FUNDAMENTAL

Q: How to configure the router via a tftp server? 

myRouter# copy tftp://192.168.100.1/MyRouter-config running-config 

Destination filename [running-config]? <enter>

Q: How to save the router configuration to a tftp server?

tftpServer% touch /tftpboot/MyRouter-config 

tftpServer% chmod 666 /tftpboot/MyRouter-config

 

myRouter#copy running-config tftp://192.168.100.1/MyRouter-config 

Address or name of remote host [192.168.100.1]? <enter> 

Destination filename [MyRouter-config]? <enter>

Q: How to compress the configuration file?

myRouter# configure terminal

myRouter(config)# service compress-config  

myRouter(config)# end

Q: How to see what are the files in router's NVRAM?

myRouter# dir nvram:

Q: How to clear an old configuration and set your router to a default factory configuration?

myRouter# erase nvram: 

Erasing the nvram filesystem will remove all files! Continue? [confirm] <enter> 

[OK] 

Erase of nvram: complete

==OR==

myRouter# erase startup-config 

Erasing the nvram filesystem will remove all files! Continue? [confirm] <enter> 

[OK] 

Erase of nvram: complete

Q: How to upgrade the IOS image of a router?

myRouter# copy tftp://192.168.100.1/ISO-image-name.bin flash:

==OR==

myRouter# archive download-sw /overwrite tftp://192.168.100.1/ISO-image-name.tar 

Q: How to create partitions in the router's flash memory?

myRouter(config)# partition slot1: 2 8 8

The above creates 2 partitions with 8MB each in size.

 

 

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