2509 default Gateway?

[Brian Maxwell]

Hello,

I'm trying to configure a 2509 as an access server for use in CCNA labs.  I've got it online on one subnet but need to be able to access it from others.  At this point I can't ping it.  I'm assuming I don't need to add a default route in the device because it's not connected to another route but I'm not sure.  Can someone tell me where I'm off?

Building configuration...

Current configuration:
!
version 11.2
no service password-encryption
no service udp-small-servers
no service tcp-small-servers
!
hostname AS-2509
!
enable secret 5 $1$2uuQ$0.tAkvaLVq8OgBK3vXGJf.
!
username lab password 0 HWDLab
ip host 1841-1 2001 1.1.1.1
ip host 1841-2 2002 1.1.1.1
ip host 1841-3 2003 1.1.1.1
ip host 1841-4 2004 1.1.1.1
ip host 3750-1 2005 1.1.1.1
ip host 3560-1 2006 1.1.1.1
ip host 2960-1 2007 1.1.1.1
ip host 2960-2 2008 1.1.1.1
!
interface Loopback0
 ip address 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.255
!
interface Ethernet0
 ip address 10.159.53.14 255.255.255.0
!
interface Serial0
 no ip address
 shutdown
!
interface Serial1
 no ip address
 shutdown
!
ip default-gateway 10.159.53.1
no ip classless
!
line con 0
 logging synchronous
 transport input none
line 1 8
 no exec
 exec-timeout 0 0
 transport input all
line aux 0
line vty 0 4
 password 2Letmein2
 logging synchronous
 login
!
end

[Philip D'Ath]

What is the other subnet, what what are the IP addresses on that device which is doing the routing?

[acampbell · Accepted solution]

Hi,

As you are running multiple ip interfaces you
should enable ip routing and use a default route instead of the
default-gateway command

!
no ip default-gateway 10.159.53.1
!
ip routing
ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.159.53.1
!

Also what ever 10.159.53.1 device is,
it will need a route to your loopback 1.1.1.1 via
your ethernet 10.159.53.14

HTH
Regards
Alex

[Brian Maxwell]

Thanks!  It was this plus it had the no ip classless command in there.

[Peter Paluch]

Brian,

One comment although your issue has been solved: Your IOS version is 11.2. That is surprising to me. Such an old IOS is usually booted on these routers from ROM and is an extremely limited IOS that is supposed to be only used for disaster recovery - usually when the primary IOS in the FLASH has been erased or is about to be upgraded.

Can you please check the value of your configuration register? If it is set to 0x2101 or 0x2141 then it directly commands your router to boot this limited ROM-based IOS. The proper setting should be either 0x2102 (normal value) or 0x2142 (normal value with ignoring the stored configuration).

Best regards,
Peter

[Brian Maxwell]

Yeah.  Just an old IOS.  Config register is 0x2102.  Without smartnet that's how it'll stay I suppose.

[Brian Maxwell]

Routing is being done at 10.159.53.1 which is an L3 switch.  Access from other subnet 10.159.52.x.

As far as multiple interfaces, most of the config is from a video I saw about how to set up the 2509 as an access server using the terminal connection as your main means of access.

The end goal is to either telnet into the 2509 and then access the connected serial interfaces or simply telnet on different ports to each individual serial interface (If that's possible).  This won't do any routing.  Just Access Server.  I can add the default route and see if that works better.  Wasn't sure what would be best and saw the gateway used on another config for this device.

Hopefully that clarifies.  Thanks,