10.1.4 Packet Tracer
10.1.4 Packet Tracer
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Part 1: Verify the Default Router Configuration
Step 1: Establish a console connection to R1.
a. Choose a Console cable from the available connections. b. Click PC and select RS 232.
c. Click R1 and select Console.
d. Click PC > Desktop tab > Terminal.
e. Click OK and press ENTER. You are now able to configure R1.
Step 2: Enter privileged mode and examine the current configuration. You can access all the
router commands from privileged EXEC mode. However, because many of the privileged
commands configure operating parameters, privileged access should be password-protected to
prevent unauthorized use.
a. Enter privileged EXEC mode by entering the enable command. Open a configuration window
Router> enable
Router#
Notice that the prompt changed in the configuration to reflect privileged EXEC mode.
b. Enter the show running-config command.
Router# show running-config
Questions:
What is the router’s hostname? Type your answers here. Router
How many Fast Ethernet interfaces does the Router have? Type your answers here. 4
How many Gigabit Ethernet interfaces does the Router have? Type your answers here. 2
How many Serial interfaces does the router have? Type your answers here. 2
What is the range of values shown for the vty lines? Type your answers here. 0-4
c. Display the current contents of NVRAM.
Router# show startup-config
startup-config is not present
Question:
Why does the router respond with the startup-config is not present message? Type your answers
here. because the configuration file was not saved to NVRAM. Currently it is only located
in RAM
Part 2: Configure and Verify the Initial Router Configuration To configure parameters on a
router, you may be required to move between various configuration modes. Notice how the
prompt changes as you navigate through the IOS configuration modes.
Step 1: Configure the initial settings on R1.
Note: If you have difficulty remembering the commands, refer to the content for this topic. The
commands are the same as you configured on a switch. Open a configuration window
a. Configure R1 as the hostname.
b. Configure Message of the day text: Unauthorized access is strictly prohibited.
c. Encrypt all plain text passwords.
Use the following passwords:
1) Privileged EXEC, unencrypted: cisco
2) Privileged EXEC, encrypted: itsasecret
3) Console: letmein
Step 2: Verify the initial settings on R1. Open a configuration window
a. Verify the initial settings by viewing the configuration for R1.
Question: What command do you use? Type your answers here. show running-config
b. Exit the current console session until you see the following message: R1 con0 is now available
Press RETURN to get started.
c. Press ENTER; you should see the following message: Unauthorized access is strictly
prohibited. User Access Verification Password:
Why should every router have a message-of-the-day (MOTD) banner? Type your answers here.
Every router should have a banner to warn unauthorized users that access is prohibited.
MOTD Banners can also be used to send messages to network staff
If you are not prompted for a password before reaching the user EXEC prompt, what console
line command did you forget to configure? Type your answers here. login
d. Enter the passwords necessary to return to privileged EXEC mode.
Questions: Why would the enable secret password allow access to the privileged EXEC mode
and the enable password no longer be valid? Type your answers here. The enable secret
password overrides the enable password. If both are configured on the router, you must
enter the enable secret password to enter privileged EXEC mode
If you configure any more passwords on the router, are they displayed in the configuration file as
plain text or in encrypted form? Explain. Type your answers here. Yes. The service password-
encryption command encrypts all current and future passwords