Cisco commands Flashcards
enable
Logs you into enable mode, which is also known as user exec mode or privileged mode
configure terminal
Logs you into configuration mode
interface fastethernet/number
Enters interface configuration mode for the specified fast ethernet interface
reload
An exec mode command that reboots a Cisco switch or router
hostname name
Sets a host name to the current Cisco network device
copy from-location to-location
An enable mode command that copies files from one file location to another
copy running-config startup-config
An enable mode command that saves the active config, replacing the startup config replacing the startup config when a Cisco network device initializes
copy startup-config running-config
An enable mode command that merges the startup config with the currently active config in RAM
write erase
erase startup-config
An enable mode command that deletes the startup config
ip address ip-address mask
Assigns an IP address and a subnet mask
shutdown
no shutdown
Used in interface configuration mode. “Shutdown” shuts down the interface, while “no shutdown” brings up the interface.
ip default-gateway ip_address
Sets the default gateway on a Cisco device
show running-config
An enable mode command that displays the current configuration
description name-string
A config interface command to describe or name an interface
show running-config interface interface slot/number
An enable mode command to display the running configuration for a specific interface
show ip interface [type number]
Displays the usability status of interfaces that are configured for IP
ip name-server serverip-1 serverip-2
A configure mode command that sets the IP addresses of DNS servers
ping {hostname | system-address}
[source source-address]
Used in enable mode to diagnose basic network connectivity
speed {10 | 1000 | auto}
An interface mode command that manually sets the speed to the specified value or negotiates it automatically
duplex {auto | full | half}
An interface mode command that manually sets duplex to half, full or auto
cdp run
no cdp run
A configuration mode command that enables or disables Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) for the device
show mac address-table
Displays the MAC address table
show cdp
Shows whether CDP is enabled globally
show cdp neighbors[detail]
Lists summary information about each neighbor connected to this device; the “detail” option lists detailed information about each neighbor
show interfaces
Displays detailed information about interface status, settings and counters
show interface status
Displays the interface line status
show interfaces switchport
Displays a large variety of configuration settings and current operational status, including VLAN trunking details.
show interfaces trunk
Lists information about the currently operational trunks and the VLANS supported by those trunks
show vlan
show vlan brief
Lists each VLAN and all interfaces assigned to that VLAN but does not include trunks
show vtp status
Lists the current VTP status, including the current mode
ip routenetwork-number network-mask {ip-address | interface}
Sets a static route in te IP routing table
router rip
Enables a Routing information Protocol (RIP) routing process, which places you in router configuration mode