Chapter 3: Configuration Overview
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3. After a few seconds you will see the user EXEC prompt
(Router> . Enter the enable command to enter enable mode. You
can only make configuration changes in enable mode.
Router> enable
The prompt changes to the privileged EXEC (enable) prompt:
Router#
4. Enter the configure terminal command a t the enable
prompt to enter configuration mode:
Router# configure terminal
You can now enter any changes you want to the configuration. Refer
to the appropriate sections of this manual for help with specific con-
figurations.
5. Press <Ctrl-Z> to exit configuration mode.
Show
Configuration To see the current operating configuration, enter the show run-
ning-config command at the enable prompt:
Router# show running-config
To see the configuration in NVRAM, enter th show startup-
config command at the enable pro mpt:
Router# show startup-config
The results of the show running-config and show startup-
config commands will be different if you have made changes to the
configuration but have not yet written them to NVRAM.