Question about Line vty 0 4 on router

Daughterofrnbsoul

By default are routers and switches automatically configured with the "Login Command" For the VTY Sessions? I keep doing a show run, and I see line vty 0 4 "Login" even though I have never saved the config. Of course no password is set, so that means I can go to config t , Line vty 0 4, password jake. without specifying the Login Command" Since by default it's already in there ?

rob42

Correct (so far as I know).

You could also connect to the Router via the console port, then from enable mode, issue the commands...

line vty 0 4
no login

That would then disable the login feature. You could then Telnet into the Router without the need for a Password.

In a commercial setup, this would be very bad practice, but for convenience, in a privet setup, why not.

Daughterofrnbsoul

Thanks for the info will put these in my notes

ImYourOnlyDJ

If its already there then yes. It vaguely seems like it wasn't in there by default in older images... Don't quote me on that.