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Configuring Router

Ports

  • Data Communication Ports
    • Serial Port
      • T1 Connection
    • Fast Ethernet Ports
      • 100mbps
    • Configuration Ports
      • Console Port
      • Aux Port
        • Both ports use serial communication
    • USB Port
      • To transfer and install Operating System.

Router Boot Process

  1. Power on Self Test
  2. Load Bootstrap
  3. Load IOS (Internetworking Operating System)
  4. Load Configuration (startup-config, if it exists)

Router Memory

  1. EEPROM - Bootstrap
  2. Flash - IOS
  3. NVRAM - startup-config
  4. RAM - running-config

It will save it's running-config into startup-config so that if it looses power it will not loose its power.

Internetworking Operating System

  • Platform
    • Router
    • Layer 3 Switch
    • Switch
  • Trains ()
    • Major Release
    • 12.2 - 12.4 - 15.0 - 15.1
  • Throttles
    • Minor Relases
    • 12.2(10) - 12.4(20) - 15.0(1) - 15.1(3)
  • Rebuilds
    • 12.2(10b) - 12.4(20)T3 - 15.0(1)M8 - 15.1(3)T2

Example

  • c1841-adventerprisek9-mz.124-24.T5.bin

    • c1841- = Cisco 1800 Series router model 1841
      • adventerprisek9-mz = Advanced Enterprise Feature Set
        • 124 = Train
          • 24 = Throttle
            • T5 = Rebuild
              • .bin = Binary File System

  • c1900-universalk9-mz.SPA.153-3.M4.bin

    • c1900- = All 1900 Series Routers
      • universalk9-mz.SPA. = Universal Feature Set
        • 153 = Train
          • 3 = Throttle
            • M4 = Rebuild
              • .bin = Binary File System

Router configuration

I'm Using a Cisco Router 1942, and minicom to communicate with the device over serial. Make sure you've set the correct baudrate, if not you are going to have a bad time.

so first i have to remove any username or password that migth be set! When it's booting, press CTRL + A F to break the boot. 

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confreg 0x2142
reset

initial configuration dialog = no! its supposed to be slow as shit !

if promted with > Then you are in user mode.

how to get started config your router

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enable  # get into privliged mode
conf term # get into config mode
Now you should be in config mode!

set hostname

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hostname a4026_lab

set domainname

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ip domain name a4026_lab

configure a password to access console port

To secure access to the device, to console and aux ports. Also known as lines.

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line console 0  # configuring the console port
password cisco # I want the password to be cisco
login  # I want to login before i can access the console to the router.

configure a password to access aux port

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line aux 0  # configuring the aux port
password cisco # I want the password to be cisco
login  # I want to login before i can access the aux port to the router.

configure a password to access privlige mode

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enable secret cisco

to show the running config, make sure you are not in config mode.

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show run  # shows running config

disable clear text passwords!

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service password-encryption

make serial console stop interrupting me :(

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line con 0 # console port
logging sync

line aux 0 # aux port
logging sync

generate ssh key

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crypto key generate rsa general-keys

enable ssh for awesome remote access!

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ip ssh version 2 # enabling ssh version 2
username skandix secret cisco # creating user with password

tell the router to accept ssh connection

  • line vty
    • vty - virtual connection to the router
    • there are a max of 808 virtual connections to a router
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# line vty <start_line> <stop_line>
line vty 0 4 # configuring 5 vty lines at the same time
transport input ssh # only allow ssh connection to the device
login local # tell router to auth with localusers
logging sync
exit

configuring interfaces

GE - GigabitEthernet(1000mbps) FE - FastEthernet(100mbps)

eth 0/0 - 10.0.0.1/25 eth0 0/1 - 10.0.0.129/25

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show interface # to see if i got FE or GE avaliable
interface gigabitethernet 0/0
ip address 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.128
shutdown # turn off
no shutdown # no in front of a command means to the oposite.
exit

interface gigabitethernet 0/1
ip address 10.0.0.129 255.255.255.128
no shutdown
exit
exit

saving config so we don't loose everything

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copy running-config startup-config

remove the config

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erase startup-config #erase the startup config
reload # reload the router so when it reboots and clears the ram so that there is nothing there.

everything over just shorter

the router has booted and i'm in user mode

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<command> ? # gives me help for that command
username skandix ? # show me what i can write after the username, and how to set the password.

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conf term
host alyssa_router
banner motd c Authhorized Use Only! c
line con 0
password cisco
login
live aux 0
password cisco
login
en sec cisco
serv password-encryption
ip domain-name alyssa_router
username skandix (secret|pasword) cisco # it differs from my hw and the lecturer one
crypto key generate rsa general-keys
ip ssh version 2 # enable ssh
line vty 0 4
login local
transport input ssh
interface (f|g|e)0/0 # varies on what interface you have, use show interfaces to see interfaces you have.
ip addr 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.128
no shut
interface (f|g|e)0/1
ip addr 10.0.0.130 255.255.255.128
no shut
exit
line con 0
logging sync
line aux 0
logging sync
exit
exit
show run # lets look over the config
copy run start # save running to starting config

show logging messages in ssh

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logging monitor

configuring ipv6

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ipv6 unicast-routing # enable unicast-routing
interface (f|g|e)0/0
ipv6 address 2001:db8:4:a::1/64
interface (f|g|e)0/1
ipv6 address 2001:db8:4:b::1/64
exit
copy run start

show interfaces!!

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show ip interface brief