Because of the way that search engines crawl sites, many of you have no idea that CellStream has been compiling a bunch of what we call "Cisco Router How To's", and these are easily available to any network administrator.

What you do is go to the following link at the CellStream Online School: http://www.cellstream.com/csiols/course/view.php?id=5 and log in as a GUEST!

Then you can simply search for a particular How To or browse the list!  Easy!

Here is a brief summary of what you will find:

When it comes to configuring a new Cisco router, much of the configuration depends on what type of router it is as well as the purpose it will serve. However, there are certain things you should configure on every new Cisco router. Hasn't there been a command that you wished Cisco would make standard on every router? Every administrator has his or her own list of commands they use to configure a router "just right."
Here's a list of 10 commands that I think you should configure on every router (in no particular order). The 10 Commands Our Cisco IOS Command Cheat Sheet

Below are the individual How To pages. Enjoy!

A Cheat Sheet for key Interface Commands
AAA Usage in IOS
Access Control List (ACL) Basics
Administrative Distances in Cisco IOS
Analyzing Traffic on a Cisco Switch
AutoQoS
Back Up IOS
Back Up and Restore Configurations
Bandwidth Command
Black Hole Routing using the NULL interface
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Path Selection
Clock Setting
Command Alias Usage
Compressed Real Time Protocol (cRTP) to Streamline Voice
Committed Access Rate in QoS
CONFIG_RESOLVE_FAILURE error Quick Fix
Configuration Lock in Cisco IOS
Configuring LINES in Cisco IOS
Configuration Register Explained
Copying IOS from One Router to Another
Core Dump
Default Routes
DHCP Client Configuration
EIGRP Configuration
EtherChannel
Extended Ping and Extended Traceroute Usage
File Commands and Usage
Finding Configuration Details Quickly
Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP)
GRE Tunnel Primer
HSRP Configuration
ICMP Management
IOS Order of Operations for NAT and QoS
IP Mobility Primer
IP Spoofing Security Tip
Keeping VPN SA's Refreshed
Limiting Bandwidth on a Switch
Loading a Cisco Router from ROMMON prompt
Logging
Logging for Troubleshooting
Maintenance with the "Show Diag" Command
NBAR Explained
Order of Operations
OSPF Basics
Partitioning Internal FLASH
Passwords
Policy Based Routing feature Usage
PPP Configuration
QoS Fundamentals
Reload Procedure to Bypass System Password
RIP Configuration
Rollback Capability
Security Setting Recommendations
Show Environment Command
Show Interfaces Command
Show Version Command
Smartports
SSH Configuration
Stateful Network Address Translation (SNAT) Feature
Stopping PING or TRACEROUTE
Stopping the Router from Trying to TELNET
Storm Control
Switch Port Security Usage
UDP and TCP Port Number Usage in ACLs
Upgrading IOS on a Cisco Router
Upgrading IOS on a Cisco Router in ROMMON Mode
Username Configuration
Warm Upgrade and Reload
WCCP Configuration