| A | B |
| enable | used to enterthe 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 configuratin of the system hardware |
| show protocol | displaes configured protocols, shows status of layer 3 protocols |
| show interface | dispalys 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 network directly connected to the router |
| telnet | remotely connected to the 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 |