Using the loopback Command to Verify the Physical Interface
•Set the interface into local loopback mode as follows:
Router# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
router(config)# interface serial 6/0
Local loopback loops the router output data back toward the router at the framer.
•Set the interface into network line loopback mode as follows:
Router# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
router(config)# interface serial 6/0
Network line loopback loops the data back toward the network (before the framer).
•Set the interface into network payload loopback mode as follows:
Router# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
router(config)# interface serial 6/0
Network payload loopback loops just the payload data back toward the network at the
•Set the interface into remote loopback mode as follows:
Router# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
router(config)# interface serial 6/0
Remote loopback loops the data back toward the network (before the framer at the remote T3 device).
Note Remote loopback mode works with
Configuring the