newbie question

---sean----@----spamthis. · Guest

Hey Guys,

I've never used a Cisco router before. I read the self-study book for CCNA
put out by Cisco Press. Lot of theory and stuff, but nothing about the Cisco
routers themselves. Now, I've got my hands on some low end Cisco routers,
model 1721, but I'm a bit lost. Could someone point me to articles or books
that I can read to get my feel around these routers. I'm pretty set with
TCP/IP and general Networking concepts. Just new to Cisco products. Below is
what I get from Hyperterminal, and it doesn't respond to any keystrokes.
Anything I'm doing wrong?

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System Bootstrap, Version 12.2(7r)XM1, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
TAC Support: http://www.cisco.com/tac
Copyright (c) 2001 by cisco Systems, Inc.
C1700 platform with 32768 Kbytes of main memory

program load complete, entry point: 0x80008000, size: 0x3ec328
Self decompressing the image :
#################################################
############################################################################
####
############################################################################
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############################################################################
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############################################################################
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############################################################################
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############################################## [OK]

SERVICE_MODULE(Serial0): self test finished: Passed
SERVICE_MODULE(Serial1): self test finished: Passed
Protocol not in this image
%SYS-6-BOOT_MESSAGES: Messages above this line are from the boot loader.
program load complete, entry point: 0x80008000, size: 0x57aad4
Self decompressing the image :
#################################################
############################################################## [OK]

Restricted Rights Legend

Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is
subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph
(c) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted
Rights clause at FAR sec. 52.227-19 and subparagraph
(c) (1) (ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer
Software clause at DFARS sec. 252.227-7013.

cisco Systems, Inc.
170 West Tasman Drive
San Jose, California 95134-1706

Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) C1700 Software (C1700-SY-M), Version 12.2(11)T8, RELEASE SOFTWARE
(fc1
)
TAC Support: http://www.cisco.com/tac
Copyright (c) 1986-2003 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Sat 29-Mar-03 16:01 by hqluong
Image text-base: 0x80008124, data-base: 0x80A945C8

cisco 1721 (MPC860P) processor (revision 0x100) with 29492K/3276K bytes of
memor
y.
Processor board ID FOC071110BA (345123845), with hardware revision 0000
MPC860P processor: part number 5, mask 2
Bridging software.
X.25 software, Version 3.0.0.
1 FastEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
2 Serial network interface(s)
WIC T1-DSU
32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
16384K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write)

Press RETURN to get started!

*Mar 1 00:00:03.935: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet0, changed state
to
up
*Mar 1 00:00:04.943: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface
FastEthern
et0, changed state to up
*Mar 1 00:00:07.795: SERVICE_MODULE(Serial0): self test finished: Passed
*Mar 1 00:00:09.867: SERVICE_MODULE(Serial1): self test finished: Passed
*Mar 1 00:00:12.591: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Serial0, changed state to
down
00:00:13: %LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface Serial1, changed state to down
00:00:13: %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface FastEthernet0, changed state to
administrat
ively down
00:00:13: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from memory by console
00:00:13: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Serial0, changed
state
to down
00:00:14: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Serial1, changed
state
to down
00:00:14: %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet0,
changed
state to down
00:00:15: %SYS-5-RESTART: System restarted --
Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) C1700 Software (C1700-SY-M), Version 12.2(11)T8, RELEASE SOFTWARE
(fc1
)
TAC Support: http://www.cisco.com/tac
Copyright (c) 1986-2003 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Sat 29-Mar-03 16:01 by hqluong
00:00:15: %SNMP-5-COLDSTART: SNMP agent on host test2 is undergoing a cold
start
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Mark Smythe · Guest

I have seen the problem of re-booting when IOS is incompatible ,not enough
memory available, or the hardware is not operating correctly. Try holding
down the "Break" key on your keyboard when you turn the router on. Hopefully
you will get a prompt "ROMMON>" If the break key does not work then check
your terminal settings Com1 or Com2, 9600,8,N,1,None. If the break key
does work and you are at "ROMMON>" Then you may want to shut off the
router, remove the serial interface modules and try turning on again. If it
still isnt booting, go back to "ROMMON>" This is where you can change the
boot parameters or install a proper IOS for the hardware you have. It is
hard to say for sure since the history of the router is not known, i.e. did
someone install hardware without making sure the IOS is compatible or vice
versa ? As far as books, I always use Cisco's site at www.cisco.com. Try a
search on ROMMON , monitor, installing image, the model number of your
router, or boot .

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John Agosta · Guest

Make sure you don't have 'scroll lock' pressed....

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---sean----@----spamthis. · Guest

Okay,

I am able to get to the rommon 1> prompt, however no keystrokes work. tried
scoll ON & OFF also. The router basically belonged to a friend of mine who
got them from work for "testing" then was laid off and never touched them.
Since I was planning on doing my CCNA, i thought I borrow them. He was using
it as paperweight. Is there a place I can get a new or fresh firmware for
these? At this time, the WIC cards are out of the router. This is what I get
on the promtp:

monitor: command "boot" aborted due to user interrupt
rommon 1 >

what can I try next? Cisco has a lot of docs on these routers, but pretty
much all of them require an operational router. I would love to get to that
point.

thanks in advance.

-s

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mjm · Guest

take a look at

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/acs_mod/1700/1721/1721hig/1721trb.htm

it's a start. If you can post your config, and startup-config it would be
good.

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Duane Smith · Guest

Are you using the copy of Hyperterminal that came with Windows? If
so, try downloading the latest version from Hyperterminal's website
http://www.hilgraeve.com/htpe/ We had problems getting the break to
work for us and I found it to be a bug with the old Hyperterminal
built into windows and the old laptop we were using. Once I got the
new version ( it's free ) of Hyperterminal, we didn't have anymore
problems.

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