Prompt level   router>   router(config)#   router(config-line)#   router(config-if)#   router(config-router)#  

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add a command

The Router#        < prompt

a note to the reader when you see the " < ^_" in the examples press the return key to enter the command in.

this web site is for reference only some commands my not work on all routers depending on what ios version you have

Configure

        Enter the router configuration mode  "Router(config)#" level from the "Router#" level

    see also: router(config)#

    Shortcuts: Config

    example:

router#configure       <-
configuring from terminal, memory, or network [terminal]?    <-terminal is default
                                                        T  <-
Enter configuration commands, one per line. end with CTRL+Z.
router(config)#

    example:

router#config       <-
configuring from terminal, memory, or network [terminal]?    
                                                        memory  <-useful if you want to load the current
                                                                -startup configuration
router#

    example:

router#config       <-
configuring from terminal, memory, or network [terminal]?    
                                                        network <-load a config from a TFTP server
host or network configuration file [host]?
address of remote host[255.255.255.255]? "1.1.1.1"    <-type the ip address of the host with the configuration here
name of configuration file [router-config]?           <-this is required
configure using router-config from 1.1.1.1? [confirm]
loading router-config !![ok]                                                                
router#

Exit

        Exit the router privileged exec mode

    see also:  router>, logout

    example:

router#exit       <-

router con0 is now avilable

press return to get started.

Connect

        Opens a connection to a remote host

        Asks for network address or host name

        Like "London" or an IP address like "10.1.3.5"

    example:

router#connect     <-return key
host:10.0.0.0    <-would open a connection to the 10.0.0.0 host
or
host: London      <-would open a connection to the host London
options
host:10.0.0.0 20 <-would open the connection using port 20
host:10.0.0.0 20 newhost <-would open the connection having a keyword of "newhost"
                         <-on port 20 at ip address 10.0.0.0

Telnet

        Opens a connection to a remote host using telnet Asks for address or host name like "floor_1" or "10.253.156.24"

    example:

router#telnet     <-return key
host:10.0.0.0    <-would open a connection to the 10.0.0.0 host
or
host: London      <-would open a connection to the host London
options
host:10.0.0.0 20 <-would open the connection using port 20
host:10.0.0.0 20 newhost <-would open the connection having a keyword of "newhost"
                         <-on port 20 at ip address 10.0.0.0

Disconnect

       Disconnects an existing network connection

   See also: exit, logout, connect

Ping

       pings a host or interface

router#ping 10.1.1.1  <-return key
type escape sequence to abort.
sending 5, 100-byte icmp echoes to 10.1.1.1, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!      <-this is the return part !=good reply .=timed out U=destination unreachable
           <-N=network unreachable P=protocol unreachable Q=quench source "back of my buffer is full"
           <-M=fragment A=destination is administrative unreachable ?=unknown response
success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 25/25/25 ms
router#

full ping available only in exec mode "router#"

router#ping     <-return key
protocol [ip]:
target ip address:10.1.1.1        <-this is the ip address you want to ping  
repeat count [5]:
datagram size [100]:
timeout in seconds[2]:
extended commands [n]:Y
source address or interface:   <-this is your ip address or the one you wnat to source the ping from
type of service [0]:
set DF bit in ip header? [no]:
validate reply data? [no]:
data pattern [0xabcd]:
loose, strict, record, timestamp, verbose [none]:
sweep range of sizes [n]:
type escape sequence to abort.
sending 5, 100-byte icmp echoes to 10.1.1.1, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 25/25/25 ms
router#

router#logout       <-
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