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Cisco, often referred to as Cisco Systems, Inc., is a global technology corporation with its headquarters located in San Jose, California, USA. Renowned for its expertise in networking and IT infrastructure solutions, Cisco leads the industry with a diverse portfolio of products and services catering to networking, cybersecurity, collaboration, cloud computing, data center, and Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
For a more extensive list of commands used for configuration, please follow this link: Cisco Command Reference
Some general, but useful commands are:
| Command | Short Form | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Configure terminal | conf t | Enter configuration mode |
| Show running config | show run | Show the current configuration |
| Copy running-config startup-config | copy run start / cop r s | Write/save the configuration (copy running to startup) |
| No shutdown | no shut | Specify that the interface should be enabled |
| Exit | ex | Exits the current layer |
| End | - | Exits all layers |
| IP address | ip add | Adds an IPv4 address to the current interface |
| IPv6 address | ipv6 add | Adds an IPv6 address to the current interface |
| Show IP route | sh ip route | View the IPv4 routing table for the current router |
| Show IPv6 route | sh ipv6 route | View the IPv6 routing table for the current router |
| Clear IP route * | - | Clear the IP routing table and force it to relearn routes |