Lab ID: 9.9K1116A051.SUP2.

Review Basic Router Configuration

Objective
Learn how to configure a router; you would typically perform these types of tasks when setting up the
LAN for a new office. Configure all three routers with the appropriate settings: set the routers’ host names,
configure basic security, configure basic IP addressing, and save and back up the routers’ configurations.

Lab Topology
The topology diagram below represents the NetMap in the Simulator.

S0/0/0 S0/0/1
Router2

S0/0/0 S0/0/0

Router1 Router3

Command Summary
Command
banner login [delimiting-character
message delimiting-character]
banner motd [delimiting-character
message delimiting-character]
clock set hh:mm:ss day month year
clock rate clock-rate
configure terminal
copy running-config startup-config
copy startup-config running-config
description description-text
disable
disconnect {ip-address | console}
enable
enable password password
enable secret password
Description
configures a message that is displayed at user login attempts
configures a message-of-the-day (MOTD) banner that can be
used to display a message at user login attempts
sets the system software clock
sets the clock rate for a Data Communications Equipment (DCE)
interface
enters global configuration mode from privileged EXEC mode
saves the configuration file
copies the startup configuration to the running configuration
assigns a description to an interface, a class map, or a policy
map
returns to user EXEC mode
closes an active console port or Telnet session
enters privileged EXEC mode
sets the enable password
sets the enable secret password

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 Command Description
end ends and exits configuration mode
exit exits one level in the menu structure
history size sets the number of previously issued commands that are stored
in the history buffer
hostname host-name sets the device name
interface type number changes from global configuration mode to interface
configuration mode
ip address ip-address subnet-mask assigns an IP address to an interface
ip host host-name ip-address configures a static host name-to-address mapping in the host
cache of a device
line console 0 accesses console line configuration mode
line vty 0 4 enters configuration mode for virtual terminal (Telnet) lines
login enables password checking at login
login local changes a login user name
logout exits from the user EXEC mode command-line interface (CLI)
and ends the current session
no shutdown enables an interface
password password specifies the password that is required for a user to log in
ping ip-address sends an Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo
request to the specified address
reload reboots the router
resume [connection] switches to an open local-area transport (LAT), Telnet, rlogin, or
packet assembler/disassembler (PAD) session
service password-encryption applies encryption to all current and future passwords configured
on the device
show cdp neighbors displays information about directly connected Cisco devices
show clock displays the system clock
show controllers [type number] displays cable orientation for serial interfaces
show history displays the commands entered in the current EXEC session
show ip interface brief displays a brief summary of interface status and configuration
show running-config displays the active configuration file
show sessions displays information about LAT, Telnet, or rlogin connections
show startup-config displays the backup configuration file
show terminal displays the current terminal settings
show version displays hardware platform and software versions
telnet [ip-address | host-name] starts the terminal emulation program from a PC, router, or
switch; permits you to access devices remotely over the network
username user-name password creates a local user name and password pair
password

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 The IP addresses and subnet masks used in this lab are shown in the table below:

IP Addresses
Device Interface IP Address Subnet Mask
Router1 Serial 0/0/0 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0
Router2 Serial 0/0/0 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.0
Serial 0/0/1 172.16.10.2 255.255.255.0
Router3 Serial 0/0/0 172.16.10.1 255.255.255.0

Lab Tasks
Task 1: Connect to Router1
Review the commands needed to access the Cisco CLI, user EXEC mode, and privileged EXEC mode.
1. When you connect to a Cisco router, you are presented with an EXEC prompt. What EXEC mode is
Router1 in? _____________________________________________________________________
Are you able to make configuration changes from this mode? _____________________________

2. On Router1, access the CLI privileged EXEC mode.

3. On Router1, end the current session from privileged EXEC mode.

4. On Router1, enter privileged EXEC mode and view a list of commands that can be issued from that
mode.

5. What command should you issue to enter global configuration mode? _______________________

Task 2: Configure Basic Security

In this task, you will configure basic security on a router.
1. From global configuration mode on Router1, Router2, and Router3, configure the appropriate host
names.

