Cisco Routers commands

Basic Router Operations

To get to User Mode Press ENTER and a password if required.
To get to Privileged Mode Router>enable
To get back to User Mode Router# disable
To Exit the Router Router>exit or logoff
Break Key <shift>+<ctrl>+6 ‘x’

To move to the beginning of the command line Ctrl+A

To move to the end of the command line Ctrl+E
To move forward one character Ctrl+F [or right arrow key]
To move back one character Ctrl+B [or left arrow key]
To repeat the previous command Ctrl+P [or up arrow key]
To repeat the most recent (last) command Ctrl+N [or down arrow key]
To move back one word Esc+B
To move forward one word Esc+F
To erase a word Ctrl+W
To erase a line Ctrl+U
To redisplay a line Ctrl+R

Ends configuration mode and returns to privileged mode Router# Ctrl+Z

To auto complete a command <tab>

To show the command buffer Router>show history

To set the command buffer size Router>terminal history size
To disable advanced editing features Router>terminal no editing
To re-enable advanced editing features Router>terminal editing
Viewing Router Information
View IOS version Router# show version
View current configuration file (RAM) Router# show running-config
View saved configuration file (NVRAM) Router# show startup-config
View IOS version, size of IOS, and free space in FLASH Router# show flash
View CPU utilization Router# show processes cpu
View info about programs in RAM Router# show processes
Display interfaces on router and their status Router# show interface
Display the ip interfaces on router and their status Router# show ip interface
Display which protocols are configured on the router Router# show protocol
Display ip protocol info Router# show ip protocol

Cisco Discovery Protocol

View info of neighboring Cisco devices (routers, switches,etc) Router# show cdp neighbors [ show cdp neighbor detail]
View interface info, default encap, cdp update and holdtime freq Router# show cdp interface
View a neighbors details Router# show cdp entry RouterB
View cdp update and holdtime frequency Router# show cdp
Change update frequency Router# cdp timer 90 [60 sec is default]
Change how long to hold a CDP entry of a neighbor for Router# cdp holdtime 240
Turn off CDP on an interface Router(config-if)# no cdp enable
CDP is enabled globally [CDP is enabled by default] Router(config)# cdp run
 Managing Configuration Files
Run the initial configuration dialog Router# setup
Reboot the router and reload the startup config from NVRAM Router# reload
Enter global configuration mode Router# config terminal
Copy configuration file in RAM to NVRAM Router# copy running- config startup-config
Copy configuration file in NVRAM to RAM Router# copy startup- config running-config
Erase the configuration file in NVRAM [run initial config dialog] Router# erase startup-config
Copy startup config file from TFTP to NVRAM Router# copy tftp startup- config
Copy startup config file from NVRAM to TFTP Router# copy startup- config tftp
Copy startup config file from TFTP to RAM Router# copy tftp running-config
Copy running config file from RAM to TFTP Router# copy running- config tftp
Backup IOS to file server Router# copy flash tftp
Upgrade the IOS from the file server Router# copy tftp flash

