Cisco Shortcut Guide

Basic Tips

Use the up arrow to bring up your last entered commands and the down arrow to go back. Type ? to see the list of possible commands and your current prompt Use the home key on your keyboard to bring your cursor to the beginning of the command you're typing. You can use the end key to go back to the end.

Do you want to get out of a long list without having to scroll through everything? (For example show run) Instead of hitting the space bar repeatedly just type the letter q Are you in a config mode and wish to issue a show command? Just put the word do in front of your command Router(config)#do show run Do the following to keep those pesky log messages from disrupting your typing: Router(config)#line con 0 Router(config-line)#logg syn

Hit the tab key to automatically complete a command you are typing. To quickly cancel a ping use Ctrl-Shift-6

The following examples will have full versions of common commands next to the shortest versions(These will not necessarily work on all versions of routers or switches).

Clear the Configurations

Switch>enable Switch#erase startup-config Switch#delete flash:vlan.dat (This step only needed for switches that have vlans added) Switch#reload

Switch>en Switch#era st Switch#del vlan.dat Switch#rel

Basic Configurations

Router#configuration terminal Router(config)#enable secret cisco Router(config)#banner motd #Authorized access only!# Router(config)#line console 0 Router(config-line)#password class Router(config-line)#login Router(config-line)#no ip domain-lookup Router(config)#hostname R1

Router#configuration terminal Router(config)#enable secret cisco Router(config)#banner motd #Authorized access only!# Router(config)#line console 0 Router(config-line)#password class Router(config-line)#login Router(config-line)#no ip domain-lookup Router(config)#hostname R1

Assign Addresses

Router#configuration terminal Router(config)#interface fastethernet 0/0 Router(config-if)#ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 Router(config-if)#description Crossover cable to R2 Router(config-if)#no shutdown Router(config-if)#interface serial 0/0/0 Router(config-if)#ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0 Router(config-if)#clock rate 64000 Router(config-if)#end Router#show ip interfaces brief

Router#conf t Router(config)#int f0/0 Router(config-if)#ip add 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 Router(config-if)#des Crossover cable to R2 Router(config-if)#no sh Router(config-if)#int s0/0/0 Router(config-if)#ip add 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0 Router(config-if)#clock r 64000 Router(config-if)#end Router#sh ip int bri

RIP

Router(config)#router rip Router(config-router)#version 2 Router(config-router)#network 192.168.0.0 Router(config-router)#end Router#show ip route Router#show ip protocols

Router(config)#router rip Router(config-router)#ver 2 Router(config-router)#net 192.168.0.0 Router(config-router)#end Router#sh ip route Router#sh ip proto

EIGRP

Router(config)#router eigrp 1 Router(config-router)#network 192.168.0.0 Router(config-router)#no auto-summary Router(config-router)#redistribute static Router(config-router)#ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 s0/0/0

Router(config)#rout eigrp 1 Router(config-router)#net 192.168.0.0 Router(config-router)#no auto Router(config-router)#red stat Router(config-router)#ip rou 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 s0/0/0

Switchport Security

Swtich(config)#interface fastethernet 0/6 Swtich(config-if)#switchport port-security Swtich(config-if)#switchport port-security maximum 5 Swtich(config-if)#switchport port-security mac-address 1111.2222.3333 Swtich(config-if)#switchport port-security violation shutdown Swtich(config-if)#do show port-security

Swtich(config)#interface fastethernet 0/6 Swtich(config-if)#switchport port-security Swtich(config-if)#switchport port-security maximum 5 Swtich(config-if)#switchport port-security mac-address 1111.2222.3333 Swtich(config-if)#switchport port-security violation shutdown Swtich(config-if)#do show port-security