I was thinking about this earlier. A thought I had was to also make up a
list of all the router interfaces and their corresponding IP addresses, and
put them in a list like so:
ip host r1s0 10.1.1.4
ip host r2eo 172.16.1.1
ip host r5t0 172.16.2.1
ip host r6fe1 192.168.6.1
r1=router1 r2=router2 etc
s=serial e= ethernet t=token-ring fe=fast-ethernet etc
Once you have compiled a list of all the interfaces and their IP addresses
according to your addressing scheme, paste them into each router. You can
then ping quickly and accurately, anywhere you want by typing 'ping r1s0'
for example, and not having to cross reference a table every time you need
to lookup an IP address.
To make it intuitive, I would also use the numbering on the octal cables to
correspond too. ie: cable 1 goes to router1 and so on. Hitting '2' at the
terminal server will put you at router2's prompt etc.
How's that for a tip?
>From: "Tony Olzak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: "Tony Olzak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Speed Tip
>Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2000 18:54:44 -0500
>
>Hard to believe, but most people don't know you can use notepad in the lab.
>Here's how I do a base config on all my routers:
>
>en
>config t
>ip classless
>ip subnet-zero
>no ip domain-lookup
>alias exec cb clear ip bgp *
>alias exec ci clear ip route *
>alias exec cx clear ipx route *
>alias exec i show ip route
>alias exec ix show ipx route
>alias exec si show ip interface brief
>alias exec sx show ipx interface brief
>enable secret cisco
>
>line con 0
>exec-timeout 0 0
>password cisco
>
>line aux 0
>exec-timeout 0 0
>password cisco
>
>line vty 0 4
>exec-timeout 0 0
>password cisco
>
>Then at the end just type "hostname <router name>" and you are done.
>
>Put all this in notepad, copy it, then paste to host while in the terminal
>program.
>
>I couldn't believe how many people tell me they type all this junk at every
>router. This will save you probably 20 minutes.
>
>Tony
>
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