Cisco CLI
Using the show ip interface brief command we can view information relating to the status of each interface.
Status
Relates to the Layer 1 status.
administratively down: Interface has been disabled with the 'shutdown' command.
This is the default status of Cisco router interfaces.
Cisco switch interfaces are not administratively down by default.
Protocol
Relates to the Layer 2 status.
Configuring IP Addresses
Steps
enable
configure terminal
interface <interface name>
Example: interface gigabitethernet0/0
ip address <ip address> <net mask>
Example: ip address 10.255.255.254 255.0.0.0
no shutdown
Showing Interfaces
Using the command show interfaces.
Or you can specify which interface with: show interfaces <interface>
Description
Using show interfaces description
Allows us to write note for each interface that may be helpful when identifying interfaces.
Configuring Description
enable
configure terminal
interface <interface name>
description <description>
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