0. set hostname accordingly 1. no shut down for the related interfaces 2. set up IP's and Subnet Masks for the interesting interfaces 3. set up clock rate for S0 4. set up line vty for telnet 5. set up ip host for shorthands 6. set up ip route (static route) some examples: MIAMI(Config)# ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.45.1 UF(Config)# ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.23.2 FAMU(Config)# ip route 192.168.23.0 255.255.255.252 172.16.34.1 skill test memo: will test floating route