Ive bought a Cisco 877-k modem/router

when I plug it in it looks to be working ok.... but then after about 5 seconds it disconnects the lan ports (laptop reports cable unplugged) and the CD light starts to flash

then... i cant do anything ?  non of the lan ports work, and the cd light just keeps flashing?

any ideas ?


Im googling.... but its slow going !


EDIT:

when i turn it on, all the lights come on for a second then go off
then the lan0 and the ok light are on   (laptop is plugged into lan0)
short delay
then the lan0 light goes off
then the cd light comes on, flashes 4 times slowly, then flashes fast...... do the 4 slow flashes point to anything ?


found this too, for once I get going BE unlimited cisco 877 setup

Give it more time.

IIRC, the initial connection over lan is looking for a TFTP server, but normally ciscos take a while to boot.

Quote from: soopahflyGive it more time.

IIRC, the initial connection over lan is looking for a TFTP server, but normally ciscos take a while to boot.

gave it a good 10min last night and it made no difference


its not plugged into the telephone line right now (sitting on my desk connected up to an old laptop) - that won;t make any difference right ?


tried it last night plugged into the phone line but it was just the same - tho Im not sure how long I left it... probably a couple of min?  should be plenty ?


edit: its cycling through 5 slow flashes, then lots of fast flashes, after the 5 slow ones it either picks up the phone line or puts it down, (I can hear it click)

anyone know if the console port might give me access to sort it out ? - Ive got a cable for it but it goes to a serial connector and I dont have anything with serial ports.... but could get an adaptor cheap on ebay

bump, wheres marc when you need him ?

he better not have crashed the MR2 and died leaving me with a router I have no idea how to access !

bought a serial connector but its no good, so order another !

and Ive downloaded the config Ill need for Be (the isp) so should get sorted pretty quick when the new usb-serial adaptor arrives !

is it new?

out of the box there is a dhcp server enabled, plug into one of the layer 2 ports

A console cable should have come with it.

Are you using it as assigned ip or static IP and Ill do you a basic config to get you up and running

interfaces atm0, dialer0 will be shut by default as well so no point plugging phone in yet!

brand new out of the box,

had to wait for the new usb to serial adapter to arrive)

on boot up I get.... (connected via console cable)
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C870 series (Board ID: 1-148) platform with 131072 Kbytes of main memory

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######### [OK]

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Installed image archive
Cisco 877 (MPC8272) processor (revision 0x200) with 118784K/12288K bytes of memo
ry.
Processor board ID FCZ1014411N
MPC8272 CPU Rev: Part Number 0xC, Mask Number 0x10
4 FastEthernet interfaces
1 ATM interface
128K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
24576K bytes of processor board System flash (Intel Strataflash)


         --- System Configuration Dialog ---

Would you like to enter the initial configuration dialog? [yes/no]:

I can start setting things up, and set passwords etc.... but am a bit worried Ill make a mess of it so Ill look for an idiots guide first ?

ip is dynamic / assigned by isp

I found this LINK which should be all the settings needed to connect to the be isp (I hope?)



erm.... Ill wait till you post back before I do anything :-)

you dont need to go through the initial config dialogue, if you want to set it up via the web interface its simple to assign an IP to the vlan associated with the layer-2 ports on the rear and turn on http server

do this to enable this:

(from console)
>en
#conf t

int vlan1
ip address (address) (mask)
no shut

ip http server

Then you can http: to the config.

It is messy though - as in it makes a mess of the config if you do too much.

Ill just do you up a quick normal config as well when I get a second, its simple.

cool, Ill hang on and wait for the normal config ?  (if thats best?)



p.s. thanks for all the help :-)

bump

Im scared to do anything without your say first incase I make a mess of it..... Ive googled but its a bit of a mine field Lo

Just looked be up and its not PPPoAm so as in that example, you dont configure a dialer interface like you would normally.

That config should be ok, except for the WAN ip address you need to put

ip address negotiated

But - do you have a default gateway from Be to be able to add it in as your 0.0.0.0 route?

If not Ill need to do it differently.

I have no idea....

Ive never looked into this kind of thing other than a quick google when Im setting up a router

cisco is a hell of a step up from the usual stuff Im used too.... Ive set up plenty of routers over the years, but most have been pretty straight forwards / intruative..... but this cisco stuff is gibberish to me :s


EDIT: a search for default gateway in the support section of the be site doesnt find anything, so I guess not ?

ok

use that config, but change the ip address part to ip address negotiated as above

and for default (0.0.0.0) route put

ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0.0 int ATM0.1

That will throw all the traffic out the atm interface