2. On all three routers, configure boson as the enable password and cisco as the enable secret
password.

3. What is the main reason for configuring passwords on Cisco devices? ______________________
______________________________________________________________________________

4. On Router1, test the passwords by exiting the console session; try to enter privileged EXEC mode.
Which password are you required to use to access the routers? ____________________________

5. What are the differences between the enable password and the enable secret password? _______
______________________________________________________________________________

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 6. When you access a device in NetSim, you are simulating the process of connecting to the router’s
console port with a console cable connected to a notebook or desktop computer that is equipped
with terminal emulation software. It is a good security practice to secure the console so that a
password is required before any access to the console is granted. On all three routers, configure a
password of cisco on the console port.

7. How many virtual consoles do Cisco routers and switches typically have? How are they numbered?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

8. On all three routers, enable Telnet access. Use cisco as the password.

9. On Router1, display all of the stored passwords. How are the passwords stored in Router1’s
configuration file? ________________________________________________________________

10. On all three routers, encrypt all current and future passwords.

11. On Router1, verify that the configured passwords are stored in an encrypted form.

Task 3: Configure Banner Messages

In this task, you will review the commands needed to configure an MOTD banner and a login banner on
the routers. Banners are used to display information about devices or to display security messages.
1. What are some benefits to configuring banners on network devices? ________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

2. On all three routers, configure an MOTD banner that describes their function on the network. Use #
as the delimiting character, and use the following messages:

On Router1: This device is used to route network traffic to Router2

On Router2: This device is used to route network traffic between Router1 and Router3
On Router3: This device is used to route network traffic to Router2

3. On all three routers, configure a login banner with the following parameters:

Banner text: You must be an authorized user to access this device

Delimiting character: $
User name: MyName
Password: cisco

4. What must be configured for a login banner to be displayed? ______________________________

5. If both an MOTD banner and a login banner are configured on a router, which will be displayed first
when a login attempt is made? _____________________________________________________

6. On Router1, view the banners configured in the previous steps.

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 Task 4: Configure History and Clock Settings
In this task, you will configure the history buffer and the clock settings on all three routers.
1. By default, how many commands are stored in a router’s history buffer? _____________________

2. On Router1, display the commands that are stored in the history buffer.

3. On Router1, view the terminal settings to determine how many commands the history buffer is
configured to store.

4. What is the maximum number of commands that can be stored in a history buffer? _____________

5. On all three routers, configure the history buffer to store 100 commands issued from the console of
the routers.

6. On Router1, display the router platform type, operating system revision, number of interfaces and
the configuration register.

7. On all three routers, configure the current date and time.

8. On Router1, verify that the current date and time are configured.

Task 5: Configure Interfaces

Review the commands necessary to configure the routers with IP addresses. Verify connectivity by using
the ping command.
1. Why does a clock rate need to be set on serial interfaces? ________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

2. Determine whether Router1 or Router2 should have a clock rate set on its serial interface.

3. On Router1, configure the appropriate IP address and subnet mask on the Serial 0/0/0 interface;
refer to the IP Addresses table. Enable the interface, and add the description Serial 0/0/0 interface
on Router1.

4. On Router2, configure the appropriate IP addresses and subnet masks on the serial interfaces;
refer to the IP Addresses table. Configure a clock rate of 1000 Kbps on both interfaces, enable the
interfaces, and add the following descriptions:

On Serial 0/0/0: Serial 0/0/0 interface on Router2

On Serial 0/0/1: Serial 0/0/1 interface on Router2

5. On Router3, configure the appropriate IP address and subnet mask on the Serial 0/0/0 interface;
refer to the IP Addresses table. Enable the interface, and add the description Serial 0/0/0 interface
on Router3.

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 6. On Router2, map the host name of Router1 to its IP address and the host name of Router3 to its IP
address; refer to the IP Addresses table.

7. Now that the interfaces on both sides of the serial interfaces of Router2 are enabled, Router2
should be able to see Router1 and Router3 through CDP. On Router2, display all directly connected
neighbors of Router2.

