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Chapter 8 Configuring Asynchronous Connections
Asynchronous Dial-Up Connection
Configuring the Fast Ethernet Interface
Follow these steps to configure the Fast Ethernet interface, which connects your
router to the local network.
Configuring the Asynchronous Interface
Follow these steps to configure the asynchronous interface, which connects your
router to the central-site router over the wide-area network.
Command Task
Step1
interface fastethernet0 Enter configuration mode for the Fast
Ethernet interface.
Step2
ip address 172.16.25.42 255.255.255.224 Configure this interface with an IP address
and a subnet mask.
Step3
ipx network ABC Configure an IPX network address for this
interface.
Step4
no shutdown Enable the interface and the configuration
changes that you have just made on the
interface.
Step5
exit Exit configuration mode for the interface.
Command Task
Step1
interface Serial0 Enter configuration mode for the serial
interface.
Step2
physical-layer async Specify the mode of this slow-speed serial
interface as asynchronous.
Step3
async mode dedicated Configure the asynchronous line for data
traffic, rather than for EXEC command line
sessions.
Step4
ip address 192.168.39.41 255.255.255.0 Configure this interface with an IP address
and a subnet mask.
Step5
ipx network 9876 Enable IPX routing on this interface.