Saturday 6 August 2016

Cisco Switch Commands

Show Cisco Switch Commands


  • Show version: This command displays the hardware and software status of the Cisco switch
  • Show flash: This command displays the files and directories in the flash of the Cisco switch
  • Show interfaces: This command displays the detailed information about all the interfaces of the Cisco switch
  • Show interfaces fast Ethernet 0/x: This command displays the detailed information about the specific interface of the Cisco switch
  • Show interfaces VLAN 1: This command displays the ip address configuration of VLAN 1
  • Show running-config:This command displays the status of RAM
  • Show startup-config:This command displays the status of NVRAM
  • Show-mac-address-table: This command displays the MAC address of the devices that are directly connected to any switch port.
  • Show port-security: [interface] [address]: This command displays the port security options on the interface
  • Show history: This command displays the last ten commands that are executed in the switch configuration
  • Show line: This command is used to view the brief information about all the Cisco switch lines
  • Show line console 0: This command is used to view the detailed information about the specific line of the Cisco switch
  • Erase startup-config: This command is used to erase the nvram of the Cisco switch

Cisco Switch Configuration Commands

  • Configure terminal: This command is used to enter the global configuration mode of the Cisco switch
  • Hostname: This command assigns the Cisco switch’s hostname
  • Enable password: This command sets the enable password of the Cisco switch
  • Enable secret: This command sets the encrypted password of the Cisco switch that is used for entering into the privileged mode
  • Interface VLAN 1: This is a global configuration command used to configure the VLAN interface of the Cisco switch
  • Interface fast Ethernet 0/x: This command configures the specific interface of the Cisco switch
  • IP address: This command configures the ip address of any interface of the Cisco switch
  • IP default-gateway: This is an interface configuration command to set the default gateway
  • Speed: This command sets the speed for the interface of the Cisco switch
  • Duplex: This command sets the duplex setting for the interface of the Cisco switch
  • Line console 0: This command is used to enter in the specific line configuration mode of the Cisco switch
  • Password: This command sets the password of any line of the Cisco switch