Re: newbie moron question [7:11488]

2001-07-09 Thread Stephen Skinner 

hi,

YES ,this is a stupid question (I`M ONLY KIDDING)...the only stupid question 
is one you don`t ask,,,


the Cisco boxes run IOS " internetworking operating system" ,this is based 
around unix( it`s has to be very effcient,small and robust

windows i`m afraid ,just won`t cut the mustard.

it is not "compatible" with any operationg systems..as such ,but it 
understands TCP/IP,IPX,NETbeui,appletalk,NBT..

so it can work with most device`s ( in a moving information capacity from 
one pc to another local/Remote pc (switching) and making intelligent (???) 
decisions as to how to get one piece of info from one place to another 
(routing) OR bieng told how to do this manually by humans(static routing) 
...

the ios is command line only( sort ofyou can by GUI packages that will 
help you configure them i.e Cisco config maker (good for low end devices) 
and CNS good for most devices)

but i would say that it is command line ONLY  because you`ll be spending 
most of your time there anyway...we all do..

most boxes run either a motorolo 68X00series chip or nowadays the risc power 
pc chips and have NVram as storage ...

HTH

steve
HTH

>From: "Patrick Ramsey" 
>Reply-To: "Patrick Ramsey" 
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: newbie moron question [7:11488]
>Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 12:29:54 -0400
>
>As far as the device itself?  It run it's own os... "IOS"
>
>As far as machines than can pass traffic through it, as long as they talk a
>supported protocol by the "IOS", it will route accordingly.
>
>-Patrick
>
> >>> "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"  07/09/01 12:24PM >>>
>i'm very familiar with regular lan networks, and i'm a+ certified, but as
>for
>cisco stuff i'm just plain dumb. i haven't recieved my books yet so 
>here
>goes:
>
>what os is cisco stuff compatible with? is it strictly windows or is it
>unix/linux compatible also?
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Re: newbie moron question [7:11488]

2001-07-09 Thread Circusnuts 

What you have listed (Unix & Windows) are applications the router passes via
the lower layers of the OSI model.  Routers are like the mail service.  I
can send almost anything as long as it is using the TCP/IP (unless you have
configured bridging) & both parties find the "send time" (delay) acceptable.
Cisco IOS is only seen by the router & can only be changed through
management (in-band/ a remote connection or out of band/ through the
DataStream).  I have been told Cisco uses a Unix kernel for their source
code.

Phil

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Subject: newbie moron question [7:11488]


> i'm very familiar with regular lan networks, and i'm a+ certified, but as
> for
> cisco stuff i'm just plain dumb. i haven't recieved my books yet so
here
> goes:
>
> what os is cisco stuff compatible with? is it strictly windows or is it
> unix/linux compatible also?




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