BASIC ROUTER QUESTION

[pll7538]

I have recently been getting involved in accessing the Cisco routers on our network for monitoring purposes. My question is that whenever we needed changes made to a router we had an outside tech make them. One time when he was at my place of work I watched him making changes. He did his changes by telneting to the router and it looked like he used a cut and paste technique to put the router config into Windows/Notepad. Then he would make the changes in Notepad and do a cut and paste to put it back on the router. I would appreciate if someone could help me with this procedure and explain in detail the technique used to accomplish it. I can cut and paste into Notepad, but I am not sure about how to put the changes I make back onto the router. Are there any router commands involved aside from the cut and paste?

 

[MattWray]

Copy run start to make it go into the startup config. Matt Wray
CCNA, MCP
mwray77518@yahoo.com

 

[pll7538]

Do I copy the contents of what I have in Notepad and then go back to the router prompt and do the copy run start command?

 

[MattWray]

Right. Matt Wray
CCNA, MCP
mwray77518@yahoo.com

 

[ChrisAC]

You'll need to be in global config to paste the config in!

collossus#conf t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
collossus(config)# <paste config here>

It will then paste each line in. When it has stopped, hit <enter> and do a copy run start.

Chris.

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Chris Andrew, CCNA
chrisac@gmx.co.uk
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[MattWray]

Good point, forgot to point that out. Matt Wray
CCNA, MCP
mwray77518@yahoo.com

 

[jeter]

Right, you must be in global config. What I do in this case is type sh run copy it to a notepad. Given a change is needed are I'm just copying it to another Router what you do is pull up the saved file copy the interfaces, routing protocols line con 0 (whatever) enter the router copy and paste in global Jeter@LasVegas.com
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