Here is my config with IP's changed. You will have to set up your own configs. This config is mainly set up for using the router as an IP port to Serial port gateway for a BBS. But you should be able to use it as telnet client. You might also be able to do SLIP and PPP connections with it also. This is on a 1700 series router. Other series may work also. Router#show config Using 1761 out o ! ! Last configuration change at 16:14:23 EST Mon Oct 18 2004 ! NVRAM config last updated at 16:14:40 EST Mon Oct 18 2004 ! version 12.1 service timestamps debug datetime msec service timestamps log datetime msec localtime no service password-encryption ! hostname Router ! logging buffered 4096 debugging logging console informational ! ! ! ! ! memory-size iomem 25 clock timezone EST -5 clock summer-time EST recurring ip subnet-zero no ip source-route no ip domain-lookup ! ! ! ! interface Serial0 no ip address shutdown no cdp enable ! !This is the router's interface to the net/LAN interface FastEthernet0 ip address 192.168.100.100 255.255.255.0 no ip route-cache speed auto no cdp enable ! !This is the serial/aux ports interface and may vary from model to model interface Async5 ip address 192.168.101.1 255.255.255.0 no ip route-cache async mode interactive peer default ip address 192.168.101.1 ! ip default-gateway 192.168.100.1 ip classless ip default-network 192.168.1.0 ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.100.1 no ip http server ! no cdp run !This is the BBS setup stuff banner incoming ^C Welcome to The BBS Gateway. Please type "1" to connect! ^C banner login ^CWelcome to The BBS^C ! line con 0 transport preferred none transport input none !Serial port/aux settings, timeouts, baud rate, etc. line aux 0 session-timeout 10 no activation-character vacant-message ^C The server may be busy ^C refuse-message ^C The BBS is currently in use. Try again later ^C transport input all autohangup speed 57600 flowcontrol hardware line vty 0 4 password guest login ! sntp server 192.168.100.1 no scheduler allocate end