heresahandle
Technical User
I'm totally new to Cisco router configuration, so be prepared for some dumb questions. The only experience I've had with routers is with your standard $100 linksys or belkin routers for my home. I know what I'm supposed to do for configuring those routers, but I think that I'm missing something that is obviously more advanced in the Cisco hardware.
For beginners, exactly how do I go about entering it's configuration mode? I see all this code and configuration date on tek-tips.com, but is there a GUI that I can use? Please read on and tell me if this is even the procedure I would use.
Here's my problem...I'm trying to configure a PDA/cell phone (with it's own internet access) to connect from outside the office with this software that is kind of like pcAnywhere. It uses an ip address, rather than dialing in. I'm assuming that I'd have to enable port forwarding/NAT, but all the posts I've found contain programing that I don't know what to do with. I know what ports and protocols it uses, but don't know where to get started.
The end result:
I need an IP address that I can use from the pda to connect to an internal IP address. I know enough about routing/IP to realize 192.168.x.x isn't going to get me through the firewall. I'm assuming that I need to configure NAT to get through.
Any help and patience is appreciated. Thanks.
For beginners, exactly how do I go about entering it's configuration mode? I see all this code and configuration date on tek-tips.com, but is there a GUI that I can use? Please read on and tell me if this is even the procedure I would use.
Here's my problem...I'm trying to configure a PDA/cell phone (with it's own internet access) to connect from outside the office with this software that is kind of like pcAnywhere. It uses an ip address, rather than dialing in. I'm assuming that I'd have to enable port forwarding/NAT, but all the posts I've found contain programing that I don't know what to do with. I know what ports and protocols it uses, but don't know where to get started.
The end result:
I need an IP address that I can use from the pda to connect to an internal IP address. I know enough about routing/IP to realize 192.168.x.x isn't going to get me through the firewall. I'm assuming that I need to configure NAT to get through.
Any help and patience is appreciated. Thanks.