Cisco Catalyst Switches – Set a Management IP and Allow Telnet and Web Management
Nov17

Cisco Catalyst Switches – Set a Management IP and Allow Telnet and Web Management

KB ID 0000614  Problem If you want to manage your Cisco Catalyst switch it’s not always practical to plug a console cable in to change its settings or monitor what it is doing. Putting an IP address on it and enabling remote management via Telnet or from your web browser is a better alternative, particularly if you have a lot of switches. Solution Enable Telnet Management on Cisco Catalyst Switch 1. Connect to the Switch using a...

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Configuring Multiple Cisco Switch Ports at the Same Time
Nov17

Configuring Multiple Cisco Switch Ports at the Same Time

KB ID 0001009  Problem If you have the same configuration that needs to be placed on multiple ports, then doing each one individually can be time consuming. To save time use the ‘interface range’ command. Be aware this command is only available on devices running IOS versions newer than 12.0(7)XE, Release 12.1 E, and Release 12.1(5)T. Solution 1. From configure terminal mode, I want to apply the same configuration to...

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Cisco Catalyst – %Error Deleting flash:/{name} (Is a directory)
Nov17

Cisco Catalyst – %Error Deleting flash:/{name} (Is a directory)

KB ID 0001070  Problem Today I was upgrading a Cisco 3750 switch, and needed to free up some space in the flash memory to upload the new system image to. But when I tried to delete the current system file I got this error. Petes-3750# dir Directory of flash:/ 2 -rwx 796 Mar 7 1993 01:15:49 +00:00 vlan.dat 3 drwx 192 Mar 1 1993 00:17:13 +00:00 c3750-ipservicesk9-mz.122-55.SE5 4 -rwx 5504 May 27 2015 10:23:47 +00:00 private-config.text...

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