Cisco Router - What Do I Need To Know!?

Fu3lman · 10-May-05, 10:30 AM

today, i go for an interview for an IT position, and one of the requisites is experience with administration of Cisco routers....

heres how many i have administrated

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i know how to administrate a router, and am aware that cisco routers have to be configured to accept connections, and usually use telnet or hyperterminal as the interface, but but but....

help, plz, i need a cram course here...i have about 2 hours before 0-hour....

Foe · 10-May-05, 10:34 AM

May the force be with you. Too much to know to post here, and have you learn in a few minutes unfortunately. Good luck though.

Fu3lman · 10-May-05, 10:35 AM

i know plenty about administrating a router, how different is it to administrate a Cisco router?

FunkyFresh · 10-May-05, 10:45 AM

Sorry I don't have first-hand knowlege to summarize for ya. But given your existing knowlege of routers, maybe in scanning through some setup procedures, the differences will pop out at ya...

Cisco Router Configuration Tutorial (using the IOS command-line interface)

How to Install and Configure a CISCO 2603 Router / Firewall

Foe · 10-May-05, 11:23 AM

The main difference is it is all administered through IOS. If you feel up to that then it most likely would be something y ou could pick up on easily. The link that FunkyFresh posted should give you a good starting point, but not sure if you can fudge your way through a whole interview. Especially if it is a pre-requisite to know Cisco routers.

Fu3lman · 10-May-05, 11:34 AM

its one of the things i will be doing on an almost daily basis, and i am learning a lot from those docs funky fresh sent me, seems simple enough, learn the syntax, learn the privilaged and unprivilaged commands, and how to administrate it (using hyperterminal with a serial cable, or over an existing network if the router already has an interface configured)...

FunkyFresh · 10-May-05, 01:11 PM

From your original post, it looks like you should be in the middle of the interview as I'm writing this. Best of luck to ya!

(Personally, I'd rather hire someone with a good base foundation who's driven than someone with X years of experience who isn't excited about it.)

Cpt.Planet · 10-May-05, 02:43 PM

Yea good luck fu3l Cisco **** is hard im learning some of it now. The Cisco cert test is redicously hard

Foe · 10-May-05, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Cpt.Planet


	Yea good luck fu3l Cisco *** is hard im learning some of it now. The Cisco cert test is redicously hard*

It has it's perks though. Going to Networkers is always a blast. Not to mention they foot the bill for the fun and festivities. Then there is all the swag you come home with, too.

CubanConnectionZ · 10-May-05, 04:36 PM

Those were some good links, Did a lil reading and learned a few things.

NapalmStixToKidz · 10-May-05, 05:22 PM

i've got my ccna and i still get lost in routers (not as much as before though

)..good luck to you fu3l!!

10-May-05, 10:30 AM		#1 (permalink)
Fu3lman Light My Fire	Cisco Router - What Do I Need To Know!? today, i go for an interview for an IT position, and one of the requisites is experience with administration of Cisco routers.... heres how many i have administrated " " what-do-i-need-to-know i know how to administrate a router, and am aware that cisco routers have to be configured to accept connections, and usually use telnet or hyperterminal as the interface, but but but.... help, plz, i need a cram course here...i have about 2 hours before 0-hour....

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10-May-05, 10:34 AM		#2 (permalink)
Foe Apex Tech God	May the force be with you. Too much to know to post here, and have you learn in a few minutes unfortunately. Good luck though.

10-May-05, 10:35 AM		#3 (permalink)
Fu3lman Light My Fire	i know plenty about administrating a router, how different is it to administrate a Cisco router?

10-May-05, 10:45 AM		#4 (permalink)
FunkyFresh 'Da Doctor of Funk	Sorry I don't have first-hand knowlege to summarize for ya. But given your existing knowlege of routers, maybe in scanning through some setup procedures, the differences will pop out at ya... Cisco Router Configuration Tutorial (using the IOS command-line interface) How to Install and Configure a CISCO 2603 Router / Firewall

10-May-05, 11:23 AM		#5 (permalink)
Foe Apex Tech God	The main difference is it is all administered through IOS. If you feel up to that then it most likely would be something y ou could pick up on easily. The link that FunkyFresh posted should give you a good starting point, but not sure if you can fudge your way through a whole interview. Especially if it is a pre-requisite to know Cisco routers.

10-May-05, 11:34 AM		#6 (permalink)
Fu3lman Light My Fire	its one of the things i will be doing on an almost daily basis, and i am learning a lot from those docs funky fresh sent me, seems simple enough, learn the syntax, learn the privilaged and unprivilaged commands, and how to administrate it (using hyperterminal with a serial cable, or over an existing network if the router already has an interface configured)...

10-May-05, 01:11 PM		#7 (permalink)
FunkyFresh 'Da Doctor of Funk	From your original post, it looks like you should be in the middle of the interview as I'm writing this. Best of luck to ya! (Personally, I'd rather hire someone with a good base foundation who's driven than someone with X years of experience who isn't excited about it.)

10-May-05, 02:43 PM		#8 (permalink)
Cpt.Planet That's Mr. Freeze to you!	Yea good luck fu3l Cisco **** is hard im learning some of it now. The Cisco cert test is redicously hard

10-May-05, 04:36 PM		#10 (permalink)
CubanConnectionZ Apex Tech God	Those were some good links, Did a lil reading and learned a few things.

10-May-05, 05:22 PM		#11 (permalink)
NapalmStixToKidz DuckWarrior's Personal Quack Hoe	i've got my ccna and i still get lost in routers (not as much as before though )..good luck to you fu3l!!