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First of all I am new to Cisco, We are moving from an old T1 to Fiber Optic and I need to configure our Cisco 1841 router to the new IP, DNS, etc.

I watch some videos and I get the overall concept but I am having problems even logging into the console, I am logging in using PuTTY over SSH ad I am asked for log in and password and it works.

The problem is when I get the command prompt, it doesn't look like any of the tutorials I've seen. it looks something like this: [root@ody2 ~]#

which to me looks more like a Unix prompt than cisco ios, I tried to execute some commands like "show running" but all I get is "-bash: show: command not found".

any leads on what am doing wrong will be appreciated.

I like to add that I am unable to use telnet, the command window opens and closes immediately without letting me type anything.

user1279144
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  • Read this and then try connecting with telnet: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios/fundamentals/configuration/guide/15_1s/cf_15_1s_book/cf_cli-basics.html – joeqwerty Apr 10 '15 at 16:48
  • Is there a linux/pfsense/etc box acting as a nat/firewall/etc between you and the 1841? A traceroute could provide some information since LAN connecions are usually ~1ms and serial connectivity adds 10+ ms of latency. – cpt_fink Apr 14 '15 at 04:18

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It does not sound like you are connected to the router at all as you suspected.

Are you sure that ssh is even enabled on the cisco box ?

Has the box been set up or is it new ?

I would connect up a console cable and login that way can't go wrong then.

m0rph
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  • Thank you, That was my next step to try, I'm just waiting for a serial/usb adapter to arrive. I inherited this system and still learning it. – user1279144 Apr 10 '15 at 21:47