#RCP100
Written by RCPTeam (rcpteam at yahoo dot com) Project Website
###Installing RCP100 using the source code package
RCP100 software should compile and run on any recent Linux 64bit system. Before you start, you need to install a number of additional packages:
Fedora
CentOS 6.x
yum install gcc-c++ ncurses-devel bridge-utils rsync curl traceroute lsof
Ubuntu
Debian
apt-get update
apt-get install build-essential ncurses-dev bridge-utils rsync curl traceroute lsof
openSUSE
yast2 -i gcc-c++ make ncurses-devel bridge-utils rsync curl tcptraceroute lsof
Download the latest RCP100 version and unpack the archive:
$ tar -xjvf rcp100-X.Y.Z.tar.bz2
$ cd rcp100-X.Y.ZCompile and install the software:
$ ./configure
$ make
$ sudo make install
# exitThe installation takes place in /opt/rcp. No other directory is modified.
###Starting the software
Run /opt/rcp/bin/start.sh script to start the router:
$ sudo /opt/rcp/bin/start.sh
INIT: Mon Apr 9 11:51:39 EDT 2012: init user account
INIT: Mon Apr 9 11:51:39 EDT 2012: mount transport directory
INIT: Mon Apr 9 11:51:39 EDT 2012: setting up system defaults
INIT: Mon Apr 9 11:51:42 EDT 2012: starting RCP processes
INIT: Mon Apr 9 11:51:44 EDT 2012: configuring system
CLI: Executing command: hostname rcp
CLI: Executing command: administrator rcp password rcp
CLI: Executing command: service telnet
INIT: Mon Apr 9 11:51:44 EDT 2012: RCP system started
$The script creates a new unprivileged user account in /home/rcp, and the router is started with a minimal configuration. Existing interfaces are detected, and two bridge interfaces - br0 and br1 - are created. You can use these interfaces to hook up different virtual machines running on the same computer.
###Accessing the router using the web interface
Point your browser to http://0/index.html and login as user rcp, password rcp:
RCP100 CLI screenshot
Next, you will be asked to change the default passwords and proceed to the configuration section:
RCP100 CLI screenshot
###Accessing the router using the command line interface
Log into Command Line Interface (CLI) subsystem via telnet as user rcp, password rcp:
$ telnet 0
Trying 0.0.0.0...
Connected to 0.
Escape character is '^]'.
User: rcp
Password:
rcp>CLI is very similar to what you find in commercial routers. It supports command completion (TAB key), syntax checking, command abbreviation, context sensitive help ('?' key) and session history (show history command).
rcp>?
enable Administration mode
exit Exit the current mode
logout Exit the session
no Negate a command or set its defaults
ping Send echo messages
show Show running system information
telnet-client Open a telnet session
traceroute Trace route to destination
rcp>Go into configuration mode and changed the default password:
rcp>en
rcp#config
rcp(config)#administrator rcp password mysecretpasswd
rcp(config)#exit
rcp#Use show running-config command to inspect the current running configuration:
rcp#show running-config
hostname rcp
!
service telnet
service http
!
administrator rcp encrypted password QFSNKPHJ$kNBAqXTxlxZhwKWIpt1e61
!
!
interface loopback lo
ip address 127.0.0.1/8
ip mtu 16436
no shutdown
!
interface ethernet eth0
ip address 192.168.254.19/24
ip mtu 1500
no shutdown
!
interface bridge br0
ip mtu 1500
shutdown
!
interface bridge br1
ip mtu 1500
shutdown
!
rcp#The configuration is saved using copy running-config startup-config command:
rcp#copy running-config startup-config
rcp#or abbreviated:
rcp#copy run start
rcp####Stopping the software
Stop the software by running /opt/rcp/bin/stop.sh script as root. The next restart will apply the saved configuration.
$ sudo /opt/rcp/bin/stop.sh
INIT: Thu Feb 14 08:32:04 EST 2013: shuting down RCP system
INIT: Thu Feb 14 08:32:04 EST 2013: RCP system stopped
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