Basic Router Configurations

Router> enable Router# Router# disable Router> Router> ? Router# ?

 Router#sh? Show Router#sh[press TAB] router#show

 Ctrl+A: start of a command line Ctrl+E: end of a command line

 Router#show version Router>show version Router# show running-config Router# show startup-config Router#show flash: Router# dir nvram:

 Router#configure terminal Router#conf t Router(config)# exit, end, Ctrl+Z,Ctrl+C Router#

1.Hostname

Router(config)#hostname R1 R1# R1(config)# no hostname Router#

2.Interface
R1(config)#interface fastEthernet 0/0 R1(config)#int f0/0 R1(config-if)#ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 R1(config-if)#no shutdown R1(config-if)#description connect to 192.168.1.0/24 R1(config-if)#exit | end | Ctrl+Z | Ctrl+C

2.Interface
R2(config)#interface fastEthernet 0/0 R2(config)#int f0/0 R2(config-if)#ip address 192.168.3.2 255.255.255.0 R2(config-if)#no shutdown R2(config-if)#description connect to 192.168.3.0/24 R2(config-if)#exit | end | Ctrl+Z | Ctrl+C

2.Interface
R1#show running-config R1#sh run R1#show ip interface brief //summary state of interfaces R1#show interface *f0/0|f0/1 + // detail information of interfaces R1(config)#do sh run R1(config)#do show ip interface brief R1(config)#do show interface *f0/0|f0/1 +

2.Interface
R1(config)# interface Serial0/0/0
description Connect to R2 ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0 clock rate ,128000|64000|56000no shutdown exit

2.Interface
R2(config)# interface Serial0/0/0
description Connect to R1 ip address 192.168.2.2 255.255.255.0 no shutdown exit

 R1#show controllers s0/0/0 //show the type of cable connected (DCE/DTE)

R1#ping 192.168.2.2 R2#ping 192.168.2.1

2.Interface R1(config)#interface Loopback0

description To Internet ip address 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.0

3.The static default route

R1(config)#ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 S0/0/0 R2(config)#ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 S0/0/0 R1#show ip route //show the routing table R1#ping 192.168.3.100 R1#traceroute 192.168.3.100 PC1: C:/>ping 192.168.3.100 PC1: C:/>tracert 192.168.3.100

 Router(config)# ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 {outgoing interface | Next-hop ip address} R1(config)# ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 s0/0 R2(config)# ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 s0/1

 PC1:>tracert 192.168.3.100 R1#traceroute 192.168.3.100

3. Banner MOTD
(config)#banner motd # This is a security system !!! #

Router# exit <Press the Enter>

4.1 console password

(config)# line console 0

(config-line)# password cisco (config-line)# login Testing: Router#exit <Press the Enter>

4.2. Enable password

R1(config)#enable password class //clear text (non-encryption) R1(config)#enable secret ccna // encrypted by MD5 hash function R1#show running-config Testing:
R1#disable R1>enable Password:

4.3. VTY (Virtual TeletYpe) password (for Telnet,SSH service)

R2(config)#line vty 0 4 R2(config-line)# password cisco R2(config-line)# login Testing:
R1# 192.168.2.2 R1#telnet 192.168.2.2 R1#connect 192.168.2.2 R2# exit //disconect a Telnet session and return to R1 R2# Ctrl+Shift+6+X //its temporary to exit R2, if to press the Enter key then return to R2

4.3. VTY (Virtual TeletYpe) password (for Telnet,SSH service)

PC1: telnet to R2
PC> telnet 192.168.3.2 PC> telnet 192.168.2.2

 R2(config)#service password-encryption //Encrypt system passwords by the Cisco level 7 algorithm. That are weak passwords, using the GetPass tool for cracking.

5. Backup configuration files

5.1. Save configurations into the NVRAM R2#copy running-config startup-config R2#copy run sta R2#write R2#wr R2#show startup-config R2# dir nvram:

5. Backup configuration files

5.2. Backup into a TFTP server (192.168.3.254) R2#ping 192.168.3.254 R2#copy running-config tftp: Address or name of remote host []? 192.168.3.254 Destination filename [R2-confg]? R2#copy startup-config tftp: Address or name of remote host []? 192.168.3.254 Destination filename [R2-confg]?

Restore a configuration file from a TFTP server

Router#copy tftp: running-config Address or name of remote host []? 192.168.3.254 Source filename []? R2-confg R2#

6. Removing All Configurations

R2#erase startup-config Erasing the nvram filesystem will remove all configuration files! Continue? [confirm] [OK] Erase of nvram: complete %SYS-7-NV_BLOCK_INIT: Initialized the geometry of nvram R2#reload

7. Logging Synchronous Command Router(config)#Line console 0

Router(config-line)# Logging synchronous

Router(config)#Line vty 0 4
Router(config-line)# Logging synchronous

//synchronized massage output

8. Disable the DNS request

Router(config)# no ip domain-lookup

OR Interrupt a translatting process: Ctrl+Shift+6

9. Ping, Traceroute command

Router> ping {destination} Router# ping {destination} Router(config)# do ping {destination} Router>traceroute {destination} Router#traceroute {destination} Router(config)#do traceroute {destination}

 R2#show startup-config startup-config is not present