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• Cisco Router Configuration.

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1. What this document covers

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1.1 Reasons for using the command-line

2. Getting started with Cisco

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Enter

Router>

hostname of router>

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2.1 Modes

modesonly

Router>?

2.2 Unprivileged and privileged modes

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Router>show ?
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Router>

Router#

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3. Configuring your Cisco Router

showenableshowshow ?show

Router#show interfaces
Router#show ip protocols
Router#show ip route
Router#show ip arp

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ctrl-z

3.1 Global configuration (config)

config

Router#config
Router(config)#

hostname

Router(config)#hostname ExampleName
ExampleName(config)#

hostnameRouterExampleNameNote:

ExampleName(config)#ip name-server aa.bb.cc.dd

ExampleName(config)#ctrl-Z
ExampleName#
ExampleName(config)#enable secret examplepassword
ExampleName(config)#ctrl-Z
ExampleName#

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ExampleName#

showip name-servershow host

3.2 Configuring Cisco router interfaces

media type slot#/port#

ExampleName#show interface ethernet 6/2

media type port#

ExampleName#show interface serial 0

ExampleName#config
ExampleName(config)#interface serial 1/1
ExampleName(config-if)#ip address 192.168.155.2 255.255.255.0
ExampleName(config-if)#no shutdown
ExampleName(config-if)#ctrl-Z
ExampleName#

ExampleName#show interface serial 1/1

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ExampleName(config)#interface serial 1/1

ExampleName(config-if)#shutdown
ExampleName(config-if)#ctrl-Z
ExampleName#show interface serial 1/1

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ExampleName(config)#interface serail 1/1

ExampleName(config-if)#no ip address 192.168.155.2 255.255.255.0
ExampleName(config-if)ctrl-Z
ExampleName#show interface serial 1/1
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3.3 Configuring Cisco Routing

ip routing.

ExampleName(config)#ip routing
ExampleName(config)#ctrl-Z

static routesdynamic routing protocol.

ip route

ExampleName#config
ExampleName(config)#ip route 172.16.0.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.150.1
ExampleName(config)#ctrl-Z
ExampleName#show ip route

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ExampleName#config
ExampleName(config)#router rip
ExampleName(config-router)#network aa.bb.cc.dd
ExampleName(config-router)#network ee.ff.gg.hh
ExampleName(config-router)#ctrl-Z
ExampleName#show ip protocols

show ip protocols

3.4 Saving your Cisco Router configuration

show ip routeshow ip arp

running configurationshow running-config

ExampleName#show running-config

docopy running-config startup-config

ExampleName#copy running-config startup-config

non-volatile RAMshow startup-config

ExampleName#show startup-config
copy startup-config running-config

ExampleName#copy startup-config running-config

3.5 Example Cisco Router configuration

4. Troubleshooting your Cisco router

showshow

ExampleName#show interfaces
ExampleName#show ip protocols
ExampleName#show ip route
ExampleName#show ip arp

4.1 Testing connectivity

ping

Hello, are you alive?

Yes, I am.

ExampleName#ping xx.xx.xx.xx

ping

trace

ExampleName#trace xx.xx.xx.xx

4.2 debug commands

debug

4.3 Hardware and physical connections

4.4 Out of your control