What IOS were they running? Did they prompt you for configuration on boot, or already seem to have a config? If so, use 'enable' and then 'erase startup-config' and see if it's not enabled by default. I have never had to enable it on a router fresh out of the box in my short two years with Cisco gear. -- Jason Roysdon, CCNP+Security/CCDP, MCSE, CNA, Network+, A+ List email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://jason.artoo.net/ ""Colin"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hi > > I have read in numerous places that IP routing is enabled by default on > Cisco routers. Is this is true? The reason I ask is because the last > 3 Cisco 2600's I've received (new routers straight from a VAR) have > had IP routing disabled? > > Thanks > > Colin > FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html > Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=1834&t=1821 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]