• make sure that It's on run level 3 and 5
• check for the components, IF they exist at all
• service zebra start
• service bgpd start
• service ospfd start
• use vtysh to re-configure the Zebra daemon
• default location are as follows:
• /usr/local/etc
• /etc/zebra
• port number's used by Zebra are listed in the services file

     $ tail -8 /etc/services

     $ cat /etc/zebra/zebra.conf

      . . . .

      . . .

     $ service zebra start

     $ telnet localhost zebra

      . . . .

      . . .

     password : dogwood

     vins.vinsky2002.org > enable

     password : chopstick

     vins.vinsky2002.org # write terminal

vtysh configuration for Zebra.conf

  ex.: 

  vins.vinsky2002.org# configure terminal

  vins.vinsky2002.org(config)# hostname vins

  vins(config)# log file /var/log/zebra.log

  vins(config)# interface eth0

  vins(config-if)# ip address 172.16.20.3/24

  vins(config-if)# multicast

  vins(config-if)# exit

  vins(config)# exit

  vins # write file

Also comes with an HTML document to display the commands for so.