show ip interface brief

Last Updated : Oct 26, 2015 |

Displays a summary of the information for a specific interface or for all of the interfaces.

Syntax

show ip interface brief [interface_name|ip_interface|ip_address]

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Possible Values

Default Value

interface_name

The name of the interface whose information you want to display

ip_interface

The name of the IP interface whose information you want to display

string (1-32 chars)

ip_address

The IP address of the interface whose information you want to display
Note:

When specifying an interface name that includes spaces, enclose the entire name in quotation marks (for example, FastEthernet 10/3).

User level

read-only

Context

general

Examples

To show a summary of information for all interfaces:

In this example, PPP is activated on the FastEthernet interface and no IP address has been gathered.

Gxxx-001(super)# show ip interface brief
Showing 6 Interfaces
Interface             Address            Mask Method    Status
-------------------  ------------------  ---- ------    ------------
FastEth  10/3         unassigned         32   IPCP      down
Vlan     10           10.0.0.1            8   manual    up
Vlan     20           20.0.0.1            8   manual    up
Serial   3/1:1        51.0.0.1            8   manual    up
Console               10.3.0.1           24   manual    down
Usb                   10.3.0.3           24   manual    down

In this example, PPP is activated on the FastEthernet interface and an IP address has been gathered.

Gxxx-001(super)# show ip interface brief
Showing 1 Interface
        Interface             Address     Mask Method        Status
------------------------- --------------- ---- ------ ---------------------
FastEth  10/3              10.0.0.50         32 IPCP        up

In this example, no IP address has been gathered for the interface configured with DHCP client.

Gxxx-001(super)# show ip interface brief
Showing 1 Interface
        Interface             Address     Mask Method        Status
------------------------- --------------- ---- ------ ---------------------
FastEth  10/3              unassigned        32 DHCP        down

In this example, an IP address has been gathered for the interface configured with DHCP client.

Gxxx-001(super)# show ip interface brief
Showing 1 Interface
        Interface             Address     Mask Method        Status
------------------------- --------------- ---- ------ ---------------------
FastEth  10/3              10.0.0.40         24  DHCP        up