Scenario:
You run a local petshop located in The Netherlands and the network in use has been configured for you. Your colleagues like routers but they are not used to working with the command-line. You decide to help them by using exec aliases for some of the commands they require most.
Goal:
- All IP addresses have been preconfigured for you.
- OSPF has been configured for connectivity.
- Typing “shr” should show the routing table.
- Typing “sho” should show the OSPF database.
- Typing “i l0” in global configuration mode should switch to the configuration of the loopback0 interface.
- Typing “newsa VAULT” in global configuration mode should create a new standard access-list called VAULT.
IOS:
c3640-jk9s-mz.124-16.bin
Topology:
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how to create a new standard access-list by alias?
Hi,
what is the solution for the loopback interface and access-list?
I cannot use more than 1 words for the alias, but this is my solution;
alias configure l0 int lo0
alias configure VAULT ip access-list standard VAULT
alias exec shr sh ip route
alias exec sho sh ip ospf database
alias configure ilo interface loopback 0
alias configure newsaVAULT ip access-list standard VAULT
alias exec shr show ip route
alias exec sho show ip ospf database
alias exec ilo interface loopback 0