# Missing command on CISCO IOS XE - CSR1000V (VXE)

**URL:** https://forum.networklessons.com/t/missing-command-on-cisco-ios-xe-csr1000v-vxe/13214
**Category:** Routing & Switching
**Created:** [December 31, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/missing-command-on-cisco-ios-xe-csr1000v-vxe/13214 "2020-12-31T16:30:47Z")
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### Author: ![f.cucci](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@f.cucci](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/f.cucci)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/missing-command-on-cisco-ios-xe-csr1000v-vxe/13214/1 "2020-12-31T16:30:48Z")

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Hello All,  
I’m new to Cisco IOS; I came from 10 years of experience in networking protocols (OSPF-MPLS-BGP); I studied for Mikrotik certification and in the last years I used Mikrotik routers.  
Right now I’m studying to choose between Cisco and Juniper routers, to add them to our network; I’m doing tests on EVE-NG; in the last days, I’m testing a CSR1000V with a smart license installed on it.  
I’m testing for VLANs and q-in-q; the problem is that in the shell I didn’t find commands like this:

`encapsulation dot1q 101 second-dot1q 1001`

In my case, `second-dot1q` is not present in lists of commands.

Can someone help me; where is the error? should load a license in my virtual router?  
Based on my experience maybe Juniper is easier because in Cisco there are different shells (IOS XE,XR, nx-os).  
Any suggestion is appreciated.

Thank you so much in advance, Francesco.

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### Author: ![lagapidis](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/user_avatar/forum.networklessons.com/lagapidis/32/4949_2.png) [@lagapidis](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/lagapidis)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2021, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/missing-command-on-cisco-ios-xe-csr1000v-vxe/13214/2 "2021-01-02T07:32:10Z")

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3 posts were merged into an existing topic: [802.1Q Tunneling (Q-in-Q) Configuration Example](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/802-1q-tunneling-q-in-q-configuration-example/1086)

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### Author: ![lagapidis](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/user_avatar/forum.networklessons.com/lagapidis/32/4949_2.png) [@lagapidis](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/lagapidis)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2021, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/missing-command-on-cisco-ios-xe-csr1000v-vxe/13214/4 "2021-01-02T07:06:35Z")

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A post was merged into an existing topic: [802.1Q Tunneling (Q-in-Q) Configuration Example](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/802-1q-tunneling-q-in-q-configuration-example/1086)
