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Cisco 3900 Series, Cisco 2900 Series, and Cisco 1900 Series Integrated Services Routers Generation 2 Software Configuration Guide
Appendix A      Cisco IOS CLI for Initial Configuration
  Using the Cisco IOS CLI to Perform Initial Configuration
DETAILED STEPS
Examples 
The following display shows sample output for the ping command when you ping the IP address 
192.168.7.27: 
Router# ping 
Protocol [ip]:
Target IP address: 192.168.7.27 
Repeat count [5]:
Datagram size [100]:
Timeout in seconds [2]:
Extended commands [n]:
Sweep range of sizes [n]:
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.7.27, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent, round-trip min/avg/max = 1/2/4 ms
The following display shows sample output for the ping command when you ping the IP hostname 
username1: 
Router# ping username1 
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.7.27, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent, round-trip min/avg/max = 1/3/4 ms 
Command or Action Purpose
Step 1
enable
Example:
Router> enable
Enables privileged EXEC mode. 
• Enter your password if prompted.
Step 2
ping [ip-address | hostname] 
Example:
Router# ping 172.16.74.5
Diagnoses initial network connectivity.
• To verify connectivity, ping the next hop router or 
connected host for each configured interface to.
Step 3
telnet {ip-address | hostname} 
Example:
Router# telnet 10.20.30.40 
Logs in to a host that supports Telnet. 
• If you want to test the vty line password, perform this 
step from a different network device, and use your 
router’s IP address.