| A | B |
| enable | used to enter the privilege mode |
| config-t | used to enter global configuration mode |
| router rip | used to enter router configuration mode |
| int or interface | used to enter interface configuration mode |
| show version | displays the configuration of the system hardware |
| show protocols | displays configured protocols, shows status of layer 3 protocols |
| show interfaces | displays the statistics for all interfaces configured on the router |
| show startup-config | displays the backup configuration file stored in NVRAM |
| show cdp neighbors | displays information about the networks directly connected to the router |
| telnet | remotely connect to a router (layer 7) |
| ping | tests end to end connection (layer 3) |
| trace | provides a look at the paths taken by packets |
| show ip route | displays the routing tables |
| erase startup-config | erase the content of NVRAM |
| reload | halts and performs a cold return; reloads the operating system |
| setup | enters the setup command facility |
| show running-config | displays the current configuration in RAM |
| show startup-config | displays the saved configuration, which is the contents of NVRAM |
| configure terminal | configures the terminal manually from the console terminal |
| copy running-config startup-config | stores the current configuration in RAM and NVRAM |
| show running config | displays the current configuration in RAM |
| configuration terminal(config t) | configures the terminal manually from the console terminal |
| copy running-config tftp | stores the current configuration in RAM on a network TFTP server |
| copy tftp running-config | loads configuration information from a network TFTP server |
| line console 0 | establishes a password on the console terminal |
| line vty 04 | establishes password protection on income Telnet sessions |
| enable password | restricts access to privileged mode |
| enable secret | controls direct access to the privileged mode and encrypted to alter the password character string |
| banner motd | command used to create a message of the day banner to be displayed on all connected terminals |