CISCO 2960 Help

[JJsMom]

I would like to know if someone can help with a problem I am having with a Cisco 2960 Switch. When I say I am new to the Cisco Switch, I have absolutely no experience. I am used to patching and tracing problems but when it comes to enabling a part of the switch I know nothing.

We are setting up a Gigabit Switch and the port does not seem to be responding so I am assuming it is not enabled. I have tried going to the Cisco website and it states that in order to do certain things with the switch you must be in Configuration mode and honestly I cannot figure out how to get there.

Forgive any incorrect wordings, like I said this is another learning opportunity for me. I just need a dummied down set of instructions to get started. Thanks again for all help possible.

 

[acs]

Once you are logged in
en
en password
config t
int fa ?/?
ip address 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.0
speed 100
Duplex full
description your name
no shutdown

exit
wr mem
quit

 

[JJsMom]

thanks for the info but please tell me how to log in. We use a laptop and as stated before this is our first time with this. Sorry to sound dumb but I truly am inexperienced,

 

[thecoldone06]

if you know the switch's IP address, you can go to a command line and type "telnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" and it should ask you to login. If it doesn't, then you can get a console cable (should have been supplied when purchased) and connect the serial connection to the laptop and the RJ45 end to the console port and use hyper terminal to access the switch.

 

[JJsMom]

Thank you very much, but now I would like to know if there is somewhere I can get the codes to set up the switch for the gigabit.

 

[thecoldone06]

There are different ports. There are 10/100 ethernet ports and then there are gigabit ethernet ports. The speed depends on what type of port you are using.

EDIT: I apologize, that is not entirely true. Some switches have different ports and some don't. However, in the example below that ACS gave:

Once you are logged in
en
en password
config t
int fa ?/?
ip address 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.0
speed 100
Duplex full
description your name
no shutdown

exit
wr mem
quit

Instead of speed 100, if you change it to speed 1000 i believe that should allow the 1 GB speeds. Give it a try, if it doesn't work the switch will let you know.

 

[JJsMom]

Thanks I am still trying to work the code. I will try to do it and let you know how it goes. Right now it is a big learning experience and that is ok with me.

In the code what is the int fa ?/?

 

[thecoldone06]

There are multiple ports on the switch. If you enter "show interface" it will give you detailed description of all interfaces. They should be something like interface 0/1, 0/2, 0/3, etc. The int (short for interface) and then number is a reflection of which port you want to access. When you do the show interface, it will give you the interface port number.

 

[thecoldone06]

en - short for enable. Cisco's way of saying "admin"
en password - admins password
config t - Configuration mode. This allows you to make changes.
int fa ?/? - which interface, or port, do you want to work with
ip address 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.0 - sets the IP address and subnet mask of interface
speed 100 - what speed do you want the port to work at
Duplex full - what duplex mode do you want the port to work at
description your name - description of the port isn't needed but helpful during troubleshooting
no shutdown - turns the interface on

exit - exits config mode
wr mem - writes running configuration to NVRAM so when you reboot it keeps config. If you don't do this step, and the switch reboots, you WILL lose your changes.

quit - exits telnet.

 

[JJsMom]

Hey Thanks very much, I have a step in the right direction now. I will let you know how it goes. I don't feel quite so lost now.

 

[thecoldone06]

Good deal! Hope all goes well. Let me know how the gigabit ethernet goes. I've never done that and am interested if thats all it takes it changing the speed to 1000.

 

[JJsMom]

Believe it or not using HyperTerminal is ok, but using Internet Explorer worked much better. The user interface with the actual switch was much easier. Using the default ip gets the connection going much quicker (10.0.0.1), once there are menus that make things much easier. I will definitely keep you updated because HyperTerminal wants the actual hard code and IE does it for you, just a matter of working through the menus. It was great, now I will look for some books on Cisco Switches and Routers. Man I love this field.

 

[thecoldone06]

The CCNA training materials will get you started on routers/switches and their configuration. The GUI is nice but when you really get into it, its much easer at least for me to use the command line.