8. From Router2, try to ping Router1 and Router3 using their host names. The pings should be
successful.

9. If the pings fail, what command should you issue to verify that the interfaces on Router2 are up and
operational? ____________________________________________________________________

Task 6: Telnet
1. From Router2, telnet to Router1’s Serial 0/0/0 interface by using Router1’s host name.

2. Pause the Telnet session between Router2 and Router1.

3. On Router2, view the active Telnet sessions. Then, resume the first Telnet session.

4. Pause the Telnet session again, and then disconnect from the Telnet session.

Task 7: Back Up the Configuration

1. On Router1, copy the running configuration to non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) on the
routers to prevent the loss of the configuration if power is lost to the routers.

2. On Router1, display the configuration stored in NVRAM.

3. On Router1, make the configuration stored in NVRAM the active configuration.

Once you have completed this lab, be sure to check your work by using the grading function.
You can do so by clicking the Grade Lab icon ( ) in the toolbar or by pressing Ctrl+G.

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 Lab Solutions
Task 1: Connect to Router1
1. Initially, the CLI of Router1 is in user EXEC mode. In user EXEC mode, no configuration changes
are permitted. Only commands that display system information and commands that temporarily
modify the terminal settings are permitted. User EXEC mode is indicated by the greater than symbol
following the router name, as shown below:

Router>

2. On Router1, issue the following command to access privileged EXEC mode:

Router>enable
Router#

3. On Router1, you can issue either the exit command or the disable command followed by the logout
command to end the current session from privileged EXEC mode.

Router#disable
Router>logout

4. On Router1, enter privileged EXEC mode, type a question mark (?), and press the Enter key to view
a list of commands that can be issued from privileged EXEC mode. At the ––MORE–– prompt, press
the Spacebar key to view the next page of information. In addition to showing available commands
that can be issued at the user EXEC and privileged EXEC prompts, the question mark offers
additional help for specific commands. For example, you can type show ? to see all the available
show commands.

You can also use the help function with partial words in a command. For example, type show run?
to view the command that starts with “show run”, show running-config. This command displays the
active, or running, configuration on a router. You can press the Tab key after typing show run, and
the Cisco CLI will fill in the rest of the command for you.

Router>enable
Router#?
access-template Create a temporary Access-List entry
alps ALPS exec commands
archive manage archive files
bfe For manual emergency modes setting
cd Change current directory
clear Reset functions
clock Manage the system clock
configure Enter configuration mode
copy Copy from one file to another
debug Debugging functions (see also ‘undebug’)
delete Delete a file
dir List files on a filesystem
disable
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disconnect Disconnect an existing network connection

elog Event-logging control commands
erase Erase a filesystem
exit
logout Exit from the EXEC
more Display the contents of a file
--MORE–-
<output omitted>

5. You should issue the configure terminal command to enter global configuration mode from
privileged EXEC mode.

Task 2: Configure Basic Security

1. From Router1, Router2, and Router3, issue the following commands to enter global configuration
mode and to configure the appropriate host names:

On Router1:
Router#configure terminal
Router(config)#hostname Router1

On Router2:
Router>enable
Router#configure terminal
Router(config)#hostname Router2

On Router3:
Router>enable
Router#configure terminal
Router(config)#hostname Router3

Assigning a host name to the router makes it easier to identify the device during a console session.

2. On Router1, Router2, and Router3, issue the following commands to configure boson as the enable
password and cisco as the enable secret password:

Router1(config)#enable password boson

Router1(config)#enable secret cisco

Router2(config)#enable password boson

Router2(config)#enable secret cisco

Router3(config)#enable password boson

Router3(config)#enable secret cisco

The enable password controls access to privileged EXEC mode. This is a very important password
because, when it is configured without an enable secret password, only those who know the enable
password can access privileged EXEC mode to make configuration changes.

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 3. Passwords can be configured on Cisco devices to prevent access by an unauthorized user.

