Hi I picked up this router, for $15 off Craigslist

[raycid74]

It looks like it was never used still in the box and plastic still on everything.

It is a Cisco 861 Integrated Services Router.

Is this a good thing to start learning on?  

I am gonna hook it up and console into it, this is my first ever Cisco device like this, I have been working on computers for over 10 years but am total newb to this network stuff.

Let me know what you think of it, thanks alot

Ray

[Leo Laohoo · Accepted solution]

You could give it a try.

[raycid74]

I've been trying to figure this thing out, only thing I can do is set the IP address on the WAN interface fast ethernet 4

What I have is it connected to my home router to the WAN port, I am trying to connect devices to the LAN Ports on the router and having those work , but I cannot figure this out, it is way above my head.

Any idea how to make this thing work?  

I want to 861 to just do DHCP and you know all the LAN Ports go thru it, then all the gets passed to my home router.

[Jaderson Pessoa]

well, if not so good.. but will help you if your studies.