Specifications

Chapter 6 Configuring a Leased Line
Configuring the Fast Ethernet Interface
6-4
Cisco 1700 Series Router Software Configuration Guide
78-5407-03
Configuring the Fast Ethernet Interface
Follow these steps to configure the Fast Ethernet interface, which connects your
router to the local network.
Command Task
Step1
enable password <user> Specify a password to prevent unauthorized
access to the router.
Step2
hostname Router Configure the router with a host name, which
is used in prompts and default configuration
filenames.
For PPP authentication, the host name
entered with this command must match the
username of the central-site router.
Command Task
Step1
interface fastethernet0 Enter configuration mode for the Fast
Ethernet interface.
Step2
ip address 10.1.1.1 255.0.0.0 Configure this interface with an IP address
and a subnet mask. This interface must have
an IP address assigned in order for the serial
interface to be configured for IP
unnumbered routing.
Step3
ipx network 100 encapsulation sap Enable IPX routing on this interface, assign
the IPX network number, and configure the
interface for IPX SAP encapsulation.
Step4
ipx network 100 encapsulation
novell-ether secondary
Configure a secondary IPX network that
uses the default NetWare encapsulation.
Step5
no shutdown Enable the interface and the configuration
changes you have just made on the
interface.
Step6
exit Exit configuration mode for this interface.