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E<strong>the</strong>rnet LANs with a dedicated T1 connecting <strong>the</strong>m. The Ridgefield<br />

office also has a T1 <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Internet. The Concord office contains<br />

Finance, which uses a UNIX accounting system accessed with dumb<br />

VT100 terminals. Sales and Marketing are in Ridgefield, and <strong>the</strong>y have<br />

PCs running NT with a Novell LAN and Macin<strong>to</strong>shes. The Ridgefield<br />

office also contains Research, which uses UNIX, and <strong>the</strong> Management<br />

team, which uses PCs and Macin<strong>to</strong>shes.<br />

Figure 7.1. The WidgetCo <strong>network</strong> map.<br />

The WidgetCo <strong>network</strong> has a Cisco 2600 in <strong>the</strong> Concord office with one<br />

E<strong>the</strong>rnet, 16 Async Serial ports, and one integrated T1 serial interface.<br />

The Ridgefield office has a Cisco 2514 with two E<strong>the</strong>rnet and two serial<br />

interfaces.<br />

Helpful IOS Commands<br />

<strong>Understanding</strong> how <strong>the</strong> router is configured and how its interfaces are<br />

behaving is very important. Earlier, you were introduced <strong>to</strong> some of

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