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What is the command to rename a switch or router?

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Question added by Mostafa Mohamed Mostafa Hafez , Projects HSE Manager , DAR
Date Posted: 2013/12/11
Moustafa Tarek Fawzy Ashour
by Moustafa Tarek Fawzy Ashour , communication system Engineer , ABF

this is tthe configuration used in switches&routers

 

Press RETURN to get started!

 

 

 

Switch>enable

Switch#configure terminal

Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.

Switch(config)#hostname sw1

sw1(config)#

Hassan Javed Sheikh
by Hassan Javed Sheikh , Research Officer , Heavy Industries Taxila

Write in the privilege/config mode of router or switch 

 

switch(config)#hostname (write the name you want to rename)

router(config)# hostname (write the name you want to rename)

mohammed sharif bargay
by mohammed sharif bargay , Network engineer , Bargae Integrated Solution For Maintenance and Networking

In the privilege mode of router or switch 

router(config)#hostname space and write the name 

switch(config)#hostname space and write the name 

هاشم المشارقة
by هاشم المشارقة , Key Account Manager , Advanced United Systems Ltd. ( A member of Taj Holding Group)

enter configration mode then issue this command:

>>hostname X

 

where X refer to the name if switch or router you want

Abdel Mohsen Nashaat Moharam Hassan
by Abdel Mohsen Nashaat Moharam Hassan , System Administrator , شركة الربيع والصيف للتجارة

switch(config)#hostname switch name

router(config)# hostname router name

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Hostname

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