Password
Set the enable secret password [to enter privileged mode] Router(config)#enable secret Rimmer
Set the enable password Router(config)#enable Rimmer
Set the password for Telnet Router(config)#line vty 0 4 ;0 4 specifies num of telnet sessions
Router(config-line)# login
Router(config-line)# password Holly
Set the console port password Router(config)#line con 0
Router(config-line)# login
Router(config-line)# password Holly
Set the auxiliary password Router(config)#line aux 0
Router(config-line)# login
Router(config-line)# password Holly
Passwords can be encrypted Routerconfig)# service password-encryption
To de-encrypt the passwords Routerconfig)# no service password-encryption
Router Identification
Message of the day Router(config)# banner motd # You are in… #
Give the router a hostname Router(config)#hostname RouterC
Configuring a Serial Interface
Is it DCE or DTE? Router# show controller serial 1
Enter sub interface mode Router(config)# interface serial 1
Set clock rate on DCE Router(config-if)# clock rate 64000 [or clockrate 64000]
Set the bandwidth Router(config-if)# bandwidth 64
Enable the interface Router(config-if)# no shutdown
Check interface status Router# show interface serial 1
Router# show ip interface brief
TCP/IP
Disable IP routing on a router (enabled by default) Router(config)#no ip routing
Put an IP address on an interface Router(config)#interface serial 0
Router(config-if)# ip address 172.16.1.3 255.255.0.0
Router(config-if )#exit
Router(config)#interface ethernet 0
Router(config-if)# ip address 208.10.10.3 255.255.255.0
Configure RIP Router(config)# router rip
Router(config-router)# network 157.2.0.0
Router(config-router)# network 177.2.0.0
Disable RIP routing Router(config)# no router rip
Configure IGRP Router(config)# router igrp 300
Router(config-router)# network 157.2.0.0
Router(config-router)# network 177.2.0.0
Disable IGRP routing Router(config)#no router igrp 300
View the IP routing table Router# show ip route
View RIP Debug Router# debug ip rip
View IGRP Debug Router# debug ip igrp events
Router# debug ip igrp transactions

Config-Reg
ROM Monitor Mode [prompt will be either: > or rommon>] Router(config)# Config-reg 0x0000
Boot from ROM and enter RXBOOT mode Router(config)# Config-reg 0x0001
[prompt will be: Router_Name(boot)> ]
Boot from ROM & check NVRAM for startup [boot] commands Router(config)# Config-reg 0x0002 [through to 0x000F]
RXBOOT (diagnostics mode, use ‘b’ to continue boot) Router(config)# Config-reg 0x2000
Boot from ROM, use NVRAM (upgrade flash in run-from-flash ) Router(config)# Config-reg 0x2101
Boot from ROM, skip NVRAM (disaster recovery) Router(config)# Config-reg 0x2141
Boot from FLASH, use NVRAM (normal operation) Router(config)# Config-reg 0x2102
Boot from FLASH, skip NVRAM (password recovery) Router(config)# Config-reg 0x2142
Access-Lists
<1-99> IP standard access list
<100-199> IP extended access-list
<200-299> Protocol type-code access list

View all access lists on the router and list each line of the list Router# show access-lists
View i p access lists only Router# show ip access-lists

IP Standard Access-Lists [1-99] filter on Source Address Template

Deny the subnet 200.10.10.0/24 from entering port E0 Router(config)# access-list 1 deny 200.10.10.0 0.0.0.255
Permit all others [any =0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255] Router(config)# access-list 1 permit any
Implicit deny all at the end of the access list  Router(config)#access-list 1 deny any any
The access list is not operational until bound to an interface Router(config)#interface e0
Router(config-if)# ip access-group 1 in
Deny the host 200.10.10.2/24 from entering port E0 Router(config)# access-list 88 deny host 200.10.10.2
Permit all others [host =200.10.10.2 0.0.0.0] Router(config)# access-list 88 permit any
An implicit deny all other traffic is the default line of an access list Router(config)#access-list 88 deny any any
The access list is not operational until bound to an interface Router(config)#interface e0
Router(config-if)# ip access-group 88 in
IP Extended Access-Lists [100-199] filter on Srce+Dest Address Template, Port, Protocol
Stop all hosts on network 4.4.4.0 from accessing the web (www) Router(config)# access-list 101 deny tcp 4.4.4.0 0.0.0.255 any eq 80
Stop host 2.2.2.2 from telneting to host 3.3.3.3 out E0 Router(config)# access-list 101 deny tcp host 2.2.2.2 host 3.3.3.3 eq 23
Permit all others to have access Router(config)# access-list 101 permit any any
An implicit deny all other traffic is the default line of an access list Router(config)#access-list 101 deny any any
The access list is not operational until bound to an interface Router(config)#interface e0
Router(config-if)# ip access-group 101 out