Question : Cisco Catalyst 2900 > HyperTerminal help

Hi,

I am wondering how to obtain an IP address from a live Cisco switch in our network.

Is it possible to get this using a Rollover cable and HyperTerminal and if so what commands do I use.

I get to the SWITCH> prompt and that's as far as I've got :o(

Answer : Cisco Catalyst 2900 > HyperTerminal help

>>I am wondering how to obtain an IP address from a live Cisco switch in our network.

You want to see the IP configured ON the Switch, or you want to receive an IP FROM the switch?

If you see the "SWITCH>" prompt, you're talking to it.

You can look through the configuration to find the IP and everything else.

Type, "show run".

If you want to see an interface in particular, type "show int fe1/1" or whatever.   This is show interface fast ethernet slot 1, port 1.  They are named different things.

If you want to know what your options are, or what the next command is, type the question mark after the command
show ?

x-x-x-01#show ?
  aaa                Show AAA values
  access-lists       List access lists
  accounting         Accounting data for active sessions
  adjacency          Adjacent nodes
  aliases            Display alias commands
  ...
 
x-x-x-01#show int ?
  Async              Async interface
  BVI                Bridge-Group Virtual Interface
  CTunnel            CTunnel interface
  Dialer             Dialer interface
  FastEthernet       FastEthernet IEEE 802.3
  ...