Cisco Commands
These are commands for cisco IOS devices (switches, routers, etc)
List files in current directory
dir
List files in nvram
dir nvram:
Copy command destinatons (we use running-config as an example source file)
copy running-config cisco copy destinations
Elevate to root user
enable
Enter global configuration mode
configure terminal
Show startup config (the one stored in nvram for next boot)
show startup-config
Show running config (the one stored in ram and is currently in use)
show running-config
Copy the in-use config to the startup config so that it will be used on the next boot
copy running-config startup-config
Apply weak encryption to all unencrypted passwords. This only changes what is displayed in the config file, any password typed through a network cable is still transmitted in plain text.
service password-encryption
Global configuration commands
Change the machine's hostname (does not require a reboot)
hostname
Configure the console port (0)
line con 0
Configure the interface "vlan 1"
interface vlan 1
Console port configuration commands
Add a password to console port access
password itsasecret
Interface configuration commands
ip address 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0
Change interface state to "up"
no shutdown