- Command prompt on a Cisco router
Here is a link http://www.cisco.com/warp/cpropub/45/tutorial.htm to a tutorial on how to input commands into your Cisco router. The tutorial is very detailed with graphs, charts and diagrams to ensure it is easy to follow for people who even have a basic understanding of computer technology. The aim of the tutorial is to introduce IOS, which is the Cisco Internetworking Operating System, and help the reader understand the command line interface.
The tutorial will enable you to manage and configure your IOS router. It is an extremely useful site to use but anyone who does not have a little bit of knowledge surrounding the topic may find that parts of it are a little tricky to understand.
- What is the command prompt window?
The command prompt is the window that appears when you are entering commands into your computer. To open the command prompt window you can click 'Start' then 'Run' and enter 'cmd' into the search box and your computer will bring up the command prompt window. To be able to enter commands into your computer you will need to have a fairly in depth knowledge of computers and how they work along with the programming behind them.
- Computer programming
If you are unsure of the types of commands you enter into your computer there are many websites that can help you gain the basic knowledge you need. Here is a link to a website called SS64 http://ss64.com/nt/ . There is a list of basic commands that you may wish to use. It includes all the shortened versions of words that are commonly used in computer programming.
