Cisco Router and Switch Commands - Top 5 plain-sailing Cisco Commands

Cisco Router and Switch Commands are great, here are my top 5 all time favorites. Everybody loves to tweak things! The List Goes like this:-

1.Speeding up your console cable.

Most of the time, you'll be using ftp/tftp to transfer IOS upgrades from a laptop to a router/switch. But some ugly times, you are compelled to use the console cable.Think about this like, you have to update and image is of about 30Mb. The time required to upload this image is about 52minutes (30000000/9600)! By default the console interface works at 9600bps. So, if you ever face situation there's an easy solution for that. the "speed" command. All you have to do is you have to increase the "baud rate", the way you do that goes:

netsechow(config)#line console 0  
netsechow(config-line)#speed 115200

That melts down to 4 Minutes! So that little command can really come handy someday! Found the original article on ciscozine.

2.Creating Configuration Templates.

Not a Tweak to say actually, but a great help! Configuration templates allow you to create a name that represents a group of configuration commands. After a template is defined, it can be applied to interfaces by you or other users. As networks scale to large numbers of nodes and ports, the ability to configure multiple ports quickly using templates can greatly reduce the time it takes to configure interfaces. I like to use them, here's how to create templates.

3.Sync Up the System Clock to Syslog Messages.

This is one of the must do things, but often overlooked. Syslog Messages are your lifeblood if you are a security admin for your company's network. It's very convenient to set the clock.

netsechow# clock set 15:10:00 12 May 2014
netsechow# show clock                   
15:10:04.61 UTC Tue May 12 2014 

4.The "Range" Command.

This is one of the CCNA commands, but one of my all time favorites. Use it when you need to configure multiple interfaces.

5.Use Redundancy!

"One Single thing, But not a single thing" That's what I tell others when they ask me about redundancy. Yes! You must give redundant : Power Supply Links for Devices to connect to each other Having a good number of redundant links can save you from running around in a rush, keeps your mind calm and happy. Always use redundancy, you never know when god sends you the wrong signal and users start to shout at you! So, There are the Top 5 Cisco Tweaks from my personal experience. Do you have any other tweak that you want to share? if yes, then why not post it in the comment section?