hi chris,

if you can get a console session and issue a show run command from the 831, that'll be a great way to start.

also, kindly provide a brief description (or text network diagram) of what you would want to achieve.

.???
You were able to "enable"
So there is no enable password set?
To reset the default config do "write erase" and reload

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@Pieterh, Thanks for the reply. I performed the actions you  described. Unfortunately these did not restore the missing CRWS  functionality as described in the quickstart guide linked above. And  this may be the result of not being able to get an IP, so the router  remains unreachable.

I'm connected via the console cable and with a  cross-over cable to port 4. I've disabled Network Manager on CentOS and  I'm using a network-script configured to DHCP and the command  `/etc/init.d/network restart` to get the IP.

// EDIT:

Also, the eBay seller has responded to my frustration with this:

"When it comes to these routers there is no "factory reset", there are  either configs on them or no configs on them. [...] As far as the web  interface is concerned, you still need to console into the router and do  some configuring to enable the web interface."

From what I've experienced, this sounds about right. WHICH leads me back to my last question. Can I just pick and choose among the How-tos I find here to cobble together the setup I need (described above). Maybe someone familiar with the 831 can take a look at these links and tell me if they apply to or not and why. I'm not asking really for someone to go over these links and guarantee they'll work. More that I'm on the right track with how I can use this web site and if I'm understanding these documents correctly.

For example, the last link has these first few messages which are either helpful or useless depending on how well written the documentation is on the site:

 Prerequisites 
 Requirements 
There are no specific requirements for this document.
 Components Used  
This document is not restricted to specific software and hardware       versions.

Hi,

Tell us the IP of your modem,which ip addressing you want for your LAN and what ports you want to forward on your server and we willprovide you a CLI running-config to achieve your needs.

Regards

Alain

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Cadet Alain said,

Tell us the IP of your modem,which ip addressing you want for your LAN  and what ports you want to forward on your server and we willprovide you  a CLI running-config to achieve your needs.

Have I found IT heaven? haha.

Sure.

1 Three networking devices:

1.1 ISP provided cable modem with dynamic IP served from the cable provider/ISP ($39/mo)

1.2 This Cisco 831 router (10.10.10.1) ($19.50)

1.2.1 E1 Port connected to (1.1)

1.2.2 E0 Ports 1-4 connected to each,

1.2.2.1 Public HTTP Server (static 10.10.10.2) ($150, 2004 5-disk RAID)

1.2.2.2 Belkin WiFi Router (static 10.10.10.3) ($24)

1.2.2.3 General use (static 10.10.10.4)

1.2.2.4 General use (static 10.10.10.5)

The Public HTTP Server must then be accessible from my own url. I currently have ZoneEdit. Their site claims I can setup DDNS [1] ($12/yr).

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That's what I'm trying to put together for this presentation. Cheap, Huh? ~$200 equipment and $492 + $9 DNH = $701 to host your own web site for a year. I think I paid almost that for a 500MB hard disk drive once. ahaha.

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[1]: http://zoneedit.com/dynamicDNS.html

int e1

description To Cable Modem

ip address x.x.x.x x.x.x.x  IP address in same subnet as ISP modem

ip dhcp client client-id ethernet1

ip nat outside

no shutdown

int vlan 1

ip address 10.10.10.1 255.255.255.0

ip nat inside

ip dhcp excluded-address 10.10.10.1 10.10.10.5

no ip dhcp conflict logging

ip dhcp pool mypool

network 10.10.10.0 255.255.255.0

default-router 10.10.10.1

dns-server x.x.x.x   where x.x.x.x is ISP cable modem IP address

access-list 1 permit 10.10.10.0 0.0.0.255

ip nat inside source list 1 interface ethernet1

ip nat inside source static tcp 10.10.10.2 80 interface ethernet1 80

You'll need to port forward from Internet to dhcp address of ethernet1 on tcp port 80

To see this IP : sh ip int brief

Test this first and tell us if:

-client can get ipconfig from the 831 with correct settings

-cisco 831 can ping external IP like 8.8.8.8

-client can ping Cable Modem

-client can ping external IP 8.8.8.8

-you can access webserver from outside on WAN IP from Cable Modem

If everything is ok then you'll do the dyndns on your cable Modem and you'll do a static dhcp lease for cisco 831

on cable modem.

Regards

Alain

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@cadet alain

"If everything is ok then you'll do the dyndns on your cable Modem"

Time out. I don't think this cable modem is user configurable (Arris TM-822)[1]. Its just whatever the Cable Company provided when I signed up for the service.

The 800 series is advertised as a telecommuter product [2]. Surly as a telecommuting solution it would be necessary to have some "modem" such as DSL or Cable...?

Can you please explain your choice to push this config to the access point?

[1]: http://www.arrisi.com/products/product.asp?id=80

[2]: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/routers/ps380/ps4874/product_data_sheet09186a008010e5c5.html

Hi,

The AP is the Belkin in your topology provided you can put it in AP mode only otherwise you'll have to do some more configs and your wifi clients will be on a different subnet.

Did you try the config I provided then we'll take care of dyndns.

Regards

Alain

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@cadet alain,

Can you explain which sections of your running config example apply to the various comman modes? i.e.

• Global configuration
• Interface configuration
• Router configuration

[1]: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/routers/access/800/819/software/configuration/Guide/a_ios_skills.html