About Config Commands; Config Mode Prompt; Navigating The Config Hierarchy; Entering Commands In Config Mode - Motorola Netopia 2200 Administrator's Handbook

About CONFIG Commands

You reach the configuration mode of the command line interface by typing
configure
tion of , such as

CONFIG Mode Prompt

When you are in CONFIG mode, the CLI prompt consists of the name of the Motorola Netopia® Gateway
followed by your current node in the hierarchy and two right angle brackets (>>). For example, when you
enter CONFIG mode (by typing
(top)>> prompt reminds you that you are at the top of the CONFIG hierarchy. If you move to the
node in the CONFIG hierarchy (by typing
3000/9437188 (ip)>>
Some CLI commands are not available until certain conditions are met. For example, you must enable
IP for an interface before you can enter IP settings for that interface.

Navigating the CONFIG Hierarchy

◆
Moving from CONFIG to SHELL
to the SHELL level by entering
Netopia-3000/9437188 (top)>> quit
Netopia-3000/9437188 >
◆
top
Moving from to a subnode
the node name (or the significant letters of the node name) at the CONFIG prompt and pressing
R . For example, you move to the IP subnode by entering
ETURN
Netopia-3000/9437188 (top)>> ip
Netopia-3000/9437188 (ip)>>
As a shortcut, you can enter the significant letters of the node name in place of the full node name at
the CONFIG prompt. The significant characters of a node name are the letters that uniquely identify the
node. For example, since no other CONFIG node starts with b, you could enter one letter ("
to the bridge node.
◆
Jumping down several nodes at once
chy by entering the complete path to a node.
◆
Moving up one node
entering the up command.
◆
Jumping to the top node
by entering the top
◆
Moving from one subnode to another
a partial path that identifies how far back to climb.
◆
Moving from any subnode to any other subnode
subnode by entering a partial path that starts with a top-level CONFIG command.
◆
Scrolling backward and forward through recent commands
arrow keys to scroll backward and forward through recent commands you have entered. When the
command you want appears, press Enter to execute it.

Entering Commands in CONFIG Mode

CONFIG commands consist of keywords and arguments. Keywords in a CONFIG command specify the
action you want to take or the entity on which you want to act. Arguments in a CONFIG command specify
the values appropriate to your site. For example, the CONFIG command
con config
or ) at the CLI SHELL prompt.
config
at the SHELL prompt), the
ip at the CONFIG prompt), the prompt changes to
to identify your current location.
— You can navigate from anywhere in the CONFIG hierarchy back
quit at the CONFIG prompt and pressing R
— You can navigate from the top node to a subnode by entering
— You can jump down several levels in the CONFIG hierar-
— You can move up through the CONFIG hierarchy one node at a time by
— You can jump to the top level from anywhere in the CONFIG hierarchy
command.
— You can move from one subnode to another by entering
configure
Netopia-3000/9437188
ip
and pressing R
— You can move from any subnode to any other
— You can use the Up and Down
(or any trunca-
ip
Netopia-
.
ETURN
.
ETURN
b
") to move
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