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Packet Tracer Cisco Commands list CLI Basic

by Waqas Azam

Packet Tracer Cisco CLI Commands list

Here is the detailed Cisco router configuration commands list, which can be implemented
with packet tracer. Packet tracer is a network simulator used for configuring and creating the
virtual cisco devices and network. There are also some other similar software but Cisco IOS
output will be same on all simulators.

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Cisco Router Configuration Step By Step

To configure any device in packet tracer you are required to open or access its CLI. You can
do it by clicking any device and then navigating to CLI tab. Once you are at CLI you can
perform all Cisco Commands here.

 
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Cisco IOS supports numerous command modes which can be practice with packet tracer,
followings are the main command modes of cisco CLI with specific commands to navigate
from one mode to another.  Also Check out some best cheap routers for real practice.

Command for
Mode Symbol How to access this mode
leaving this mode

Default mode after booting.

User EXEC Mode Router > Press enter for accessing Use exit command
this.

Use enable command from
Privileged EXEC
Router # user exec mode for entering exit
mode
into this mode

Global Use configure terminal

Exit or Ctrl+Z for
Configuration Router(config)# command from privileged
user EXEC mode
mode exec mode

Use interface <interface
Use exit command
Interface Router(config- name+number> command
to return in global
Configuration if)# from global configuration
mode
mode

ROMMON ROMMON > Enter reload command from Use exit command.

privileged exec mode. Press
CTRL + C key combination  
during the first 60 seconds
of booting process.  

Watch a video of
rommon mode
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IOS commands are not case sensitive it means that you can use them in uppercase,
lowercase, or mixed case, but passwords are case sensitive. Therefore make sure you type it
in correctly. In any mode, you can obtain a list of commands available on that mode by
entering a question mark (?).

How to Change the Cisco Router name

You can change the cisco router name by using command hostname in global configuration
mode.

How to set the Enable password:

You can set the password for protecting enable mode by following command: (Following
command will set the password to cisco)

How to set the telnet password on Cisco:

You can access the cisco router remotely by VTY lines, these are the Virtual Terminal lines for
access router, you can set password on these line by using the following commands:

Router(config)#line vty 0 4

Router(config-line)#password Cisco

Router(config-line)#no login

The above command will set the telnet password to “Cisco”.

How to set the IP address to Cisco interface:

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You can set the IP address to any Cisco device interface by using the following commands:

Router(config)#interface <interface name&number>

Router(config-if)#ip address <IP address> <subnet mask>

How to enable a port or interface

Router(config-if)#no shut

Example:

How to check the IP address of all interfaces:

You can use the “show ip interface brief” command in Privileged EXEC mode for checking
the IP address of all interface of Cisco device.

How to save the configurations:

You can use the following command for router configuration to Nvram for use at next boot
up

Router#copy running-config startup-config

How to configure the access-list on Cisco:

You can configure the access-list on cisco by using following commands:

Router(config)#Access-list <number> <permit|deny> <ip> <mask>

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Router(config-if)#ip access-group <number> <in|out>

OR

Router(config)#Access-list <number> <permit|deny> <protocol> <from ip and mask> <to

ip and mask> <port number>

Router(config-if)#

Command Example:

Router(config)#access-list 2 deny 192.168.0.33 0.0.0.255

Router(config)#interface fastEthernet 4/0

Router(config-if)#ip access-group 2 in

How to configure the default route on Cisco:

Following command will set the default route to 10.10.10.101.

Router(config)# ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.10.10.101

How to create a static route on Cisco router

Router(config-router)#ip route [destination_network] [mask] [next-hop_address

you can set a static route by using above command example is also given below:

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Router(config-router)#ip route 192.132.23.1 255.255.255.0 10.10.10.1

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RIP Configuration Commands

Commands Details

Router(config)#Router rip Enable RIP routing on router.

Router(config-router)#Network <network ip
address>

Define the network which you want to

 
advertise in RIP. E.g. Network 192.168.88.0

Why we use RIP?

OSPF Configuration Commands

Enable OSPF routing on router. Process-id

Router(config)#Router ospf <process-id> is any number & must be same for all
networks in AS.

Router(config-router)#Network < ip IP address is the IP of network which will be

address> <wild cardmask> advertise in OSPF and wild card mask will
represent the network bits. E.g. network
 

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Why we use OSPF? 192.168.1.0 0.0.255.255 is equilent to

192.168.0.0/16

EIGRP configuration Commands  

AS number is a number must be same for

Router(config)#Router eigrp <AS number> networks which are desired to connect with
each other. E.g. Router eigrp 1

Router(config-router)#Network < ip
Advertise network in EIGRP
address>

Router(config-router)#no auto-summary

 
Disable auto summay

Why we use EIGRP?

How to set banner message on Cisco Device:

banner motd <banner start identification> banner message <banner end

identification>

Command Example:

banner motd #Unauthorized access to this device is prohibited!#

Above command with set the banner to “Unauthorized access to this device is prohibited”

Famous Show Commands in Privileged EXEC Mode

You can run all these command for checking different setting of Cisco device in privileged
EXEC mode:

Show Version 

Show running-config

Show Vlan

Show mac-address-table 

Show clock

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Show privilege

Show interface <interface name>

show ip route

Show controllers

show cdp neighbors

Show memory

Show protocols

Show startup-config

Show Flash 

Show spanning-tree

Verifying Commands for Network Connectivity

You can use these commands to verify network connectivity for your router

router# enable

router# ping [ip-address | hostname]

Command Example:

router# ping 192.168.3.1

(A reply response from host 192.168.3.1 will verify the connectivity)

How to telnet any host:

telnet {ip-address | hostname}

e.g. router# telnet 192.168.3.1

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