Netw204 Assignment 1

Router Configuration Exercise (5 points)

When configuring a router, there are certain basic tasks performed,

• Naming the router

• Setting passwords

• Configuring interfaces

• Configuring a banner

• Saving changes on a router

• Verifying basic configuration and router operations

Question Answer

1 The first prompt is _______ mode and will allow you to view the state of the router. User mode

2 What major limitation does this mode have? Does not permit you to modify it’s configuration

3 What does the router prompt look like for this mode? Router>

4 The enable command is used to enter the privileged mode. What is the major difference between this mode and user mode? Privileged mode allows the user to make config changes on the router.

5 What does the router prompt look like for this mode? Router#

Basic Configuration Tasks (18 points)

The table below lists the basic router configuration tasks in the left column. Fill in the blanks in the right column with the correct command syntax for each of the tasks.

Configuration Task Command Syntax Answer

6 Naming the router Router(config)# Hostname name

7 Setting passwords Router(config)# Enable secret password

8 Router(config)# Line console 0

9 Router(config)# Password password

10 Router(config)# login

11 Router(config)# Line vty 0 4

12 Router(config-line)# Password password

13 Router(config-line)# login

14 Configuring a message-of-the-day banner Router(config)# Banner motd #

Message#

15 Configuring an interface Router(config)# Interface type

number

16 Router(config-if)# IP address

address mask

17 Router(config-if)# Description

description

18 Router(config-if)# No shutdown

19 Saving changes on a router Router# Copy running-config

startup-confing

20 Using show commands: View current operating config Router# show running-config

21 Using show commands: View routing table Router# show ip route

22 Using show commands: View brief summary of interface configs Router#...