JMcL -
I can think of a few that are standard here. These may be more basic than
you are asking for, but it's a start:
service timestamps debug datetime localtime show-timezone // who needs
milliseconds anyway??
service password-encryption
logging buffered 4096 debugging // keep the log locally
ip subnet-zero // a default I think
clock timezone PST -8 // ymmv
clock summer-time PDT recurring // ymmv
On each interface:
no ip directed-broadcast
On a Frame Relay interface, I put the port speed as the bandwidth, and the
sub-interfaces get their respective PVC CIR as the bandwidth. eigrp
calculations use the subs, and the other is there for documentation only.
(Although I think Concord uses it for graphs.)
In the router eigrp section
eigrp log-neighbor-changes
ip classless // defaults
ip http server // defaults
logging trap debugging // lots of detail
logging source-interface Loopback0 // all log messages sourced from lo0
logging 10.2.1.20 // our syslog server
snmp-server chassis-id JAB0332A3Q5 // so I have the serial number
documented
banner exec ^C // so I "remember" the model & version as I log in
Model 2610, Version 12.0(3c)
^C
ntp server 10.252.1.1 prefer // centralized time server
I hope this is a start. I welcome any feedback. bv
Buddy Venne
WAN/LAN Specialist
Onyx Acceptance
(949) 465-3775
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Subject: best practice
This question is sort of off topic (and very broad) but it could start up
all
sorts of interesting on-topic threads so I'll ask it anyway. And anyway,
groupstudy's quiet - does the US have a holiday yesterday or something
(timezones do funny things to sentences :-)?
I'm doing a clean up and general revision of some of our router configs -
removing stuff that is no longer needed, changing parameters that are no
longer
appropriate, etc etc.
What commands/configurations are viewed as current general 'best practice'?
I'm
thinking of things like 'no ip directed-broadcast', 'ip classless' and 'no
service blah blah', that have become defaults in later IOS versions, and
also
more specific stuff like when to use which form of route caching, or
guidelines
from presentations/remote corners of CCO (e.g. I've got some configuration
guidelines for configuring frame relay traffic shaping which come from a
Networker's presentation - I've posted them before but let me know if anyone
wants them posted again).
I know the ultimate answer will be 'it depends' (after all, if there was a
single 'best way' the parameters wouldn't have to be user-configurable) -
I'm
more looking for things to consider.
To restrict it a bit, some of the things I am running on the routers
include...
IOS 11.2
frame relay (using sub-interfaces and frame relay traffic shaping)
ISDN (natively and using an external TA)
IPX (with IPX RIP)
IP (with OSPF and statics)
prioritisation
access lists for filtering and prioritisation
SNMP/RMON
NTP
HSRP
Thanks,
JMcL
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