Basic Router Configuration

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Basic Router Configuration
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When the router boots up you are in the User Mode.
Routergt
To enter Privileged Mode type enable. Routergtenabl
e Router
Notice the two different prompts gt and
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Name your Router(Optional)
Router config t (Use this command to move to
global mode) Router(config) hostname
lab-a lab-a
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Enable encrypted password
lab-a(config) lab-a(config) enable secret
class
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Line Passwords
Console Password lab-a(config)
lab-a(config) Line console 0
lab-a(config-line) password cisco
lab-a(config-line) login
Virtual Terminal Password lab-a(config)
lab-a(config) Line vty 0 4 lab-a(config-lin
e) password cisco lab-a(config-line) login
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Setup Interfaces
lab-a(config) interface e0 (OR) e1,s0,s1
lab-a(config-if) ip address 192.5.5.1
255.255.255.0 lab-a(config-if) no
shutdown exit
All interfaces (ports) work just like this
example, except you must set the DCE serial
interface _at_ clockrate 64000.
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Setting up Rip and a Rip Table
lab-a(config) router rip lab-a(config-router)ne
twork xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. network
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. Enter all directly connected
networks one network per line. Example for
lab-a network 192.5.5.0 network 205.7.5.0 network
201.100.11.0
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IP Host Lookup Table
lab-a(config)ip host ----------------------------
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Example ip host lab-a 192.5.5.1
205.7.5.1 201.100.11.1 ip host lab-b
ip host lab-c ip host
lab-d ip host lab-e
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Saving Configuration
lab-a copy run start