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Catalyst 2960 Switch SoftwareConfiguration Guide
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Where to Go Next 1-16
CHAPTER
2Using the Command-Line Interface 2-1
Understanding Command Modes 2-1
Understanding the Help System 2-3
Understanding Abbreviated Commands 2-4
Understanding no and default Forms of Commands 2-4
Understanding CLI Error Messages 2-5
Using Command History 2-5
Changing the Command History Buffer Size 2-5
Recalling Commands 2-6
Disabling the Command History Feature 2-6
Using Editing Features 2-6
Enabling and Disabling Editing Features 2-7
Editing Commands through Keystrokes 2-7
Editing Command Lines that Wrap 2-8
Searching and Filtering Output of show and more Commands 2-9
Accessing the CLI 2-9
Accessing the CLI through a Console Connection or through Telnet 2-10
CHAPTER
3Assigning the Switch IP Address and Default Gateway 3-1
Understanding the Boot Process 3-1
Assigning Switch Information 3-2
Default Switch Information 3-3
Understanding DHCP-Based Autoconfiguration 3-3
DHCP Client Request Process 3-4
Configuring DHCP-Based Autoconfiguratio n 3-5
DHCP Server Configuration Guidelines 3-5
Configuring the TFTP Server 3-5
Configuring the DNS 3-6
Configuring the Relay Device 3-6
Obtaining Configuration Files 3-7
Example Configuration 3-8
Manually Assigning IP Information 3-9
Checking and Saving the Running Configuration 3-10
Modifying the Startup Configuration 3-11
Default Boot Configuration 3-12
Automatically Downloading a Configuration File 3-12