Archives by Tag 'IOS'
The Cisco IOS Software Boot Sequence
The basic boot sequence for a Cisco router is:
Step 1: The router performs a power-on self-test (POST) to discover and verify the hardware.
Step 2: The router loads and runs bootstrap code from ROM.
Step 3: The router finds the IOS o...
Configuring Cisco IOS Software
Configuration mode is one of the modes for the Cisco CLI. It is similar to user mode
and privileged mode. User mode allows commands that are not disruptive to be issued,
with some information being displayed to the user. Privileged mode su...
The Cisco IOS Software Command-Line Interface
The majority of Cisco routers run Cisco IOS Software with the command-line interface
(CLI). The CLI is used to interface with the device and send commands to the device.
This is achieved through the use of a terminal, a terminal emulator, ...
The Cisco IOS Software
Cisco routers run the Cisco Internetworking Operating System (IOS) with a command-
line interface (CLI). The IOS also runs on some Cisco switch models, and it uses
CLI. However, in some cases, the IOS CLI on a switch is slightly different ...
The 10 Cisco IOS Router file management commands you must know
Just like a Windows or Linux operating system, the Cisco IOS has its own list of commands to manipulate files, very similar to DOS/Windows commands. These files could be your IOS router operating system, configuration file, or other type of IOS file. ...
Cisco Router Modes
Introduction
From my personal experience, I have noticed that the lower end routers (600-1400) use different commands than the mid to upper range routers (1600 and above). The commands we are going to talk about here cover most aspects of the 16...
Cisco Router Basics
Basics Of Cisco Routers Introduction
Cisco is well known for its routers and switches. I must admit they are very good quality products and once they are up and running, you can pretty much forget about them because they rarely fail.
We a...
Cisco Router with multiple partitions
Many times we get questions from new CCNA canidates stating that they can’t upgrade their Cisco router IOS because there is not enough flash space available on the Cisco router. Although this may be true on occasion, we suggest that you first ch...
Cisco Router IOS Upgrade Procedure Simplified!
Ok, one of the most common question we get is how do I upgrade the IOS on my Cisco router? I can refer you to the documentation on Cisco’s site on how to do this, but it seems as though for the new CCNA student that this just does not give you a...