Updated 25 October 2008
The following document attempts to explain the procedures to using the remote bundles for the CCNA course.
The following port number to router numbers are used on the black box switch Pod1
Pod 1 03 = Router1 04 = Router2 05 = Router3 06 = WKS1 07 = WKS2 08 = WKS3 Pod 2 09 = Router1 10 = Router2 11 = Router3 12 = WKS1 13 = WKS2 14 = WKS3
Currently we have
In order for you to have access to the Remote Bundle, you will need to do a telnet connection to the IP address 134.7.43.171 or to the hostname cavibundle.ath.cx. (Please ensure that you download a proper telnet client like Terraterm as the default telnet client on Windows fails!) With Tera Term, make sure to change the radio button to Telnet, as SSH will not work. This connects to a BlackBox switchbox.
You will need to enter in the appropriate passwords depending on which remote bundle you are using.
Pod1 CCNA Router Bundle
Password: netacad1
Pod2 CCNA Router Bundle
Password: netacad2
CCNA Switch Bundle
Password: ccna3
When you have logged into the Blackbox, you get a list of equipments that you can connect to. There will be port numbers that associates to every device that is available.
The following are the command list that is available to you.
COMMAND MENU: DISPLAY /S Port Status /SD Port Diagnostics /W Port Parameters (Who) /J Site ID /H Command Menu (Help) CONTROL Enter Command Mode /X Exit Command Mode /C n Connect to Port (n: Port # or name)
Pod 1 contains 2620(x2)/2621(x1) series routers, one has dual fast Ethernet, and 2950 switches. Pod 2 contains 2811 routers and 2950 switches. The switch pod uses 2950 switches as well.
There are 3 routers, 3 workstations and 3 switches.
Router 1 connects to WKS01 (via unmanaged switch) on FA0/0.
router 1 connects on s0/0 DCE to router2 s0/0.
Router 2 connects to WKS02 (via unmanaged switch) on FA0/0.
Router 2 s0/1 DCE connects to router 3 s0/1.
Router 3 connects to WKS03 (via unmanaged switch) on FA0/0.
Router 3 s0/0 connects to router1 s0/1 DCE.
Topology contains 1 router and 2 switches.
The router FA0/1 is connected to switch 1 Fa0/8.
Switch 1 is connected to WKS01 on Fa0/3.
Switch 1 Fa0/1 connects to switch 2 Fa0/1.
Switch 1 Fa0/2 connects to switch 2 Fa0/2. (Note there are 2 links)
The Linux workstations can be logged in by using the following username and password.
Username: root
Password: netacad
Please do not change the password!
To configure IP addresses for the Linux Workstation, you will need to use the ifconfig command.
ifconfig eth0 ip.ip.ip.ip netmask nm.nm.nm.nm
For example:
ifconfig eth0 172.16.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0
Note that if the netmask is not specified, the netmask will default to the class of the IP address in question. For the above example, the netmask would default to 255.255.0.0 if left unspecified.
To configure the default gateway, you will need to use the route command.
route add default gw gw.gw.gw.gw
For Example:
route add default gw 172.16.0.1
FTP, HTTP and TFTP servers should already be installed and enabled on the machines.
Lynx should be used as a text based browser to test http connections.
The Switch Bundle is accessed a bit differently to the Router Bundle. The Switch Bundle is connected to Port 15 of the Blackbox switchbox.
So in order to connect to the Switch Bundle,
CMS> /c 15 You are now connected to the Switch Bundle. Switch-Bundle>
The enable password is netacad.
Switch-Bundle> enable Password: netacad Switch-Bundle#
All the devices in the Switch Bundle are configured with a name.
switch1 – For Switch 1
switch2 – For Switch 2
router – For Router
wks1 – For Workstation 1
wks2 – For Workstation 2
For example, this will connect us to Switch 1
Switch-Bundle> switch1
To exit from the connection, you will need to use the standard Cisco break sequence.
Ctrl-Shift-6 and X
This will bring you back to the Switch-Bundle> console.
The show session command will show you all the sessions that are established to the different devices
Switch-Bundle>show session Conn Host Address Byte Idle Conn Name * 1 switch1 192.168.0.1 0 0 switch1
To disconnect totally from the devices, you will need to use the disconnect command together with the connection number.
Switch-Bundle>disconnect 1 Closing connection to switch1 [confirm]
In some cases, the lines might not connect properly and this will involve you clearing the tty lines to the devices. This is done by the following command:
Switch-Bundle# clear line tty line_number
Switch1 – Line Nunber 1
Switch2 – Line Nunber 2
Router – Line Nunber 3
Wks1 – Line Nunber 4
Wks2 – Line Nunber 5
Please ensure that you erase all configurations and reload the router and switches. Also reboot the workstations that you have used.
Telnet 134.7.43.171 or cavibundle.ath cx.
password is power
connect with /c16
then the power manager ask you to enter password as well
For pod1 enter netacad1
For Pod2 enter netacad2
For Switch bundle enter ccna3
Then you can turn on, off and boot the devices.
/BootBoot Plug n /On Turn On Plug n /Off Turn Off Plug n
Sometimes, a router will be configured with a password on it that another student has inadvertently set to the wrong value.
the default passwords should be cisco for line console and vty passwords, and class for the enable secret.
Here is how to do a password recovery on the routers in the bundle:
Note that you will need 2 copies of Tera Term open, both connected to
cavibundle.ath.cx.
In the first copy connect to the bundle you are using, i.e. netacad1 or netacad2.
in the second copy connect to the power manager section of the serial switch by using the password power
Enter
/c 16
to connect to the power manager
once connected to the power manager you will be asked for the password for the bundle you wish to control, key in netacad1 or netacad2
This will show a list of routers and their power status.
To perform a password recovery do the following:
alt-tab into your power manager control screen, the prompt should be
RPM>
turn off the router you need to reset the password on.
for example to turn off router 1:
/off 1confirm this by pressing y then return.
wait about 20 seconds for everything to settle and power up the router.
/on 1
confirm your action.
Once you have powered on the router you have aproximately 45 seconds to alt tab to your other terminal window and press alt-b to send a break.
If you are successful, you should end up at
rommon2>
which is the rom monitor mode on the router
If you miss the bootup window of opportunity you will have to power cycle the router again from the power manager screen.
Once in rommon mode, you need to set the configuration register to bypass
the startup configuration.
execute the following command:
confreg 0x2142
now execute the reset command to reboot the router:
reset
once the router comes up you should be asked whether or not to enter the initial configuration dialog. say no.
now enable in order to change configuration.
If you do not care about the existing configuration do the following:
erase startup-config
config t config 0x2102 end
now execute reload answering yes to both confirm prompts.
If you care about the configuration in the router you will have to do the following:
copy startup-config running-config config t
Now you MUST reset the enable secret and other passwords to known values before dropping out of enable mode, otherwise you'll be locked out again!
don't forget to use the
config 0x2102command to reset the configuration register.
reload your router when finished.
When the reset is complete disconnect from the remote power manager.