
B-14 APPENDIX B: CLI COMMAND DESCRIPTION
enable interface Enables the specified interface. Enabling an interface enables it to transmit and <interface_name> receive data. You can use list interfaces to see which interfaces are defined, and
whether they are currently disabled.
enable ip forwarding Enables all IP networks to forward (route) packets. You should only need to use this command if you previously used disable ip forwarding.
enable ip network Enables the specified IP network, which you previously defined using add ip <network_name> network. You can use list ip networks to see the currently defined IP networks, as
well as their current status.
enable ip rip Enables the RIP protocol for all IP networks. RIP protocol is set to NONE by default. You can check the RIP version using show ip network settings, and modify it using set ip network. RIP is enabled by default.
enable ip routing Enables all routing protocols for all IP networks. Currently, the only IP routing protocol this command enables is RIP, so it is functionally the same as enable ip rip.
enable ipx network Enables the specified IPX network, which you previously defined using the add ipx <network_name> network command. You can list currently defined IPX networks using list ipx
networks.
enable link_traps This command tells SNMP to send linkup and linkdown traps for the specified interface interface. You can see if the interface is currently enabled for traps using the show
<interface_name> interface settings command.
enable network service Enables the network service that you previously defined with the add network <service _name> service command. You can see which services are currently defined and their state
using list network services.
enable security_option Enables CLI access to remote TELNET and
administration port and remote users. You can use disable security_option remote_user administration to restrict CLI access to the console port only and enable security_option remote_user administration to
enable security_option Enables SNMP access to the user table. This allows remote users to use SNMP to
snmp user_access update the user table, and gain unauthorized access to the CLI. Use show
security_options to see the current security values.
enable snmp This command tells SNMP to send traps for both local and remote authentication. authentication traps You can use show snmp to see the current setting.
enable telnet escape If the TELNET escape character was disabled by the disable TELNET escape command, this command