Nortel Networks 4050 User Manual
810 Appendix A CLI reference
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If you use the
cur
command without the
sys
submenu argument, information
related to the Configuration menu and all submenus displays.
Using slashes and spaces in commands
To include a forward slash (/) or a space in a command string, place the string
containing the slash or space within double quotation marks before you execute
the command.
containing the slash or space within double quotation marks before you execute
the command.
For example, to specify a directory path and file name on the same line as the
ftp
command in the CLI, double quotation marks are required:
>> Software Management# download ftp 10.0.0.1 “pub/
SSL-5.1.1-upgrade_complete.pkg”
IP address and network mask formats
IP addresses and network masks can be expressed in different ways in the CLI.
IP addresses
IP addresses can be specified in the following ways:
•
Dotted decimal notation — specify the IP address as is:
10.0.0.1
•
According to the formats below:
•
A.B.C.D
= A.B.C.D, the equivalent of dotted decimal notation
•
A.B.D
= A.B.0.D — that is,
10.1.10
translates to
10.1.0.10
•
A.D
= A.0.0.D — that is,
10.1
translates to
10.0.0.1
•
D
= 0.0.0.D — that is,
10
translates to
0.0.0.1
0
Network masks
A network mask can be specified in dotted decimal notation or as number of bits.
Where the network mask is:
Where the network mask is:
•
255.0.0.0
it can also be expressed as
8
•
255.255.0.0
it can also be expressed as
16