LAB 2-2: ROUTER SHOW COMMANDS
Objective: Become familiar with the router SHOW commands
Get access to the router as learned in class.
Commands to enter at the prompt are in bold face.
Step 1 - Enter user mode with cisco password if it asks for one (from either the router console or through a telnet session from a workstation.)
Step 2 - Enter ?
Question ? What did the router print?
Answer - ______
Question ? Is show one of the options available?
Answer - ______
Step 3 - Enter show ?
Question ? What did the router reply back with?
Answer - ______
Step 4 - Enter show version
Question - What important information is displayed
Answer - ______
Question – What is the release software?
Answer - ______
Question – How long has the server been up?
Answer - ______
Question – Name of the system image file?
Answer - ______
Question – What type of Cisco router is it?
Answer - ______
Question – What’s the processor board ID and Hardware version?
Answer - ______
Question – What is the configuration register?
Answer - ______
Step 5 – Enter show clock
Question – How is the time presented? (hh:mm: etc.)
Answer - ______
Question – Is the time correct?
Answer - ______
Step 6 Enter show history
Question – What does the command give you?
Answer - ______
Question – How could this be helpful in debugging a problem?
Answer - ______
Step 7 Enter show users
Question – What are the fields presented?
Answer - ______
Question – What is it telling you about the user and host(s)?
Answer - ______
Step 8 - Enter enable exec mode with class password.
Question ? What single command did you issue in order to get to the
enable exec password prompt.
Answer - ______
Question? How do you know you are in enable exec mode?
Answer - ______
Step 9 - Enter ? (from the enable exec level)
Question ? What did the router reply back with and how does this differ
from the reply you got back when you where in user exec mode.
Answer - ______
Step 10 - Enter show ?
Question ? What did the router reply back with?
Answer - ______
Step 11 - Enter show arp
Question - What important information is displayed
Answer - ______
Question – What does the hardware Address represent?
Answer - ______
Step 12 - Enter show flash
Question - What important information is displayed
Answer - ______
Question - What is the size of memory?
Answer - ______
Question – How many bytes are used?
Answer - ______
Question – How many bytes are available?
Answer - ______
Step 13 – Enter show running-config
Question – What interface connections are there?
Answer - ______
Question – What are their IP addresses?
Answer - ______
Question – What are their masks?
Answer - ______
Question – What’s the hostname?
Answer - ______
Question – What’s the password for vty?
Answer - ______
Question – What’s the enable password?
Answer - ______
Step 14 – Enter show startup-config
Question – What interface connections are there?
Answer - ______
Question – What are their IP addresses?
Answer - ______
Question – What are their masks?
Answer - ______
Question – What’s the hostname?
Answer - ______
Question – What’s the password for vty?
Answer - ______
Question – What’s the enable password?
Answer - ______
Step 15 – What is the difference between the data in ‘running-config’ and ‘startup-config’?
Answer - ______
Step 16 – Enter show interface
Question – What is the status of Serial0/0?
Answer - ______
Question – For Serial1, when was the last time the ‘show interface’ cleared?
Answer - ______
Question – How many collision for Serial0?
Answer - ______
Question – For the Ethernet port:
Question – How many output errors were there?
Answer - ______
Question – What caused the errors?
Answer - ______
Step 17 – Enter show protocol
Question – What important information is displayed?
Answer - ______
Question – What does it tell you?
Answer - ______
Question – Is there another command that will give you the same information? What is it?
Answer - ______
Document in your LAB Engineering Journal the function of these commands.