4. On Router1, issue the following commands to exit the current session and test the passwords:

Router1(config)#exit
Router1#exit
Router1 con0 is now available
Press RETURN to get started.
Router1>enable
Password:boson
% Authentication failed
Password:cisco
Router1#

You are required to use cisco as a password to access the privileged EXEC mode on Router1
because the enable secret password overrides the enable password when both are configured.

5. The enable password is stored as plain text in the router’s configuration file, whereas the enable
secret password is stored in an encrypted form. Because an enable secret password is encrypted, it
is a more secure method to control access to user EXEC mode on a router. Additionally, the enable
secret password takes precedence over the enable password when both are configured on a router.

6. On all three routers, issue the following commands to configure a password on the console port:

Router1#configure terminal
Router1(config)#line console 0
Router1(config-line)#password cisco

Router2(config)#line console 0
Router2(config-line)#password cisco

Router3(config)#line console 0
Router3(config-line)#password cisco

You can connect to a Cisco device remotely by using a protocol such as Telnet or locally by using a
console connection. Physical access is necessary to connect to the console connection on a Cisco
device.

7. Cisco routers and switches typically have five virtual consoles (some have more than five) that are
numbered 0 through 4. A user on the network can use a terminal emulation program that supports
the Telnet protocol to remotely connect to one of these virtual consoles. When there are five virtual
consoles, up to five concurrent remote user sessions can exist simultaneously. There are many
situations where it would be useful to be able to access a router’s EXEC session from the network;
by using this technique, you could access the EXEC session on a router or switch without regard to
your physical location or the physical location of the router or switch being configured as long as you
have network connectivity to the device being configured. A router will not accept an incoming virtual
console session request until virtual console password security has been configured; this is not
necessary for a directly connected console port session.

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 8. On all three routers, issue the following commands to enable Telnet access, using cisco as the
password:

Router1(config-line)#line vty 0 4
Router1(config-line)#login
Router1(config-line)#password cisco

Router2(config-line)#line vty 0 4
Router2(config-line)#login
Router2(config-line)#password cisco

Router3(config-line)#line vty 0 4
Router3(config-line)#login
Router3(config-line)#password cisco

The line vty 0 4 command enables you to enter the configuration mode necessary to enable remote
access to the device and set remote access passwords, which are used for Telnet. By default, the
line virtual terminal (vty) password is stored as plain text.

9. On Router1, issue the show running-config command from privileged EXEC mode to view the
passwords configured on Router1. The enable password, the line vty password, and the console
password are stored in plain text. The enable secret password is stored in an encrypted form.

Router1(config-line)#end
<output omitted>
!
hostname Router1
enable secret 5 $1$JOz7$LVCUplYka15aJ6SfgsrYUg
enable password boson
!
<output omitted>
!
line con 0
password cisco
line aux 0
line vty 0 4
login
password cisco
!
no scheduler allocate
end

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 10. The routers can be configured to store current and future passwords in an encrypted form by using
the service password-encryption command. On all three routers, issue the service password-
encryption command from global configuration mode to encrypt all current and future passwords:

Router1#configure terminal
Router1(config)#service password-encryption

Router2(config-line)#exit
Router2(config)#service password-encryption

Router3(config-line)#exit
Router3(config)#service password-encryption

It is a good security practice to store passwords in an encrypted manner instead of plain text.

11. On Router1, issue the show running-config command from privileged EXEC mode to verify that
the configured passwords are stored in an encrypted form. Sample output is shown below:

Router1(config)#end
Router1#show running-config
<output omitted>
!
hostname Router1
enable secret 5 $1$JOz7$LVCUplYka15aJ6SfgsrYUg
enable password SE#C#cd$@VDS#$
!
<output omitted>
!
line con 0
password 6843698657529
line aux 0
line vty 0 4
login
password 68753368657529
!
no scheduler allocate
end

Task 3: Configure Banner Messages

1. Banners, such as MOTD and login banners, can be used to provide information, such as dates or
times when the device will be down for maintenance, to users who access the device.

