Cisco command practice
Type real Cisco switch commands and see what the switch answers, right here in your browser. Follow the 12 lab tasks to build VLANs, access ports and a trunk, then save your work. Nothing to install.
Type a command and press Enter. Tab completes a word, ↑ brings back the last command, ? lists the commands for the mode you are in. Short forms work, like conf t and int fa0/1.
Commands you can practise
| Mode | Prompt | Commands |
|---|---|---|
| User EXEC | Switch> | enable, show version |
| Privileged EXEC | Switch# | configure terminal, show vlan brief, show ip interface brief, show interfaces trunk, show interfaces status, show running-config, copy running-config startup-config, write memory, ping, disable |
| Global config | Switch(config)# | hostname, vlan 10, interface fa0/1, interface range fa0/5 - 24, interface vlan 1, enable secret, ip default-gateway, service password-encryption, banner motd #text#, line con 0, line vty 0 4, do show … |
| VLAN config | Switch(config-vlan)# | name STAFF |
| Interface config | Switch(config-if)# | switchport mode access, switchport access vlan 10, switchport mode trunk, switchport trunk allowed vlan 10,20, switchport trunk native vlan 99, description, shutdown, no shutdown, ip address (on interface vlan) |
| Line config | Switch(config-line)# | password, login, transport input ssh |
This is a practice simulator that runs in your browser. It copies how a Cisco switch answers, but it is not a real device, so a few outputs are simplified. Learn the background in IOS CLI basic configuration and VLANs and trunks, then keep the Cisco cheat sheet next to you.