Standard Disclaimer : This document is only for use by me and my friends as a very general explanation of how to setup a router. If you have any questions or comments, you can e-mail me. But I will not be responsible for any damage to your systems or routers. This is still very much a document in progress. Abstract : OK. You should have your router up and running now. (If you haven't, please setup your router FIRST by clicking here). Time to setup the routing tables ... Procedure : Hook up a PC to the router via the console cable Power ON the router After the normal bootup messages, there should be a message saying ' Would you like to enter the initial dialog ?[yes] : no' Wait a short while. An EXEC prompt should then appear (ie. ROUTER>) Type 'enable'. You'll need to go into the privileged EXEC mode to make configuration changes The prompt should change to : ROUTER# Time to enter the configuration terminal command... type 'configure terminal' Note : you can also type 'config t' Now, you can change the configuration. Below, you will see a list of the things you can change Change/Assign hostname to router (use hostname command) Change password (use enable password command) Setup the routing tables I'm going to briefly outline the procedure for setting up a route I have a router straddling 2 networks : aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd and eee.fff.ggg.hhh (fuiyun, please put a diagram here) ROUTER# configure terminal ROUTER# hostname ROUTER# enable password XXXXXXXX ROUTER# line vty 0 4 ROUTER(config-line)# password XXXXXXXXX ROUTER# interface e0 ROUTER(config-if)# ipaddress (given by ISP) ROUTER(config-if)# interface s0 ROUTER(config-if)# ipaddress (given by ISP) ROUTER(config-if)# exit ROUTER# ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 (route given by ISP) ROUTER# ip route 165.21.0.0 255.255.0.0 (route given by ISP) ROUTER# exit ROUTER# write memory ROUTER# reload router will reboot, and the routing table should be set. To check, type 'show config' at the ROUTER# prompt. ...And that's all folks ! Created by Chong Yu Meng, March 1998