JUVELYN CAPARIDA

Assignment 2.1

IT320

Concept Questions on page 24 1. List and describe three ways to access the CLI. Attach a rollover cable to the PC s COM port and then to either the Console port or the Auxiliary portion the router. The Console port is preferred because messages from the router are logged on this line. The Auxiliary port is used for remote access and can also be used if the Console port is damaged or not responding. The third way to access the CLI is through Telnet. However, the Telnet client must have network access to the router. 2. Explain the difference between user EXEC and privileged EXEC modes. The user EXEC mode allows only a limited number of basic monitoring commands. This is often referred to as a view-only mode. The user EXEC level does not allow commands that might change the configuration of the router. The user EXEC mode can be identified by the > prompt. The privileged EXEC mode provides access to all router commands. This mode can be configured to require a password. For added protection, it can also be configured to require a user ID. This allows only authorized users to access the router. Configuration and management commands require the net-work administrator to be at the privileged EXEC level. Global configuration mode and all other more specific configuration modes can only be reached from the privileged EXEC mode. The privileged EXEC mode can be identified by the # prompt. 3. The naming convention for Cisco IOS releases contains three parts (for example, c2500-js-l). What does each part mean? The three parts are as follows: The platform on which the image runs The special features supported in the image Where the image runs and whether it has been zipped or compressed 4. List and briefly describe the purpose of each of the three operating environments available inCisco routers. ROMMON is not IOS, it does not accept IOS commands, and it cannot route IP packets. The ROM-MON software is stored in a ROM chip instead of flash, so it should always be available, even if some other network engineer made a mistake and erased all the contents of flash memory. Password recovery is the most popular reason for a network engineer to use ROMMON. The other alternative OS is called the boot ROM IOS, or sometimes RX-boot mode. Like ROMMON, the boot ROM software resides in the ROM chips, which means that this software can be loaded even if no working IOS exists in flash memory. However, unlike ROMMON, the boot ROM software is an IOS image although a basic one. The entire purpose of this basic IOS is to allow an engineer to load new IOS images into flash when the image cannot be loaded because of other issues. Finally, there is the IOS operating environment, in which the router has a fully functional set of features and can be configured for normal operations.

Page 26 Mode Router Configuration Access Method Enter your router Command followed by the appropriate keyword while in global configuration mode. Prompt Exit Method To exit to global Configuration mode, enter the end command. To exit to privileged EXEC mode, enter the exit command, or press ctrl-z. To exit to global configuration mode, enter the exit command. To enter privileged EXEC mode, enter the end command, or press Ctrl-Z About This Mode Use this mode to configure an IP routing protocol.

1600 (config-router)#

Line configuration

Specify a line with the line vty command while in global configuration mode

1600 (config-router)#

Use this mode to configure parameters for the terminal.