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==CatOS==
CatOS is the operating system used on Cisco's Catalyst switches before changing over to IOS. Before purchasing the technology from Crescendo in 1993, CatOS was called XDI. CatOS is a Unix-like operating system for many legacy Cisco switches. CatOS runs on the following switch series: 1200, 4000, 4500, 5000, 5500, 6000 and 6500. Some of the high end switches such as the Catalyst 6500 series still run CatOS.

On this page we will be comparing two switches; a Catalyst 4006 running CatOS and a Catalyst 2960 running IOS.
== Commands ==
Commands entered in CatOS are committed to NVRAM instantaneously. In IOS, the user is required to issue a command to save to NVRAM.

(enable) - Priviledged Exec mode. command: ''enable''

(config-t) - Global Configuration mode. command: ''config terminal''

(config-if) - Interface configuration mode. Switchports, EtherChannel groups, VLAN interfaces. command: interface ''interface module/port''

(config-vlan) - VLAN configuration mode. ''vlan "number"''

(config-line) - Console, Auxillary, VTY.

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{| border="0" width="80%"
|-
!
!  IOS Command
!  CatOS Command
|-
!Privileged
|  Enable
|  Enable
|-
!Interface
|  (config-t)interface ''int'' (which puts you into interface configuration mode)
|  (enable)set port ''command'' ''mod/port''
|-
!Set Console Password
|  (config-line)password ''password''
|  (enable)set password (you will be prompted to change password)
|-
!Turn on ports
|  (config-if)no shutdown
|  (enable)set port enable ''mod/port''
|-
!Turn off ports
|  (config-if)shutdown
|  (enable)set port disable ''mod/port''
|-
!Banner-MOTD
|  (config-t)banner-motd # ''banner here'' #
|  (enable)set banner motd # ''banner here'' #
|-
!System / Hostname
|  (config)hostname ''name''
|  (enable)set system name ''name''
|-
!Bandwidth
|  (config-if)bandwidth ''number in kb''
|  (enable)set port speed ''speed in megabits''
|-
!Setting up a domain name for VTP
|  (config-t)vtp domain ''domain-name''
|  (enable)set vtp domain ''domain-name''
|-
!Enabling VLANS
|  (config-t)int vlan ''vlan number'' - which will bring you into the vlan config, and issue the no shutdown command.
|  (enable)set vlan ''number'' state ''active''
|-
!VLAN names
|  (config-vlan)name ''name''
|  (enable)set vlan ''vlan number'' name ''name''
|-
|}

== Troubleshooting ==

{|border="0" style="width:400px"
!
!IOS Command
!CatOS Command
|-
!
|Ping
|
|-
!
|tracert
|
|-
!
|show ip route
|
|-
!
| show int ''int''
|
|-
!
|show run
|
|-
!
|copy run start
|
|-
!
|erase start
|
|-
|}


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