Lab 2-14 – Reset Cisco IOS Configuration Specific Defaults

In this lab you will learn how to reset specific configurations within Cisco IOS back to the default IOS configurations using the default command.

Real World Application

Often times in production you may want to reset configurations for particular interfaces or other types of configurations back to the default Cisco IOS configuration. A great example being you have Interface FastEthernet0/0 and it has about 10 lines of configuration on it and you want to clear the configuration on that interface, typically you’d negate the configuration using the no command before all configuration lines under that interface.

A quick and simple way to clear a configuration on an interface is by using the default command in global configuration followed by the interface name and number. This command will reset the interface configuration back to the default configuration of “no ip address” and “shutdown” From there you can apply a new configuration to the interface and save a little time by not negating so many interface configuration lines.

Lab Prerequisites

• If you are using GNS3 than load the Stub Area Networking GNS3 topology and start R1.
• Establish a Console session with Router 1.

Lab Objectives

• Configure interface FastEthernet0/0 with the IP Address of 10.1.1.254/24 and hard code the Speed to 100Mbps and Duplex to full.
• Reset the configuration previously made on interface FastEthernet0/0 using the default command in global configuration.

Lab Instruction

Step 1. To simulate a configured interface the first objective states that you need to assign the IP Address 10.1.1.254/24 to interface FastEthernet0/0 as well ass hard code the speed and duplex to 100Mbps/Full Duplex.

Router con0 is now available

Press RETURN to get started.

Router>enable
Router#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)#int fa0/0
Router(config-if)#ip add 10.1.1.254 255.255.255.0
Router(config-if)#duplex full
Router(config-if)#speed 100
Router(config-if)#no shut
%LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet0/0, changed state to up
%LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet0/0, changed
state to up
Router(config-if)#

Router(config-if)#do show run int fa0/0
Building configuration...

Current configuration : 94 bytes
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
 ip address 10.1.1.254 255.255.255.0
 duplex full
 speed 100
end

Router(config-if)#

Step 2. Now reset the interface Fa0/0 to the default configuration by executing the default command from global configuration followed by the interface name and number than verify the configuration.

Router(config-if)#exit
Router(config)#default interface fa0/0
Building configuration...

Interface FastEthernet0/0 set to default configuration
Router(config)#

%LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet0/0, changed
state to down

%LINK-3-UPDOWN: Interface FastEthernet0/0, changed state to up

%LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface FastEthernet0/0, changed
state to up

Rrouter(config)#do show run interface fastethernet 0/0
Building configuration...

Current configuration : 73 bytes
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
 no ip address
 duplex auto
 speed auto
end

Router(config)#