Port Status and Basic Configuration

Overview

Overview

This chapter describes how to view the current port configuration and how to configure ports to non-default settings, including

Enable/Disable

Mode (speed and duplex)

Flow Control

Broadcast Limit

Auto-MDIX

Jumbo Packets on the Series 2800 Switches

QoS Pass-Through Mode for Series 2800 Switches

Configuring Port-Based Priority for Incoming Packets on the 4100gl and 6108 Switches

Using Friendly (Optional) Port Names

Viewing Port Status and Configuring PortParametersPort Status and Configuration Features

Feature

Default

Menu

CLI

Web

viewing port status

n/a

page 10-6

page 10-7

page 10-17

configuring ports

See Table 10-1

page 10-7

page 10-10

page 10-17

 

on pages 10-4

 

 

 

 

and 10-5.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note On Connecting If the switch either fails to show a link between an installed transceiver and

Transceivers to another device, or demonstrates errors or other unexpected behavior on the Fixed-Configurationlink, check the port configuration on both devices for a speed and/or duplex

Devices(mode) mismatch. To check the mode setting for a port on the switch, use either the Port Status screen in the menu interface (page 10-6) or show interfaces brief in the CLI (page 10-7).

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