The Vyatta open-source router firewall – Welcome to the Dawn of Open-Source Networking!
If your network is growing, and you need to improve your networking skills, so you can convince your boss to commit sums of money on an expensive hardware solution – e.g. Cisco gear – try installing Vyatta linux natively onto a spare old pc with some network cards in, or use a vmware image.
Then you can practice setting up your network, however you please, all day long! =)
here are the commands that worked on a 3620 IOS, in order:
Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]: n
(RETURN)
// enable mode
Router>en
// configure the console to stop those annoying messages while you’re typing
Router#conf t
Router(config)#line vty 0 4
Router(config-line)#logging synchronous
Router(config-line)#end
Router#
// configure an ethernet interface
Router#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)#int fa0/0
Router(config-if)#ip address 192.168.1.118 255.255.255.0
Router(config-if)#no shut
Router(config-if)#end
Router#
// launch the http server
Router#conf t
Router(config)#ip http server
Router(config)#end
Router#
// and now a little sip of coffee, while we admire our handiwork:
// check our work
Router#sh ip http server all
// view connections as they occur
Router#debug ip http all
// view current config
Router#sh ip int br
// we should perhaps end with a copy running-config startup-config ?
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In case this doesn’t work for you, and you want to see what was happening in the IOS, I will paste the actual transcript – with all the system messages and responses included – in the comments, to avoid littering the post.
Usualy accompanied by a caffeinated beverage - although we’re more likely sipping a latte than some Jolt! cola these days!
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