Quiz Entry - updated: 2026.07.05
What additional information does show ip interface provide compared to show ip interface brief?
It adds detailed IPv4 protocol settings the brief view omits — broadcast address, MTU, helper address, applied ACLs, Proxy ARP, and ICMP redirect behavior (and show ipv6 interface shows link-local/global addresses, multicast groups and ND/DAD).
show ip interface Command:
Provides detailed IPv4 configuration for an interface.
R1# show ip interface g0/0/0
GigabitEthernet0/0/0 is up, line protocol is up
Internet address is 192.168.10.1/24
Broadcast address is 255.255.255.255
Address determined by setup command
MTU is 1500 bytes
Helper address is not set
Directed broadcast forwarding is disabled
Outgoing Common access list is not set
Inbound Common access list is not set
Proxy ARP is enabled
Security level is default
Split horizon is enabled
ICMP redirects are always sent
show ipv6 interface provides:
- Link-local address (FE80::...)
- Global unicast addresses
- Joined multicast groups (FF02::1, etc.)
- MTU size
- ND (Neighbor Discovery) settings
- DAD (Duplicate Address Detection) settings
Go deeper:
IPv6 — addressing and Neighbor Discovery (Wikipedia) — link-local/global addresses, multicast groups and ND/DAD that
show ipv6 interfacereports.Cisco IOS (Wikipedia) — the verbose
show ip interfacedetail vs. the one-line brief view.