Ccna routing and Switching Complete Study Guide

ip routing

Switch(config)#

router rip

Switch(config-router)#

Did you notice that the prompt changed to 

Switch(config-router)#

? To make sure you 

achieve the objectives specific to the Cisco exam and this book, I’ll configure static routing, 

RIPv2, and RIPng. And don’t worry—I’ll explain all of these in detail soon, in Chapter 9, 

“IP Routing,” and Chapter 14, “Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)”!

Defining Router Terms

Table 6.1 defines some of the terms I’ve used so far.

Ta b l e   6 .1     Router terms

Mode

Definition

User exec mode

Limited to basic monitoring commands

Privileged exec mode

Provides access to all other router commands

Global configuration mode

Commands that affect the entire system

Specific configuration modes

Commands that affect interfaces/processes only

Setup mode

Interactive configuration dialog