This tutorial explains how to configure a Cisco router step by step. Learn how to secure (Enable & Privilege Exec Mode), erase (Running Configuration), enable (Telnet access), set (Hostname, Login banner & Time zone), configure (FastEthernet & Serial interface) and several other essential tasks in detail with examples.

This tutorial explains basic concepts of routing protocols, types of routing protocols (Distance Vector, Link State and Hybrid), routing terms (Metric, Administrative distance, Autonomous System and Routing updates) and static & dynamic routing with advantage & disadvantage in detail with examples.

This tutorial explains IP route command and its parameter, argument and options in detail with examples. Learn how to configure default route and static route with IP route command in Cisco router step by step with practical example in packet tracer.

This tutorial explains how to configure static routing step by step in detail including advantage of static routing and disadvantage of static routing. Learn how to enable, configure, manage and delete static route in Cisco router with practical example in packet tracer.

This tutorial explains basic concepts, fundamental and operations of RIP routing protocol in detail with examples. Learn how RIP (Routing Information Protocol) works and updates routing table from broadcasts message step by step.

This tutorial explains feature, function and terminology of RIP Protocol (Administrative Distance, Routing Metrics, Routing by Rumor, Advertising Updates, Passive interface, Split Horizon, Hop count, Route poisoning, Hold down time, Route Invalid Time, Route Flush Time & Update Time) in detail with examples.

This tutorial explains how to configure RIP Routing protocol step by step in detail. RIP is the simplest and one of the oldest Distance Vector routing protocol. Learn how to enable and configure RIP routing in Cisco router with practical example in packet tracer.

This tutorial explains fundamental and basic concepts of EIGRP Routing protocol including features & characteristics of EIGRP in detail. Learn EIGRP terminology (Neighbor Table, Topology Table, Routing Table, PDM, RTP, DUAL Algorithm Autonomous System and Administrative Distance) step by step with examples.

This tutorial explains EIGRP neighborship requirements (Active hello packets, AS number and K-values) and EIGRP neighbor discovery process in detail with examples including essential EIGRP neighborship configuration values (EIGRP passive interface, EIGRP Adjacency and EIGRP AS Numbers).

This tutorial explains EIGRP Composite Metric calculation formula and components (K1– Bandwidth, K2-Load, K3-Delay, K4-Reliability and K5-MTU) step by step in detail with examples. Learn how EIGRP Composite Metric Formula calculate and select the shortest path to reach the destination.