
Configuring the
DETAILED STEPS
| Command or Action | Purpose | |
Step 1 |
|
|
|
enable |
| Enter IOS exec mode. | |
Step 2 |
|
| |
configure terminal | Enter IOS configuration from terminal | ||
|
|
| mode. |
Step 3 |
|
| |
interface loopback | Create a loopback interface 0 on the | ||
| Router (config)# interface loopback 0 | router. | |
|
| ||
| Router |
| |
Step 4 |
|
| |
ip address | Set a bogus address on the loopback | ||
|
|
| interface. In the example, interface |
| Example: |
| loopback0 is assigned with an address |
| 10.1.1.1/24. | ||
Step 5 |
|
|
|
no shutdown |
| Enable the loopback interface. | |
Step 6 |
|
|
|
exit |
| Exit from interface configuration mode | |
|
|
| to the global configuration mode. |
| Example: |
|
|
|
| ||
| Router(config)# |
| |
Step 7 |
|
| |
interface | Enter the IOS interface configuration | ||
| (or for the | mode for the | |
| interface. | ||
| interface | ||
|
| ||
Step 8 |
|
| |
ip unnumber loopback <number> | Borrow the address that was set to the | ||
|
|
| loopback interface in Step 4. |
| Example: |
|
|
| Router |
| |
Step 9 |
|
|
|
no shutdown |
| Bring up the | |
|
|
| interface. |
Step 10 |
|
| |
Set | |||
| (or for the | External interface. | |
|
| ||
| Example: |
|
|
| Router |
| |
| 209.165.201.2 | 255.255.255.224 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cisco Branch Routers Series Network Analysis Module
| 29 |
| |
|
|