NetCrosswalk: Cross-Vendor Network Task Translator

You know how to do it on one box. Here's how it's done on the other — GUI or CLI, plus the gotchas.

Matrix Glossary
31 tasks
Reference

Vendor × task matrix

Every task, every vendor, at a glance — GUI, CLI, both, or not supported. Click any cell to open that task with all vendors shown.

TaskMikroTikFortiGateUniFiCisco IOSPAN-OSpfSenseSonicWallNETGEAR Insight
Diagnostics & Troubleshooting
Ping a host from the device itselfGUI/CLICLIGUI/CLICLICLIGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUI/CLI
Traceroute / trace a path from the deviceGUI/CLICLIGUI/CLICLICLIGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUI/CLI
Capture packets on an interfaceGUI/CLIGUI/CLICLICLIGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUIGUI
View system and traffic logsGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUICLIGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUIGUI/CLI
Check the ARP / neighbor tableGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUI/CLICLIGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUI/CLI
See live throughput on an interfaceGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUICLIGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUI/CLI
Trace why a specific connection is allowed or droppedCLICLI—CLIGUI/CLIGUIGUI—
Firewall & NAT
Allow an inbound port through the firewallGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUICLIGUI/CLIGUIGUIGUI
Port forward to an internal server (destination NAT)GUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUICLIGUI/CLIGUIGUIGUI
Configure outbound / source NAT (internet access for a subnet)GUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUICLIGUI/CLIGUIGUIGUI
View the active session / connection tableGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUI/CLICLIGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUI—
Routing
Add a static routeGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUICLIGUI/CLIGUIGUIGUI/CLI
Read the routing tableGUI/CLIGUI/CLICLICLIGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUIGUI/CLI
Enable basic OSPF on an interfaceGUI/CLIGUI/CLI—CLIGUI/CLIGUIGUIGUI/CLI
Interfaces & VLANs
Assign an IP address to an interfaceGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUICLIGUI/CLIGUIGUI/CLIGUI/CLI
Create a tagged VLAN interfaceGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUICLIGUI/CLIGUIGUI/CLIGUI/CLI
View the VLANs configured on a deviceGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUICLIGUI/CLIGUIGUIGUI/CLI
Set a switch port to access or trunkGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUICLI——GUI/CLIGUI/CLI
Find which port a MAC address is onGUI/CLICLIGUICLICLIGUI/CLI—GUI/CLI
Addressing & Services
Set up a DHCP server on an interfaceGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUICLIGUI/CLIGUIGUIGUI/CLI
Reserve a fixed IP for a device (static DHCP)GUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUICLIGUI/CLIGUIGUIGUI/CLI
Set the device's own DNS and NTP serversGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUICLIGUI/CLIGUIGUI/CLIGUI/CLI
Management & Maintenance
Back up the configurationGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUICLIGUI/CLIGUIGUIGUI/CLI
Upgrade firmware / OSGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUICLIGUI/CLIGUIGUIGUI/CLI
Create an admin account and restrict management accessGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUICLIGUI/CLIGUIGUIGUI/CLI
Factory reset the deviceGUI/CLICLIGUI+CLICLICLIGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUI/CLI
Reboot the device (and schedule/cancel it)GUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUI/CLICLIGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUI/CLI
VPN
Build a site-to-site VPNGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUICLIGUI/CLIGUIGUIGUI
Set up remote-access VPN for usersGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUICLIGUIGUIGUIGUI
Wireless
Create a new SSID / wireless networkGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUI——GUIGUIGUI
See connected wireless clients and their signalGUI/CLIGUI/CLIGUI——GUIGUIGUI