Speed Tip

[Tony Olzak]

Hard to believe, but most people don't know you can use notepad in the lab. Here's how I do a base config on all my routers:   en config t ip classless ip subnet-zero no ip domain-lookup alias exec cb clear ip bgp * alias exec ci clear ip route * alias exec cx clear ipx route * alias exec i show ip route alias exec ix show ipx route alias exec si show ip interface brief alias exec sx show ipx interface brief enable secret cisco   line con 0 exec-timeout 0 0 password cisco   line aux 0 exec-timeout 0 0 password cisco   line vty 0 4 exec-timeout 0 0 password cisco   Then at the end just type "hostname <router name>" and you are done.   Put all this in notepad, copy it, then paste to host while in the terminal program.   I couldn't believe how many people tell me they type all this junk at every router. This will save you probably 20 minutes.   Tony