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Software Configuration Guide—Release 12.2(25)SG
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Chapter4 Configuring Interfaces
Configuring Optional Interface Features
Full-duplex, 100Mb/s
ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00
Last input 00:00:54, output never, output hang never
Last clearing of "show interface" counters never
Input queue: 50/2000/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0
Queueing strategy: fifo
Output queue: 0/40 (size/max)
5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
50 packets input, 11300 bytes, 0 no buffer
Received 50 broadcasts, 0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored
0 input packets with dribble condition detected
1456 packets output, 111609 bytes, 0 underruns
0 output errors, 0 collisions, 0 interface resets
0 babbles, 0 late collision, 0 deferred
1 lost carrier, 0 no carrier
0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
Switch#

Adding a Description for an Interface

You can add a description about an interface to help you remember its function. The description appears
in the output of the following commands: show configuration, show running-config, and
show interfaces.
To add a description for an interface, enter the following command:
This example shows how to add a description on Fast Ethernet interface 5/5:
Switch(config)# interface fastethernet 5/5
Switch(config-if)# description Channel-group to "Marketing"
Configuring Jumbo Frame Support
These subsections describe jumbo frame support:
Ports and Modules that Support Jumbo Frames, page 4-10
Understanding Jumbo Frame Support, page 4-11
Configuring MTU Sizes, page 4-12

Ports and Modules that Support Jumbo Frames

The following ports and modules support jumbo frames:
Supervisor uplink ports
WS-X4306-GB: all ports
WS-X4232-GB-RJ: ports 1-2
WS-X4418-GB: ports 1-2
WS-X4412-2GB-TX: ports 13-14
Command Purpose
Switch(config-if)# description
string
Adds a description for an interface.