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Basic Software Configuration Using the Cisco IOS Command-Line Interface
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How to Perform a Basic Software Configuration Using the Cisco IOS CLI
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
enable
2.
configure
terminal
3.
ip routing
4.
ip route
dest-prefix mask
next-hop-ip-address
[
admin-distance
] [
permanent
]
5.
ip default-network
network-number
or
ip route
dest-prefix mask
next-hop-ip-address
6.
end
7.
show ip route
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Purpose
Step 1
enable
Example:
Router> enable
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
•
Enter your password if prompted.
Step 2
configure
terminal
Example:
Router# configure terminal
Enters global configuration mode.
Step 3
ip routing
Example:
Router(config)# ip routing
Enables IP routing.
Step 4
ip route
dest-prefix mask
next-hop-ip-address
[
admin-distance
] [
permanent
]
Example:
Router(config)# ip route 192.168.24.0
255.255.255.0 172.28.99.2
Establishes a static route.
Step 5
ip default-network
network-number
or
ip route
dest-prefix mask
next-hop-ip-address
Example:
Router(config)# ip default-network 192.168.24.0
Example:
Router(config)# ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
172.28.99.1
Selects a network as a candidate route for computing the
gateway of last resort.
Creates a static route to network 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 for
computing the gateway of last resort.
