Day 10. Access and Use the Router CLI to Set Basic Parameters

Your users may judge you by how well your network runs, but other network administrators will judge you by your skills at the command-line interface (CLI). Do not be fooled by these fancy graphical interfaces that may entice you to configure using their pretty checkboxes and multiwindowed wizards. The real network wizards need no graphics; a simple prompt and keyboard can get the job done and prove your value in the hierarchy of network admins. Chapter 5 of CCNA Discovery 2 covers the basics of the CLI on a router.

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