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Cisco 877 Complete n00b

Don't laugh.

I've set up two PIX pixes recently with a site to site VPN.

However, I recently bought a Cisco 877 for home, it has been wiped.

There is no DHCP so I don't know what the IP is, default 10.10.10.1 don't work.

I don't have the IP so cannot access the SDM.

So I used HyperTerminal via the console. I did enable > show config.

I get "start-up config is not present"

How do I set an IP on the router and then enable the SDM? It should be so simple but I am lost :S

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that1guy15

oh and here is the link to Ciscos SDM install guide along with the device requirments

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps5318/prod_installation_guide09186a00803e4727.html#wp37069

nxmcdermott

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First comment did it for me, I feel even more silly now.

On a side note I was setting up the IP on FastEthernet0. Why would you set an IP up on the port, I thought the IP were on the device attached to the port?

that1guy15

Just think of the port as the network card for the router. Routers Just have multiple ports for routing. You computers NIC has an IP so other devices know how to get to it, the same is true for your router.

Usually when you configure your IP setting on a server or workstation the IP address given for the default gateway is the address of the router port connecting that network.

Make sense?

If you want a good crash course in routers then i suggest reading the Sybex CCNA study guide. Lots of good information on both routers and switches.

http://www.sybex.com/WileyCDA/SybexTitle/CCNA-Cisco-Ceritifed-Network-Associate-Study-Guide-Exam-640-801-Deluxe-Edition.productCd-0782143148.html