5.2 Switch Interface Configuration

Question 1

After plugging in a switch what are the three things you should always configure

Answer 1

Passwords - console, virtual terminal, or VTY, and enable mode
IP addresses
Default gateway

Question 2

What do these commands do:
switch(config)#interface FastEthernet 0/14
switch(config)#interface GigabitEthernet 0/1

Answer 2

Moves to interface configuration mode

Question 3

What do these commands do:
switch(config)#interface range fastethernet 0/14 - 24
switch(config)#interface range gigabitethernet 0/1 - 4
switch(config)#interface range fa 0/1 - 4 , 7 - 10
switch(config)#interface range fa 0/8 - 9 , gi 0/1 - 2

Answer 3

Moves to configuration mode for a range of interfaces

Question 4

What do these commands do:
switch(config-if)#speed 10
switch(config-if)#speed 100
switch(config-if)#speed 1000
switch(config-if)#speed auto

Answer 4

Sets the port speed on the interface

Question 5

What do these commands do:
switch(config-if)#duplex half
switch(config-if)#duplex full
switch(config-if)#duplex auto

Answer 5

Sets the duplex mode on the interface

Question 6

What do these commands do:
switch(config-if)#no shutdown
switch(config-if)#shutdown

Answer 6

Enables or disable the interface

Question 7

What does the command switch#show interface status

Answer 7

Shows interface status of all ports

Question 8

what does the command switch#show ip interface brief

Answer 8

Shows line and protocol status of all ports

Question 9

What switch configuration mode does the command Switch(config-if)# enable

Answer 9

Interface configuration mode

Question 10

What mode does the command Switch(config-vlan)# enable

Answer 10

Config-vlan

Question 11

What mode does the command Switch(config-line)# enable

Answer 11

Line configuration mode

Question 12

What can you configure in interface configuration mode

Answer 12

Ethernet (10 Mbps Ethernet)
FastEthernet (100 Mbps Ethernet)
GigabitEthernet (1 GB Ethernet)
VLAN

Question 13

What can you configure in Config-vlan mode

Answer 13

You can use the config-vlan mode to perform all VLAN configuration tasks.
Changes made in vlan mode take place immediately.

Question 14

What can you configure in Line configuration mode

Answer 14

Use this mode to configure parameters for the terminal line, such as the console, Telnet, and SSH lines.

Question 15

What layer of the OSI model do basic switches operate on

Answer 15

Layer 2

Question 16

When should you configure a switch with an ip address?

Answer 16

If you want to manage the switch from a Telnet or web session

Question 17

What layer of the OSI model would a switch be on if the ports had ip addresses

Answer 17

Layer 3

Question 18

Name the key host configuration settings on a TCP/IP network

Answer 18

Ip address
Subnet mask 
Default gateway 
Hostname
DNS server 
MAC address

Question 19

How do you configure a ip address onto a switch

Answer 19

By setting the address to the VLAN interface

Question 20

What do the following commands do 
switch#config terminal
switch(config)#interface vlan 1
switch(config-if)#ip address 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.0
switch(config-if)#no shutdown

Answer 20

Sets the ip address to the vlan interface and enables it

Question 21

What command enables management from a remote network

Answer 21

switch(config)#ip default-gateway 1.1.1.254