Re: router

Bob I wrote:
First hit would seem to provide the answer.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=determine+cisco+router+model+number&btnG=Google+Search


Johnfli wrote:

If I had easy access to it, I would have done that instead of posting teh qquestion.

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"Johnfli" <john@xxxxxxx> wrote in news:OJXrauVRHHA.3444
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I know this might not be teh best place for this question, but I figured
somebody here should know.
What is teh command to find out the model number of my cisco router?




Look at the sticker on the back.





Interestingly, the article suggested by Bob I shows that Cisco recommends that the network admin make it difficult for non-authorized people with access to the network to find out the make and model of the router:

"As a general rule, any unnecessary service should be disabled in any router that is reachable from a potentially hostile network. The services listed in this section are sometimes useful, but should be disabled if they are not actively used. ... Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) is used for some network management functions, but is dangerous because it allows any system on a directly-connected segment to learn that the router is a Cisco device, and to determine the model number and the Cisco IOS software version that is run. This information can be used to design attacks against the router."

If the OP has the necessary credentials to log into the router, he/she can easily determine the model number that way.

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