• Use the Cisco setup script.
• Use the Cisco command line.
• Perform basic troubleshooting.
• Configure
  • Interfaces
  • RIP, IGRP
  • OSPF, EIGRP
• Perform housekeeping tasks such as
  • Save and load configurations
  • Upgrade the IOS
  • Recover lost passwords

Basics of routing
What are routers? Network protocols, Routing protocols.

The cisco routers
Router models, The IOS, DRAM, SRAM, NVRAM, Flash, ROM and boot flash.

Getting started
Accessing the router, installing a Cisco, using the setup script.

The command line interface
User and privilege modes, online help show, debug, basic troubleshooting.

Configuring Cisco’s
The configuration editor, Global, major and sub commands, enable, secret and other passwords, telnet.

Miscellaneous exercises
Buffered logging, web access, CDP…

Subnetting
IP addressing rules. The need for subnetting, subnet masks, Calculating network numbers.

Configuring Interfaces
Basics, Ethernet, Serial lines, PPP, DCE, loopback interfaces.

Static routes
Why use static routes? Configuring static routes, default routes.

Configuring RIP and IGRP
How they work, configuration, troubleshooting.

OSPF
Configuration and troubleshooting.

EIGRP
Configuration and troubleshooting.

Housekeeping
Configuration management, offline editing and TFTP usage. Cisco boot sequence, IOS upgrades. Bypassing Cisco passwords.

Access lists
What are access lists? General rules, basic and extended IP access lists.

Putting it all together
A series of exercises based around, installs, adds, moves, changes, upgrades and troubleshooting