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Cisco 2900 and 3900 Series Hardware Installation
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Chapter 4      Configuring the Router
  Verifying Network Connectivity
Verifying Network Connectivity
This section describes how to verify network connectivity for your router.
Prerequisites
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Complete all previous configuration tasks in this document.
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The router must be connected to a properly configured network host.
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
enable
2.
ping [ip-address | hostname]
3.
telnet {ip-address | hostname} 
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
Command or Action Purpose
Step 1
enable
Example:
Router> enable
Enables privileged EXEC mode. 
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Enter your password if prompted.
Step 2
ping [ip-address | hostname] 
Example:
Router# ping 172.16.74.5
Diagnoses initial network connectivity.
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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. 
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If you want to test the vty line password, perform this 
step from a different network device, and use your 
router’s IP address.