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		<title>Admin: Created page with &quot;Category:Wiki  ==Basic Configuration Commands== * &#039;&#039;&#039;enable&#039;&#039;&#039; - Enters privileged exec mode. * &#039;&#039;&#039;configure terminal&#039;&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;&#039;conf t&#039;&#039;&#039; - Enters global configuration mode. * &#039;&#039;&#039;show version&#039;&#039;&#039; - Displays EOS software version, device model, and hardware information. * &#039;&#039;&#039;show running-config&#039;&#039;&#039; - Displays the current active configuration. * &#039;&#039;&#039;show startup-config&#039;&#039;&#039; - Displays the configuration stored in NVRAM (startup config). * &#039;&#039;&#039;copy running-config startup-config&#039;...&quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;/index.php/Category:Wiki&quot; title=&quot;Category:Wiki&quot;&gt;Category:Wiki&lt;/a&gt;  ==Basic Configuration Commands== * &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;enable&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Enters privileged exec mode. * &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;configure terminal&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;conf t&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Enters global configuration mode. * &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show version&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays EOS software version, device model, and hardware information. * &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show running-config&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays the current active configuration. * &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show startup-config&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays the configuration stored in NVRAM (startup config). * &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;copy running-config startup-config&amp;#039;...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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==Basic Configuration Commands==&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;enable&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Enters privileged exec mode.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;configure terminal&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;conf t&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Enters global configuration mode.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show version&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays EOS software version, device model, and hardware information.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show running-config&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays the current active configuration.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show startup-config&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays the configuration stored in NVRAM (startup config).&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;copy running-config startup-config&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Saves the current running configuration to the startup configuration.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;write memory&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; or &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;wr mem&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Saves the running configuration to startup configuration.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;reload&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Reboots the switch/router.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;hostname &amp;lt;name&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Configures the hostname of the device.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Interface Configuration==&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;interface Ethernet &amp;lt;slot&amp;gt;/&amp;lt;port&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Enters the configuration mode for a specific Ethernet interface.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ip address &amp;lt;ip&amp;gt; &amp;lt;subnet-mask&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Configures an IP address on an interface.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;no shutdown&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Enables the interface (brings it up).&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;shutdown&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Disables the interface (brings it down).&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;description &amp;lt;text&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Sets a description for an interface.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show interfaces&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays statistics for all interfaces.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show interfaces Ethernet &amp;lt;slot&amp;gt;/&amp;lt;port&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays detailed statistics for a specific interface.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Routing and Switching==&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ip route &amp;lt;destination&amp;gt; &amp;lt;subnet-mask&amp;gt; &amp;lt;next-hop&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Configures a static IP route.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show ip route&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays the routing table.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ip routing&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Enables IP routing.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show vlan&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays VLAN information.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;vlan &amp;lt;vlan-id&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Configures a VLAN.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;interface vlan &amp;lt;vlan-id&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Enters configuration mode for a VLAN interface (SVI).&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;spanning-tree mode &amp;lt;pvst|rstp|mstp&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Configures spanning tree protocol mode.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;spanning-tree vlan &amp;lt;vlan-id&amp;gt; root primary&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Configures the switch as the root bridge for a VLAN.&lt;br /&gt;
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==User and Privileges==&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;username &amp;lt;username&amp;gt; privilege &amp;lt;level&amp;gt; secret &amp;lt;password&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Creates a user with a specific privilege level and password.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show users&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays current user sessions.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;enable secret &amp;lt;password&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Sets the password for entering privileged exec mode.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Monitoring and Troubleshooting==&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show logging&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays the system log.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show processes&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays CPU and memory usage.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show tech-support&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Collects detailed system information for troubleshooting.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ping &amp;lt;destination&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Sends ICMP echo requests to verify network connectivity.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;traceroute &amp;lt;destination&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Traces the path taken by packets to a destination.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show ip interface brief&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays a summary of the interface IP addresses and status.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Security==&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;ip access-list &amp;lt;name&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Creates or enters the configuration of an access control list (ACL).&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show ip access-lists&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays the configured ACLs.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;interface Ethernet &amp;lt;slot&amp;gt;/&amp;lt;port&amp;gt; ip access-group &amp;lt;acl-name&amp;gt; in&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Applies an ACL to an interface (inbound traffic).&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;no ip access-group &amp;lt;acl-name&amp;gt; in&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Removes an ACL from an interface.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;enable secret &amp;lt;password&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Set a password for privileged EXEC mode.&lt;br /&gt;
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==System Management==&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show system resources&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays system resource usage.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show environment&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays hardware environment (e.g., fan, temperature, power supply status).&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show platform&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays platform-specific information.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show mac address-table&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays the MAC address table.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;clear counters&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Clears interface counters.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Advanced Features==&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;vrf &amp;lt;vrf-name&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Configures a virtual routing and forwarding instance.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;interface Ethernet &amp;lt;slot&amp;gt;/&amp;lt;port&amp;gt; vrf &amp;lt;vrf-name&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Assigns an interface to a specific VRF.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show vrf&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays information about the VRFs configured on the system.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show ip bgp&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays the BGP routing table.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show ip ospf&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays the OSPF routing table and information.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show vrrp&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays information about the Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP).&lt;br /&gt;
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==Saving and Reverting Configurations==&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;copy startup-config running-config&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Copies the startup configuration to the running configuration.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;rollback&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Rolls back the configuration to a previous state.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Alias Commands==&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;alias exec &amp;lt;alias-name&amp;gt; &amp;lt;command&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Creates an alias for a command in exec mode.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;alias configure &amp;lt;alias-name&amp;gt; &amp;lt;command&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Creates an alias for a command in configuration mode.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Help and Command Reference==&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;?&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays a list of available commands or options.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;command&amp;gt; ?&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; - Displays the options available for a specific command.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;show command&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: Displays more information about a command or its usage.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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