Upgrading to MNS-6K-SECURE ......................................... 36List of commands in this chapter .......................................... 373 – IP Address and System Information..................................... 39IP Addressing ............................................................................... 39Importance of an IP address .................................................. 39DHCP and bootp ........................................................................ 40Bootp Database ........................................................................... 40Configuring Auto/DHCP/Bootp/Manual ............................. 41Using Telnet ................................................................................. 42Using SSH..................................................................................... 44Domain Name System (DNS) ............................................... 48Setting serial port parameters ................................................. 50System parameters.................................................................... 50Date and time............................................................................ 52Network time (SNTP Client) ................................................. 53Network time (SNTP Server) ................................................. 54Saving and loading configuration .......................................... 54Config files.................................................................................... 58Script files ..................................................................................... 60Displaying configuration ......................................................... 62Displaying or hiding passwords ............................................. 64Erasing configuration .............................................................. 65Displaying Serial Number ....................................................... 66List of commands in this chapter .......................................... 67Other commands ..................................................................... 704 – IPv6 .................................................................................72Assumptions ................................................................................. 72Introduction to IPv6 ................................................................ 72What’s changed in IPV6? ........................................................ 73IPv6 Addressing ....................................................................... 73iv
