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Configure SSH Security on Cisco Routers
Hey Friends here is a new post for you, in this post we will discuss a secure way to configure the cisco router remotly.
SSH stands for Secure Shell and it is used to exchange the configuration data b/w client device and n/w device like router, switch or server in encrypted format.
To configure SSH on a cisco Router you need to follow the following steps.
1. Configure a hostname of your router
Router>enable
Router#configure terminal
Router(config)#hostname Maati
Maati(config)#
2. Configure a Domain Name on the router
Maati(config)#ip domain-name domain.com
3. Generate Cryptography keys
Maati(config)#cryprto key generate rsa
4. Create User Account(s)
Maati(config)#username Maati password password
5. Enable VTY port for SSH
Maati(config)#line vty 0 15
Maati(config)#login local
Maati(config)#transport input ssh
Optional settings
1. Setting SSH version
Maati(config)#ip ssh version <1-2>
you can either use version 1 or version 2 for ssh
2. Setting Login Retries
Maati(config)#ip ssh retries 4
I have set retries to 4 you can change it as per your requirement
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Helpful Tips and Tricks
How to create Microsoft Loopback Adapter in Windows
Microsoft Loopback Adapter can be used with gns3 for testing purposes and many more virtualization software. In this post we will discuss how we can create the Microsoft loopback adapter in windows 7.
Steps:
1. In part one create a Microsoft loopback interface in your windows.
2. Right click on “MY COMPUTER” icon on desktop and select the properties.
3. Now on the left hand side of window that opened select the device manager.
4. in the device manager go to menu bar go to ACTION >> ADD LEGECY HARDWARE.
5. Click next on the window that appeared.
6. On the second page select 2nd option “add the hardware that I manually select form a list (Advance) ” and click next.
7. On the next page select the “network adapters” option from the hardware list and click next.
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Helpful Tips and Tricks
Cisco ASA Firewall on Gns3
Cisco ASA Firewall
is very important from the prospective of CCNP Security exam. We can setup the
ASA Firewall in Gns3 for the preparation of exam and practice. In this post we
will just discuss the setup of ASA in 64-bit as well as 32-bit Gns3 , later on
we will also discuss some interesting configurations and topologies in Gns3
with help of ASA firewall.
So let's begin the
process. First of all we need to download the ASA firewall components. Use the
following links to download the two required image files.
1. Now open gns3 and
from the menu bar follow the path
edit>preference.
2. In preference dialog
go to the qemu and click on the ASA tab.
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Helpful Tips and Tricks