ARP Inspection or DAI to protect the network against malicious ARP packets.

Lab Purpose:

Dynamic ARP Inspection depends on Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) snooping. Once DHCP issues the IP information out, it will take the MAC address, map it to the IP address, and store it on the switch. When another device is connected to the network, and its MAC address and IP address do not match an entry in the DHCP snooping bindings database, the switch drops an ARP packet.

Lab Tool:

You will need to use live Cisco equipment or the Graphic Network Simulator-3 (GNS3) for this lab because Packet Tracer doesn’t support DAI.

Lab Topology:

Please use the following topology to complete this lab exercise (GNS3 with IOSvL2 is used for this lab).

dynamic arp inspection (dai)

Task 1:

Configure the hostnames and IP address on R1 as illustrated in the topology. You have done this in earlier labs.

Task 2:

Configure the DHCP scope on R1.

R1#config t

Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.

R1(config)#ip dhcp pool mypool

R1(dhcp-config)#network 192.168.10.0 255.255.255.0

R1(dhcp-config)#ip dhcp relay information trust-all

Task 3:

Use default VLAN 1 on switch SW1 and configure all three ports as access ports.

SW1#config t

Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.

SW1(config)#int gi0/0

SW1(config-if)#switchport mode access

SW1(config-if)#int gi0/1

SW1(config-if)#switchport mode access

SW1(config-if)#int gi0/2

SW1(config-if)#switchport mode access

Task 4:

Enable DHCP snooping on switch SW1 and configure port Gi0/2 as a DHCP snooping trust port.

Verify using the following command:

  • show ip dhcp binding ( on R1)
  • show ip dhcp snooping binding (on SW1)

SW1#config t

SW1(config)#ip dhcp snooping

SW1(config)#ip dhcp snooping vlan 1

SW1(config)#int gi0/2

SW1(config-if)#ip dhcp snooping trust

PC now should be able to get an IP from DHCP (configured on R1)

PC> ping 192.168.10.254

84 bytes from 192.168.10.254 icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=6.759 ms

84 bytes from 192.168.10.254 icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=14.000 ms

84 bytes from 192.168.10.254 icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=12.774 ms

84 bytes from 192.168.10.254 icmp_seq=4 ttl=255 time=15.825 ms

84 bytes from 192.168.10.254 icmp_seq=5 ttl=255 time=11.043 ms

 

R1#sh ip dhcp binding

Bindings from all pools not associated with VRF:

IP address  Client-ID/      Lease expiration      Type State Interface

Hardware address/

Username

192.168.10.1 0100.5079.6668.00 Jun15 2020 03:36PM  Auto  Active Gi0/0

 

Switch#show ip dhcp snooping binding

MacAddress          IpAddress        Lease(sec)  Type           VLAN  Interface

——————  —————  ———-  ————-  —-  ——————–

00:50:79:66:68:00   192.168.10.1     80246       dhcp-snooping   1     GigabitEthernet0/1

Total number of bindings: 1

Task 5:

On switch SW1, enable ARP inspection on VLAN 1 and configure port Gi0/1 and Gi0/2 as ARP inspection trust ports.

SW1#config t

SW1(config)#ip arp inspection vlan 1

SW1(config)#int gi0/1

SW1(config-if)#ip arp inspection trust

SW1(config-if)#int gi0/2

SW1(config-if)#ip arp inspection trust

Task 6:

Assign a static IP 192.168.10.2/24 to an attacker PC and ping R1’s IP.

Attacker> show ip

NAME        : Attacker[1]

IP/MASK     : 192.168.10.2/24

 

Attacker> ping 192.168.10.254

host (192.168.10.254) not reachable

 

SW1(config)#

*Jun 14 07:14:05.474: %SW_DAI-4-DHCP_SNOOPING_DENY: 1 Invalid ARPs (Req) on Gi0/0, vlan 1.([0050.7966.6801/192.168.10.1/ffff.ffff.ffff/192.168.10.254/07:14:04 UTC Sun Jun 14 2020])

*Jun 14 07:14:06.484: %SW_DAI-4-DHCP_SNOOPING_DENY: 1 Invalid ARPs (Req) on Gi0/0, vlan 1.([0050.7966.6801/192.168.10.1/ffff.ffff.ffff/192.168.10.254/07:14:05 UTC Sun Jun 14 2020])

*Jun 14 07:14:07.536: %SW_DAI-4-DHCP_SNOOPING_DENY: 1 Invalid ARPs (Req) on Gi0/0, vlan 1.([0050.7966.6801/192.168.10.1/ffff.ffff.ffff/192.168.10.254/07:14:06 UTC Sun Jun 14 2020])

As you can see, Attacker PC is not able to ping R1 IP address, and invalid ARP log entries would show up under switch SW1.

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