Hey gang. Just got all of my equipment for my CCNA/CCNP lab today . . . turns out I don't have a DB-9 port on my mobo!!! Oh well, I can order a $14 USB-to-DB9 adaptor and all will be good. So here come the Cisco noob questions I've been dying to ask.
1. On the 2530, there is an "Aux", "Console" and "BRI" ports on the back. Now in my mind, I want to say that a router would service multiple items like PCs, other switches or other routers. So why no output ports? I figured out that routers can connect to each other through serial ports but how would you connect a switch or a PC to this router? My other router has additional ports for different connections, but that's not the only way is it?
2. I hooked up the router and I can do the "Express Setup" fairly easy. My (Linksys wireless) router's IP is 192.166.4.10, therefore I set the switch to 192.166.4.103. When I saved the configuration, it tries to connect to 192.166.4.103 but fails. I even renew my IP addresses but it keeps on getting 10.0.0.2 back instead (10.0.0.1 is the switches main IP address before you change it). What's going on? I guess I might have to wait until I get that adaptor.
3. Once the switch is setup properly, which port would I plug the uplink into? Does this really matter since the switch should be able to find the gateway automatically?
BTW, I have a 2950 24-port switch, 2503 and 2620 routers. Just wondering about this stuff . . .
1. On the 2530, there is an "Aux", "Console" and "BRI" ports on the back. Now in my mind, I want to say that a router would service multiple items like PCs, other switches or other routers. So why no output ports? I figured out that routers can connect to each other through serial ports but how would you connect a switch or a PC to this router? My other router has additional ports for different connections, but that's not the only way is it?
2. I hooked up the router and I can do the "Express Setup" fairly easy. My (Linksys wireless) router's IP is 192.166.4.10, therefore I set the switch to 192.166.4.103. When I saved the configuration, it tries to connect to 192.166.4.103 but fails. I even renew my IP addresses but it keeps on getting 10.0.0.2 back instead (10.0.0.1 is the switches main IP address before you change it). What's going on? I guess I might have to wait until I get that adaptor.
3. Once the switch is setup properly, which port would I plug the uplink into? Does this really matter since the switch should be able to find the gateway automatically?
BTW, I have a 2950 24-port switch, 2503 and 2620 routers. Just wondering about this stuff . . .