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 2. The banner motd command, issued from global configuration mode, is used to configure a
message that is displayed when a user accesses a device. You should issue the following
commands to configure the appropriate MOTD banners:

Router1#configure terminal
Router1(config)#banner motd #This device is used to route network traffic to Router2 #

Router2(config)#banner motd #This device is used to route network traffic between Router1 and Router3 #

Router3(config)#banner motd #This device is used to route network traffic to Router2 #

The delimiting character, #, signifies that you have finished entering text for the banner.

3. On all three routers, issue the following commands to configure the appropriate login banner:

Router1(config)#line console 0
Router1(config-line)#login local
Router1(config-line)#exit
Router1(config)#username MyName password cisco
Router1(config)#banner login $You must be an authorized user to access this device $

Router2(config)#line console 0
Router2(config-line)#login local
Router2(config-line)#exit
Router2(config)#username MyName password cisco
Router2(config)#banner login $You must be an authorized user to access this device $

Router3(config)#line console 0
Router3(config-line)#login local
Router3(config-line)#exit
Router3(config)#username MyName password cisco
Router3(config)#banner login $You must be an authorized user to access this device $

The banner login command is used to configure a login message. This message is displayed when
a device is configured to require a user name and password.

4. The routers must be configured to require a user name and password combination before a login
banner will be displayed.

5. When the login banner and the MOTD banner are both configured, the MOTD banner is displayed
first, followed by the login banner, when a login attempt is made.

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 6. On Router1, issue the following commands to view the banners:

Router1(config)#exit
Router1#exit

Router1 con0 is now available

Press RETURN to get started.

This device is used to route network traffic to Router2

You must be an authorized user to access this device

Username:MyName
Password:cisco
Router1>

Task 4: Configure History and Clock Settings

1. By default, the last 10 commands entered are stored in the router’s history buffer.

2. On Router1, issue the show history command from privileged EXEC mode to display the
commands that you have issued on the device.

Router1>enable
Password:cisco
Router1#show history
exit
enable
configure terminal
show running-config
configure terminal
show running-config
exit
enable
show history

3. On Router1, issue the show terminal command to view terminal settings and to determine the
number of commands that can be stored in the history buffer. Sample output is shown below:

Router1#show terminal
<output omitted>
Modem type is unknown
Session limit is not set
Time since activation: 00:01:32
Editing is enabled
History size is enabled, history size is 10
DNS resolution in show commands is enabled
Full user help is disabled
<output omitted>

4. You can configure the history buffer associated with the console and vty lines to store up to 256
commands.

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 5. On all three routers, issue the following commands to configure the routers’ history buffers to store
100 commands:

Router1#configure terminal
Router1(config)#line console 0
Router1(config-line)#history size 100

Router2(config)#line console 0
Router2(config-line)#history size 100

Router3(config)#line console 0
Router3(config-line)#history size 100

6. On Router1, issue the show version command from privileged EXEC mode to obtain critical
information, such as router platform type, operating system revision, operating system last boot time
and file location, amount of memory, number of interfaces, and configuration register. The following
is sample output:

Router1(config-line)#end
Router1#show version

Boson Operating Simulation Software

BOSS (tm) C2800 Software (C2800-Enterprise), Version 15.b, RELEASE SOFTWARE
Copyright (c) 1998-2017 by Boson Software, Inc.

BOSS ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 15.b, RELEASE SOFTWARE

Router1 Uptime Is 0 days, 0 hours, 44 minutes
System restarted by power-on
System image file is “”flash:c2800-enterprise.15.b.boss””, booted via flash
Boson 2800 (BOSS) processor (revision 5.0)
2 Fast Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
2 Serial network interface(s)

32K bytes of simulated non-volatile configuration memory.

