How do I add a static WAN IP to cisco 870?

[jsandau]

I have a Cisco 870, my isp has given me a static IP I have set the wan interface to be static and have set the dns servers, but whenever I do a connectivity test I get and error:

"To test conectivity Cisco cp tries to ping the configured dns servers, however there is no configured route to any of the dns servers through the selected interface"

Recommended actions:

"select user specified option or add a host specific/netowrk specific default route thought this interface"

There was no place for me to put in the default gatweay, should I be able to put that some where? What do I need to do to get the internet working?

Thanks,

[lcaruso · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You need to use some basic commands. Using the command line interface is easiest.

The command to add the default gateway is as follows:

router# conf t

router(config)# ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 a.b.c.d (where a.b.c.d is the ip address of  your default gateway)

router(config)# exit

router# wr

Hope that helps.

[jsandau]

Of course! Thanks. I can't believe I forgot that.

[jsandau]

looks like I spoke too soon. When I enter that command I get an "inconsistant address and mask" error, and still no internet.