Vyatta开源软件软件使用评测

　　The site offers a video demo of using the software, but I bypassed that for now. According to the Vyatta Quick Evaluation Guide, I should be able to get the software running in about 30 minutes--let's see if it's right.

　　I used VMware Server to create a new Linux virtual guest OS on my Windows XP machine and set the Vyatta ISO as my boot CD. The Linux machine booted right up and ran. Figures A and B show some screenshots:

　　Figure A

　　Figure B

　　I logged in using the default username of vyattaand the password vyatta. Next, I typed configure and then set an IP address on the Ethernet interface using the following:

　　To view the command, type exit to go back to > prompt, and then type show.

　　One important thing to remember about the Vyatta router is that you can't make any changes to the router until using the commit command. (Like Cisco routers, you can use the [Tab] key for automatic command completion, and you can type ? for help. You can also use Cisco command-line shortcuts such as [Ctrl]W to delete the word before or [Ctrl]A to go to the beginning of the line.) There are two modes: regular Show mode (at the > prompt) and Configure mode (at the # prompt).