8192K bytes of simulated System flash (Read/Write)

Configuration register is 0X2102

7. On all three routers, use the clock set command from privileged EXEC mode to configure the
current date and time.

Router1#clock set 09:12:30 15 June 2014

Router2(config-line)#end
Router2#clock set 09:13:30 15 June 2014

Router3(config-line)#end
Router3#clock set 09:14:30 15 June 2014

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 8. On Router1, issue the following command to verify that the current date and time are configured:

Router1#show clock
09:15:00.152 UTC Sat Jun 15 2014

Task 5: Configure Interfaces

1. A clock rate must be configured on both serial interfaces of Router2 because it is the DCE end of the
links to both Router1 and Router3.

2. You should issue the show controllers command to determine that Router2 is the DCE end of the
links between the routers and should therefore have a clock rate set on its Serial 0/0/0 interface.
Sample output from Router2 is shown below:

Router2#show controllers
interface Serial0/0/0
HD unit 0, idb = 0x1AE828, driver structure at 0x1B4BA0
buffer size 1524 HD unit 0,V.35 DCE cable
cpb = 0x7, eda = 0x58DC, cda = 0x58F0
RX ring with 16 entries at 0x4075800
<output omitted>

interface Serial0/0/1
HD unit 0, idb = 0x1AE828, driver structure at 0x1B4BA0
buffer size 1524 HD unit 0,V.35 DCE cable
cpb = 0x7, eda = 0x58DC, cda = 0x58F0
RX ring with 16 entries at 0x4075800
<output omitted>

3. On Router1, issue the following commands to configure the Serial 0/0/0 interface:

Router1#configure terminal
Router1(config)#interface serial 0/0/0
Router1(config-if)#ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0
Router1(config-if)#description Serial 0/0/0 interface on Router1
Router1(config-if)#no shutdown

4. On Router2, issue the following commands to configure the serial interfaces:

Router2#configure terminal
Router2(config)#interface serial 0/0/0
Router2(config-if)#ip address 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.0
Router2(config-if)#clock rate 1000000
Router2(config-if)#description Serial 0/0/0 interface on Router2
Router2(config-if)#no shutdown
Router2(config-if)#interface serial 0/0/1
Router2(config-if)#ip address 172.16.10.2 255.255.255.0
Router2(config-if)#clock rate 1000000
Router2(config-if)#description Serial 0/0/1 interface on Router2
Router2(config-if)#no shutdown

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 5. On Router3, issue the following commands to configure the Serial 0/0/0 interface:

Router3#configure terminal
Router3(config)#interface serial 0/0/0
Router3(config-if)#ip address 172.16.10.1 255.255.255.0
Router3(config-if)#description Serial 0/0/0 interface on Router3
Router3(config-if)#no shutdown

6. On Router2, issue the following commands from global configuration mode to map the host name of
Router1 to its IP address and the host name of Router3 to its IP address:

Router2(config-if)#exit
Router2(config)#ip host Router1 10.1.1.1
Router2(config)#ip host Router3 172.16.10.1

7. On Router2, issue the show cdp neighbors command from privileged EXEC mode to view all
directly connected Cisco routers. Sample output is shown below:

Router2(config)#end
Router2#show cdp neighbors
Capability Codes: R - Router, T - Trans Bridge, B - Source Route Bridge
S -Switch, H - Host, i - IGMP, r - Repeater
Device ID Local Intrfce Holdtme Capability Platform Port ID
Router1 Ser0/0/0 174 R 2811 Ser 0/0/0
Router3 Ser0/0/1 174 R 2811 Ser 0/0/0

8. From Router2, pings to the host names of Router1 and Router3 should be successful.

Router2#ping Router1
Router2#ping Router3

9. If the pings from Router2 to Router1 and Router3 fail, you should issue the show ip interface brief
command from privileged EXEC mode to verify that the line and protocol status of Router2’s serial
interfaces are up and operational. Sample output is shown below:

Router2#show ip interface brief

Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol
Serial0/0/0 10.1.1.2 YES unset up up
Serial0/0/1 172.16.10.2 YES unset up up
FastEthernet0/0 unassigned YES unset administratively down down
FastEthernet0/1 unassigned YES unset administratively down down

Task 6: Telnet
1. On Router2, issue the following commands to use Router1’s host name to telnet to Router1:

Router2#telnet Router1
This device is used to route network traffic to Router2
Password:cisco
Router1>

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 2. Press the Ctrl+Shift+6 key combination and then immediately press the X key to pause the Telnet
session between Router2 and Router1.

