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Cisco Switch Commands

This document summarizes basic configuration commands for Cisco switches including commands to display information, reset configurations, set hostnames and passwords, configure IP addresses and interfaces, and work with the MAC address table. Key commands include show version, enable/disable, hostname, interface, ip address, clear mac address-table, and configure terminal.

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Cisco Switch Commands

This document summarizes basic configuration commands for Cisco switches including commands to display information, reset configurations, set hostnames and passwords, configure IP addresses and interfaces, and work with the MAC address table. Key commands include show version, enable/disable, hostname, interface, ip address, clear mac address-table, and configure terminal.

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Cisco Switch basic configuration

commands (CCNA)
Command descriptions

The ? works here the same as in a router Used to


switch>?
get the list of all available commands

switch>enable User mode, same as a router

switch# Privileged mode

switch#disable Leaves privileged mode

switch>exit Leaves user mode

Displays information about software and


switch#show version
hardware.

Displays information about flash memory (will


switch#show flash:
work only for the 2900/2950 series).

switch#show mac- Displays the current MAC address forwarding


address-table table.

switch#show running-
config Displays the current configuration in DRAM.

switch#show startup-
config Displays the current configuration in NVRAM.

switch#show vlan Displays the current VLAN configuration.

Displays the interface configuration and status


switch#show interfaces
of line: up/up, up/down, admin down.

switch#show interface Displays setting of virtual interface VLAN 1, the


vlan1 default VLAN on the switch.
To Reset Switch Configuration

Switch#delete
flash:vlan.dat Removes the VLAN database from flash memory.

Delete filename
[vlan.dat]? Press Enter

Delete flash:vlan.dat?
[confirm] Press Enter

Switch#erase startup-
config Erases the file from NVRAM.

Switch#reload Restarts the switch.

To Set Host Names

Switch#configure
terminal Moves to global configuration mode

Switch(config)#hostname Creates a locally significant host name of the


Switch1 switch. This is the same command as the router.

Switch1(config)#

To Set Passwords

Switch(config)#enable
password vinita Sets the enable password to vinita

Switch(config)#enable
secret nikki Sets the encrypted secret password to nikki

Switch(config)#line
console 0 Enters line console mode

Switch(config-line)#login Enables password checking

Switch(config-
line)#password vinita Sets the password to vinita
Switch(config-line)#exit Exits line console mode

Switch(config-line)#line
vty 0 4 Enters line vty mode for all five virtual ports

Switch(config-line)#login Enables password checking

Switch(config-
line)#password vinita Sets the password to vinita

Switch(config-line)#exit Exits line vty mode

Switch(config)#

To Set IP Addresses and Default Gateways

Switch(config)#interface Enters the virtual interface for VLAN 1, the


vlan1 default VLAN on the switch

Switch(config-if)#ip
Sets the IP address and netmask to allow for
address 192.168.0.10
255.255.255.0 remote access to the switch

Switch(config-if)#exit

Switch(config)#ip
Allows IP information an exit past the local
default-gateway
192.168.0.5 network

To Set Interface Descriptions

Switch(config)#interface
fastethernet 0/1 Enters interface configuration mode

Switch(config-
if)#description Finance Adds a description of the interface
VLAN

To Set Duplex Operation


Switch(config)#interface
fastethernet 0/1 Moves to interface configuration mode

Switch(config-if)#duplex
full Forces full-duplex operation

Switch(config-if)#duplex
auto Enables auto-duplex config

Switch(config-if)#duplex
half Forces half-duplex operation

To Set Operation Speed

Switch(config)#interface
fastethernet 0/1

Switch(config-if)#speed
10 Forces 10-Mbps operation

Switch(config-if)#speed
100 Forces 100-Mbps operation

Switch(config-if)#speed
auto Enables autospeed configuration

MAC Address Table

switch#show mac
address-table Displays current MAC address forwarding table

switch#clear mac Deletes all entries from current MAC address


address-table forwarding table

switch#clear mac
address-table dynamic Deletes only dynamic entries from table

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