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Chapter 13 Configuring Interface Characteristics
Using Interface Configuration Mode
Module number—The module or slot number on the switch that is always 0.
Port number—The interface number on the switch. The 10/100/1000 port numbers always begin
at 1, starting with the far left port when facing the front of the switch, for example,
gigabitethernet1/0/1 or gigabitethernet1/0/8.
On a switch with 10/100/1000 ports and Cisco TwinGig Converter Modules in the 10-Gigabit
Ethernet module slots, the port numbers restart with the 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports:
tengigabitethernet1/0/1.
On a switch with 10/100/1000 ports and Cisco dual SFP X2 converter modules in the 10-Gigabit
Ethernet module slots, the SFP module ports are numbered consecutively following the 10/100/1000
interfaces. For example, if the switch has 24 10/100/1000 ports, the SFP module ports are
gigabitethernet1/0/25 through gigabitethernet1/0/28.
You can identify physical interfaces by physically checking the interface location on the switch. You can
also use the show privileged EXEC commands to display information about a specific interface or all
the interfaces on the switch. The remainder of this chapter primarily provides physical interface
configuration procedures.
These are examples of how to identify interfaces on a 3750-X switch:
To configure 10/100/1000 port 4 on a standalone switch, enter this command:
Switch(config)# interface gigabitethernet1/0/4
To configure 10-Gigabit Ethernet port 1 on a standalone switch, enter this command:
Switch(config)# interface tengigabitethernet1/0/1
To configure 10-Gigabit Ethernet port on stack member 3, enter this command:
Switch(config)# interface tengigabitethernet3/0/1
If the switch has SFP modules, the port numbers continue consecutively.To configure the first SFP
module port on stack member 1 with 16 10/100/1000 ports, enter this command:
Switch(config)# interface gigabitethernet1/0/25
Procedures for Configuring Interfaces
These general instructions apply to all interface configuration processes.
Step 1 Enter the configure terminal command at the privileged EXEC prompt:
Switch# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Switch(config)#
Step 2 Enter the interface global configuration command. Identify the interface type, the switch number (only
on Catalyst 3750-X switches), and the number of the connector. In this example, Gigabit Ethernet port 1
on switch 1 is selected:
Switch(config)# interface gigabitethernet1/0/1
Switch(config-if)#
Note You do not need to add a space between the interface type and the interface number. For example,
in the preceding line, you can specify either gigabitethernet 1/0/1, gigabitethernet1/0/1,
gi 1/0/1, or gi1/0/1.