Phillip, I play/program Cisco's all the time. If you can handle a OpenBSD or Linux router then you can handle the Ciscos easily - once you learn the command structures for getting the tasks done.
I found this site to be a good reference: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps1831/products_configuration_guide_chapter09186a00800d97f9.html#1000929 <beware the wrap around...> Jon Carnes On Thu, 2003-12-25 at 20:33, Phillip Rhodes wrote: > Merle Watts wrote: > > If it works like i think it should you probably need do connect to the > > console port for initial configuration. Get a serial to ethernet > > adapter to plug into the serial port on the computer. And a rollover > > cable to connect to the console port. You need a terminal program to > > connect through the console port. Dont know what is used with Linux but > > hyperterminal is used in windoze. > > > > Merle, > > Thanks for the reply, but that part I already know about. I made myself > an RJ-45 to DB-9 cable from an old modem cable and can connect to the > Cisco's console and login... > > What I was really wanting to know about, is a way to actually send > traffic back and forth using the router, despite the fact that it > doesn't have two Ethernet interfaces... that is, a way to connect > a PC (or something) to the WAN side of it and simulate a WAN connection > so I could actually experiment with routing traffic with it. > > After reading the responses here, doing some google searching, checking > prices on WAN interface cards, etc., I think I've decided what I'm going > to do. I'm probably going to buy another cheap Cisco (or two)off of > E-bay (I found a few that can be had for a little over $100.00) and > probably connect the two Ciscos serial -> serial, ie a "back to back" > connection. If I understand correctly from what I'm reading this > configuration will allow me to do everything I'll need to do. > > On a related note.. if anybody on the list has any old Cisco equipment > they want to sell cheap, let me know... I don't need anything fancy, > since it's not for production, but just something to experiment / study > / learn with... And I'd just as soon give my money to somebody local as > somebody on E-bay. > > TTYL, > > Phil > > -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
