3.1.1 Basic Config Commands

Command: hostname hostname {}

Set hostname of the router.

Command: password password {}

Set password for vty interface. If there is no password, a vty won't accept connections.

Command: enable password password {}

Set enable password.

Command: log stdout {}

Command: no log stdout {}

Set logging output to stdout.

Command: log file filename {}

If you want to log into a file please specify filename as follows.

log file /usr/local/etc/bgpd.log

Command: log syslog {}

Command: no log syslog {}

Set logging output to syslog.

Command: write terminal {}

Displays the current configuration to the vty interface.

Command: write file {}

Write current configuration to configuration file.

Command: configure terminal {}

Change to configuration mode. This command is the first step to configuration.

Command: terminal length <0-512> {}

Set terminal display length to <0-512>. If length is 0, no display control is performed.

Command: who {}

Command: list {}

List commands.

Command: service password-encryption {}

Encrypt password.

Command: service advanced-vty {}

Enable advanced mode VTY.

Command: service terminal-length <0-512> {}

Set system wide line configuration. This configuration command applies to all VTY interfaces.

Command: show version {}

Show the current version of the Zebra and its build host information.

Command: line vty {}

Enter vty configuration mode.

Command: banner motd default {}

Set default motd string.

Command: no banner motd {}

No motd banner string will be printed.

Line Command: exec-timeout minute {}

Line Command: exec-timeout minute second {}

Set VTY connection timeout value. When only one argument is specified it is used for timeout value in minutes. Optional second argument is used for timeout value in seconds. Default timeout value is 10 minutes. When timeout value is zero, it means no timeout.

Line Command: no exec-timeout {}

Do not perform timeout at all. This command is as same as exec-timeout 0 0.

Line Command: access-class access-list {}

Restrict vty connections with an access list.