Router1>Press Ctrl+Shift+6 X
Router2#

3. On Router2, issue the show sessions command from privileged EXEC mode to view all active
Telnet sessions. Issue the resume 1 command to resume the first Telnet session. The number 1
indicates the session number of the session you want to resume. Sample output from the show
sessions command is shown below:

Router2#show sessions
Conn Host Address Byte Idle Conn Name
* 1 router1 router1 0 9 router1

Router2#resume 1
Resuming connection 1 to router1
Router1#

4. Issue the following commands to pause and then disconnect the Telnet session between Router2
and Router1:

Router1#Press Ctrl+Shift+6 X
Router2#disconnect 1
Closing connection to router1

Task 7: Back Up the Configuration

1. On Router1, issue the copy running-config startup-config command from privileged EXEC mode
to copy the running configuration to NVRAM. The current active configuration is in random access
memory (RAM); it should be saved so that the router will still boot up with the configuration in the
event of a power outage.

Router1>enable
Password:cisco
Router1#copy running-config startup-config
Destination filename [startup-config]?
Building configuration...
[OK]

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 2. On Router1, issue the show startup-config command to display the configuration stored in
NVRAM. Sample output is shown below:

Router1#show startup-config
Current configuration : 1072 bytes
!
Version 15.b
service timestamps debug uptime
service timestamps log uptime
service password-encryption
!
hostname Router1
enable secret 5 $1$JOz7$LVCUplYka15aJ6SfgsrYUg
enable password SE#C#cd$@VDS#$
<output omitted>

3. On Router1, you can issue the reload command or the copy startup-config running-config
command to make the configuration stored in NVRAM the active configuration. There is no need to
enter the initial configuration dialog when you are prompted.

Router1#reload
Proceed with reload? [confirm]Press Y
Building simulated configuration...

[OK]

Simulated Bootstrap, Version 15.b, RELEASE SOFTWARE

Copyright (c) 1998-2017 by Boson Systems, Inc.

C2800 Simulated processor with 20480 Kbytes of main memory

Self decompressing the image : ######################################## [OK]

Boson Operating Simulation System

BOSS (tm) 2800 Simulator (C2800-enterprise), Version 15.b, RELEASE SOFTWARE
Copyright (c) 1998-2017 by Boson Software
Simulated Image

Boson 2800 (BOSS) emulator (revision 5.0) with 20480K/512K simulated memory.

BOSS, Version 15.b

2 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)

2 Serial network interface(s)
7K bytes of simulated non-volatile configuration memory.
8192K bytes of simulated processor flash (Read/Write)

Press Enter to Start

Router1>

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 Sample Configuration Script
Router1
Router1#show running-config
Building configuration...
Current configuration : 1106 bytes
!
Version 15.b
service timestamps debug uptime
service timestamps log uptime
service password-encryption
!
hostname Router1
enable secret 5 $1$JOz7$LVCUplYka15aJ6SfgsrYUg
enable password SE#C#cd$@VDS#$
!
username MyName password 6843698657529
!
ip subnet-zero
!
ip cef
no ip domain-lookup
!
interface Serial0/0/0
description Serial 0/0/0 interface on Router1
ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
!
interface Serial0/0/1
no ip address
no ip directed-broadcast
shutdown
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
no ip address
no ip directed-broadcast
shutdown
!
interface FastEthernet0/1
no ip address
no ip directed-broadcast
shutdown
!
ip classless
no ip http server
!
banner login ^C
You must be an authorized user to access this device ^C
banner motd ^C
This device is used to route network traffic to Router2 ^C
line con 0
login local
password 6843698657529
history size 100
line aux 0
line vty 0 4
login
password 68753368657529
!
no scheduler allocate
end

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