Login:
Normally via SSH i.e. with
ssh <User>@a.b.c.d where a.b.c.d is the IP of the Switch
Note: There are 2 different types of Switches: "Normal" Switches and Stacks. A Stack is a bundle of switches with an single management-IP.
Show-Commands
Interfaces
show int status
This gives an short overview of interfaces. It shows if an interface is connected or not or if it is error-disabled (i.e. due to security violation).
CDP
show cdp neighbours <details>
This command allows it to locate connected cisco-devices and displays what kind of device it is:
Capability Codes: R - Router, T - Trans Bridge, B - Source Route Bridge
S - Switch, H - Host, I - IGMP, r - Repeater, P - Phone,
D - Remote, C - CVTA, M - Two-port Mac Relay
Device ID Local Intrfce Holdtme Capability Platform Port ID
rtr-58.58.xyz
Gig 0/6 135 R T B S CISCO2911 Gig 0/1/3
dist_xyzxyz
Gig 1/1 126 S I WS-C3750V Gig 1/0/1
Shows that to the actual device are 2 connections active:
On has the connection beween the local interface GI0/6 and the remote Port 0/1/3. The 2nd Connection is on Interfache Gi1/1 to the remote Interface 1/0/1
Note: The first number describe the "Module" of the Interface. I.e. on that switch there are 24 regular network-ports on "Module" 0 and 4 SFP-Ports on "Module 1".
Running Configuration
show run
With user-only-rights this might be empty, if rights are high enough this shows the running configuration. This is the active configuration. If everything works and changes was made with "wr" this will go to startup-config. Without write the running-config is reset after a restart.