Chapter 3 Installing the Router
Configuration Changes
Configure IP on this interface?[yes]:
The script displays the default or current conditions of the interface in square brackets, ([ ]) because you invoked the setup command utility using the setup command and there is previous configuration information. When a system prompt contains an existing default value in square brackets, press Return to accept the default value, or type an alternate value and press Return.
Configuring Global Parameters
When you first enter the setup utility or invoke the setup command, the system prompts you to configure global parameters for your router. The global parameters are used for controlling
•Host name for the router
•Passwords for the enable secret, enable, and virtual terminal security parameters
•Protocols used by the router
Host Name
The name you assign the router must follow the rules for ARPANET host names. It must start with a letter, end with a letter or digit, and have as interior characters only letters, digits, and hyphens. The name must consist of 63 or fewer characters. For more information, refer to Requests For Comments (RFC) 1035, Domain
Upper- and lowercase characters look the same to many Internet software applications; therefore, computer names should appear in all lowercase. For more information, refer to RFC 1178, Choosing a Name for Your Computer.
Passwords
The commands available at the user EXEC level are a subset of those available at the privileged EXEC level. Many privileged EXEC commands are used to set system parameters. You should
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