Quick Reference Guide
404 | Routing Commands
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Routing Mode—Is the administrative mode of router interface participation. The possible values are
enable or disable. This value was configured into the unit.
Administrative Mode—Is the administrative mode of the specified interface. The possible values of this
field are enable or disable. This value was configured into the unit.
Forward Net Directed Broadcasts—Displays whether forwarding of network-directed broadcasts is
enabled or disabled. This value was configured into the unit.
Active State—Displays whether the interface is active or inactive. An interface is considered active if its
link is up and it is in forwarding state.
Link Speed Data Rate—Is an integer representing the physical link data rate of the specified interface.
This is measured in Megabits per second (Mbps).
MAC Address—Is the burned in physical address of the specified interface. The format is 6 two-digit
hexadecimal numbers that are separated by colons.
Encapsulation Type—Is the encapsulation type for the specified interface. The types are: Ethernet or
SNAP.
show ip interface brief
This command displays summary information about IP configuration settings for all ports in the router.
This command takes no options.
Syntax
show ip interface brief
Mode
Global Config
Interface—Unit/Slot/Port (Valid unit, slot and port number separated by forward slashes.) For all
interfaces, including VLAN and Port-channel interfaces.
IP Address—The IP address of the interface in 32-bit dotted decimal format.
OK?—
Yes/No. Indicates if the hardware is functioning properly—hardware and link UP/DOWN.
Method—
manual(static)/dynamic/unset. Displays manual if the configuration is read from the saved
configuration.
Status—
up/down. States whether the interface is enabled (up) or disabled (administratively down).
Protocol—
up/down. States whether IP is enabled (up) or disabled (down) on the interface.
show ip route
This command displays the entire route table. This command takes no options.
Syntax
show ip route
Mode
Privileged Exec
Report Fields Network Address—Is an IP address identifying the network on the specified interface.