A serial connection is a type of point-to-point connection used for WAN connections. It is used to connect one router to another.
As we know, a wide area network is a type of network that consists of one or more routers, resulting in multiple subnet networks within a specific network topology. In the real world, a serial connection is a type of connection used in leased lines.
In this post, we will configure a serial connection between two routers.
Here is a video tutorial of what we will be covering in this post;
As shown below, the network topology we will be making use of consists of two routers with laptops attached to each of them.
How to join two Routers Using Serial Port:
The process to connect two routers using the serial port is summarized in the steps below:
Step 1: Add two routers to the window
Step 2: Click on one of the router0.
Step 3: Navigate to the ‘Physical’ tab.
Step 4: From the left corner, turn off the router.
Step 5: Drag ‘NMI-2T’ from left to right.
Step 6: Turn on the Router.
Step 7: Repeat step3 to step4 for Router1
Step 8: Join the two router using the serial cable
Here is a video tutorial that covers the steps outlined above;
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