Upgrading to MNS-6K-SECURE.........................................36
List of commands in this chapter ..........................................37
3 – IP Address and System Information.....................................39
IP Addressing...............................................................................39
Importance of an IP address ..................................................39
DHCP and bootp ........................................................................40
Bootp Database ...........................................................................40
Configuring Auto/DHCP/Bootp/Manual .............................41
Using Telnet .................................................................................42
Using SSH.....................................................................................44
Domain Name System (DNS) ...............................................48
Setting serial port parameters .................................................50
System parameters....................................................................50
Date and time............................................................................52
Network time (SNTP Client) .................................................53
Network time (SNTP Server).................................................54
Saving and loading configuration ..........................................54
Config files....................................................................................58
Script files .....................................................................................60
Displaying configuration.........................................................62
Displaying or hiding passwords .............................................64
Erasing configuration ..............................................................65
Displaying Serial Number.......................................................66
List of commands in this chapter ..........................................67
Other commands .....................................................................70
4 – IPv6 .................................................................................72
Assumptions.................................................................................72
Introduction to IPv6................................................................72
What’s changed in IPV6?........................................................73
IPv6 Addressing .......................................................................73
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