History command on Cisco Switch

Switch records or stores command that have been entered. It is very useful features to recall long and complex commands. By default, switch records 10 commands in its history buffer. We can change this number for a current terminal session or for all session. To change this number for current terminal session, go into priviledeged…More

Cisco IOS command modes

Cisco IOS user interface is divided into different modes. Use ? to check list of commands available in that mode. When we first login into the switch or router, we are in user mode also known as EXEC mode. This mode is identified with “>” symbol. It has limited commands. Only show or clear commands…More

How to change hostname of a Cisco router

Here, we will discuss how to change the hostname of a Cisco router or Cisco switch. Changing the hostname on a router or switch is a simple task, and it doesn’t take that amount of time to change. At the end of the post, we will use the netmiko Python script to change the hostname…More