Router Internal Components
Router Internal Components
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Router Internal Components
Processor
Interfaces
Memory
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Router internal components
CPU
RAM
• Buses
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Flash • ROM
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NVRAM • Interfaces
• Power Supply
Router physical characteristics
Router external connections
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Connecting LAN
interfaces
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Connecting WAN interfaces
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interfaces
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Memory
RAM
ROM
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ROM
POST
BOTSTRAP
RXBOOT
( initial IOS )
ROMMON
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Switch LED indicators
Port LEDs during
Switch POST
1. At the start, all port LEDs are green.
2. Each LED turns off after its test completes.
3. If a test fails, its LED turns amber.
4. System LED turns amber if any test fails.
5. If no test fails, POST completes.
6. On POST completion, LEDs blink
then turn off.
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BOOTSTRAP
Find IOS
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How can access cisco device
Virtual terminal
Console port
Telnet
Auxiliary port
enable
user mode privilleged mode
disable
configuration mode
configuration command
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