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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